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Here you have the 3 must read articles from VMwarewolf about VMware Infrastructure troubleshooting:

  1. Common Network issues in VMware Infrastructure

  2. Common System Management issues in VMware Infrastructure

  3. Common Licensing issues in VMware Infrastructure

"Resolution Paths are collections of modular steps that can be used to solve tech support issues.  Being modular, they can be re-used in other paths. A good example is using the ping command to test network connectivity.  This step is used in all kinds of troubleshooting procedures. Put a number of these steps together, and you have a method...Down the left side in yellow are common problems we get calls on. To the right of each problem are the steps you would take to resolve the problem. I have included hyperlinks to help get you to the answers fast."

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"Zenoss 2.3 includes improvements in Windows and Java application monitoring as well as native VMware management for Zenoss Enterprise Edition. We are also taking the opportunity to highlight over 30 new ZenPacks developed by the Zenoss community for expert monitoring of Asterisk PBX, Brocade Switches, Cisco Security Appliance, and many more."

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VMware Videos

Posted by Gabriel Macie… Nov 15, 2008

This search brings you all the video tagged VMware across MSN, AOL, MTV, Hulu, ESPN, YouTube, MySpace, Dailymotion, Metacafe.


To search other video use http://www.live.com/?scope=video.


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From TrainSignal.com:

"This 6 hour training course introduces you to Windows Server 2008. It will teach you some of the hot new features that are available in Window Server 2008 and how to configure them.

This course is just the beginning..."

You can download the free training videos here.

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"VMware Update Manager (VUM) is a component of VMware Infrastructure that automates patches and upgrades of ESX hosts as well as Windows and Linux virtual machines. A new white paper, VMware Update Manager Performance and Best Practices, is now available.

In this paper we discuss VUM 1.0 host deployment, latency, resource consumption, guest OS tuning, high-latency networks, and the impact of on-access virus scanning. We also provide performance tips to help customers tune the system for better performance."

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The VMware Infrastructure Management Assistant (VIMA) allows administrators and developers to run scripts and agents to manage ESX and ESXi systems. VIMA is a virtual machine that includes prepackaged software, a logging component, and an authentication component that supports non-interactive login. You can use VIMA to perform most of the tasks commonly performed in the ESX service console.


You can download the appliance here.


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From Yellow Bricks (Duncan Epping):

I’ve been doing VMware Design Reviews lately and so are my colleagues of the PSO department. A Design Review is quick scan of your design documentation by a VMware consultant. The consultant will hold your docs against best practices and propose changes to the design.

One of the things we encounter on a regular base is that admins took the easy path for their Storage Design zoning. So what’s zoning? In short: a way to partition your fabric into smaller subsets. These small subsets provide you with a better security and less interference...

You can read the full article here.

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