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I came across a customer where 10 servers were still running on windows 2000 server I used VMware vSphere 5.5 so you can't use VMware convert 5 or higher because windows 2000 isn't supported anymore. here are the steps i made make sure all the windows 2000 server are on SP4 (http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=4127) and Update rollup 1 (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18997) make sure you stop service that can cause problems ( antivirus, SQL, exchange, oracle,..) install VMware convertor 4.0.1 on your windows 2000 server install sysprep tools on the sever where you installed convertor 2003 : Path : C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication DataVMwareVMware vCenter [...]
Install Windows server ROK/OEM on Vmware I know there is alot of other blogs about this but i always forget it until i look at the label and see ROK. but the blog is mostly a reminder for me, but feel free to use it Symptoms IBM Debug Assertion Failed! Program: x:toolsBIOSCHECK64.exe File: c:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0VCatlmfcincludeatlsmpstr.h Line:112 Expression: nRefs !=0 For information how your program can cause an assertion failure, see the Visual C++ documentation on asserts. (Press Retry to debug the application)" Lenovo HP Installation of Microsoft Software Products Sold by HP (as OEM) on Virtual [...]
The Horizon View V6 and Mirage V5: What’s New is a FREE 1-hour self-paced course which highlights the new features and enhancements in Horizon View V6 and VMware Mirage V5 product. Get to know the key features of Horizon 6 and walk through use cases for each of different product areas that make up this powerful end-user computing suite.
Evangelist Path The Evangelist Path includes book authors, bloggers, tool builders, public speakers, VMTN contributors, and other IT professionals who share their knowledge and passion with others with the leverage of a personal public platform to reach many people. Employees of VMware can also apply via the Evangelist path. A VMware employee reference is recommended if your activities weren’t all in public or were in a language other than English. Customer Path The Customer Path is for leaders from VMware customer organizations. They have been internal champions in their organizations, or worked with VMware to build success stories, act as [...]
The vCenter Server Appliance is good for small business to start with. VMware raised the limit from 5 ESX host en 50 VM to 100 ESX host and 3000 VM's and this all with the embedded database. If you use an external oracle database then the limits are the same as the windows version There are still some limitation in the vcenter Server Appliance no sql support for external database no linked vcenter possible no vmware update manager. you still need to install this on separate machine no heartbeat support To deploy the vCenter Server Appliance 5.x: Launch the [...]