We had a good time at VMware Communities Roundtable #2, the sometimes-weekly roundup of what’s going on in the virtualization world. This week the main topics were green virtualization, ESXi and still paying attention to security, and VI 3.5 upgrade experiences. Listen by clicking over there to the right or download the mp3 directly. (The podcast lasts 67 minutes.)
Green virtualization:
- Edward Haletky podcast on power benefits to virtualization: CS Techcast 26: VMware Aware
- Eric Siebert: Saving money by using virtualization
- Eric Siebert: Savings from a green data center takes time to grow
- Platespin power calculator
- VMware Green Calculator
- Oriel’s Ain’t That The Truth green calculator, complete with cartoon cows
ESXi, busybox and security
- Richard Garsthagen: Get full control over your ESXi Server
- Edward Haletky: Today’s Virtualization Security Tools: One Hidden Risk
- Eric Siebert: Staying vigilant about virtual security
- VMware Communities: ESXi – Is there a reason not to use it?
ESX 3.5/VC 2.5 upgrade and features
- VMware Communities on the upgrade
- ESX350-200804403-BG patch installation issue
- VI 2.01 -> VI 2.5 Database Upgrade Permissions
- VC 2.5 upgrade – WIPED MY DATABASE!
- Upgrade VMFS from 3.21 to 3.31
- How can one upgrade VMFS 3.21 to 3.31 (ESX 3.0.1 – ESX 3.5)
- VirtualCenter troubleshooting presentation
- vimsh
- Storage VMotion
- VMware Infrastructure Remote CLI for SVotion
- Perl script to provide menu driven SVmotion
- GUI plugin for SVmotion (some of Andrew’s locations are in flux but you can get there from his shiny new blog)
- Eric Siebert: VI 3.5 small features guide
Thanks to our group of VMware Communities user moderators for calling in. Here’s a link to the first episode of the roundtable if you missed it.
Keep your eyes open for the next irregularly scheduled podcast — upcoming topics include scripting, VDI, and HCLs. Good luck and good night.
