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I’ve already mentioned the new ESX 3.5 Update 3 release in my post about the VMDK Recovery Tool, but here’s a copy of the official email announcement I received from VMware tonight.

VMware ESX/ESXi Update 3 is Available for Download Release Date: November 6, 2008 VMWare is pleased to announce the general availability (GA) of VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 3. This new release of ESX/ESXi 3.5 comes with the following enhancements: Increase number of vCPUs per Core Limit (from 8 to 20) New supported servers, NICs and storage IO controllers New supported Guest Operating Systems … and many more improvements and bug fixes. Please refer to the product release notes for the details on improvements and bug fixes. These can be found at: ESX Server 3.5 Update 3 Release Notes ESXi Server 3.5 Update 3 Embedded Release Notes ESXi Server 3.5 Update 3 Installable Release Notes VMware ESX 3.5 Update 3 is available for download at: http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/. Thank you, VMware Infrastucture 3 Product Team

Jeez, I was just getting used to Update 2!

Being that it is the end of the week and I have fallen a day or so behind in keeping up with the VMware updates for the August 12 time bomb bug, I decided that I would post the remaining emails I received from VMware. I’m also including an update from John Troyer from the VMTN Blog providing some clarity on version number information differences between the install media and the express patched ESX/ESXi 3.5 versions. Read the rest of this entry »

New Patches have been released for ESX 3.5 / 3i, ESX 3.02, and ESX 3.01. Information from the email notifications I received are copied in this post. Looks like monthly patching has become a reality for VMware. That’s the ultimate proof of success, I guess. If it’s a popular product the chances of it being exploited are increased exponentially. Make sure your Update Manager server is working properly …..

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Remember the movie Minority Report? It starred Tom Cruise as the leader of a “pre-crime” police unit in the future that was responsible for stopping murders before they happened. Pyschics known as “The Precogs” were able to see visions of murders that were about to happen, and images from those visions appeared on a big glass screen. Mr. Cruise could manipulate these images with his hands in order to figure out where and when the crime would take place so he could prevent the killings.

I’m testing your memory because I received the latest WServerNews email the other day and learned that Microsoft demonstrated the new Multi-Touch features that will be part of their next version, currently named Windows 7. Check out this video of the demo. Read the rest of this entry »

In the May 2008 edition of the VMware Partners email newsletter I received this week there is news of the official availability of the VMware Certified Design Expert certification or VCDX. From the email:

Advanced Certification for VMware Infrastructure Design
The VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) is an advanced certification developed for design architects of VMware enterprise deployments. There are four core validation components for achieving this certification.

1. Must be certified as a VMware Certified Professional (VCP) on VMware Infrastructure 3
2. Pass the VMware Enterprise Exam. This exam includes live lab items and will test a higher level of skill set than the VCP exam. Check out the blueprint for this exam.
3. Pass the VMware Design Exam. This exam focuses on actual design and contains and situational questions
4. Submit, present and defend a successful VMware Infrastructure design plan

The first exam required will be available Read the rest of this entry »

The report from yellow-bricks.com that I posted on last week of a new VMware beta product called Stage Manager has officially been announced. I just received an email from VMware:

Dear Rich,

We’re pleased to announce the availability of VMware Stage Manager 1.0 Beta, the first management and automation system for pre-production infrastructure and operations.

VMware Stage Manager 1.0 allows IT organizations to visualize release processes, manage resources and system configuration changes, ensure consistency, and streamline the transition of IT services and business applications between life-cycle stages and into production.

VMware Stage Manager 1.0 empowers IT organizations to: Read the rest of this entry »

Unfortunately I slept late Thursday morning. Waking up at 7:30 am in Hayward, CA meant that there was no way short of a helicopter I was going to make it to San Francisco before 9. I’m pretty sure my company would not let me expense a helicopter so I decided to catch up on some email from the hotel until traffic burned off. I also had “Smash Head” from the party Weds night!

blog.scottlowe.org has some great notes on this session. Here’s my thoughts on what I missed. Read the rest of this entry »