VMware Data Recovery-Dedupe Store Setup:

Check out this excellent guide on this topic.

http://viops.vmware.com/home/docs/DOC-1551

NEW Enterprise Plus Upgrade 2 Month SnS Option:

All credit for this goes to vwaretips.com at this link:
http://vmwaretips.com/wp/2009/06/25/vmware-vsphere-4-enterprise-plus-2-month-sns/

This can be an excellent cost savings move for enterprises that need to move up to enterprise plus licensing in order to keep consistency in your enterprise licensing model (since the enterprise version goes away after this year as a purchase option).

Instead of paying $800 some dollars per proc for enterprise plus licences per proc, you can pay only $145, which is good for two months. Then your current enterprise SnS are automatically upgraded to the enterprise plus level at a prorated value of .8226. See your VMware reseller for more!

Best TOP 10 LISTs I have seen:

http://vsphere-land.com/category/top-10-list

Top 10 must read VMware vSphere stuff:

http://vsphere-land.com/top-10-list/top-10-things-you-must-read-about-vmware-vsphere.html

Microsoft SVVP Certifications for vSphere:

See the original info and more details here:
http://blog.scottlowe.org/2009/06/24/svvp-certifications-for-vmware-vsphere/


VMware has completed SVVP certifcations on these editions:
· VMware vSphere 4.0 (ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.0)
· VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4
· VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 4
· VMware ESX 3.5 Update 3
· VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 3
· VMware ESX 3.5 Update 2

VMotion Between Data Centers!

A Cisco and VMware proof of concept. More info at CICSO LIVE and VMworld 2009.

http://blogs.vmware.com/networking/2009/06/vmotion-between-data-centersa-vmware-and-cisco-proof-of-concept.html

Killing a stuck VM on vSphere Host:

Nice discussion on how to do this now in vSphere.

http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/virtualization-pro/killing-a-frozen-vm-on-a-vsphere-esx-host/

EMC Virtual Center Plugins you Need:

http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2009/04/3-emc-plugins-for-vmware-vcenter.html

Free vSphere Upgrade Training Video:

http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2009/04/time-to-upgrade.html

VMworld 2009 Sponsors/Exhibitors:

http://www.vmworld.com/community/conferences/2009/sponsors-exhibitors

VMworld 2009 Content Catalog Open for Viewing:

http://www.vmworld.com/blogs/vmworld/2009/06/26/vmworld-2009-content-catalog

PreOrder Windows 7 for $99 June 26, 2009!!!:

Special pricing for a limited time: Read more:
Buy Windows 7 Professional for $99 tomorrow !!!

Be sure to read the fine print at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/buy/offers/pre-order.aspx. As you can see from that page, “The offer begins on June 26, 2009 and will continue while supplies last, or until July 11, 2009, whichever comes first.”

ESX 4 Web Access Disabled by default:

Check out this link...very helpful it you use that feature.

http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2009/06/15/esx-4-0-web-access/

Very Helpful Storage Discussion:

http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2009/06/vmware-io-queues-micro-bursting-and-multipathing.html

If little too deep..just skip to the bottom for the TAKEAWAYS section.

Starwind's Free new V2V Conversion tool:

Starwind, the company with the free ISCSI Windows solution for VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix environments, has also just released a new conversion tool.

The tool allows VHD to VMDK and vise versa conversions, as well as direct conversion to the IMG ISCSI format.