VM-Aware

iMKS is a platform independent VMware Remote Console that runs as a Virtual Appliance. It has support for lots of protocols to cover a whole host of Operating Systems:

VMware Compatability:

• VMware ESX 2.x and ESX 3.x
• VMware Server 2.x and Server 1.x

Protocol Support:

• Microsoft RDP and SeamlessRDP
• VNC and Apple Remote Desktop (ARD)
• Cirtix ICA and Java-based consoles

This little puppy will cover all your remote control needs and even has a few other features in network PDF Printing, iSCSI targets etc.

I really think it is worth a moment of anyones time to give it a go.

Not much to say about this document apart from essential reading. Anybody remotely interested in application virtualisation needs to read this document.

Thanks to the guys at virtualfuture.info

Chad Sakak has been cajoled into releasing the EMC Celerra SImulator.

ICT Freak have posted about how to use a connection to the VirtualCenter SQL Server database from Excel to display useful VMotion information.

Check out article here.

Rich Bramley has written a very good article about VMFS storage performance advisories.

I know what it’s like trying to make sure that my customer’s network admin guys happy when implementing Virtual Infrastructure.

Cisco & VMware have collaborated on a fantastic document that really gives some great pointers covering:

• vLAN Tagging
• NIC Teaming
• vSwitch Scalability
• Layer 2 Security Features

Used in conjunction with the Virtual Networking Concepts document it makes for compelling reading for network admins prior to any serious discussions about VMware and its impact on networking infrastructure.