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VMware KB Blog – Top 20 articles for November 2009
Via VMware KB Blog >> VMware KB Blog
Here is our monthly update of the Top 20 KB articles for the month of November, based on use by customers.
Upgrading to ESX 4.0 and vCenter 4.0 best practices (1009039)
Enhanced VMotion Compatibility (EVC) processor support (1003212)
Upgrading a VMware Fusion virtual machine from Windows XP to Windows 7 (1015396)
Restarting [...]
Enabling the VMware vCenter Update Manager plugin in 4.x generates an error
Source: http://kb.vmware.com/
Symptoms
You may experience these symptoms:
Attempting to enable the VMware vCenter Update Manager plugin fails
You receive the following error:
There was an error connecting to vmware vcenter update manager – IPADDRESSOFVC:8084
Vmacore::Exception: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed [...]
VMware vCenter Lab Manager Video Tutorials
Take a look @ these videos about vCenter Lab Manager
http://www.vmware.com/products/labmanager/tutorials.html
VCP vSphere 4 Practice Exam
Simon Long offers a vSphere 4 Practice Exam on his page.
Start exam here:
http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2009/06/15/vcp-vsphere-4-practice-exam/
Thanks Simon
Memory usage in vCenter Server 4.0 by Eric Siebert
Eric Siebert published an very nice article about Memory usage in vCenter Server 4.0:
If you are using vCenter Server and plan on upgrading to vSphere you should be aware that vCenter Server 4.0 uses much more memory than vCenter Server 2.5 does. According to the official documentation for both 2.5 and 4.0, the system requirements [...]
