Go here to read the full release notes.
This release of VMware ESX Server offers the following improvements:
Support for selected servers based on the Intel Quad-Core Xeon 7300 series processors. Refer to the Systems Compatibility Guide for ESX Server 3.x for information on which servers are supported.
Driver updates for the megaraid_sas, bnx2, cciss, and forcedeth drivers. Refer to the I/O Compatibility Guide for ESX Server 3.x for more information.
Patches Contained in ESX Server 3.0.2 Update 1
ESX Server 3.0.2 Update 1 contains a roll-up of all ESX Server 3.0.2 patches released prior to this release date. See the VMware ESX Server 3.0.2 Patches for more information at http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches_302.html.
ESX Server 3.0.2 Update 1 installs ESX Server 3.0.2, all prior ESX Server 3.0.2 patches, and all of the following patches on the host:
ESX-1001902 - cciss Driver Upgrade, Support for 16+ Logical Drives
For more information, see KB 1001902.
ESX-1001903 - bnx2 Driver Upgrade, Support for Broadcom 5709 Based Network Card (NIC)
For more information, see KB 1001903.
ESX-1001904 - nVidia forcedeth Interrupt Storm Fix
For more information, see KB 1001904.
ESX-1001905 - Support for AMD CPU 64-bit Guest Operating Systems
For more information, see KB 1001905.
ESX-1001906 - megaraid_sas Driver Upgrade, Support for the LSI Logic 1078 HBA
For more information, see KB 1001906.
ESX-1001907 - SMBIOS Fix; PRE-enablement Support for AMD and Intel CPUs
For more information, see KB 1001907.
ESX-1001908 - e1000 Driver Upgrade, Support for New Network Interface Card (NIC)
For more information, see KB 1001908.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Welcome to the Collective
We are baaaaack!!!
A year ago I started working for a new company called Collective Technologies. A while later we merged with MTI and attempted to merge the two companies. Well... if you have not heard, MTI just closed up shopRead their press release here
To that end, Collective has reformed and we are back in biz!! W00T! This will be a much better deal and I am excited about the possibilities!
So fear not! I still plan on Virtualizing the world!
The new website is here so check it out!
A year ago I started working for a new company called Collective Technologies. A while later we merged with MTI and attempted to merge the two companies. Well... if you have not heard, MTI just closed up shopRead their press release here
To that end, Collective has reformed and we are back in biz!! W00T! This will be a much better deal and I am excited about the possibilities!
So fear not! I still plan on Virtualizing the world!
The new website is here so check it out!
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
VMware: how to get more performance counters in VirtualCenter
VMware: how to get more performance counters in VirtualCenter
Found this and it is blogworthy enough to repost here.
Ever wondered why you could select gazillion performance counters in real-time, but only 1 or 2 counters when selecting Per Day/Per Week/Per Month/Per Year/Custom? Here is the solution: in the VIClient, go to VirtualCenter Management Configuration and then statistics. By default, the Statistics Collection Level is set to 1 (Basic Metrics).
Ideally, you could set the level to 3 or even 4. After a while, you will notice new performance counters available for selection in the chart options menu! These are great for doing memory sizing/ CPU sizing over a longer period of time. Great huh?
Found this and it is blogworthy enough to repost here.
Ever wondered why you could select gazillion performance counters in real-time, but only 1 or 2 counters when selecting Per Day/Per Week/Per Month/Per Year/Custom? Here is the solution: in the VIClient, go to VirtualCenter Management Configuration and then statistics. By default, the Statistics Collection Level is set to 1 (Basic Metrics).
Ideally, you could set the level to 3 or even 4. After a while, you will notice new performance counters available for selection in the chart options menu! These are great for doing memory sizing/ CPU sizing over a longer period of time. Great huh?
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
ESX Server 3i presentation
Loads of good information on the next generation of hypervisor.
32 meg footprint which they say does not rely on a "general purpose OS" which means they have done away with Redhat I assume...
Multi-core processors
Extra memory banks for larger memory configs (at lower cost they say)
More NICs and PCI slots....
Diskless....
Check out page 11 where they talk about the Service Console...
And check out the patching method!!
Grab the pdf and see for yourself. It sounds exciting to me!
ESX Server 3i presentation
32 meg footprint which they say does not rely on a "general purpose OS" which means they have done away with Redhat I assume...
Multi-core processors
Extra memory banks for larger memory configs (at lower cost they say)
More NICs and PCI slots....
Diskless....
Check out page 11 where they talk about the Service Console...
And check out the patching method!!
Grab the pdf and see for yourself. It sounds exciting to me!
ESX Server 3i presentation
New features in ESX 3.5
From things I have found out on the net...
This is a good read.
They are FINALY bringing what they call "Vmotion Storage" where you can change the datastore that your VM uses without having to shut it down and do a migrate.. Yippie!
Also new HA features... Read the snippit from the above link.
Last he end with a “High Availability” section. Detailing the “record the execution” feature now available experimentally in Workstation 6 where real-time activity is recorded and logged to disk, and replayed at will for application debugging purposes. This new feature has been dubbed “Continious Available” for ESX. In this case you have a primary and second VM on two different ESX hosts. The primary VM on the primary ESX host is continuelly sending the record data to the other VM - not to a log file. The two VMs held in synch. In the demo, when Mendal clicked the start menu you saw this happen on two VMs on two different ESX hosts at the SAME time! See it like two VMs mirrored. Next the pulled power cords out the back of the primary ESX host - and the other VM just kept on running. It was an Exchange server with 100+ of emulated user activity… So this is great - what everyone has been asking HA to do, which currently does do. Sounds great huh? But just remember if the primary VM has a BSOD - so will its mirror…
This is a good read.
They are FINALY bringing what they call "Vmotion Storage" where you can change the datastore that your VM uses without having to shut it down and do a migrate.. Yippie!
Also new HA features... Read the snippit from the above link.
Last he end with a “High Availability” section. Detailing the “record the execution” feature now available experimentally in Workstation 6 where real-time activity is recorded and logged to disk, and replayed at will for application debugging purposes. This new feature has been dubbed “Continious Available” for ESX. In this case you have a primary and second VM on two different ESX hosts. The primary VM on the primary ESX host is continuelly sending the record data to the other VM - not to a log file. The two VMs held in synch. In the demo, when Mendal clicked the start menu you saw this happen on two VMs on two different ESX hosts at the SAME time! See it like two VMs mirrored. Next the pulled power cords out the back of the primary ESX host - and the other VM just kept on running. It was an Exchange server with 100+ of emulated user activity… So this is great - what everyone has been asking HA to do, which currently does do. Sounds great huh? But just remember if the primary VM has a BSOD - so will its mirror…
Monday, October 1, 2007
Configure multiple VMware ESX vswitches at once
http://www.run-virtual.com/?page_id=160
So if you are managing 2 or 3 hosts this is no big deal... But if you have 12-100 hosts and they all need the same switch config..... This is hot..
So if you are managing 2 or 3 hosts this is no big deal... But if you have 12-100 hosts and they all need the same switch config..... This is hot..
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