(Update below) Here’s an interesting Linux tidbit that not many ESX admins realize. reboot is not the same as init 6 In Linux, the init 6 command gracefully reboots the system running all the K* shutdown scripts first, before rebooting. The reboot command does a very quick reboot. It doesn’t execute any kill scripts, but […]
VMware has decided to retire VMI support: http://blogs.vmware.com/guestosguide/2009/09/vmi-retirement.html Their thinking behind this is that CPU virtualization technologies are overtaking any potential performance benefits from paravirtualised guests. (This announcement doesn’t refer to the paravirtualised drivers they have been introducing.) VMI will be phased out of Workstation first; beginning in 2010; followed by vSphere in 2011. Obviously […]
Dudley passed me the latest version of the Firewall diagram. Go and grab it: Here’s what’s new since the last download: What’s new in v3: Now synchronized with “VMware Network Ports Compendium v3” What’s new in v213: Change port range in VUM to 9000-9100 (and not 9000-9010) What’s new in v212: Added SRM Port 9007 […]
Yes, even Obama is getting into this Cloud thing: Obama Administration unveils cloud computing initiative The Obama administration on Tuesday announced a far-reaching and long-term cloud computing policy intended to cut costs on infrastructure and reduce the environmental impact of government computing systems.