Monthly Archives: July 2011

Make PowerCLI run faster

Posted on July 25, 2011 by brian.wuchner

I came across this article: http://blogs.vmware.com/vipowershell/2011/06/how-to-speed-up-the-execution-of-the-first-powercli-cmdlet.html and decided to test the steps out myself: [cc lang=”dos”] REM View the following link for details: http://blogs.vmware.com/vipowershell/2011/06/how-to-speed-up-the-execution-of-the-first-powercli-cmdlet.html C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\ngen.exe install “VimService41.XmlSerializers, Version=4.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=10980b081e887e9f” C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\ngen.exe install “VimService40.XmlSerializers, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=10980b081e887e9f” C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\ngen.exe install “VimService25.XmlSerializers, Version=2.5.0.0, … Continue reading →

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Virtual Sound in Windows 2003 Server

Posted on July 22, 2011 by brian.wuchner

As a VMware admin, I try to keep tabs on customer requests, especially when multiple issues are reported for similar problems. Recently I noticed two requests come through for virtual machine sound issues — within a day of each other. … Continue reading →

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Weird issue with disk management in Windows 2008

Posted on July 20, 2011 by brian.wuchner

I have ran into this issue several times and thought it would be worth sharing. The issue appears to be related Windows 2008 Server (the version without R2) and applies to both Standard and Enterprise editions. When extending the disk, … Continue reading →

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VMware View Android Client Tech Preview

Posted on July 14, 2011 by brian.wuchner

Today VMware released the View for Android – Tech Preview client application. It is available for download in the market: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.vmware.view.client.android&feature=search_result Just like the View Client for iPad, this client requires View 4.6 and supports PCoIP. When I first heard … Continue reading →

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Raising the Bar, Part V – vSphere 5.0 and other updates announced

Posted on July 12, 2011 by brian.wuchner

Today VMware unveiled several major improvements in Cloud computing. This was a good webcast, and it appears a link is available here http://www.vmware.com/cloud-infrastructure/business-critical-applications.html to watch the re-run if you are interested. CEO Paul Maritz and CTO Steve Herrod shared some … Continue reading →

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