After upgrading a server to Ubuntu 12.04 (from 10.04) and the vSphere SDK for Perl to the latest version one of my scripts started running into a problem giving me a SOAP request error. After digging into the update logs I found that this problem happened due Net-HTTP being upgraded to 6.05 (from 6.03), after a downgrade to 6.03 the problem was resolved. You can downgrade by running the following command.
DELL released a new SAN Headquarters version, this is an update towards the v2.2 release which is dated back to October 2011. SAN Headquarters enables you to monitor multiple PS Series groups from a single graphical interface. It gathers and formats performance data and other vital group information. Analyzing the data might help you improve performance and more effectively allocate group resources. DELL EqualLogic SAN Headquarters Version 2.5 supports the following new features: SAN Assist SAN Assist is a new…
Veeam has a nice upcoming webinar on december 18th called “building bi-directional DR and backup for the business”. This is a case study with VCDX and vExpert Joep Piscaer. Virtualization adds some challenges when it comes to disaster recovery (DR). DR procedures just aren’t the same in a virtualized environment as they are in a physical one and they require a different approach. Join VMware VCDX and vExpert, Joep Piscaer, during this one-hour webinar as he highlights the most important…
Veeam expandeds it integration with HP to include SAN snapshot recovery for HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage using HP 3PAR Virtual Copy Software. Currently, Veeam Explorer for SAN Snapshots enables IT administrators to recover virtual machines (VMs) or data (single file) directly from HP StoreVirtual Storage snapshots within the Veeam Backup & Replication application. Veeam support for the new HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage and all other 3PAR models is expected to become available in the first half of 2013….
VMware Labs released a new Fling called Lctree which is short for Linked Clone Tree Visualizer for vCloud Director. The download is available as tar package and the total size is about 17MB. Quote taken from the Fling page: Lctree is a tool designed for the visualization of linked clone VM trees created by VMware vCloud Director. Linked clone is a feature available in vSphere that creates a clone of a VM from a snapshot point. The new VM’s disks…