Quite a few updates from VMware incl. vSphere 4.0 Update 1 and View 4.0

View 4 available for download among other updates…

The long awaited View 4 is available for download. The earlier version did not support vSphere 4.0 and this new version of View 4 does. It requires VMware vSphere 4.0 Update 1 which also now is available.

So for all that was running View 3.1 in Proof of Concept which required VI 3.5, it would now be possible to upgrade your VMware platform with both vSphere 4.0 Update 1 – which also got released this week.

So there have been quite a few updates from VMware this week:

VMware vSphere 4.0 Update 1 available for both ESX and vCenter
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc40_u1_rel_notes.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_esx40_u1_rel_notes.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_esxi40_u1_rel_notes.html

VMware Data Recovery 1.1 available:
http://www.vmware.com/support/vdr/doc/vdr_110_releasenotes.html

VMware vSphere PowerCLI 4.0 Update 1 available:
http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/windowstoolkit/wintk40u1/windowstoolkit40U1-200911-releasenotes.html

VMware vSphere CLI 4.0 Update 1 available:
http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vcli/vcli401/vcli_401_relnotes.html

VMware View 4.0 available:
http://www.vmware.com/support/view40/doc/releasenotes_viewmanager40.html

VMware ThinApp 4.0.4 available:
http://www.vmware.com/support/thinapp4/doc/releasenotes_thinapp404.html

I linked to the release notes, because remember that it is important to READ them before using the software.

Video: Brian Madden breakout session on VDI vs TS

I had the pleasure of joining this session with Brian Madden. I have read a whole lot of Brian Madden blog posts, articles etc and it was finally nice to meet him live.

I used the Flip, that I got from VMware, and filmed the whole session. I had to split it up in multiple sessions because of the 10GB limit of youtube.. But the whole session is there.

Also I presession video with Brian Madden “chitchatting” on different topics. Fun to watch out.

Up front I’m going to warn you. This is amateur video and my arms was pretty tired after this hour of filming

Here they goes:

Brian Madden - Unplugged (Presession)

Brian Madden - VDI vs TS - 1:

Brian Madden - VDI vs TS - 2:

Brian Madden - VDI vs TS - 3:

Brian Madden - VDI vs TS - 4:

Brian Madden - VDI vs TS - 5:

Brian Madden - VDI vs TS - 6:

Brian Madded - VDI vs TS - 7: