vSphere

TrainSignal has released a new VMware video training product, the VMware vSphere Pro Series Training Volume I. This course is taught by three vExperts VCPs and it covers three distinct hot-topics in virtualization.

VMware View & ThinApp, VMware's Desktop & Application Virtualization solutions, authored by David Davis.

VMware PowerCLI, VMware's implementation of Microsoft PowerShell, used to manage your vSphere infrastructure from the command-line, authored by Hal Rottenberg.

Cisco Nexus 1000V, the 3rd party add-in distributed virtual switch for vSphere, authored by Rick Scherer.

Here’s What You Get When You Order VMware vSphere Pro Series Training Vol. 1:

20 Videos (10 hrs: 39mins: 50secs) will be provided in High-Quality AVI and WMV format. In other words, you get perfect quality and replication of your instructors’ screens. An easy-to-use table of contents allows you to navigate to key areas you wish to focus on.

20 iPod video files to watch Train Signal on the go! A popular request amongst our students who wish to study while they commute (i.e. train, plane, bus). These 320x240 M4V files are compressed versions of the original course, and play on any iPod that supports video. Also great for reviewing and refreshing your mind "on the job."

20 MP3 audio files to listen to Train Signal anytime, anywhere. Some of our students have requested this option. Now, you can listen in the car or while working out. Our MP3 files can be burnt to a CD or copied to a portable device.

Instructor Notes - These PDF documents, which can be printed out, contain the slides used by the instructors throughout the videos. These documents allow the user a quick easy reference to the instructors’ notes on the slides, and provides a place to make additional notes.

Yes I know, don’t ignore alarms ;-) , when your VMFS fills up, one or more virtual machines will be labelled Pending and don’t run any further. You’ll also receive the following error.

msg.hbacommon.outofspace:There is no more space for virtual disk WXP-01.vmdk. You may be able to continue this session by freeing disk space on the relevant partition, and try clicking Retry. Otherwise, click Abort to terminate this session.

If virtual machines are deployed on to a datastore that has very little available disk space, the parent configuration may report that it is in an inconsistent state and does not show the configuration details. You must free up disk space.

You can find a Resolution in Knowledge base article 1007299.

To free up disk space:

• Access the datastore where the virtual machines have been deployed and free up some disk space.
• Click Retry, the virtual machine should resume normal operation.