iPad

This tool is to be used for referencing the VMware vSphere 5 PowerCLI cmdlets. VMware vSphere PowerCLI is a powerful command line tool that lets you automate all aspects of vSphere management, including network, storage, VM, guest OS and more. PowerCLI is distributed as a Windows PowerShell snapin, and includes more than 300 PowerShell cmdlets, along with documentation and samples.

The VMware vSphere Client for iPad is a companion interface to the traditional vSphere client, optimized for viewing and managing your vSphere environment on the go. With this client you can monitor the performance of vSphere hosts and virtual machines. Virtual machines can be started, stopped and suspended. vSphere hosts can be rebooted or put into maintenance mode.

- Search for vSphere hosts and virtual machines in your vSphere environment
- Monitor the performance of vSphere hosts and virtual machines
- Manage virtual machines with the ability to start, stop and suspend
- View and restore your virtual machines’ snapshots
- Reboot vSphere hosts or put them into maintenance mode
- Diagnose vSphere hosts and virtual machines using built-in ping and traceroute tools

New in v1.2 is the option to migrate virtual machines without downtime using vMotion. The feature is available via Host & VM action menus. Virtual machines can also be two-finger flicked/dragged from the Host detail view to enter vMotion mode. Version 1.2 also offers:

- Ability to email vMotion validation error details to others
- View task progress reporting on VM cards
- Ability to refresh vCenter host list
- Support for ESX 3.5
- Support for VMware vSphere 5.0

VMware has released their VMware vSphere Client for iPad and it’s available for free at the iTunes App store now. The VMware vSphere Client for iPad is a companion interface to the traditional vSphere client, optimized for viewing and managing your vSphere environment on the go. With vSphere Client for iPad you can view key performance metrics and perform essential tasks in a simplified interface from anywhere. The  iPad Client is not meant to be functionally equivalent with the existing Windows client, but rather to perform the most common 80% of vSphere admin’s tasks. Virtual machines can be started, stopped and suspended.  vSphere hosts can be rebooted or put into maintenance mode.

Features

• Search for vSphere hosts and virtual machines in your vSphere environment
• Monitor the performance of vSphere hosts and virtual machines
• Manage virtual machines with the ability to start, stop and suspend
• View and restore your virtual machines’ snapshots
• Reboot vSphere hosts or put them into maintenance mode
• Diagnose vSphere hosts and virtual machines using built-in ping and trace route tools

Requirements

• vCenter Mobile Access (vCMA) virtual appliance available from the VMware Labs: http://labs.vmware.com/flings/vcma
• Network connection to the vCMA virtual appliance; can use built-in VPN client
• VMware vSphere and VMware vCenter Server
• iPad ;-)

VMware View Client for iPad makes it easy to access your Windows virtual desktop from your iPad with the best possible user experience on the Local Area Network (LAN) or across a Wide Area Network (WAN).I’ve created a short demo video which unveils some cool features of the VMware View Client for iPad.