Enable remote syslog in ESXi 5.0 Update 1

VMware changed default firewall behavior with ESXi 5.0 Update 1.
So if you use remote syslog, you need to enable syslog service in firewall settings:

esxcli network firewall ruleset set –ruleset-id=syslog –enable=true
esxcli network firewall refresh

Interesting Virtual News and Posts - #1

"Trend Micro Deep Security reaches version 8.0" New version allows you to monitor file integrity on the guest OS with no agent installation. And this feature is fully integrated with vShield the VMware vShield Endpoint APIs. Integrity Monitoring is a key component of a layered defense approach, which can be effective in combating targeted attacks, also known as “APTs” or Advanced Persistent Threats.

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How to prevent VM from starting. You need to convert VM into a template or remove the executable bit from the .vmx file.

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VMware has released 3 hours of free online training:
vSphere Storage Profiles
Migration Hot & Cold Migration - Storage DRS
Migration – vMotion
VM Management - Cloning/Templating
VM Management - Install OS
Migration Hot & Cold Migration – HA
Storage - Thick & Thin Provisioning
Installation - ESXi 5
Networking - Distributed Virtual Switch
Storage – VMFS
Installation - vCenter Server

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In depth: Windows Server 8 Hyper-V Replica. Interesting post about new Hyper-V feature "Replica". How and where does it work. And why do you need it.

Windows Server 8 Hyper-V Live Migration: what's new and details.

Identify Virtual Machines in vCloud and vSphere

William Lam has published interesting posts about virtual machine identication in vSphere.
Part 1 (short overview) & Part 2 (technical details)

Hyper-V vs vSphere: new comparison

I just read interesting post-thought about Hyper-V future. Can Microsoft close the gap between Hyper-V and VMware vSphere with Hyper-V 3.0 release? In my opinion they can, but it will depend on its release date and released feature set. At least for now Hyper-V 3.0 looks very promising. Will see...
I recommend to check this post also to get interesting comprasion Hyper-V 3.0 and vSphere 5.0