Thursday, August 31, 2017

VMworld US 2017 Wrap Up

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Sitting at the airport waiting to board allows you time to reflect on all he awesomeness that happened at VMworld US 2017. Product Announcements, Demos and Deep Dives, networking, and of course the Appreciation Party - Las Vegas was overtaken with VM goodness. 

Day 1 and 2 General Sessions can be watched here

Top Sessions from each day can be watched here

Full conference registers have access to all on-demand sessions here
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Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Download the VMworld 2017 app now!

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VMware released today the all-new VMworld 2017 mobile app. The app is free and will work on your phone and tablet. Here are a few things you can do with the app:
  • Get your QR code for express badge check-in
  • Watch breakout session recordings on-demand
  • Add sponsors, exhibitors, and speakers to your Favorites List
  • Find your way around with the interactive and searchable map
  • Access VMworld Social Visualization, Community Offerings, and Social Channels
  • Network with other conference attendees
  • Keep current with daily highlights and important notifications
  • Provide feedback through session surveys
The app is compatible with iOS, Android, and Windows devices

Find out more at https://www.vmworld.com/en/mobile-app.html
Download from the iOS App Store
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Monday, August 7, 2017

Mapping VMware Updates and Tools to Build Numbers

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VMware has always branded its software as GA, Update 1, Express Patch 4, etc etc. This makes it easy to discuss features and fixes among employees and customers alike. The challenge, as many of you know, is knowing the exact build numbers that correlate to these upgrades and patches. Those specific build numbers are often requested by TAMs, Support, and Engineering in order to ensure accurate recommendations when upgrade planning or troubleshooting.

Another challenge is knowing where in the stack of released versions you line up. If you're on vSphere 6.5.0b Patch 1, is that before or after Express Patch 1b? When did Update 1 come out again?

Luckily, VMware has made it easy for you to track down these build numbers, and know where you are in the greater timeline of releases. VMware Knowledge Base Article 1014508 is a hub of build numbers for most VMware products. Be sure to bookmark this page!

Table from KB1014508

You may notice a key component missing from this table, and that would be VMware Tools, VMware's guest operating system management and performance solution. VMware Tools can throw in some complexity since there are versions that come bundled with ESXi hosts, and there are separate build numbers for how ESXi sees it, vs how the Guest OS sees it. This can be overly complicated in mapping out. Here's the second page to bookmark:
https://packages.vmware.com/tools/versions 
Notice the 4 columns of information. As the page states, the columns represent the Tools Client registered build, the source ESXi build bundle, the GOS identified build, and the ESXi server build number. All in a public setting that easy to consume and report on.

Thanks for reading!

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