the Kubenetes Academy brought to you by @VMware #cloud #virtualisation #cloudnative #education

the Kubenetes Academy brought to you by @VMware #cloud #virtualisation #education

• https://blogs.vmware.com/cloudnative/2019/08/27/introducing-kubernetes-academy-free-cloud-native-education-platform/
• https://kubernetes.academy/

vmware buys @carbonblack and @pivotal

vmware buys @carbonblack for $2.1B and @pivotal for $2.7B

• https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/22/vmware-acquires-carbon-black-for-2-1b-and-pivotal-for-2-7-billion/?guccounter=1

 

Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 4

Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 4 (kernel-uek-4.1.12-112.16.4.x) is now available for Oracle Linux 6 and Oracle Linux 7

• https://yum.oracle.com/whatsnew.html
• http://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL6/UEKR4/x86_64
• http://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL7/UEKR4/x86_64

vmware workstation player vm backup and export

in the latest version of vmware workstation player (14) you can no longer backup a vm or export a vm from the gui instead you need to run ovtool from the command line

C:\> "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\OVFTool\ovftool.exe" -h

eg

C:\> ovftool.exe path-to-your-vmx path-to-your-ova-file-or-ovf-dir

you can specify target type instead of using file suffix ie OVA, OVF

C:\> ovftool.exe --targettype OVA path-to-your-vmx path-to-your-ova-file

see also

• https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/player_pubs.html
• https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Player/index.html
• https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Player/12.0/workstation-player-12-windows-user-guide.pdf
• https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/ovf/
• https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/ovf/ovf420/ovftool-420-userguide.pdf

 

vmware vms with peppermint 8 dont work with open-vm-tools

in a peppermint 8 gnu/linux vmware vm open-vm-tools and open-vm-tools-desktop do not work so when installing peppermint 8 into a vmware vm do not use open-vm-tools (the screen never resizes)

use VMware Workstation Player | Manage | Install VMware tools instead
and when you run vmware-config-tools.pl say NO to all the questions ESPECIALLY

Would you like to enable VMware automatic kernel modules? NO

See also

• https://forum.peppermintos.com/index.php?topic=6562

vmware workstation player is now 40x cheaper than oracle virtualbox

vmware workstation player is now 40x cheaper than oracle virtualbox if you need USB 2 and/or USB 3 support

due to a quirk on the oracle store the minimum order quantity of virtualbox is 40 giving a minimum cost of £4000

• https://store.vmware.com/store?Action=DisplayProductDetailsPage&Locale=en_GB&SiteID=vmwde&ThemeID=29219600&productID=5128768400&src=WWW_eBIZ_StoreHome_Featured_WorkstationPlayer_UK
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/overview/index.html
• https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Licensing_FAQ
• https://shop.oracle.com/apex/f?p=DSTORE:PRODUCT:17287438502092

try and edit your cart you will get

1 error has occurred.

• The minimum required order quantity for Oracle VM VirtualBox Enterprise is 100.

1 error has occurred.

• The minimum required order quantity for Oracle VM VirtualBox Enterprise is 100.

 

the oracle site even has some broken links

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/overview/ssLINK/061976
• http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/virtualization/061976.html

hybrid cloud hosting from @cloudhelix

hybrid cloud hosting from @cloudhelix.io features hybrid amazon, google and vmware clouds

• https://cloudhelix.io/