Comments on: SCVMM to VMware: You will be assimilated

By: Restarting System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) Terminates Existing VI Client Connections | VCritical

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:02:19 +0000

[...] That is not very nice. But then again, neither was deleting my ESX templates. [...]

By: Eric Gray

Eric Gray — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:34:36 +0000

I am using SCVMM so you don’t have to.

By: Derek Crawford

Derek Crawford — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:21:15 +0000

Wow.. I can’t believe it nuked the template in VI without even warning you!? and then it makes the deploy from template process 200% worse than it was before, talk about lame

I have been doing a little testing of this myself (SCVMM managing VI3) but lost interest after finding more than a few odd quirks (not this one though.. this one would have had me ripping SCVMM out with a vengance)..

By: Virtual Black Hole

Virtual Black Hole — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:54:47 +0000

Virtualization management is a big statement…

As with the physical world – management – can mean a lot of different things in the virtual world. Because it is such a broad term it allows companies to make statements that they can manage virtual infrastructure. Microsoft’s SCVMM claims to…

By: VCritical · Two thousand?

VCritical · Two thousand? — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:20:17 +0000

[...] of reminds me of the value of SCVMM-VirtualCenter integration, but that’s another [...]

By: VCritical · SCVMM ignores own plank, emphasizes VirtualCenter’s speck

VCritical · SCVMM ignores own plank, emphasizes VirtualCenter’s speck — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:10:22 +0000

[...] to another? Of course not. Can you cold migrate? No. Can you deploy a template? You’ve got to be kidding! Do you still need to open VI Client for many, many tasks? [...]

By: Eric Gray

Eric Gray — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:20:10 +0000

“Embrace and extend”

By: Duncan

Duncan — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:13:22 +0000

Amazing, why do they do that… They could just use the SDK to roll out a template and making use of our quick methodoly.