Fault tolerance for virtual machines was enhanced to support as many as four vCPUs on machines that are protected with fault tolerance.Ĩ. vMotion, which is the ability to move/migrate a virtual machine from one ESXi host to another, was enhanced to allow migration across virtual switches, different vServer systems, and across longer distances than version 5.5.ħ. This feature includes common services that are used across the VMware suite, including vCenter single sign-on, licensing, and certificate management.Ħ. Version 6 includes a Platform Services Controller. Before version 6, there was only one lockdown mode, and it was very inflexible.ĥ. Regarding the direct console user interface (DCUI) at an ESXi host, there are flexible lockdown modes including normal and strict. With correct vendor hardware, the hot swapping of solid-state drives is also possible.Ĥ. Several enhancements were made to the ESXi hosts, including support for more physical RAM, more physical CPUs, and USB version 3 support. One of the biggest benefits of the new web client is the speed at which it responds, which was one of the common complaints and frustrations with previous versions of the web client.ģ. The context menus also were redesigned, based on feedback that VMware received, to make them more efficient.

This new menu item provides quick and easy access with a single click. Many commonly used features have been placed on a new drop-down menu that is presented when you go to the home icon.Organization of the Windows can be done using drag-and-drop.Recent tasks are placed at the bottom, similar to the older vSphere Windows client, and the task window can be minimized or moved if desired.The graphical user interface, which we all know and love as the vSphere Web Client, is still the primary method for managing vSphere but has several improvements. The deployment method for vCenter is streamlined and enables you to create a vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) as a virtual machine running on an ESXi host.Ģ. VCenter can support 1,000 hosts or 10,000 virtual machines.

The vCenter server appliance, which previously had less capacity, is now on par with the Windows version of the vCenter server.

In this blog post, I’ve written especially for VMinstall, I would like to highlight several changes that were implemented in version 6. Fortunately, most of the knowledge, understanding, and skills learned by using the previous version still apply to version 6.0. VMware vSphere recently updated from version 5.5 to 6.0. Here’s where you can learn more about CBT Nuggets and other great IT training alternatives. Some of his many areas of expertise include VMware, Cisco, and Security. Editor’s note: Keith Barker has been a CBT Nuggets Trainer since 2012.

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