VMware vSphere - General Availability
Today is the day, VMware is now available for download and some really good news is that VMware are offering a 60 day evaluation trial of vSphere Enterprise Plus and vCenter Server Standard.
Three links for you, the first is the VMware vSPhere Download page and the second is the free 60 day evaluation download link. For those who want to use the free version of ESX 4i and have a computer / server capable of supporting 64 bit you can get your free copy at this link.
Documentation for the various vSphere components can be found here http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vs_pubs.html
Credit to Michael Hany over at www.hypervizor.com for the links to these awesome video’s below, which should help you get to grips with some of the new vSphere 4 features.
ESX Installation and Configuration
ESXi Installation and Configuration
VMware vCenter Server
VMware vSphere Client
Networking configuration
Storage configuration (iSCSI)
Create and manage virtual machines
VMware Host Profiles
VMware Storage VMotion
VMware vCenter Server Linked Mode
VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch (vDS)
