Updated fling(s) for March 2018

calendarApr 2, 2018 · 3 min read · fling VMware  ·
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In March  there were no new flings but the following six flings were updated:

Below you find what has changed in the updated flings.

VMware OS Optimization Tool

March 30, 2018
  • [Template] Issue fix - DELETEVALUE actions do not do anything
  • [Template] Issue fix - DISM commands missing /NoRestart switch
  • [Tool] Issue fix - Switching to another tab loses all unsaved changes
  • [Tool] Enhancement - Simplify user interaction in Template Editor. Now editing template no longer requires repeated Update button click. Mac style editing is applied (Automatically save changes along with edit)

ESXi Embedded Host Client

Version 1.29.0 build 8122819 (Fling 20) - March 28, 2018
  • General
    • Reset selection on vm deletion
    • Fix issue with datastore wizard on very large datastores
    • Update available rdm disk list in vm wizard
    • Correct miscalculation of datastore total in wizard
    • Better support for NSX networks
    • Fix clicking issues on full-screen and new tab console screen
    • Prevent password managers from autofilling optional field on login page.
    • Minor bug fixes and cosmetic changes

App Volumes Backup Utility

Version 2.1
  • Added missing pre and post backup prep files

Cross vCenter VM Mobility - CLI

Version 1.1.0, March 30, 2018
  • Added a detailed task info view for migration tasks
  • Fixed an issue with site name containing “DOT” characters
  • Display VM resource (CPU, Mem, Disk) info
  • Add a button to clear selected inventory data
Version 1.6
  • Added support for bulk-relocate / bulk-clone which helps the user to migrate / clone multiple VM's specifying various destination locations in a single command.
  • Added support to choose destination resource pool

HCIBench

Version 1.6.6.
  • Spectre & Meldown patch on both HCIBench VM and Client VM
  • Added client VM prefix field, allow running multiple HCIBench instances against single cluster
  • Attach testing log along with testing results
  • Enabled live vSAN Observer when running testing, using https://HCIBench_IP:8010
  • Updated the drop read/write cache script
  • Added more message info during the testing
  • Bug fixes

 

vSphere HTML5 Web Client

Fling 3.36 - Build 8111348
New Features
  • Customize additional hardware devices/options during VM creation or cloning:
    • Host USB device
    • SCSI controller
    • USB controller
    • SATA controller
    • CPU > CPUID Mask > Advanced
    • VM Options > VMRC options
    • VM Options > VMware Tools > Power Operations
    • VM Options > Power Management > Wake up on LAN
    • VM Options > Advanced Configuration Parameters
    • VM Options > Fibre Channel NPIV
  • Warn when about to perform an operation on VM template(s) managed by a solution
Bug Fixes
  • SSO authentication error during accessing the vSphere Client from the fling appliance is resolved
Fling 3.35 - Build 7914771
Improvements
  • UI improvements on Quick search including
    • Search dropdown design is changed to show the top 10 results
    • View all results page design is modified to show grouping in the object navigator and the results in the right pane
  • UI improvements in grouping of hard disks in Edit Settings and VM Summary. If there are more than 4 harddisks for a VM, you will see them grouped in Edit settings. This enhancements will improve the performance of the VM Edit Settings.