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Today VMware released a new version of their virtualization product VMware vSphere 4.1. There are a lot of new things and features in this product. Eric Siebert has created a good article with all the new stuff that comes with this release. You can find the original article here: http://vsphere-land.com/news/vsphere-41-the-links.html

Downloads.

• Main Download Page
• ESX 4.1
• ESXi 4.1
• vCenter Server 4.1
• vSphere Hypervisor (Free ESXi)
• vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) 4.1
• vSphere CLI 4.1
• Cisco Nexus 1000 AV1 Virtual Ethernet Module

Documentation.

Main and Documentation sets:

• Main documentation link
• Download the complete ESXi 4.1 Embedded and vCenter Server 4.1 Documentation Set
• Download the complete ESXi 4.1 Installable and vCenter Server 4.1 Documentation Set
• Download the complete ESX 4.1 and vCenter Server 4.1 Documentation Set

Individual Docs:

• Documentation Roadmap
• Configuration Maximums for VMware vSphere 4.1
• VMware vSphere Compatibility Matrixes
• Introduction to VMware vSphere
• Getting Started with ESX
• ESX and vCenter Server Installation Guide
• Upgrade Guide
• Datacenter Administration Guide
• Virtual Machine Administration Guide
• vSphere Web Access Administrator’s Guide
• ESX Configuration Guide
• Resource Management Guide
• Availability Guide
• Fibre Channel SAN Configuration Guide
• iSCSI SAN Configuration Guide

ESXi:

• Getting Started with ESXi Installable
• Getting Started with ESXi Embedded
• ESXi Installable and vCenter Server Setup Guide
• ESXi Embedded and vCenter Server Setup Guide
• ESXi Configuration Guide

Features.

• What’s New in VMware vSphere 4.1
• What’s new in Networking with vSphere 4.1 (VMware white paper)
• What’s new in vCenter Server 4.1 (VMware white paper)
• What’s new in Availability & Resource Manager in vSphere 4.1 (VMware white paper)
• What’s new in Performance for vSphere 4.1 update (VMware white paper)
• What’s new in vSphere 4.1 storage (VMware white paper)

Release Notes.

• VMware vSphere 4.1 Release Notes – ESX Edition
• VMware vSphere 4.1 Release Notes – ESXi Edition
• vSphere CLI 4.1 Release Notes

Upgrade.

• Upgrading to ESX 4.1 and vCenter Server 4.1 best practices (1022104)
• Upgrading ESX 4.0 to ESX 4.1 (1022140)
• vSphere 4.1 upgrade pre-installation requirements and considerations (1022137)
• Performing an offline upgrade from ESX 3.x to ESX 4.x (1009440)

Install.

• Installing ESX 4.1 and vCenter Server 4.1 best practices (1022101)
• Troubleshooting ESXi 4.1 Scripted Install errors (1022308)

KB Articles.

• VMware ESX and ESXi 4.1 Comparison (1023990)
• Changes to DRS in vSphere 4.1 (1022842)
• Changes to VMware High Availability in vSphere 4.1 (1022843)
• Changes to VMware Support Options in vSphere 4.1 (1023118)
• Changes to vMotion in vSphere 4.1 (1022851)
• Changes to Fault Tolerance in vSphere 4.1 (1022844)
• vCenter Server 4.1 fails to install or upgrade with the error: This installation package is not supported by this processor type (1019144)
• Using Tech Support Mode in ESXi 4.1 (1017910)
• USB support for ESX/ESXi 4.1 (1022290)
• I/O Statistics in vSphere 4.1 (1021953)
• Lockdown mode configuration after upgrading from ESXi 4.0 to 4.1 (1021935)
• vSphere 4.1 upgrade pre-installation requirements and considerations (1022137)
• Load Based Teaming in vSphere 4.1 (1022590)
• Migrating to the vCenter Server 4.1 database (1021635)
• Update Manager 4.1 patch repository features (1021695)
• Upgrading to ESX 4.1 and vCenter Server 4.1 best practices (1022104)
• Upgrading ESX 4.0 to ESX 4.1 (1022140)
• Using vShieldZones 1.0 with ESX 4.1 (1022536)
• Deploying ESXi 4.1 using the Scripted Install feature (1022263)
• Network I/O Resource Management in vSphere 4.1 with vDS (1022585)
• Changing the number of virtual CPUs per virtual socket in ESX/ESXi 4.1 (1022289)
• Troubleshooting ESXi 4.1 Scripted Install errors (1022308)
• Using Tech Support Mode in ESXi 4.1 (1017910)
• Installing ESX 4.1 and vCenter Server 4.1 best practices (1022101)
• vCenter Server 4.1 network port requirements (1022256)
• Recreate vSphere 4.0 lockdown mode behavior in vSphere 4.1 (1017628)
• Overview of Active Directory integration in ESX 4.1 and ESXi 4.1 (1021970)
• Securing Credentials in vMA 4.1 (1017669)

Disclaimer.
The information in this article is provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confers no rights. This article does not represent the thoughts, intentions, plans or strategies of my employer. It is solely my opinion.