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So RIM have announced the new Blackberry Torch along with a new version of the blackberry OS. No clue yet as if we will get the OS on other blackberries but its something to look forward to!. More info can be found at : BlackBerry - 6 OS - New Blackberry 6 Operating System - BB6 on Blackberry Torch 9800.

What's interesting to note is I can't see any huge changes to the OS other than the "Social Updates" which appears to be some kind of api controller for pulling info from twitter/facebook and any other social networking sites you might use, and at the same time allow you to post to them too.

Depending on how this is setup it could be a wonderful tool for monitor social feeds, but at the same time it will likely lack the extra features each of the sites adds such as "like" on facebook, and re-tweeting on twitter - If it does include these then it'll likely be limited to a selection of sites, approved by RIM. Hopefully it'll be a combination of both which means we can have the extended features of the "supported" sites, while being able to add other feeds independently, with just the normal featured you'd expect such as receiving information and posting your own updates.

As I am writing this, movers are hauling boxes, carting furniture and rolling desks out the door.  OPB is remodeling the building here in Portland and at the same time the Rural Economy Project comes to an end, a poetic coincidence that heralds a new beginning for us all.

This does not mean however that reporting or conversations on rural issues will end.  On the contrary, OPB is committed to providing more expansive and more dynamic coverage of issues in the Northwest - and I believe much of that new coverage will rely on the knowledge, relationships and experience developed, in part by the rural economy project.  We are truly in an age of technology that has changed how, when, where and what new toy we communicate with.  Personally I can’t wait for more rural communities to come on line because it’s a voice that needs to be at the table as critical resources come under increasing pressure. (And by resources I mean intellectual resources from people connected to place as well as those related to land, water and air, etc.)

As for me, I learned a ton from this project and am grateful for the time and friendships I found at OPB.  From blogs to back yard broadcasting, I was continually reminded how to push on perceived boundaries with little more than determination and a healthy dose of flexibility.

Thanks for tuning in and turning up the volume for rural Oregon over the last few months.  You can see any of the stories we produced on our project page or visit RIPPLE to follow stories into the future.  Stay tuned for more from OPB and to my friends, stay in touch.

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I managed to score a seat in the vApps/OVF/Advanced VM Templates session. Unfortunately, I arrived late, so I don’t know the presenter’s names (apparently the location of the session was changed from the time I put it on my calendar to today).

The OVF XML descriptor file contains package meta-data and has 10 core sections for describing virtual hardware, EULA, product information, upgrade instructions, etc. The actual software in an OVF is installed in one more more virtual disks, and any public specified virtual disk format is supported. OVF also supports signing, compression, and internationalization.

The presenters showed a quick demonstration of deploying an OVF template using the vSphere Client. (They showed off deploying the SugarCRM vApp.) In particular, they pointed out the product information, version, size, description, etc., stored in the OVF XML meta-data, and mentioned that this can help users avoid downloading the wrong virtual appliance. The presenters also showed deployment options in the OVF XML; this allows the vendor to show recommended configurations for evaluation, production, enterprise, etc.; this is all driven by the vendors and is all stored in the OVF XML package descriptor.

The presenters showed IP address allocation parameters using data stored in the OVF. This functionality simplifies the configuration of the virtual appliance or vApp.

vApps have power commands just like VMs, but they contain multiple VMs. Even though vApps contain multiple VMs, when deploying a vApp via OVF, it doesn’t ask you questions about multiple VMs or such. In general, this is handled by the author of the OVF XML package descriptor for the vApp. In the Inventory view, a vApp can be expanded to show the individual VMs contained within the vApp.

Next the presenters discussed creating a vApp from scratch. To create a new vApp, you just right-click on a host and select Create New vApp. Then you just drag existing VMs into/onto the new vApp. Once the new vApp is created, you can populate additional information like product name, product version, VM startup order, timing sequences, and shutdown actions. The presenter showed shutting down a vApp so that we could see how the shutdown order was enforced.

You can also export a vApp as an OVF template. This is a simple command from within the vSphere Client, and it exports the VMDKs and creates the XML descriptor file.

We also saw how to add vApp information to existing VMs without creating a vApp.

The presenters now moved into a discussion of VM templates and how VM templates can be enhanced and extended with vApp properties. There are two primary roles when it comes to templates: the author, who creates it once, validates it, and certifies it, but this occurs rarely. The user, on the other hand, uses these templates frequently to deploy new VMs.

Behind the scenes during a “normal” VM template deployment, it first makes a clone of the existing template. Then it powers it on and installs an agent into the guest OS. The agent is responsible for modifying the guest OS according to the customization specification settings selected during the deployment process. At the end, the new VM is powered off and the deployment is done.

To avoid some of the common limitations of the “normal” way of deploying VM templates, we can incorporate vApp functionality. In the vApp style of deployment, the author is responsible for creating and providing the agent that will customize the guest OS. This might be a shell script or a PowerCLI script. This agent or tool then responds based on parameters passed to it based on information supplied by the user during the deployment process. (Refer back to the description of vApp deployment.) This makes the authoring process harder (but this occurs rarely) and makes the deployment process easier (this occurs more often).

The presenters next moved into a demonstration of using vApp properties and OVF to enhance standard VM template deployment.

The VMware OVF Tool 2.0 is available with Fusion 3.1 and Workstation 7.1 or can be downloaded from http://www.vmware.com/go/ovf. OVF Tool can convert OVF to OVA and a variety of other tasks. Another tool is called vAppRun, which integrates with OVFTool and lets you work with vApps and OVF Properties while using Fusion and Workstation. It can be downloaded from http://labs.vmware.com/flings/vapprun. The presenters showed a demo of using OVF Tool to deploy OVF templates. They also showed using OVF Tool to deploy from Workstation to vSphere, and finally they demonstrated a more complex deployment like SugarCRM. This showed how to deploy complex vApps from the command line using OVF Tool. (Pretty cool, in my opinion, even if it did include a very long and very complex command line instruction.)

VMware Studio 2.1 is a free application that can help in the creation of virtual appliances/vApps and supports full OVF 1.1 support and integration. It’s available from http://www.vmware.com/go/studio.

After this the session wrapped up and went into a question-and-answer session.

SUMMARY: I like the continued development of OVF and vApps, but I’m not so sure just how useful the idea of using vApp/OVF technologies for VM template deployment will actually be. The primary roadblock is the fact that the author would have to create the customization agent. Otherwise, OVF Tool looks quite handy and is very likely something I will be exploring in more detail.

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