VMware vSphere 7 Update 3
Find out how to How to upgrade VMware environment to vSphere 7 U3. After upgrading to vSphere 7 U3 you will make your life as an admin easier as VMware is adding some features which save your time […]
Congratulations to Our New 2021 VCDXs
The VCDX certification is a highly regarded advanced IT certification and adds great value to any IT professional’s resume. With its rigorous requirements, it really sets apart those with enterprise-class skills in VMware solution design and implementation. Congratulations […]
Continue Your VMworld 2021 Learning on Partner University
Today (October 14) is the last day that you will be able to experience the premiere multi-cloud event on the VMworld platform for free. So what’s next? Access all the partner-exclusive sessions and more through the new VMworld Continued Learning Journey on Partner University. Additionally, […]
Extreme Performance Series: vMotion Enhancements in vSphere 7.0 u2
The Extreme Performance Series, well known from VMworld, is now extending into a video blog series. Many of the same presenters from VMworld deep dive performance sessions are covering the highlights of recent performance work. Mark Achtemichuk talks with Sreekanth Setty about enhancements […]
VMware NSX-T Data Center 3.1 Security exam guide
After attending VMware EMPOWER earlier this year, I won a voucher for a free exam (thanks EMPOWER team!). I chose the NSX-T 3.1 Data Center Security exam because of personal interest and exciting […]
vSAN Quick Questions – How many disk groups in a vSAN host do I need?
How many disk groups in a vSAN host do I need? More information on VMware vSAN can be found out on https://core.vmware.com/vsan
vSAN Quick Questions – What type of cache device should I choose? SATA, SAS, or NVMe?
What type of cache device should I choose? SATA, SAS, or NVMe? More information on VMware vSAN can be found out on https://core.vmware.com/vsan
Workstation 16.2 Now Available
Extending the life of the existing product version, we’ve done a barrage of new testing with Windows 11 as both Host and Guest, and made some minor changes to accommodate the new OS. From a supportability perspective, we’re extending our “General Support” period until December 2022, meaning we […]
Fusion 12.2 Now Available
The Desktop Hypervisor team at VMware is happy to announce the release of the latest update to Fusion 12, with changes to support macOS Monterey hosts, fixes for some persistent bugs, as well as improvements to the security and management of Fusion at scale. To update, just select ‘Check for […]
VMware vSAN Automatic Rebalance vs. Proactive Rebalance
VMware vSAN’s Automatic Rebalance capacity is part of vSphere 7 U2. What is the difference between vSAN Automatic Rebalance and vSAN Proactive Rebalance? Storage usage higher than 80% triggers reactive rebalancing. A difference of 30% between vSAN capacity disks will trigger vSAN’s Proactive […]
VMworld 2021 Updates and Announcements
Introduction VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram opened VMworld 2021 by highlighting that “it’s no longer about a ‘cloud first’ approach—it’s about being ‘cloud smart’. Organisations should have the freedom to choose the ’right’ cloud, based on their strategic business goals.” To this end, “Multi-cloud is […]
The Best of VMworld 2021 – On Demand
The VMworld 2021 on-demand library is available for browsing. 👀 See what was unveiled, up-level your expertise, and start transforming your business today. If you missed this global experience, you can still access 900+ sessions, simulated labs, demo zones, and visionary keynotes that offer […]
VMware Innovation on Display at VMworld 2021
At VMworld this year, we laid out our multi-cloud, modern apps strategy. It represents a huge opportunity for VMware, our customers, and our partners. But there is a lot of work to do. As VMware’s new CTO, I’m really looking forward to diving into these opportunities to help VMware accelerate […]
Modernizing with VMware Cloud Foundation—4 Success Stories
See how finance and healthcare companies modernized their infrastructures to save money and time with VMware Cloud Foundation.
VCF 4.3 Deployment Parameters Spreadsheet
Interactive Simulation (iSIM) providing an overview of the updated Deployment Parameters Spreadsheet.
Upgrade VMware ESXi to 7.0 U3 via command line
This is a quick VMware ESXi upgrade to ESXi 7.0 U3 via a command-line interface (CLI) that allows you to quickly download and upgrade your ESXi host in case you are NOT using a vCenter server AND your hosts are without internet access. Interesting fact […]
Speed up Windows 11 with VMware OS Optimization Tool
Speed up Windows 11 with VMware OS Optimization Tool. An overview of the VMware OS Optimization Tool VMware Fling with Windows 11 performance
Hands-On with VMware Tanzu Community Edition – vSphere Option
Hands-On with VMware Tanzu Community Edition vSphere Option (Image Credit: This Page ) Why VMware Tanzu Community Edition (TCE) was just […]
vSphere 7.0 Update 3: Adding Clone Operation to Advanced Cross vCenter Server vM…
After the success of the very popular Cross vCenter Workload Migration Utility, we introduced the Advanced Cross vCenter Server vMotion (XVM) feature in vSphere 7.0 Update 1c. The capability was baked into the vSphere Client and made it easy to migrate virtual workloads between vCenter Servers […]
NSX-T Manager Certificate Replacement
I decided it was time to add VMware NSX-T to my HomeLab. I had been putting it off for a while but I couldn’t avoid it any longer! Once I had fired up my NSX Manager Nodes and Cluster (I am using version 3.1), I looked to installing certificates. I choose to use a single […]
