VMware NSX: Appliance Deployment

VMware NSX: Appliance Deployment

VMware NSX: Appliance Deployment

Hello, and welcome to what will probably be a series of posts about a topic that is way over my head. Hopefully this exercise will make me a bit better in what seems to be a weak point for me. Networking and Security. VMware NSX is the network virtualization platform for the Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC). […]


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vSphere 5.0 and 5.1 End of General Support this…

vSphere 5.0 and 5.1 End of General Support this Year

vSphere 5.0 and 5.1 End of General Support this…

2016/8/24 VMware will end there general Support for vSphere 5.0 and 5.1, so if you are still using this versions you should begin to plan the next upgrade to 6.0 or 5.5. For more information on VMware product lifecycle see: http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/support/Product-Lifecycle-Matrix.pdf


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VSAN 6.2 Part 8 – Upgrading VSAN Stretched…

VSAN 6.2 Part 8 – Upgrading VSAN Stretched Cluster from 6.1 to 6.2

VSAN 6.2 Part 8 – Upgrading VSAN Stretched…

This is an exercise that we ran through in our lab environment, and we thought that the steps would be useful to share here. By way of introduction, our 4 node cluster is split into a 2+2+1 configuration, where there Continue reading → The post VSAN 6.2 Part 8 – Upgrading VSAN Stretched Cluster from 6.1 to 6.2 appeared first on CormacHogan.com.


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Understanding the Three Types of VM Tools

Understanding the Three Types of VM Tools

Understanding the Three Types of VM Tools

Three different types of VM Tools are available, intended to accommodate the range of workflows required in heterogeneous datacenters. This article provides an overview of these types and a follow-on article will detail the available options for keeping VM Tools up to date.


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