ICYMI: #VMworld 2016 CFP deadline extended thru April 15th
There’s still time to share your story at VMworld! The VMworld Call for Papers is still open – and due to popular demand we’ve extended the submission deadline. We will now accept submissions until April 15, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. PT . No further extensions will be offered.
#VMware Boxer Email App Explained in 7 GIFs
See what makes the mobile email app so awesome in seven GIFs!
Migrating from Embedded SSO to External PSC
One increasingly common question VMware Support receives from customers is around the topic of going from vCenter Server 5.5 with an embedded SSO to vCenter Server 6.0 with an external PSC.
Configure login banner for #vSphere Web client in 6.0 Update 2
Welcome back, Folks! I was looking at the new features that were introduced with the release of vSphere Update 2 recently and I came across a cool new feature called the login banner.
Caveat when deploying #Photon Controller Installer (v0.8) OVA to vCenter Server
I have recently been spending some time exploring the latest release of Photon Controller (v0.8). One of the new features in this release is the ability to deploy Photon Controller using a new UI installer provided by a virtual appliance. Since I already have a vCenter Server running in my lab environment, I decided to deploy the Photon Controller Installer OVA using the vSphere Web Client.
#VMware & NVIDIA Bring Blazing GPU Acceleration Performance to VDI
VMware and NVIDIA are virtualizing the GPU to bring VDI to power users, with workstation-like performance for GPU acceleration of Direct3D, OpenGL, and NVIDIA CUDA applications. Find campaign details and the sales enablement tools you will need on the Partner Demand Center.
vSphere HTML5 Web Client Fling v1.1 – h5client Continuous Improvement #h5client
Today we’re pleased to announce our first full update to the h5client fling. In case you missed it, this blog post helps introduce how to install the first version of the fling (These instructions should all still apply if you’re installing from scratch): http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2016/03/vsphere-html5-web-client-fling-getting-started.html
#VMware vSphere: Design and Deploy Fast Track [V6] – a review
In line with the new VCIX6-DCV certification a new course has been launched, a 5-day fast track training delving into designing and deploying vSphere 6.
Log Insight 3.3: Authentication API
Log Insight 3.3 introduced an authentication API. In this post I would like to discuss what it, why do you need it, and how do you use it. Read on to learn more!
Knowledge. Networking. Food. Fun. Get it all at #VMworld 2016! http://vmw.re/1XrkaPE
Knowledge. Networking. Food. Fun. Get it all at #VMworld 2016! http://vmw.re/1XrkaPE
It’s beta time! Get your voice in and shape the direction of #vSphere
It’s Beta Time! The VMware vSphere team invites you to indicate your interest to join the vSphere Beta. This is a unique opportunity to get your voice in and shape the direction of vSphere. Please fill out this short survey to register your interest to join the vSphere Beta. Confirmed participants will be notified via email.
Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) Products: #VMware Hyper-Converged Software (HCS)
Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) allows the convergence of physical storage onto industry-standard x86 servers, enabling a building block approach with scale-out capabilities. VMware provides a unique, software-defined approach to HCI, leveraging the hypervisor to deliver compute, storage and networking in a tightly integrated software stack, called VMware Hyper-Converged Software (VMware HCS).
Authorized Keys and ESXi 6.0 Update 2 – Changes to OpenSSH
William Lam brought up some feedback on Socialcast the other day. The story was of a customer who updated to ESXi 6.0 Update 2 and the SSH keys he was using no longer worked. The customer was advocating for changing the file /etc/sshd_config so that he could continue to use the keys on his ESXi […] The post Authorized Keys and ESXi 6.0 Update 2 – Changes to OpenSSH appeared first on VMware vSphere Blog .
Advantages of ECC vs Non-ECC Memory
ECC (which stands for Error Correction Code) RAM is very popular in servers or other systems with high-value data as it protects against data corruption by automatically detecting and correcting memory errors. Standard RAM uses banks of eight memory chips in which data is stored and provided to the CPU on demand. ECC RAM is different as it has an additional memory chip which acts as both error detection and correction for the other eight RAM chips.
Installing #VMware vCenter 6 on Windows Server 2012 R2 with SQL Server 2014
With VMWare recently releasing VSphere 6 products, I will show you how to install VMWare VCenter 6 on Windows Server 2012 R2 using MS SQL Server 2014 as the backend Database.
Building the business case for Software-Defined Networking
“Security breaches are the only things growing faster than security spending,” said Pat Gelsinger, Chief Executive Officer, VMware – wise words that resonate more and more as each day passes. At a macro level, we’re not just seeing security threats escalate; we’re also seeing them change in nature. Gone are the days of the inconvenient virus and annoying spam malware. Today, we live in a different world where cyber threats and attacks are significant global and political challenges.
Free e-book – #vSphere Design Best Practices
vSphere allows you to transform your IT infrastructure into a private cloud, then bridge it to public clouds on-demand, delivering an IT infrastructure as an easily accessible service. vSphere delivers uncompromised control over all IT resources with the highest efficiency and choice in the industry.
Understanding #VMware Tools (and how it affects VMware Monitoring)
VMware Tools is a suite of tools that installs into the guest OS. The suite is offered for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and Netware OSs, and the tools are created to provide an additional level of functionality within the virtual machine (VM) environment.
Cloud Pod Architecture feature in Horizon 7 Part Three
This is the third part of the series on the Cloud Pod Architecture feature in Horizon 7
Cloud Pod Architecture feature in Horizon 7, Part One
This is part one of a three part series that covers the Cloud Pod Architecture feature in Horizon 7.
