VM Display Resolution Issue (via p2vme.com)
VM Display Resolution Issue
A common issue on higher resolution desktops when running a virtual machine is that the display inside the virtual machine icons/text appears way too small.
Month: May 2016
Delivering a Transformational User Experience…
Delivering a Transformational User Experience with NVIDIA GRID & #VMware Horizon 7
Delivering a Transformational User Experience…
Workstations are the way work gets done in many industries around the world, such as aerospace, automotive, space exploration, oil and gas. Engineers and designers have traditionally relied on dedicated graphics workstations to perform the most demanding tasks, such as manipulating 3D models and visually analyzing large data sets. Standalone workstations are anchored to brick-and-mortar facilities. These workstations also carried high acquisition and maintenance costs, requiring the user to be present in the lab or office.
The History of NSX and the Future of Network…
The History of NSX and the Future of Network Virtualization (via VMware Radius)
The History of NSX and the Future of Network…
The result of parallel research projects, NSX is pointing toward a new direction—delivering cloud-like services to the enterprise.
Important KB updates for current NSX for…
Important KB updates for current NSX for #vSphere users -May 2016 Edition
Important KB updates for current NSX for…
Our NSX support team would like all of our customers to know about important KB updates for current NSX for vSphere issues. Here’s what’s new and trending
Understanding vROps 6.X Super Metrics
Understanding vROps 6.X Super Metrics (via Virtual Maestro)
Understanding vROps 6.X Super Metrics
A super metric is an administrator-created custom metric that contains a combination of one or more metrics for one or more objects. A super metric can be derived from either a single object or multiple objects across multiple environments.
Log Insight 3.3: Importer
Log Insight 3.3: Importer (via sflanders.net)
Log Insight 3.3: Importer
With Log Insight 3.3 a new Log Insight Importer utility was made available. In this post, I would like to talk about the Importer. Read on to learn more!
How to publish Root CA into the trusted store…
How to publish Root CA into the trusted store in #VMware Endpoint Certificate Store?
How to publish Root CA into the trusted store…
Recently during preparing a new vSphere environment based on 6.0 U2 version and replacing certificates I got some problems and found the following error in certificate-manager.log:
Changes to VMware NSX Licensing
Changes to #VMware NSX Licensing
Changes to VMware NSX Licensing
So yesterday VMware announced a new licensing model for NSX – VMware’s Software-Defined Network product.
PSC and vCenter Services Down Intentionally…
PSC and #vCenter Services Down Intentionally what will be impact? via dtechinspiration.com
PSC and vCenter Services Down Intentionally…
As We All know that VMware has changed it’s vSphere vCenter Product Architecture. As of know we have below architecture.
NSX – Availability and Redundancy
#VMware NSX – Availability and Redundancy (via virtualizationgains.com)
NSX – Availability and Redundancy
vSphere administrators normally have two great fears, failure of Storage and failure in the network layer, as both of these can result in 100s or 1000s of virtual machines simultaneously going off line.
VDP Backup With External Proxy
VDP Backup With External Proxy (via virtuallypeculiar.com)
VDP Backup With External Proxy
So in the previous article we saw the types of backup protocol used by VDP. We saw that when the ESXi host which is hosting the VDP appliance does not have the access to the datastore of the VM it is backing up, then the backup protocol used is Network Block Device (NBD). One way to avoid NBD is to bring the VM on to a storage which is seen by the ESXi host hosting the VDP appliance. The other method is to deploy an external proxy for the VDP appliance onto the host which is hosting the client that needs to be backed up. Please note, that once you deploy external proxy, the internal proxy will be disabled automatically.
VMware Virtual SAN 6.2 Network Design Guide
#VMware Virtual SAN 6.2 Network Design Guide
VMware Virtual SAN 6.2 Network Design Guide
Virtual SAN is a hypervisor-converged, software-defined storage solution for the software-defined data center. It is the first policy-driven storage product designed for VMware vSphere® environments that simplifies and streamlines storage provisioning and management.
VMware Debuts Cheaper NSX Software-Defined…
#VMware Debuts Cheaper NSX Software-Defined Networking Options, Hikes Pricing For Premium Version (via CRN)
VMware Debuts Cheaper NSX Software-Defined…
VMware debuts new lower-cost options for NSX in a bid to spark sales among small and medium-size customers, while also raising its pricing for its Enterprise version.
Check it out: NSX Network Virtualization…
Check it out: NSX Network Virtualization Platform Editions
Check it out: NSX Network Virtualization…
VMware NSX is available in three editions: Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise. Choose the edition that meets your specific network virtualization requirements and helps your organization move towards the Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC).
VMware’s Disruptive Innovations
#VMware’s Disruptive Innovations
VMware’s Disruptive Innovations
Disruptive innovation, is a term coined by Clayton Christensen. The term describes a process by which a product or service takes root initially in simple applications at the bottom of a market and then relentlessly moves up market, eventually displacing established competitors.
Virtual machine network adaptor types.
Virtual machine network adaptor types (via Virtual Maestro)
Virtual machine network adaptor types.
When you create or configure a virtual machine, you can specify network adapter (NICs) type.
vSphere Replication Testing/Upgrading #vSphere…
vSphere Replication Testing/Upgrading #vSphere #Replication #SRM
vSphere Replication Testing/Upgrading #vSphere…
It had originally been configured under SRM using v 5.1, and it had been set up to test and never used. This was before my time, so when I arrived I was tasked with an IP migration for the whole vSphere environment (which you can see in my older posts).
VSAN 6.2 + DELL PERC: Important Certified…
#VSAN 6.2 + DELL PERC: Important Certified Driver Updates (via anthonyspiteri.net)
VSAN 6.2 + DELL PERC: Important Certified…
As many of us rejoiced at the release of VSAN 6.2 that came with vSphere 6 Update 2…those of us running DELL PERC based storage controllers where quickly warned of a potential issues and where told to not upgrade. VMwareKB 2144614 referenced these issues and stated that the PERC H730 and FD332 found in DELL Server platforms where not certified for VSAN 6.2 pending onging investigations. The storage controllers that where impacted are listed below.
Generating vCenter Server & Platform Services…
Generating #vCenter Server & Platform Services Controller deployment topology diagrams
Generating vCenter Server & Platform Services…
A really useful capability that vCenter Server used to provide was a feature called vCenter Maps. I say “used to” because this feature was only available when using the vSphere C# Client and was not available in the vSphere Web Client. vCenter Maps provided a visual representation of your vCenter Server inventory along with the different relationships between your Virtual Machines, Hosts, Networks and Datastores. There were a variety of use cases for this feature but it was especially useful when it came to troubleshooting storage or networking connectivity. An administrator could quickly identify if they had an ESXi host that was not connected to the right datastore for example with just a few clicks.
Load Balancing vSphere Clusters with DRS
Load Balancing #vSphere Clusters with DRS
Load Balancing vSphere Clusters with DRS
Recently, a customer reported that DRS was not working to load balance the cluster. Under normal circumstances, a minor imbalance is nothing to be concerned about. This is because the main objective for DRS is not to balance the load perfectly across every host. Rather, DRS monitors the resource demand and works to ensure that every VM is getting the resources entitled. When DRS determines that a better host exists for the VM, it make a recommendation to move that VM.