Why you shoud go to #VMworld (2016 US edition)

Why you should go to #VMworld (2016 US edition) – vLenzker

Why you shoud go to #VMworld (2016 US edition)

When I started blogging I would have never believed that I would say this. This is a sponsored post. No no, I am not making money by writing this, but I was gifted with a VMworld blogger pass for Las Vegas. I’m really grateful for this opportunity and I can assure that this post would have been exactly the same if I didn’t received the ticket.


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Horizon View 6.2 – Cannot Disable Connection…

Horizon View 6.2 – Cannot Disable Connection Server – Failed to update Connection Server

Horizon View 6.2 – Cannot Disable Connection…

Recently saw an error message when trying to disable the connection server via the admin UI, which reads: Failed to update the Connection Server.


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Disable Num Lock notification in VMware…

Disable Num Lock notification in VMware Workstation–wojcieh

Disable Num Lock notification in VMware…

As a Consultant I travel a lot and I have pleasure to work with fantastic VMware Clients. Unfortunately for myself access to Clients infrastructure is granted via VPN (many times different software) and I am forced to use virtual machine to work. This is quite understandable and make sense for security point of view, but for myself being locked by VPN without Internet access isn’t great. Today post Disable Num Lock notification in VMware Workstation will show you how to fix this issue.


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Renew ESXi SSL certificates in vSphere Web Client

Renew ESXi SSL certificates in vSphere Web Client

Renew ESXi SSL certificates in vSphere Web Client

In my earlier post vCenter Server 6.* – Replacing SSL certificates with Enterprise VMCA I showed you how to use VMware Certificate Authority in Enterprise mode using subordinate Certificate Authority. Once the vCenter Server SSL certificates are replaced the next step is to Renew ESXi SSL certificates in vSphere Web Client in our environment.


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VMware Virtual SAN For Remote Office And Branch…

VMware Virtual SAN For Remote Office And Branch Office (ROBO)

VMware Virtual SAN For Remote Office And Branch…

As a global company, VMware has many office locations throughout the world. I myself, being based in Beijing, get to hear from many customers who would love to deploy VMware Virtual SAN at a Remote Office and Branch Office (ROBO) site. However, they have concerns and questions with regards to performance and reliability. Well, question no more. This blog is going to knock your socks off.


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Virtual SAN second edition paper copy available…

Virtual SAN second edition paper copy available now! — Yellow Bricks

Virtual SAN second edition paper copy available…

VMware’s Virtual SAN has rapidly proven itself in environments ranging from hospitals to oil rigs to e-commerce platforms. Along the way, it has matured to offer unsurpassed features for data integrity, availability, and space efficiency. Virtual SAN 6.x makes all-flash storage practical for even more use cases, while radically simplifying IT operations and supporting the transition to hyper-converged infrastructures (HCI). Now, the authors of Essential Virtual SAN (VSAN) have thoroughly updated their definitive guide to this transformative technology. Writing for vSphere administrators, architects, and consultants, Cormac Hogan and Duncan Epping explain what Virtual SAN is, how it has evolved, what it now offers, and how to gain maximum…Read More


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Configure Basic Edge Load Balancing in VMware NSX

Configure Basic Edge Load Balancing in VMware NSX — Virten.net

Configure Basic Edge Load Balancing in VMware NSX

An Edge Services Gateway allows to connect services running on Logical Switches outside of NSX based networks. I’ve explained the base installation from zero to the first ESG here. This post explains how to connect Web servers running on logical networks VXLAN to the outside.


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NSX Distributed Firewalling Policy Rules…

NSX Distributed Firewalling Policy Rules Configuration Guide

NSX Distributed Firewalling Policy Rules…

This document covers how one can create security policy rules in VMware NSX. This will cover the different options of configuring security rules either through the Distributed Firewall or via the Service Composer User Interface. It will cover all the unique options NSX offers to create dynamic policies based on the infrastructure context.


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NSX Troubleshooting Guide

NSX Troubleshooting Guide

NSX Troubleshooting Guide

This manual is intended for anyone who wants to install or use NSX in a VMware vCenter environment. The information in this manual is written for experienced system administrators who are familiar with virtual machine technology and virtual datacenter operations. This manual assumes familiarity with VMware Infrastructure 5.x, including VMware ESX, vCenter Server, and the vSphere Web Client.


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vROps – Setting up alerting for vROps Cluster &…

vROps – Setting up alerting for vROps Cluster & vCenter metrics collecting

vROps – Setting up alerting for vROps Cluster &…

When you set up a new vROps environment 2 things that you are going to want to monitor are (1) the health of the vROps nodes themselves and (2) the collection status from the vCenters that you are collecting data from. These are the steps you’ll want to perform once you’ve got your outbound notifications sorted out. In this environment we are using the Standard Email Plugin (SMTP).


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No Syslog Server is Configured – Michael Ryom

No Syslog Server is Configured – Michael Ryom

No Syslog Server is Configured – Michael Ryom

If you are running vRops and NSX, one of the mangement packs that is a must to install is the NSX management pack – On a side note remember to link Log Insight to vRops, that way when you install the NSX management pack in vRops, it will also install the NSX content pack in Log Insight and setup the alerts in the NSX content pack and forward them to vRops.


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VMworld 2016 Europe Training & Certification…

VMworld 2016 Europe Training & Certification Offers

VMworld 2016 Europe Training & Certification…

VMworld 2016 Success depends not only on having industry-leading technology, but also on having the knowledge and skills to implement it. The training and certification programs at VMworld 2016 will help you gain the experience needed to design, deploy, and operate your VMware solutions.


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Capacity Remaining Badges in vROps – Know When…

Capacity Remaining Badges in vROps – Know When Your Database Will Be Full

Capacity Remaining Badges in vROps – Know When…

Today we are going to take a close look at the Capacity Analysis Badge available in VMware vRealize Operations Manager (vROps). To access the analysis page, select your chosen database; for this blog we will be looking at a Microsoft SQL Server Instance object that I added with the vROps Management Pack for Microsoft SQL Server by Blue Medora.


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Increase the performance of your Veeam backups…

Increase the performance of your Veeam backups in network mode

Increase the performance of your Veeam backups…

If you ever tried to do any file operation via the management interface of an ESXi host, like uploading an ISO file or running a backup using Network Mode, you may know the management interface is not running at the full speed of the underlying network interface, and the bandwidth you end up using is only a percentage of the total available. This limit is designed to preserve the availability of the management interface, but still there are situations where this limit is a problem, and you would like to increase it. Hopefully, there’s a solution.


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Horizon 7.0 Part 5–SSL Certificates

Horizon 7.0 Part 5–SSL Certificates–TheVirtualHorizon

Horizon 7.0 Part 5–SSL Certificates

SSL certificates are an important part of all Horizon environments . They’re used to secure communications from client to server as well as between the various servers in the environment. Improperly configured or maintained certificate authorities can bring an environment to it’s knees – if a connection server cannot verify the authenticity of a certificate – such as an expired revocation list from an offline root CA, communications between servers will break down. This also impacts client connectivity – by default, the Horizon client will not connect to Connection Servers, Security Servers, or Access Points unless users change the SSL settings


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