What’s new in vSphere 6.5: Security -VMware vSphere Blog
vSphere 6.5 is a turning point in VMware infrastructure security. What was mostly an afterthought by many IT folks only a few short years ago is now one of the top drivers of innovation for vSphere. Security has become a front and center focus of this release and I think you’ll like what we’ve come up with.
What’s New in vSphere 6.5: vCenter Server -VMware vSphere Blog
Today VMware announced vSphere 6.5, which is one of the most feature rich releases of vSphere in quite some time. The vCenter Server Appliance is taking charge in this release with several new features which we’ll cover in this blog article. For starters, the installer has gotten an overhaul with a new modern look and feel. Users of both Linux and Mac will also be ecstatic since the installer is now supported on those platforms along with Microsoft Windows. If that wasn’t enough, the vCenter Server Appliance now has features that are exclusive such as:
What’s New in vSphere 6.5: Host & Resource Management and Operations -VMware vSphere Blog
vSphere 6.5 brings a number of enhancements to ESXi host lifecycle management as well as some new capabilities to our venerable resource management features, DRS and HA. There are also greatly enhanced developer and automation interfaces, which are a major focus in this release. Last but not least, there are some notable improvements to vRealize Operations, since this product is bundled with certain editions of vSphere. Let’s dig into each of these areas.
vSphere 6.5 VCSA and Clients Announcements -TheSaffaGeek
At today’s VMworld Europe conference in Barcelona VMware are announcing vSphere 6.5. There are a plethora of new features and fixes in this series of postings I plan to cover the ones that caught my eye and so for the … Continue reading →
VMware Cloud on AWS – Elastic DRS preview -frankdenneman.nl
The VMworld Europe keynote featured the future VMware Cloud on AWS services. In short this services gives VMware customers instant scale and global reach delivered by AWS while continuing to use their own skill set driving and operating VMware SDDC environments on-prem and in-cloud. Avoid the risk that comes with… The post VMware Cloud on AWS – Elastic DRS preview appeared first on frankdenneman.nl.
Introducing vSphere 6.5 -VMware vSphere Blog
Today, VMware announces vSphere 6.5, the latest version of its industry-leading virtualization platform. This new release of vSphere features a dramatically simplified experience, comprehensive built-in security, and a universal app platform for running any app.
What’s New with VMware Virtual SAN 6.5 -Virtual Blocks
VMware Virtual SAN 6.5 is the latest release of the market-leading, enterprise-class storage solution for hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI). Virtual SAN 6.5 builds on the existing features introduced in 6.2 by enhancing automation, further reducing total cost of ownership (TCO), and setting the stage for next-generation cloud native applications.
Download the new VMware PowerCLI Core Fling
PowerCLI Core uses Microsoft PowerShell Core and .Net Core to provide the functionality previously only available to Windows users now to Linux, Mac and Docker users.
Did You Know #5:Customizing Summary Pages on vRealize Operations Manager! -vXpress
With this article of the Did You Know series, I wanted to share a GEM of a feature using which can enhance your user experience and user interface of vRealize Operations Manager. If you have used… Click on the title to continue reading the post..
New vRealize Log Insight 4.0 release -VMware Cloud Management Blog
The leading industry log management solution, vRealize Log Insight just got better with 4.0, launching later this year. Sign up here to be notified when it’s released. Log Insight 4.0 has a new, improved and re-designed user interface, offers enhanced alert management functionalities, and is natively built for and works seamlessly with vSphere, vRealize, and other The post New vRealize Log Insight 4.0 release appeared first on VMware Cloud Management .
vSphere visibility for Storage Team -virtual-red-dot.info
Ask any Storage Team and Platform Team whether the collaboration between them can be improved by a mile, and you are likely get a nod. One reason for this issue is there is lack of common visibility. Storage Team do not get always get access vSphere vSphere. Even if they do, vCenter is not designed for Storage team. The UI is designed for VMware Admin.
VMware Cloud Foundation Digging Deeper into the Architecture -rayheffer.com
This has been an exciting timefor the IT industry. At VMworld US 2016 (August 29th 2015) we had the announcementof VMware Cloud Foundation becoming anintegral part ofIBM SoftLayer and then we had the news of the strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and VMware (October 13th 2016). VMware Cloud Foundation is a shift in […] The post VMware Cloud Foundation Digging Deeper into the Architecture appeared first on Ray Heffer.
Where Your Data Center Needs to be_Tomorrow (Part II) -SanDisk
Two Products Now Certified For High Performance Caching Using Virtual SAN will help with the demands of where your data center needs to be_Tomorrow
VCAP6-NV (3V0-643) Study Guide – Part 9B. NSX SSL VPN-Plus. -vzealand.com
This is part 9B of 20+ blogs I am writing covering the exam prep guide for the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 – Network Virtualisation Deployment (3V0-643) VCAP6-NV certification. At the time of writing there is no VCAP Design exam stream, thus you’re automatically granted the new VMware Certified Implementation Expert 6 – Network Virtualisation (VCIX6-NV)…Read More
Follow the VMworld 2016 social stream for the latest conference & community buzz
Attending VMworld 2016 Europe or not, follow the official social stream for all the latest conference & community buzz.
Monitor NSX Health and Availability with vRealize Network Insight -VMware Blogs
Have you deployed NSX in your environment? Maybe considering NSX for the future of your software defined data center? You should use vRealize Network Insight to monitor your NSX health. You can learn more by watching a new VMware feature demonstration video for vRealize Network Insight. This short video focuses on maintaining the health and availability of The post Monitor NSX Health and Availability with vRealize Network Insight appeared first on VMware Cloud Management .
Virtual SAN + vRealize Operations = Effective Storage Management (Part 1) -vInsideOut
It’s no more a secret that Software Defined Storage is the way forward to craft a true Software Defined Datacenter. With the power of SPBM…Read More
be_CONNECTED with these VMworld 2016 social media & community resources!
VMworld community and social media activity is surging as we head towards VMworld 2016 Europe in Barcelona. Here are resources on vmworld.com to prep for the conference
Preparing for a vCenter Server Migration using the vSphere 6.0 Update 2m Migration Tool – Part 3
We’re now in the home stretch of this “Preparing for vCenter Migration” blog series. Lots of information has been covered getting us ready for our vCenter Server migration. Let’s review what has been covered so far. Part 1 of the series talked about the vSphere Single Sign-On domain and vCenter deployment topologies. Part 2 discussed the The post Preparing for a vCenter Server Migration using the vSphere 6.0 Update 2m Migration Tool – Part 3 appeared first on VMware vSphere Blog .
Home Lab reinstall – vSphere Host Client is awesome -vfrank.org
Last year I blogged about my home lab and it has been running stable for more than a year. I never found the need to upgrade from vSphere 5.5 since everything just worked. My old configuration was:2x Intel NUC5i5MYHE with i5-5300U processor and Intel VPRO/AMT technology16 GB DDR3L Kingston MemoryKingston E50 240GB SSD32GB Sandisk Cruzer fit USB KeySynology NAS used as shared NFS datastoreESXi 5.5 and vCenter 5.5 I wanted to get my home lab upgraded to 6.0 update 2 to stay current but at the…Read More
