vSAN 6.6 RVC Guide Part 1 – Basic Configuration

vSAN 6.6 RVC Guide Part 1 – Basic Configuration

vSAN 6.6 RVC Guide Part 1 – Basic Configuration

The “vSAN 6.6 RVC Guide” series explains how to manage your VMware Virtual SAN environment with the Ruby vSphere Console. RVC is an interactive command line tool to control and automate your platform. If you are new to RVC, make sure … Read more »


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vSAN 6.6: Manual vs Automatic Disk Claim Mode

vSAN 6.6: Manual vs Automatic Disk Claim Mode

vSAN 6.6: Manual vs Automatic Disk Claim Mode

Advertise here with BSA I received this question on Manual vs Automatic disk claim mode in vSAN 6.6. Someone upgraded a cluster from 6.2 to 6.6 and wanted to add a second cluster. They noticed that during the creation of the new cluster there was no option to select “automatic vs manual”. I think a blog post will be published […] ” vSAN 6.6: Manual vs Automatic Disk Claim Mode ” originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter – @DuncanYB.


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What is VMware vSAN Caching Tier?

What is VMware vSAN Caching Tier?

What is VMware vSAN Caching Tier?

VMware vSAN as an Hyperconverged infrastructure solution (HCI) has some basic building blocks. One of them is a vSAN Disk group which was detailed in one of our previous posts. As this technology is still very young and many folks seek an information, I thought that it is a good idea to explain this. So […] Read the full post What is VMware vSAN Caching Tier? at ESX Virtualization .


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VMware Flings: Top 5 – 2017 Edition

VMware Flings: Top 5 – 2017 Edition

VMware Flings: Top 5 – 2017 Edition

VMware has had their Lab Flings program going for a number of years now and in 2015 I wrote this post listing out my Top 5 Flings. Since then there have been some awesome Flings released and I thought it was a good time to update my Top 5 Flings to reflect the continued awesomeness generated within the VMware Labs. Since my last post there The post VMware Flings: Top 5 – 2017 Edition appeared first on VIRTUALIZATION IS LIFE! .


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Upgrading to the NEW vRealize Operations 6.5,…

Upgrading to the NEW vRealize Operations 6.5, Step by Step – David Davis on vRealize Operations – Post #39

Upgrading to the NEW vRealize Operations 6.5,…

Hopefully you’ve already learned about all the new goodness in new vRealize Operations 6.5. If not, you should know that the new 6.5 has some very cool features including: Integration with vRealize Log Insight for even faster troubleshooting Integration with vRealize Business for Cloud via Business Management tab in vRealize Operations Automate upgrade of in-guest The post Upgrading to the NEW vRealize Operations 6.5, Step by Step – David Davis on vRealize Operations – Post #39 appeared first…Read More


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Simplifying App and Access Management with…

Simplifying App and Access Management with Workspace ONE

Simplifying App and Access Management with…

VMware Workspace ONE combines identity and mobility management to provide frictionless and secure access to all the apps and data employees need to work, wherever, whenever and from whatever device they choose.


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VMware Validated Design (VVD) & VMware Cloud…

VMware Validated Design (VVD) & VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Quick References

VMware Validated Design (VVD) & VMware Cloud…

The other day, I had a customer ask about the latest version of the Ports and Protocols document that was put together by the VMware Validated Design (VVD) team which does a fantastic job of outlining all the connectivity between the products used within the VVD SDDC. It actually took me awhile to find after realizing it was posted on […]


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Getting started with VIC v1.1

Getting started with VIC v1.1

Getting started with VIC v1.1

VMware recently release vSphere Integrated Containers v1.1. I got an opportunity recently to give it a whirl. While I’ve done quite a bit of work with VIC in the past, a number of things have changed, especially in the command line. What I’ve decided to do in the post is highlight some of the new […] The post Getting started with VIC v1.1 appeared first on CormacHogan.com .


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vSphere 6.0: Troubleshooting vDistributed…

vSphere 6.0: Troubleshooting vDistributed Switch Issues (Part-9)

vSphere 6.0: Troubleshooting vDistributed…

Learning, configuring, and troubleshooting vSphere Networking is the most important aspect of managing VMware virtual environment. In pervious post of this series, we learned how VMKernel Networkin…Read More


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vSphere 6.0: About the VMKernel Networking…

vSphere 6.0: About the VMKernel Networking Level (Part-7)

vSphere 6.0: About the VMKernel Networking…

In pervious post of this series, we learned pretty simple process about adding ESXi host(s) and migrating VMs to vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS) using step by step process. In this post, we’ll lea…Read More


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Building a NSX-T nested lab with virtualised…

Building a NSX-T nested lab with virtualised physical switches, BGP, ECMP and the kitchen sink attached.

Building a NSX-T nested lab with virtualised…

Since my last tweet and blogpost on a bug in NSX-T when deploying on a nested ESXi host, i’ve had a few requests from people to describe the actual lab setup used, the procedure and a quick-and-dirty guide to get started with NSX-T on vSphere. This blogpost will focus on


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VCSP Important Notice: 9.5 Update 2 RTM Is…

VCSP Important Notice: 9.5 Update 2 RTM Is Out…With Remote Access and more!

VCSP Important Notice: 9.5 Update 2 RTM Is…

Last Friday, Veeam made available to our VCSP partners the RTM of Update 2 for Backup & Replication 9.5 (Build 9.5.0.1038). Update 2 for Backup & Replication is what we term a breaking update, meaning that if a Cloud Connect client upgrades from the 9.5 GA (9.5.0.711) or Update 1 (9.5.0.823) this will break backup or replication functionality. With that in mind the RTM The post VCSP Important Notice: 9.5 Update 2 RTM Is Out…With Remote Access and more! appeared first on VIRTUALIZATION IS LIFE! .


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VMware AirWatch – NSX Integration

VMware AirWatch – NSX Integration

VMware AirWatch – NSX Integration

With contributions from: Hannah Jernigan, Technical Writer, End User Computing Technical Marketing, VMware Integrate VMware AirWatch Enterprise Mobility Management with NSX Micro-Segmentation to extend security policies from the data center to the mobile application endpoint. Additionally, VMware AirWatch – NSX Integration brings speed and simplicity to networking. By creating policies that dynamically follow mobile applications, […] The post VMware AirWatch – NSX Integration appeared first…Read More


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Can I front vSAN with a VAIO Caching Solution?

Can I front vSAN with a VAIO Caching Solution?

Can I front vSAN with a VAIO Caching Solution?

Advertise here with BSA I had this question a couple of times already, so I figured I would write a quick post. In short: yes you can put a VAIO Filter in front of vSAN. The question really is, which one would you like to use and why? First of all, the VAIO Filter needs to be certified to […] ” Can I front vSAN with a VAIO Caching Solution? ” originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter – @DuncanYB.


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Learn basic to advance vSAN in 80 minutes -…

Learn basic to advance vSAN in 80 minutes – Anything Virtual and Cloudy

Learn basic to advance vSAN in 80 minutes -…

Purpose: If you are working in Virtualization and Cloud space, then you must have heard about Software Defined Storage (SDS). It is part of Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) (a term coined by VMware). Since VMware started the SDDC journey and is a pioneer in this technology, so, today I am going to cover VMware solution in…Read More


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