Pulling Horizon View events with PowerCLI in a…

Pulling Horizon View events with PowerCLI in a nicer way

Pulling Horizon View events with PowerCLI in a…

So in one of the first posts I did about Powercli 6.5 was a bit about pulling events from the Horizon View events database. This off course was not the crude way to pull the events. Another was was…Read More


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The Extreme Performance Series at VMworld 2017

The Extreme Performance Series at VMworld 2017

The Extreme Performance Series at VMworld 2017

I&#rsquo;m excited to announce that the &#rsquo;Extreme Performance Series&#rdquo; is back for its 5th year, and with 7 additional sessions, it’s our largest year ever! These sessions are created and presented by VMware&#rsquo;s best and most distinguished performance engineers, principals, architects and gurus. You do not want to miss these advanced sessions. Sessions and Group […] The post The Extreme Performance Series at VMworld 2017 appeared first on VMware VROOM! Blog.


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Log Insight Agent: Automating Installation with…

Log Insight Agent: Automating Installation with PowerShell

Log Insight Agent: Automating Installation with…

Ever wonder how you could automate the installation of the Log Insight Agent without a configuration management tool like SCCM, Puppet, or Salt? In this post, learn about a PowerShell script available that does exactly this! CREDIT: Everything in this post comes from the work of my colleague Jim McMahon II. Be sure to hit […] The post Log Insight Agent: Automating Installation with PowerShell appeared first on SFlanders.net by Steve Flanders .


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Transforming Datacenter Security with VMware NSX

Transforming Datacenter Security with VMware NSX

Transforming Datacenter Security with VMware NSX

If you haven’t heard of it, VMware NSX is VMware’s network virtualization and security platform for the software-defined datacenter (SDDC). NSX enables the creation of entire networks in software and embeds them in the hypervisor layer, abstracted from the underlying physical hardware. With VMware NSX, you can provision network components in minutes, without the need to modify the application. The end result is far faster application provisioning, security application infrastructure, and…Read More


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VMware Identity Manager (vIDM) for Log Insight

VMware Identity Manager (vIDM) for Log Insight

VMware Identity Manager (vIDM) for Log Insight

VMware Identity Manager (vIDM) is free with Log Insight, but it is a separate virtual appliance (VA) that needs to be deployed (unless the customers has vRealize Automation which comes with vIDM integrated and Log Insight could then integrate with the vIDM in vRealize Automation.) Log Insight customers’ are entitled to use vIDM for Single Sign-On and authentication. vIDM is available to all versions of The post VMware Identity Manager (vIDM) for Log Insight appeared first on VMware Cloud…Read More


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Must have book: Host Resources Deep Dive

Must have book: Host Resources Deep Dive

Must have book: Host Resources Deep Dive

Advertise here with BSA Yesterday I was fortunate enough to receive a copy of a new book by Frank Denneman and Niels Hagoort. This new book is titled Host Resources Deep Dive and is available as of today in the US through Amazon. As most of you know I wrote the Clustering Deepdive series together with Frank, which means […] ” Must have book: Host Resources Deep Dive ” originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter – @DuncanYB.


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VMware Horizon 7.2 GA: What’s New with Skype…

VMware Horizon 7.2 GA: What’s New with Skype for Business, a New Help Desk Tool & More

VMware Horizon 7.2 GA: What’s New with Skype…

Today, we are excited to announce the general availability of VMware Horizon 7.2, the next release of the premier platform for virtual desktops and applications. With the release of Horizon 7.2, customers get:


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Introducing VMmark3: A highly flexible and…

Introducing VMmark3: A highly flexible and easily deployed benchmark for vSphere environments

Introducing VMmark3: A highly flexible and…

VMmark 3.0, VMware&#rsquo;s multi-host virtualization benchmark is generally available here. VMmark3 is a free cluster-level benchmark that measures the performance, scalability, and power of virtualization platforms. VMmark3 leverages much of previous VMmark generations&#rsquo; technologies and design. It continues to utilize a unique tile-based heterogeneous workload application design. It also deploys the platform-level workloads found in […] The post Introducing VMmark3: A highly flexible…Read More


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The VMworld 2017 Content Catalog is now live!

The VMworld 2017 Content Catalog is now live!

The VMworld 2017 Content Catalog is now live!

Envision your ideal VMworld 2017 agenda by viewing this year’s content catalog. Packed with hundreds of breakout sessions, panels and group discussions, this is your opportunity to map out your conference experience to maximize the learning!


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VMware NSX Achieves Common Criteria EAL 2+…

VMware NSX Achieves Common Criteria EAL 2+ Certification

VMware NSX Achieves Common Criteria EAL 2+…

VMware NSX 6.3 for vSphere has achieved Common Criteria certification at the Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 2+ (view the certification report). This marks yet another milestone of our commitment to providing industry leading certified solutions for customers from federal departments and agencies, international governments and agencies, and other highly regulated industries and sectors. Along with The post VMware NSX Achieves Common Criteria EAL 2+ Certification appeared first on Network…Read More


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Workaround to deploy vSphere Integrated…

Workaround to deploy vSphere Integrated Containers 1.1 OVA using PowerCLI (SHA256 not supported)

Workaround to deploy vSphere Integrated…

Last week I had noticed several folks were having issues deploying the latest vSphere Integrated Containers (vIC) 1.1 OVA using PowerCLI. The following error message was observed when using the Get-OvfConfiguration cmdlet which is needed before importing an OVF/OVA: PowerCLI doesn’t support SHA256 hash codes in OVF manifest As you probably have guessed, the issue […]


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Part 3 – Operations Dashboards in vRealize…

Part 3 – Operations Dashboards in vRealize Operations 6.6.

Part 3 – Operations Dashboards in vRealize…

In my last post I gave you an overview of the new user interface of vRealize Operations 6.6 along with some other important enhancements. Do go through that post to get a context of what we are going… Click on the title to continue reading the post..


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Auditing/Logging vCenter Server authentication…

Auditing/Logging vCenter Server authentication & authorization activities

Auditing/Logging vCenter Server authentication…

Recently, I have seen an increase in the number of requests from our field and customers inquiring about logging various vCenter Server authentication and authorization activities. The topics vary from identifying which log files contain which activities to to why some of this information is not available in the vCenter Server Events UI or why they are […]


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