VCDX #181 Marc Huppert

Month: November 2017

VMware Site Recovery Technical Overview

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VMware Site Recovery Technical Overview

VMware Site Recovery Technical Overview

VMware Site Recovery brings VMware enterprise-class Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) Disaster Recovery as a Service to the AWS Cloud. It enables customers to protect and recover applications without the requirement for a dedicated secondary site. It is delivered, sold, supported, maintained and managed by VMware as an on-demand service. IT teams manage their cloud-based resources with The post VMware Site Recovery Technical Overview appeared first on Virtual Blocks .

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Getting Started with the PowerCLI Module for…

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Getting Started with the PowerCLI Module for VMware NSX-T

Getting Started with the PowerCLI Module for…

PowerCLI 6.5.3 was released a few short weeks ago and one of the biggest additions was the module to manage VMware NSX-T! This version of NSX provides network virtualization to not only VMware environments, but also multi-cloud and multi-hypervisor environments too. Before diving into the module itself, there are a couple things we should cover […] The post Getting Started with the PowerCLI Module for VMware NSX-T appeared first on VMware PowerCLI Blog .

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VMware AirWatch 9.2 Deep Dive, Part 2 + FP01

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VMware AirWatch 9.2 Deep Dive, Part 2 + FP01

VMware AirWatch 9.2 Deep Dive, Part 2 + FP01

VMware AirWatch unified endpoint management (UEM) empowers the digital workspace to meet business needs. By unifying endpoint management into a single point of reference, the solution delivers a premium user experience that doesn’t compromise enterprise security. What’s New in AirWatch 9.2 UEM Today’s post covers the new AirWatch 9.2 release and feature pack (FP01) of unified […] The post VMware AirWatch 9.2 Deep Dive, Part 2 + FP01 appeared first on VMware End-User Computing Blog .

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VCP6.5-DCV Objective 1.3 – Configure and Enable…

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VCP6.5-DCV Objective 1.3 – Configure and Enable SSO and Identity Sources

VCP6.5-DCV Objective 1.3 – Configure and Enable…

And again another chapter from the upcoming VCP6.5-DCV Study guide today. The chapters are released in no particular order. The one released today is VCP6.5-DCV Objective 1.3 – Configure and Enable SSO and Identity Sources. We’re heavily using VMware vSphere 6.5 documentation and also our lab, to get all topics covered. As you know, the latest […] Read the full post VCP6.5-DCV Objective 1.3 – Configure and Enable SSO and Identity Sources at ESX Virtualization .

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vSAN Operations: Adding and Removing Drives…

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vSAN Operations: Adding and Removing Drives when Deduplication and Compression are Enabled

vSAN Operations: Adding and Removing Drives…

VMware vSAN 6.2 and newer versions include the option to enable deduplication and compression for all-flash configurations. These are features that are implemented at the cluster level. In other words, data on all capacity drives in a vSAN cluster is deduplicated and compressed when the features are enabled. It is easy to turn on vSAN

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CLOMD Service issue – See a suggestion for ESX…

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CLOMD Service issue – See a suggestion for ESX 6.5U1 on #VMTN

CLOMD Service issue – See a suggestion for ESX…

I’ve tried installing basic vSAN from the vCenter server in a 2 node setup. However, installation is partially successful as it fails under the “Virtual SAN CLOMD liveness” step which as I’ve read is critical for object creation.

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Growing Partner Ecosystem for VMware Cloud on AWS

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Growing Partner Ecosystem for VMware Cloud on AWS

Growing Partner Ecosystem for VMware Cloud on AWS

As our customers are showing increasing interest for VMware Cloud on AWS, our partners are also showing significant interest. Organizations around the world are implementing hybrid cloud, as reported in a survey by IDC that says 80% of organizations are committed to hybrid cloud by 2018. There’s no doubt that hybrid cloud is one of the big focus areas for organizations. To help address this growing opportunity, VMware has recently doubled the number of partners we are working with to support VMware Cloud on AWS.

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VMware and AWS Continue to Expand Cloud…

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VMware and AWS Continue to Expand Cloud Capabilities, Support for Business Critical Applications

VMware and AWS Continue to Expand Cloud…

As our customers continue to expand their use of cloud, they are naturally increasing their expectations for how this solution can make a direct and fundamental impact on both their IT organization and their business. Just three months after first making VMware Cloud on AWS available to customers, we’re proud to deliver a significant expansion to this service. The scope of our latest release and the speed at which VMware and AWS have brought it to market are testament to our commitment to continuously deliver value to our customers through this solution.

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Log Insight: Access Control and Grayed Out Items

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Log Insight: Access Control and Grayed Out Items

Log Insight: Access Control and Grayed Out Items

Someone recently pinged me stating that a group that had been defined on the Access Control page of Log Insight was grayed out. They wanted to know why and how to fix it. Read on to learn more! The problem statement was pretty straightforward: Go to the Access Control page (/admin/users) as a Super Admin […] The post Log Insight: Access Control and Grayed Out Items appeared first on SFlanders.net by Steve Flanders .

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VCP6.5-DCV Objective 4.3 – Perform vCenter…

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VCP6.5-DCV Objective 4.3 – Perform vCenter Server migration to VCSA

VCP6.5-DCV Objective 4.3 – Perform vCenter…

Another topic today for people studying for VCP6.5-DCV VMware Certification exam. Today we will cover VCP6.5-DCV Objective 4.3 – Perform vCenter Server migration to VCSA, which is a very nice topic since since version 6.0 VMware really pushes vCenter server appliance (vCSA) by adding more features to it and in vSphere 6.5 it surpasses the Windows-based […] Read the full post VCP6.5-DCV Objective 4.3 – Perform vCenter Server migration to VCSA at ESX Virtualization .

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Hybridity at the Edge: Introducing the AWS…

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Hybridity at the Edge: Introducing the AWS Greengrass on vSphere Preview

Hybridity at the Edge: Introducing the AWS…

At VMworld 2017, we introduced the concept of serverless functions and functions as a service (FaaS) running on VMware vSphere®, noting that our strategy wasn’t just about FaaS, but most importantly focused on enabling organizations to run any application or service – including cloud services – anywhere. Today marks the first major step in that The post Hybridity at the Edge: Introducing the AWS Greengrass on vSphere Preview appeared first on VMware vSphere Blog .

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What’s New in VMware Horizon 7.3.1 & Horizon…

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What’s New in VMware Horizon 7.3.1 & Horizon…

VMware has released VMware Horizon 7.3.1 and Horizon Client 4.6! With this new release, Horizon 7.3 enhances key platform features, including Horizon Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business, VMware Instant Clone Technology and the Horizon Help Desk Tool. Many new items have been introduced, such as HTML5 video redirection support for the Chrome browser and the ability …Read More

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Backup vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 6.5…

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Backup vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 6.5…

A few days ago I was asked to create a VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) version 6.5 script using PowerCli. The request was to take a daily backup and send it to a FTPS location in a separate folder per backup.

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