VCDX #181 Marc Huppert

Month: January 2018

vSAN Adaptive Resync, what does it do?

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vSAN Adaptive Resync, what does it do?

vSAN Adaptive Resync, what does it do?

Advertise here with BSA I am starting to get some more questions about vSAN Adaptive Resync lately. This was introduced a while back, but is also available in the latest versions of vSAN through vSphere 6.5 Patch 02. As a result various folks have started to look at it and are starting to wonder what it is. Hopefully by […] ” vSAN Adaptive Resync, what does it do? ” originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter – @DuncanYB.

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vSAN in the Cloud: Architecture and Best Practices

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vSAN in the Cloud: Architecture and Best Practices

vSAN in the Cloud: Architecture and Best Practices

As a core building block for the software-defined data center (SDDC), VMware vSAN powers many industry-leading hyper-converged infrastructure solutions. Its ascent into the cloud offers cloud providers increased agility and flexibility while lowering costs. If you’re a cloud service provider with an older cloud pod that you want to migrate to a SDDC or are The post vSAN in the Cloud: Architecture and Best Practices appeared first on VMware Cloud Provider Blog .

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High Availability and Disaster Recovery with…

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High Availability and Disaster Recovery with VMware vSAN and VMware Site Recovery Manager

High Availability and Disaster Recovery with…

In this session, we will learn how a vSAN stretched cluster and vSphere HA provide resiliency against entire site failures. We will also cover the ease of integrating vSphere Replication and Site Recovery Manager to provide reliable, automated disaster recovery. VMware vSphere, vSAN, and Site Recovery Manager offer a complete solution to help eliminate business critical application downtime. The video concludes with a demo of these solutions working together to minimize downtime.

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Localized Manuals Now Available in Three New…

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Localized Manuals Now Available in Three New Languages!

Localized Manuals Now Available in Three New…

We are delighted to announce the 2018 Hands-on Lab manuals translated to serve our global audience. Click here for instructions on how to change your language in the Hands-on Labs portal. Once you have your language preference set, if a lab manual is available in your preferred language, it will be displayed as the lab […] The post Localized Manuals Now Available in Three New Languages! appeared first on VMware Hands-On Lab (HOL) Blog .

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VMware NSX for vSphere 6.4 Eases Operations,…

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VMware NSX for vSphere 6.4 Eases Operations, Improves Application Security with Context

VMware NSX for vSphere 6.4 Eases Operations,…

Summary: Generally available today, VMware NSX for vSphere 6.4 raises the bar for application security and planning, and introduces context-aware micro-segmentation For those working in security, thinking and talking about the cyber threats in the world is a constant, a necessary evil. So, for a moment, let’s summon a better time to our memory. Remember The post VMware NSX for vSphere 6.4 Eases Operations, Improves Application Security with Context appeared first on Network Virtualization .

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Where is the vSAN storage performance proactive…

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Where is the vSAN storage performance proactive test in vSphere 6.5 U1 patch 02?

Where is the vSAN storage performance proactive…

Advertise here with BSA I had some customers asking where the storage performance proactive test and the multicast proactive test was in the latest release of vSAN. In the past this is what the UI looked like when they would go to the Proactive Test section: But now it looks like this: What happened? Well, two tests have been […] ” Where is the vSAN storage performance proactive test in vSphere 6.5 U1 patch 02? ” originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter – @DuncanYB.

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Mapping the VCDX Defense Genome Part 3: Is All…

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Mapping the VCDX Defense Genome Part 3: Is All Flash a Trap?!

Mapping the VCDX Defense Genome Part 3: Is All…

Hey everyone, So prior to the holidays I was helping mentor some new VCDX candidates for their re-defenses and was coming across a few trends that I wanted to discuss a little as they started creep…Read More

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New Capacity Dashboards in VMware vRealize…

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New Capacity Dashboards in VMware vRealize Operations 6.6 – David Davis on vROps Post #44

New Capacity Dashboards in VMware vRealize…

VMware vRealize Operations 6.6 offers many new features. Recently I’ve been covering many of these features in this blog series such as my last two posts – the 5 Must Knows of Automated Workload Balancing with vRealize Operations and the Top 7 Dashboards in vRealize Operations 6.6. In this post, we’ll specifically cover the new Capacity Dashboards in vRealize Operations 6.6.

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GPU Passthrough Quadro Host Rebooting – See…

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GPU Passthrough Quadro Host Rebooting – See what others have to discuss on ESXI 6.5.0 here on #VMTN

GPU Passthrough Quadro Host Rebooting – See…

We are trying to get lab environment to test GPU Roughcast to VM’s working before going live. I have built a HP DL380 G8 server which is fully up to date with bios patches/firmware etc.

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VMware NSX Micro-Segmentation for VMware Horizon 7

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VMware NSX Micro-Segmentation for VMware Horizon 7

VMware NSX Micro-Segmentation for VMware Horizon 7

Organizations that embark on the journey of building virtual desktop environments bring traditionally external endpoints into the data center. These Windows or Linux endpoints are now closer to and often reside on the same networking infrastructure as the backend application servers that these may access by multiple end users. Malicious attacks that would traditionally take …

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VMware Horizon Cloud | Virtual Desktops & Apps

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VMware Horizon Cloud | Virtual Desktops & Apps

VMware Horizon Cloud | Virtual Desktops & Apps

VMware Horizon Cloud enables the delivery of cloud-hosted or on-premise virtual desktops and apps to any device anywhere from a single, cloud control plane. Learn more at http://www.vmware.com/go/horizoncloud.

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How I designed my VMware vSAN based Home Lab

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How I designed my VMware vSAN based Home Lab

How I designed my VMware vSAN based Home Lab

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VMware NSX Day 1 Guide Library

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VMware NSX Day 1 Guide Library

VMware NSX Day 1 Guide Library

Our official Guides are authored and technically reviewed by VMware subject matter experts and cover VMware network and security essentials. Below you will find a description of the current books in our library along with a downloadable PDF link. If you are interested in purchasing a hardcopy, you can do so at our online store.

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Prepare for your next certification with these…

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Test drive VMware’s latest products with these free Hands-on Labs

Prepare for your next certification with these…

Test drive VMware products in minutes. Hands-on Labs allow you to evaluate the features and functionality of VMware products with no installation required.

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NSX 6.4.0 Upgrade Compatibility

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NSX 6.4.0 Upgrade Compatibility | vswitchzero

NSX 6.4.0 Upgrade Compatibility

Thinking about upgrading to NSX 6.4.0? As I discussed in my recent Ten Tips for a Successful NSX Upgrade post, it’s always a good idea to do your research before upgrading. Along with reading the release notes, checking the VMware compatibility Matrix is essential. VMware just updated some of the compatibility matrices to include information about…Read More

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vSphere VM Encryption White Paper now available

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vSphere VM Encryption White Paper now available

vSphere VM Encryption White Paper now available

I’d like to announce the availability of a new white paper for VMware vSphere VM Encryption! VM Encryption is a feature that was introduced in vSphere 6.5. The audience for this white paper is the Manager/Director/C-level folks who want to understand how vSphere VM Encryption differs from other virtual machine encryption solutions. It addresses some

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