Key Manager Concepts and Topology Basics for VM and vSAN Encryption
At VMworld 2017 VM and vSAN Encryption and security of vSphere in general became VERY popular topics. And in those discussions the topic of Key Managers came up and specifically “How many key managers should I have?” was a recurring question. This blog article will give you two examples of key manager topologies and will […]
Using PowervRNI to Quickly Add Applications
Want to programmatically add Applications to vRealize Network Insight? This article will go through the steps available in PowervRNI and give you examples.
Flexible learning from any location, on any device
Wanting to provide the best possible learning experience for students and staff, the University has deployed VMware Horizon. Now all faculty members and students can learn from anywhere on campus, from any location – and using any device.
According to Reason You Should Consider Microsoft SQL Server Database on VMware vSAN—Day 2 Operations and Management(Enabled by vSAN, Veeam and Blue Medora)
No IT administrator wants to be “that person” who took the time to setup the SQL Server but forgot to prepare for what happens next. Whether your corporate IT system gets hacked, a machine or network fails, human error deletes the wrong database entries, or mother nature produces a real disaster, you as the IT The post According to Reason You Should Consider Microsoft SQL Server Database on VMware vSAN—Day 2 Operations and Management(Enabled by vSAN, Veeam and Blue Medora) appeared first on…Read More
Becoming a VMware vSAN Specialist: New Series | TheVirtualBoi
Late last year, I made the decision to obtain the vSAN Specialist badge (2VB-601) that VMware just recently began offering. While I currently don’t have the necessary home lab equipment, I plan to get started and then figure out the lab situation. My ideal plan is to have a three node NUC cluster running vSAN,…Read More
vSAN 6.6.1 Steps Up VMware’s Hyper-Converged Game
Each new release of VMware’s vSAN delivers better performance, more features, and now with vSAN 6.6.1, a configuration assistant to help get you started quicker and easier than ever before.
Multi-User (RDSH) Identity Firewall in NSX | My Software Defined Data Center
One of the main new features in VMware NSX 6.4 is the Multi-User (or RDSH) Identity Firewall. With this feature, it is possible to microsegment traffic, based on User-ID. I have been looking forward to this feature, since a couple of my customers have been waiting for it and it is a very powerful addition…Read More
Horizon7 4 Session Collaboration Feature Walkthrough
This video describes the Horizon Session Collaboration feature in detail, demonstrates how to initiate. manage and use this powerful tool for users to collaborate in real time for standard and high-end graphical use cases over the Blast Extreme protocol. VMware End-User Computing (EUC) solutions empower the digital workspace by simplifying app & access management, unifying endpoint management & transforming Windows delivery. Follow the VMware EUC Blog to learn more: https://blogs.vmware.com/euc.
VMware Validated Design for SDDC 4.2 is GA |VMware Communities
We’re happy to announce that on 13 February 2018 we released the VMware Validated Design for Software-Defined Data Center 4.2. The VMware Validated Designs provide our customers prescriptive guidance and tools, to plan, build, and operate a Software-Defined Data Center. The designs are extensively tested to ensure all components and their specific versions are validated to work in unison, to scale to predetermined design objectives, and operate as our customers expect.
A first look at AWS Greengrass on vSphere
Last week, I had the pleasure to attend our CTO Ambassadors conference, hosted by our Global Field CTO Chris Wolfe. This was an excellent week, especially for someone like me who works directly for a single business unit at VMware. It gave me great insight into the activities going on in our other business units […] The post A first look at AWS Greengrass on vSphere appeared first on CormacHogan.com .
Configure IPSec VPN on VMware NSX | Let’s v4Real
NSX edge supports site to site IPSec VPN to remote sites. You can configure multiple internal networks to connect to through the VPN tunnel. Subnets and internal networks behind the NSX edge must not have overlapping addresses. The size of the edge device determines the number of tunnels that are supported. The number of tunnels…Read More
Using Linux Kernel 4.15 to minimize Meltdown and Spectre – vInfrastructure Blog
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MTPuTTy Free Tabbed Add-On For Putty | ESX Virtualization
A nice free software for Putty. MTPuTTy Free Tabbed Add-On For Putty creates tabbed connections to remote servers instead individual windows
Install SSH on Windows 10 as Optional Feature | Thomas Maurer
On Windows 10 you have already a couple of options to run SSH commands. You can use for example the PowerShell Module Posh-SSH or use the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) or use third party tools like PuTTY. Today my colleague Raphael Burri from itnetX mentioned that with the latest Windows 10 release, the Fall Creators Update (10.0.16299), there is another option to use SSH on Windows 10. It looks like you can now install a beta version of OpenSSH on Windows 10 as an optional feature. Just…Read More
Intel issues corrected firmware updates to tackle Meltdown / Spectre flaws | On MSFT
A little more than a week ago, Microsoft released emergency Windows updates to deactivate previous buggy security updates from Intel. This happened after the chip maker acknowledged that its firmware updates meant to address the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities could cause system instability, including random reboots. Since the whole saga has been pretty embarrassing for the company, Intel has been busy developing a series of new firmware updates for its CPUs released over the past five…Read More
vSphere Integrated Containers 1.3 – Part 1, VIC Installation – The Virtual Spiral
In this series of post, we’re going to deploy and configure VIC 1.3. Keep in mind, my LAB environment is not very complex so my setup will be pretty basic. My main goal here is really just to be able to deploy some container VM’s through vRA. The full documentation for VIC Install and Config …Read More
vSphere 6.5 VM and vSAN Encryption FAQ now available
I’m really pleased to announce the availability of the vSphere 6.5 VM and vSAN Encryption FAQ! This FAQ is built upon over a year of questions that have come in to me on both VM and vSAN Encryption. We’ve reached critical mass and now it’s time to share! Like most FAQ’s, the intent is that […]
Marc Huppert, VCDX 181, Discusses why he Serves as a Certification SME
The team of subject matter experts who help write, review, and shape VMware certification programs bring a wealth of knowledge and experience with them. We hope you enjoy these insights into why they have chosen to spend their time making VMware Certifications the best in the industry. This month, we’re speaking with Marc Huppert, VCDX
VMworld 2018 Global Call for Papers is Open!
Join industry leaders onstage at VMworld 2018! This year’s conference highlights key success factors for digital transformation including hyper-converged infrastructure, cloud-native apps, virtualized applications, cloud networking, endpoint management, and windows delivery. We’re looking for stories about your successes in these areas to inspire the VMware community. Our call for papers opens Tuesday, February 13, 2018 The post VMworld 2018 Global Call for Papers is Open! appeared first on…Read More
Snapshot Management with Power CLI – VMARENA
Command to list the properties of snapshot using power cli get-vm | get-snapshot | format-list Description Created Quiesced PowerState VM …Read More
