How to troubleshoot NSX-T API errors when using…

How to troubleshoot NSX-T API errors when using PowerCLI?

How to troubleshoot NSX-T API errors when using…

In the last few days, I have been ramping back up on NSX-T usage, especially as I take a closer look at VMware Pivotal Container Service (PKS) which hopefully I will be able to share more with an upcoming blog series (at least, thats the plan when I find some spare time). While working on […]


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Dell EMC and VMware – Better Together for…

Dell EMC and VMware – Better Together for Service Providers

Dell EMC and VMware – Better Together for…

Co-authored by: Kevin Shatzkamer, Vice President, Service Provider Strategy and Solutions, Dell EMC Honore’ LaBourdette, VP Global Market Development, Telco Business Group, VMware Some of their main challenges CSPs face include: Slowing growth & innovation due to increasing technological complexity Rising CAPEX and OPEX for legacy network infrastructure Price/Margin erosion due to disruption in existing […] The post Dell EMC and VMware – Better Together for Service Providers appeared first on…Read More


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Addressing PCI DSS With VMware NSX-T – View a…

Addressing PCI DSS With VMware NSX-T – View a micro-audit of NSX-T on #VMTN

Addressing PCI DSS With VMware NSX-T – View a…

In this benchmark third-party audit and security firm Coalfire performed testing of the effectiveness of NSX-T micro-segmentation for securing both virtual machines (VMs) and “containers” orchestrated by Kubernetes (K8s) on supported hypervisors.


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Are You a vSphere 6.5 Expert? Take the Quiz and…

Are You a vSphere 6.5 Expert? Take the Quiz and Find Out!

Are You a vSphere 6.5 Expert? Take the Quiz and…

VMware vSphere 6.5 is the next-gen infrastructure platform for your next-gen apps. It provides a powerful, flexible, and secure foundation for business agility that accelerates the digital transformation to cloud computing and success in the digital economy. vSphere 6.5 supports both existing and next-gen apps through its – simplified customer experience for automation and management The post Are You a vSphere 6.5 Expert? Take the Quiz and Find Out! appeared first on VMware vSphere Blog .


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Have a look at some load balancing capabilities and configuration examples for NSX-6.3 here on #VMTN

Have a look at some load balancing capabilities…

This document highlights NSX-v 6.3 LB capabilities and provide detailed NSX LB configuration examples list such as: Healthchecks ICMP UDP TCP HTTP


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Surviving 63 Drives Failure on vSAN

Surviving 63 Drives Failure on vSAN

Surviving 63 Drives Failure on vSAN

One of the most common discussion topics around vSAN is around availability. There are also a lot of misconceptions and FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubts) around this topic. What better way to debunk it by doing a little test on failures!


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Downloading and Installing vSphere Integrated…

Downloading and Installing vSphere Integrated Containers

Downloading and Installing vSphere Integrated…

This video tutorial is about everything you need to know in order to download and install vSphere Integrated Containers in your environment. Please visit the following link for Virtual Container Host Creation workflow. – https://youtu.be/FXLVNc7NRJ8 For more information please visit the vSphere Integrated Containers (VIC) product page: https://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/integrated-containers.html


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VMware ESXi and ESXTOP “P” Key is New in…

VMware ESXi and ESXTOP “P” Key is New in vSphere 6.5 – Did you know?

VMware ESXi and ESXTOP “P” Key is New in…

By looking a tech marketing PDF for vSphere 6.5 from VMware tech marketing team entitled “What’s New in Performance” I noticed a new option which has been added to ESXTOP command. It’s a “P” key which allows you to monitor Power Management. It shows you a power information for the particular ESXi host. So this post […] Read the full post VMware ESXi and ESXTOP “P” Key is New in vSphere 6.5 – Did you know? at ESX Virtualization .


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vMotion with 40GbE NIC

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vMotion with 40GbE NIC

One fact I discovered recently is that when you use 40GbE NIC for vMotion is that only a single vmkernel port can´t use the full 40gig potential. One VMkernel port will only bring 18 GbE throughput, the second VMkernel port increases the throughput up to 28 GbE and the third VMkernel port increases the performance to 36…Read More


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Configure Identity-based firewall (IDFW) in…

Configure Identity-based firewall (IDFW) in VMware NSX | Let’s v4Real

Configure Identity-based firewall (IDFW) in…

Identity based firewall allows you to make distributed firewall rules based off Active Directory users and groups. A few things need to be in place for this to work. You must have a cluster that is prepared for NSX. You must setup AD synchronization so that NSX can see the users and groups and you…Read More


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What vSAN Admins Need to Know about Intel Optane

What vSAN Admins Need to Know about Intel Optane

What vSAN Admins Need to Know about Intel Optane

Last week I had the opportunity to attend Intel Partner Connect and catch up on all the new updates coming from Intel in areas like data center, IoT, and artificial intelligence. One thing is certain, Intel is shifting its focus from just PC-centric to data-centric. Taking center stage in their datacenter solutions this week was VMware vSAN The post What vSAN Admins Need to Know about Intel Optane appeared first on Virtual Blocks .


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Introducing the New Intelligence-Driven Digital…

Introducing the New Intelligence-Driven Digital Workspace

Introducing the New Intelligence-Driven Digital…

We announced our vision for analytics and artificial intelligence for the modern digital workspace at VMworld 2017, and today we’re really excited to introduce the industry’s first intelligence-driven digital workspace. The evolution of the VMware Workspace ONE digital workspace platform comes with major innovations in the following areas: A new intelligence-driven digital workspace powered by […] The post Introducing the New Intelligence-Driven Digital Workspace appeared first on VMware…Read More


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Free ebook: Upgrading to VMware vSphere 6.5:…

Free ebook: Upgrading to VMware vSphere 6.5: Insights for vSphere Administrators

Free ebook: Upgrading to VMware vSphere 6.5:…

Continue to provide the best foundation for your business. Learn about the three phases of the upgrade to ensure a successful process overall whether you are upgrading from vSphere 5.5 or vSphere 6.0. Access this ebook to understand what steps should be taken to support and meet the needs of your organization.


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Ready for iOS 11.3: Defer iOS & macOS Updates

Ready for iOS 11.3: Defer iOS & macOS Updates

Ready for iOS 11.3: Defer iOS & macOS Updates

Christmas has come early this year for admins of the iOS and macOS platforms. With the announcement of iOS 11.3 and macOS 10.13.4 beta releases, admins can get excited for the long-awaited functionality to allow the deferral of OS updates. Additionally, with the general availability of VMware Workspace ONE powered by AirWatch version 9.3.0, announced […] The post Ready for iOS 11.3: Defer iOS & macOS Updates appeared first on VMware End-User Computing Blog .


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This Week in Enterprise Tech 282 VMware on AWS

This Week in Enterprise Tech 282 VMware on AWS | TWiT.TV

This Week in Enterprise Tech 282 VMware on AWS

VMware Vice President Infrastructure Ivan Oprencak talks about where AWS came from and where it might be going as the world of cloud computing matures.Full episode at twit.tv/twiet…


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vSphere Data Protection not accessible after…

vSphere Data Protection not accessible after upgrade to 6.1.6 – The Virtualist

vSphere Data Protection not accessible after…

After following the procedure to upgrade vSphere Data Protection 6.1.4 to 6.1.6 I lost access to it using vCenter plugin with the following error message: The first thing that I checked was the services of vSphere Data Protection appliance Everything green… what now? vSphere Data Protection is working only vCenter plugin is not … Continue reading


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VMware Cloud Certification Services: A Journey…

VMware Cloud Certification Services: A Journey to SaaS Transformation

VMware Cloud Certification Services: A Journey…

VMware delivers a pre-configured cloud based certification test bed in the cloud for a fixed duration of time to it’s partners to certify their products. Partners with access to the program can log-in using a URL provided by VMware and access the test bed without any VPN. Following are the highlights of this program. Centralized …


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