VMware NSX Edge Load Balancers: Part 2 –…

VMware NSX Edge Load Balancers: Part 2 – In-Line/Transparent Mode

VMware NSX Edge Load Balancers: Part 2 –…

In Part 1 we looked at the deployment of the NSX Edge load balancer in One-Armed/Proxy mode. As detailed, this flavour of NSX Edge load balancer requires nothing from its back-end server pool members, and enables us to quickly and easily add a load balancer to an existing network segment which…Read More


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PowerCLI script to count paths to VMFS volumes

PowerCLI script to count paths to VMFS volumes

PowerCLI script to count paths to VMFS volumes

When implementing new storages or configure existing ones it is a good idea to check paths (state and amount) to volumes. When operating a few hosts using a few datastores this can be a very time-consuming task when using the GUI. Therefore I wrote the following function. Input Before running the fu


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Updating PowerCLI Local OS Support

Updating PowerCLI Local OS Support

Updating PowerCLI Local OS Support

VMware PowerCLI has gone through quite a few changes over the past couple years. This includes what operating systems (OS) PowerCLI can run on! The most significant update was the addition of MacOS and Ubuntu. However, as the PowerCLI team continually evaluates which OSes we should support, there are also times where OSes need to […] The post Updating PowerCLI Local OS Support appeared first on VMware PowerCLI Blog.


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Virtualizing GPU Accelerated SQream Database…

Virtualizing GPU Accelerated SQream Database Management Systems on VMware vSphere (Part 1 of 2)

Virtualizing GPU Accelerated SQream Database…

Compute Performance is the new challenge for data analytics Traditional enterprise databases, designed in the past century, fail to scale out effectively to meet the needs of the new streaming analytics applications. X86-based compute alone is unable to keep up with compute needs as the volume of data and its need for speedy processing have The post Virtualizing GPU Accelerated SQream Database Management Systems on VMware vSphere (Part 1 of 2) appeared first on Virtualize Applications.


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Ninja Guide to Manage vRNI using VRSLCM Part 2:…

Ninja Guide to Manage vRNI using VRSLCM Part 2: Creating new vRNI setup from existing vRNI setup

Ninja Guide to Manage vRNI using VRSLCM Part 2:…

Are you looking for installing new vRealize Network Insight(vRNI) infrastructure(environment) from existing vRNI setup with all the data sources added! And are you wondering how to do it effortlessly? vRSLCM can do it for you, but how? Deploying a new vRNI environment involves lot of tasks like deploying of ova, applying license, clustering and adding The post Ninja Guide to Manage vRNI using VRSLCM Part 2: Creating new vRNI setup from existing vRNI setup appeared first on VMware Cloud…Read More


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Usage Meter requirement for SMTP

Usage Meter requirement for SMTP

Usage Meter requirement for SMTP

As we continue to enhance the features and capabilities of Usage Meter, one of the changes that has people asking questions is why we are requiring the configuration of SMTP when installing Usage Meter 3.6.x. This was a change from 3.5.x where SMTP was not a requirement. Usage Meter Monitoring One of the key reasons The post Usage Meter requirement for SMTP appeared first on VMware Cloud Provider Blog.


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Health Checks – Delivering a more Intelligent…

Health Checks – Delivering a more Intelligent vSAN and vSphere

Health Checks – Delivering a more Intelligent…

Guidance in most forms is a nice option to have. Consider a scenario that is commonplace with people and today’s technology, where one may be almost certain of the driving directions to a destination. Even the most capable individuals will still enter the address into their phone for turn-by-turn guidance. Why? Compared to old methods The post Health Checks – Delivering a more Intelligent vSAN and vSphere appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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NSX Troubleshooting Scenario 12

NSX Troubleshooting Scenario 12

NSX Troubleshooting Scenario 12

Welcome to the twelfth installment of my NSX troubleshooting series. What I hope to do in these posts is share some of the common issues I run across from day to day. Each scenario will be a two-part post. The first will be an outline of the symptoms and problem statement along with bits of…Read More


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Measuring Performance in VMware Cloud on AWS

Measuring Performance in VMware Cloud on AWS

Measuring Performance in VMware Cloud on AWS

Up until recently measuring cluster performance inside the VMware Cloud on AWS Service has been a complicated affair. This is primarily due to the distributed nature of vSAN and its ability to scale-out operations. Measuring cluster performance requires several simultaneous workloads to saturate the cluster and measure top end capabilities. HCIBench has been VMware’s go-to The post Measuring Performance in VMware Cloud on AWS appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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Partner Learning Opportunities about VMware…

Partner Learning Opportunities about VMware Cloud on AWS

Partner Learning Opportunities about VMware…

VMware offers partners many ways to learn about VMware Cloud on AWS. We have programs to help you learn the VMware Cloud story, how to sell VMware Cloud on AWS, what AWS training courses you should take, and how VMware helps you build a successful hybrid cloud business – take a look. The post Partner Learning Opportunities about VMware Cloud on AWS appeared first on Partner News.


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Extending Born in the Cloud Innovations to the…

Extending Born in the Cloud Innovations to the Data Center

Extending Born in the Cloud Innovations to the…

This week at AWS re:Invent, VMware and AWS announced a further expansion of our strategic relationship, announcing innovative new options for how customers can support the needs of their applications in a hybrid cloud environment. The post Extending Born in the Cloud Innovations to the Data Center appeared first on VMware Cloud Community.


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VMware Cloud on AWS Outposts: Cloud Managed…

VMware Cloud on AWS Outposts: Cloud Managed SDDC for your Data Center

VMware Cloud on AWS Outposts: Cloud Managed…

Background Since we launched VMware Cloud on AWS in August 2017, we have seen tremendous customer success. Customers love the operational simplicity of VMware Cloud on AWS, which is delivered as-a-service, running on AWS elastic bare metal instance types and provided in a growing number of AWS Regions globally. Customers can instantly deploy a new The post VMware Cloud on AWS Outposts: Cloud Managed SDDC for your Data Center appeared first on VMware Cloud Community.


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VMware Blockchain Beta

VMware Blockchain Beta

VMware Blockchain Beta

At VMworld Europe 2018, we announce the beta of VMware Blockchain. VMware Blockchain is a service that will provide permissioned blockchain for enterprise consortiums which is intrinsically more secure than public blockchains. VMware Blockchain will provide the foundation for decentralized trust while delivering enterprise-grade scalability, reliability, security and manageability. The service will be integrated into existing VMware tools to


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Dell EMC VxRail Hyper-Converged Infrastructure…

Dell EMC VxRail Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

Dell EMC VxRail Hyper-Converged Infrastructure…

Eliminate complexity with Dell EMC VxRail, a VMware hyper-converged infrastructure appliance delivering an all-in-one IT infrastructure transformation. Request a quote to extend and simplify your VMware environments.


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What is VMware UNMAP? – Dead Space Reclamation

What is VMware UNMAP? – Dead Space Reclamation

What is VMware UNMAP? – Dead Space Reclamation

I’ve had a couple of questions concerning UNMAP and dead space reclamation, in VMware vSphere. We know this also as “TRIM” on Windows and other systems. In this post we’ll try to explain What is VMware UNMAP? You know, the dead space reclamation, when you have VM with thin disks.


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Fun with PKS, K8s, VCP, StatefulSets and Couchbase

Fun with PKS, K8s, VCP, StatefulSets and Couchbase

Fun with PKS, K8s, VCP, StatefulSets and Couchbase

After just deploying the newest version of Pivotal Container Services (PKS) and rolling out my first Kubernetes cluster (read all about it here), I wanted to try to do something a bit more interesting than just create another persistent volume claim to test out our vSphere Cloud Provider since I had done this a number […] The post Fun with PKS, K8s, VCP, StatefulSets and Couchbase appeared first on CormacHogan.com.


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Wavefront Introduces AI Genie

Wavefront Introduces AI Genie

Wavefront Introduces AI Genie

Want service anomaly detection to be faster and easier? Wavefront’s AI Genie with automatic anomaly detection and forecast prediction make it easy to detect, visualize and troubleshoot incident and better plan future needs, across modern applications and infrastructure issues.


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VMware NSX Cloud Now in AWS Solution Space

VMware NSX Cloud Now in AWS Solution Space

VMware NSX Cloud Now in AWS Solution Space

We are excited to announce that NSX Cloud, the VMware networking and security solution for AWS-native applications and hybrid-cloud, is now available in the AWS Solution Space! AWS created the Solution Space as a place for AWS Partner Network (APN) Technology Partners to showcase customer-ready solutions that combine AWS services with partner technologies and, optionally, The post VMware NSX Cloud Now in AWS Solution Space appeared first on Network Virtualization.


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