VCDX #181 Marc Huppert

Month: January 2019

VMware Cloud Provider Pod – Automated…

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VMware Cloud Provider Pod – Automated deployment of public cloud

VMware Cloud Provider Pod – Automated…

Designing and deploying a multi-tenant public cloud is no longer complex with VMware Cloud Provider Pod. Learn how you can modernize your cloud provider infrastructure with an automated design and deployment of the VMware Cloud Provider Platform. Deploy and document a complete multi-tenant VMware Validated Design for Service Providers within minutes through just a few clicks. Learn how the VMware Cloud Provider Pod Designer provides guidance for all necessary Cloud Provider Platform components such as VMware vSphere, VMware NSX, and VMware vCloud Director, as well as optional products such as VMware vSAN, vCloud Extender, vRealize Operations, vRealize Log Insight and vRealize Network Insight. Explore the service offerings the platform…Read More

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Introducing Elastic vSAN

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Introducing Elastic vSAN

Introducing Elastic vSAN

We have officially entered the next generation of storage in the VMware Cloud on AWS Service. Dramatically increasing the size and scale of workload that the service can support. While simultaneously introducing flexibility into the amount of storage assigned to a cluster. We call it Elastic vSAN; a fusion of VMware vSAN and Amazons Elastic The post Introducing Elastic vSAN appeared first on Virtual Blocks.

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Announcing Precaution – A New Open Source…

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Announcing Precaution – A New Open Source GitHub App That Automatically Scans Pull Requests for Security Vulnerabilities

Announcing Precaution – A New Open Source…

By Eric Brown, Antoine Salon, Martin Vrachev Our team is announcing the initial public release of Precaution, an open source GitHub app for automatically scanning pull requests for security issues. With Precaution installed, all pull requests in your repo are automatically scanned by a security linter like Bandit (for Python) or GoSec (for Go) as The post Announcing Precaution – A New Open Source GitHub App That Automatically Scans Pull Requests for Security Vulnerabilities appeared first on…Read More

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Cloud Builder

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Cloud Builder

Cloud Builder

I’m excited to be writing this blog, on January 22nd the Integrated Systems Business Unit (ISBU) released version 1.0 of VMware Cloud Builder a free virtual appliance that allows our customers to automate the deployment of VMware Validated Designs. In this post I will provide some background history and provide a bit of detail as

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Storage vMotion between arrays of same vendor

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Storage vMotion between arrays of same vendor

Storage vMotion between arrays of same vendor

Recently I had to investigate an interesting behavior of ESXi hosts during Storage vMotion between two arrays of the same vendor – in this case HDS (G600 –> G700/F700). In this post I list observed symptoms and a very simple way to boost performance in this situation. Symptoms During Storage vMotio

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Introducing VMware Cloud Builder, Automated…

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Introducing VMware Cloud Builder, Automated Deployment of VMware Validated Designs

Introducing VMware Cloud Builder, Automated…

I’m excited to be writing this blog, on January 22nd the Integrated Systems Business Unit (ISBU) released version 1.0 of VMware Cloud Builder a free virtual appliance that allows our customers to automate the deployment of VMware Validated Designs. In this post I will provide some background history and provide a bit of detail as The post Introducing VMware Cloud Builder, Automated Deployment of VMware Validated Designs appeared first on Cloud Foundation.

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Degraded Device Handling (DDH) Revisited

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Degraded Device Handling (DDH) Revisited

Degraded Device Handling (DDH) Revisited

Degraded Device Handling (DDH) or Dying Disk Handling as it was formerly known, is a feature that has been available in vSAN for some time. However, I regularly get questions about how it works. The DDH behavior has changed significantly over various versions. We may as well begin this post with an overview about the […] The post Degraded Device Handling (DDH) Revisited appeared first on CormacHogan.com.

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The VCP 2019 Certifications Are Here!

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The VCP 2019 Certifications Are Here!

The VCP 2019 Certifications Are Here!

A couple of weeks ago I shared insight into our 2019 certification plans and timing. You can read that blog here. I’m happy to announce the new VCP 2019 certifications are now live! You can start earning them by passing any of the applicable exams, including the new DCV exam based on vSphere 6.7, The post The VCP 2019 Certifications Are Here! appeared first on VMware Education Services.

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Download Free Guide: Network Virtualization for…

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NETWORK VIRTUALIZATION FOR DUMMIES

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Is your network keeping up with the pace of the business? Being first to market and exceeding customers’ expectations are keys to success in today’s environment. You can’t afford a network that can’t keep up with the demands for cloud-hosted, distributed apps, and the increasing threats of cybercrim

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New Year, New Topology Options for VMware Site…

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New Year, New Topology Options for VMware Site Recovery

New Year, New Topology Options for VMware Site…

It’s a new year, and many of us have committed to New Year’s resolutions. Some people commit to getting out more, spending more time with family, or to reading more books. The VMware Site Recovery team’s New Year’s resolution is to build more capabilities and bring more benefits for our DRaaS users! I’m happy to The post New Year, New Topology Options for VMware Site Recovery appeared first on VMware Cloud Community.

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Raspberry Pi 3B+ and VMware Pulse 1.1

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Raspberry Pi 3B+ and VMware Pulse 1.1

Raspberry Pi 3B+ and VMware Pulse 1.1

This is a guest post written by Parth Trivedi and Peter Keilty. IoT is an emerging topic and much has been written about all the exciting use cases around manufacturing, healthcare, smart cities. You can read some of VMware’s perspective here: Transform Your Industry with IoT. Many of these exciting use cases include the use of The post Raspberry Pi 3B+ and VMware Pulse 1.1 appeared first on Edge and IoT.

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Announcing VMware PKS 1.3 with New Features and…

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Announcing VMware PKS 1.3 with New Features and Azure Support

Announcing VMware PKS 1.3 with New Features and…

The latest new release of VMware PKS is here. Version 1.3 of the enterprise-grade Kubernetes platform enters general availability today. The new release includes a number of new updates that improve the service’s capabilities to build and run modern apps using Kubernetes clusters, including: Support for Kubernetes 1.12 Support for Microsoft Azure New configuration options The post Announcing VMware PKS 1.3 with New Features and Azure Support appeared first on VMware Cloud Community.

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VMware Validated Design for Software-Defined…

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VMware Validated Design for Software-Defined Data Center (VVD for SDDC) 5.0

VMware Validated Design for Software-Defined…

On January 22nd, 2019, VMware released the VMware Validated Design for Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) version 5.0. This latest update provides several significant upgrades to the bill of materials along with some minor tweaks to the architecture and offers a vastly improved deployment experience. New Documentation Map The VMware Validated Design consist of a set The post VMware Validated Design for Software-Defined Data Center (VVD for SDDC) 5.0 appeared first on Cloud Foundation.

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VMware Cloud on AWS Cloud Migration Deep Dive

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VMware Cloud on AWS Cloud Migration Deep Dive

VMware Cloud on AWS Cloud Migration Deep Dive

In this webinar, you will learn how VMware Cloud on AWS helps simplify and accelerate the migration process. Not only will you see demos of different cloud migration scenarios in action, but you will also hear about customers’ cloud migration experience with VMware Cloud on AWS. You will learn about: – How VMware Cloud on AWS enables bi-directional migration at scale – How you can migrate applications with no re-architecture or conversions – How VMware Cloud on AWS seamlessly integrates with native AWS services – How off-the-shelf enterprise applications from Oracle, Microsoft, and SAP are supported by VMware Cloud on AWS and much more…Read More

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vSpeaking Podcast: Veeam Availability Suite 9.5…

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vSpeaking Podcast: Veeam Availability Suite 9.5 U4 for VMware

vSpeaking Podcast: Veeam Availability Suite 9.5…

Today, at their Sales Kickoff event, Veeam is announcing key updates to Veeam Availability Suite 9.5 U4, Veeam Availability for AWS and Veeam Availability Console. As many VMware customers protect their virtual infrastructure using Veeam, I thought it made sense to bring in the experts to share the details. This week on the Virtually Speaking Podcast we welcome The post vSpeaking Podcast: Veeam Availability Suite 9.5 U4 for VMware appeared first on Virtual Blocks.

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Dynamic vSphere Health Checks in vSphere 6.7+

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Dynamic vSphere Health Checks in vSphere 6.7+

Dynamic vSphere Health Checks in vSphere 6.7+

One really neat feature of the vSphere HTML5 Client that was shipped in vSphere 6.7 is the ability to deliver new data applications that can run in the vSphere UI without requiring customers to update or upgrade their underlying vCenter Server. An example of this is the vSphere Health Check plugin that was included in vSphere 6.7, […]

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