VMware Cloud Foundation 4.1 New Features and Improvements
VMware Cloud Foundation 4.1 New Features and…
VMware Cloud Foundation 4.1: New Features and Improvements, including vSAN Data Persistence, Remote clusters, vVols, SDDC Manager improvements.
Month: September 2020
VMworld 2020 Recap Event with Pure Storage
VMworld 2020 Recap Event with Pure Storage
VMworld 2020 Recap Event with Pure Storage
Grab your beverage of choice and join Pure Storage and VMware to recap the key announcements from #VMworld 2020, followed by live Q&A and discussions with experts in a “birds of a feather” breakout format.
vSAN File Services
vSAN File Services
vSAN File Services
VMware is on the path of creating the platform to build, run, manage, connect, and protect both traditional workloads and newer containerized applications from any device. This goal drove us to introduce vSAN native File Services. The hypervisor integrated service creates a bridge for environments that require file-level services. vSAN File Services is a distributed service layer that is resilient and scalable while being easy to manage trough the well-known vSphere UI.
CNS-CSI 2.1 with vSphere 7.0U1 – What’s new?
CNS-CSI 2.1 with vSphere 7.0U1 – What’s new?
CNS-CSI 2.1 with vSphere 7.0U1 – What’s new?
In this post, we will look at what is in the new release of the vSphere CSI driver for Kubernetes, as well as enhancements to Cloud Native Storage (CNS) that handles CSI request on the vSphere infrastructure. CSI improvements will be available in version 2.1 of the driver, and the CNS components will be part of vSphere 7.0U1. Both are required for the features discussed here. The main objective of this release is two-fold: (a) to add CNS-CSI features to vSphere with Kubernetes so that it has…Read More
How-To Scale a Tanzu Kubernetes cluster using…
How-To Scale a Tanzu Kubernetes cluster using TKG CLI
How-To Scale a Tanzu Kubernetes cluster using…
The blog posts talks about the steps involved in scaling up a Tanzu Kubernetes Grid guest clusters using the TKG CLI.
vSpeaking Podcast Ep 168: vSAN 7 Update 1
vSpeaking Podcast Ep 168: vSAN 7 Update 1
vSpeaking Podcast Ep 168: vSAN 7 Update 1
In one of the largest, most significant releases in memory, vSAN 7 U1 includes a massive number of enhancements to help organizations address the demands of their environment quickly and efficiently. This week on the Virtually Speaking Podcast we welcome Pete Keohler to discuss the details of this massive release. Links Mentioned Blogs What’s New The post vSpeaking Podcast Ep 168: vSAN 7 Update 1 appeared first on Virtual Blocks.
Lifecycle Management with vLCM in vSAN 7 Update 1
Lifecycle Management with vLCM in vSAN 7 Update 1
Lifecycle Management with vLCM in vSAN 7 Update 1
Lifycle Management with vLCM in vSAN 7 U1 vSphere 7 introduced an entirely new solution for unified software and firmware lifecycle management that is native to vSphere. vSphere Lifecycle Manager, or vLCM, is a powerful new framework based on a desired state model to deliver simple, reliable and consistent lifecycle operations for vSphere and The post Lifecycle Management with vLCM in vSAN 7 Update 1 appeared first on Virtual Blocks.
MinIO brings high-performance object storage to…
MinIO brings high-performance object storage to VMware Tanzu
MinIO brings high-performance object storage to…
MinIO brings software-defined, cloud-native object storage to VMware Cloud Foundation with Tanzu through the newly launched vSAN Data Persistence platform.
Build Your Tanzu Business on Firm Foundations…
Build Your Tanzu Business on Firm Foundations while Strengthening Your Customer Relationships
Build Your Tanzu Business on Firm Foundations…
Get started on growing your Modern Applications business and new revenue stream, by reading this overview presentation and viewing these FAQs. In just 30 days, you can take all of the required courses to achieve the new Modern Applications Platform (MAP) Solutions Competency that will help you: Unlock new Tanzu expertise that will empower your staff to sell and deliver […] The post Build Your Tanzu Business on Firm Foundations while Strengthening Your Customer Relationships appeared first on…Read More
TGI Kubernetes 132: Sealed Secrets
TGI Kubernetes 132: Sealed Secrets
TGI Kubernetes 132: Sealed Secrets
Come hang out with Joe as he does a bit of hands on hacking of Kubernetes and related topics. Some of this will be Joe talking about the things he knows. Some of this will be Joe exploring something new with the audience. Come join the fun, ask questions, comment, and participate in the live chat! This week we are going to do a deep(er) dive on Sealed Secrets (https://github.com/bitnami-labs/sealed-secrets). This is a way to encrypt secrets in a way where you can check them in and manage them with the rest of your gitops-ish workflow. In this deeper dive where we plan to peek under the cover and look at some of the day 2 things like key rotation.
vSAN 7 U1 File Services
vSAN 7 U1 File Services
vSAN 7 U1 File Services
Native File Services in vSAN 7 Update 1 The introduction of vSAN 7 included the debut of native file services. This not only provides an extraordinary level of flexibility for administrators, but it provided a key element to serving up cloud native applications in vSAN: Persistent, read-write many (RWM) volumes. vSAN 7 Update 1 The post vSAN 7 U1 File Services appeared first on Virtual Blocks.
HomeLab Stage XXXXII: Monster NAS – VCDX #181…
HomeLab Stage XXXXII: Monster NAS – VCDX #181
HomeLab Stage XXXXII: Monster NAS – VCDX #181…
I have completed the last episode HomeLab Stage XXXXI: Network Performance several weeks ago. Now, I have time to write about my next step: Monster NAS. I have configured in the past my own custom NAS, replaced it years […]
QUIZ: What type of VMworld-er are you?
QUIZ: What type of VMworld-er are you?
QUIZ: What type of VMworld-er are you?
Whether you’re a regular attendee, or this is your first year attending, we’ve put together a quiz to determine exactly what your VMworld personality type is. Are you a stickler for the sessions? Crazy about competitions? Or just in it for the social scene? Now’s the time to reveal your style. The post QUIZ: What type of VMworld-er are you? appeared first on VMware EMEA Blog.
vSAN 7 U1 File Services performance and…
vSAN 7 U1 File Services performance and capacity monitoring
vSAN 7 U1 File Services performance and…
This video demonstrates the process for viewing vSAN file share capacity and performance metrics.
VMware Fusion v12 – Kubernetes / Kind integration
VMware Fusion v12 – Kubernetes / Kind integration
VMware Fusion v12 – Kubernetes / Kind integration
I recently took a look at the container integration features in VMware Fusion v11.5.6 through the vctl command line feature. I was intrigued to read about a future feature coming in version 12, which included some Kind integration. For those of you unfamiliar with Kind, it is a way of deploying Kubernetes in containers. It might sound a bit strange, but it is actually very powerful, and is used by a lot of developers for many different use-cases. This post is going to look at vctl with this…Read More
Explore, Learn, and Win – VMworld Challenge
Explore, Learn, and Win – VMworld Challenge
Explore, Learn, and Win – VMworld Challenge
Need another great reason to discover all that VMworld 2020 has to offer? Participate in this year’s VMworld Challenge! Open to general & premier pass holders, qualify to win exclusive VMworld prizes by completing each action. As you attend sessions, interact with sponsors and get hands-on, you will automatically advance through each tier The post Explore, Learn, and Win – VMworld Challenge appeared first on VMworld Blog.
How it Works: Dell Technologies Multi-Cloud…
How it Works: Dell Technologies Multi-Cloud Storage with PowerScale
How it Works: Dell Technologies Multi-Cloud…
Dell Technologies Cloud Storage for Multi-cloud with PowerScale Scale-out NAS, supported by Faction, can ensure success when it comes to a variety of business use cases and workloads. #multicloud #delltechnologies #Faction
5 Tips for VMworld 2020
5 Tips for VMworld 2020
5 Tips for VMworld 2020
VMworld 2020 will be virtual I’m sure many of us already know that VMware has taken the necessary steps to cancel this year’s in-person event, replacing it with an online
New versions of vSphere, vSAN and VCF. Small…
New versions of vSphere, vSAN and VCF. Small update, big changes!
New versions of vSphere, vSAN and VCF. Small…
On September 15th, VMware has announced new versions of vSphere, vSAN and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and I must say that I am pretty impressed with the functionality changes. In a quick overview, the main changes are: […]
What is new in vSphere 7 U1, vSAN 7U1 and VCF 4.1
What is new in vSphere 7 U1, vSAN 7U1 and VCF 4.1
What is new in vSphere 7 U1, vSAN 7U1 and VCF 4.1
September 2020 brings a lot of new features and updates to some of the VMware product range such as vSphere 7 U1, vSAN 7U1 and VCF 4.1. I have to say, it was pretty hard not to spill any secrets this time!