Exclude VMs from Rightsizing via API in VMware…

Exclude VMs from Rightsizing via API in VMware Aria Operations

Exclude VMs from Rightsizing via API in VMware…

The ability to rightsize VMs is a powerful feature of Aria Operations, one that we’ve discussed before. VMware Staff Technical Marketing Architect Brandon Gordon recently provided an update to his exhaustive blog on VM Rightsizing as well, you can find it here. Within the UI, you can exclude VMs …Read More


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VMware Aria Operations and VM Snapshots

VMware Aria Operations and VM Snapshots

VMware Aria Operations and VM Snapshots

As you know, VM Snapshots can consume space and cause performance issues in your vSphere environment. Because of that, we want to maintain proper VM Snapshot hygiene. We’d like to know which VMs have Snapshots, how big they are, how old they are, and more. Out of the box, Aria Operations […]


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Latency Sensitivity – High with HT – Next Level…

Latency Sensitivity – High with HT – Next Level SDDC

Latency Sensitivity – High with HT – Next Level…

Did you know that vSphere 8 introduced a new Latency Sensitivity option for those workloads that require every bit of performance? Yup, Normal and High are not the only 2 options available anymore. When you enable vHT, each guest vCPU is treated as a single hyperthread of a virtual core. High […]


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VCP-DCV on vSphere 8.x Objective 2.3 – Identify…

VCP-DCV on vSphere 8.x Objective 2.3 – Identify use cases for VMware vCenter Con…

VCP-DCV on vSphere 8.x Objective 2.3 – Identify…

VMware vCenter Converter should be well known software to any admin. It’s use case is to virtualize physical workloads to VMware Virtual Machines (VMs), migrate workloads, export VMs managed by vCenter server to other or re-configure virtual workloads. The software can be used for free and you […]


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VMC on AWS – i3.metal EOS – Next Level SDDC

VMC on AWS – i3.metal EOS – Next Level SDDC

VMC on AWS – i3.metal EOS – Next Level SDDC

Are you currently a VMC on AWS customer looking to keep expanding your presence in the cloud this year? You may only have exactly 22 days left to purchase one last round of i3.metal hosts before they are no longer an option. What does that mean? Basically you will need to migrate your current […]


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Tanzu – Load Balancer Service – Next Level SDDC

Tanzu – Load Balancer Service – Next Level SDDC

Tanzu – Load Balancer Service – Next Level SDDC

Introduction to VMware Tanzu Load Balancer service! VMware Tanzu Load Balancer is a cloud-native load balancer that is built for Kubernetes and other modern container environments. With Tanzu Load Balancer, developers can easily configure and manage load balancing for their applications, without …Read More


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Designing & Deploying Multi-Site TKG Clusters…

Designing & Deploying Multi-Site TKG Clusters using Federated AMKO and Avi GSLB …

Designing & Deploying Multi-Site TKG Clusters…

Overview: NSX ALB (Avi) offers rich capabilities for L4-L7 load balancing across different clouds and for different workloads, this in addition to Global Site Load Balancing functionality (GSLB) which allows an organisation to run multiple sites in either Active-Active (load balancing and DR) […]


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Enhanced Performance Diagnostics tools for vSAN…

Enhanced Performance Diagnostics tools for vSAN 8 U1

Enhanced Performance Diagnostics tools for vSAN…

Visit these other VMware sites for additional resources and content.|Communities|Customer Connect|VMware.com You are about to be redirected to the central VMware login page. Here you can create an account, or login with your existing Customer Connect / Partner Connect / Customer Connect ID. Check this box to ignore this message in the future.Direct me to VMware Sign In March 22, 2023 Customer satisfaction is paramount for VMwareâ„¢. VMware vSANâ„¢ 8 U1 introduces three improvements to help ensure…Read More


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Changing the default HTTP(s) Reverse Proxy…

Changing the default HTTP(s) Reverse Proxy Ports on ESXi 8.0

Changing the default HTTP(s) Reverse Proxy…

The process of changing the default ports for the ESXi Reverse Proxy service has always been pretty straight forward, which I had also shared back in 2015 HERE. While most customers stick with the default configuration (80 for HTTP and 443 for HTTPS), we do have some customers that need to change these ports to […]


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VMware NSX-T Manager 3.x – Enable Root SSH…

VMware NSX-T Manager 3.x – Enable Root SSH Login After Initial Installation – vE…

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[New Blog Post] Enable Root SSH Login after NSX Manager Initial Installation #VMware #VirtualCloudNetwork #NSX #RunNSX #vCommunity #vExpert #vExpertNSX


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Home Lab – scripted installation – Part I – vWorld

Home Lab – scripted installation – Part I – vWorld

Home Lab – scripted installation – Part I – vWorld

I was fascinated by VCF, VLC, and other scripts, including those provided by William Lam. I decided to create my own script using PowerShell, which was a lot of fun and helped me develop a deeper understanding. I am hoping that this is the first part of many articles to come. I would like […]


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Create and Assign a Custom Attribute for…

Create and Assign a Custom Attribute for Virtual Machines in vCenter Using Power…

Create and Assign a Custom Attribute for…

Introduction: Managing a large number of virtual machines in vCenter can be challenging, especially when you need to keep track of specific information for each VM. Custom attributes can be helpful in such cases, allowing you to store metadata about your VMs. In this blog post, we will walk […]


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The real risk of avoiding Cloud Sovereignty

The real risk of avoiding Cloud Sovereignty

The real risk of avoiding Cloud Sovereignty

Adopting cloud computing has become increasingly popular, with many organizations taking advantage of its benefits, such as reduced costs, improved flexibility, and scalability. However, with this increased adoption comes the need for increased attention to security, particularly regarding sensitive data, data classification, privacy, and Sovereign Clouds. Sovereign Clouds are managed and operated privately or through … Continued The post The real risk of avoiding Cloud Sovereignty appeared…Read More


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Building and deploying your first app on Tanzu…

Building and deploying your first app on Tanzu Application Platform (3/3) – Expl…

Building and deploying your first app on Tanzu…

In my previous posts I showed you some of the capabilities of Tanzu Application Platform (TAP). We talked about the inner loop and outer loop. In this last article of the series we will explore the TAP GUI and show some of the capabilities.


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Deploying Horizon Edge Gateway Appliance – DNS…

Deploying Horizon Edge Gateway Appliance – DNS Configuration

Deploying Horizon Edge Gateway Appliance – DNS…

Rick Terlep demonstrates how to add a DNS entry to a Windows Server for the Horizon Edge appliance as a part of the onboarding process. This video is the first in a series about setting up the prerequisites for Horizon Edge Gateway deployment in your Horizon 8 environment.


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Rightsize Kubernetes Resource Requests with…

Rightsize Kubernetes Resource Requests with VMware Aria Cost

Rightsize Kubernetes Resource Requests with…

Setting appropriate resource requests and limits for Kubernetes containers is critical for ensuring application performance. But without the ability to map requests and limits against container usage, application developers and cloud operations managers are left in the dark, wondering if their […]


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A Beginner’s Guide to VMware vSphere+

A Beginner’s Guide to VMware vSphere+

A Beginner’s Guide to VMware vSphere+

VMware vSphere+ is a multi-cloud enterprise workload platform that delivers the benefits of VMware Cloud Services to your on-premises workloads, In other words have high-value cloud services to transform your existing on-premises deployments into a SaaS-enabled infrastructure that […]


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