HomeLab Stage LXVII: Horizon with vGPU – VCDX…

HomeLab Stage LXVII: Horizon with vGPU – VCDX #181 Marc Huppert

HomeLab Stage LXVII: Horizon with vGPU – VCDX…

In my last episode HomeLabStage LXVI: New Monster Cluster I was blogging about the setup itself. Today I want to give you some updates: In the meantime, my entire HomeLab / HomeDC setup is upgraded to vSphere 8. Why? Because […]


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Monitoring Plex in VMware vRealize Log Insight

Monitoring Plex in VMware vRealize Log Insight

Monitoring Plex in VMware vRealize Log Insight

This week, I have been migrating from a nice FOSS logging solution (GrayLog) that became corrupted (my fault) back to the lovely, solid, and easy to use VMware vRealize Log Insight (Now called VMware Aria Operations for Logs). Part of this process […]


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vSphere 8.0 U1 and vSAN 8.0 U1 what’s new…

vSphere 8.0 U1 and vSAN 8.0 U1 what’s new podcast episodes available now!

vSphere 8.0 U1 and vSAN 8.0 U1 what’s new…

We (the Unexplored Territory team) have just published two brand-new episodes which discuss What’s New with vSphere 8.0 U1 and vSAN 8.0 U1. You can of course listen to them using your favorite podcast app, or you simply use the embedded players below to enjoy the content.


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SSD with multiple NVMe namespaces for VMware…

SSD with multiple NVMe namespaces for VMware Homelab

SSD with multiple NVMe namespaces for VMware…

If space is a constraint for your VMware Homelab, you may want to consider using SSDs that can support multiple NVMe Namespaces. I first came to learn about NVMe namespaces and its benefits back in 2019 when it was first demonstrated by Micron and using it vSAN, which was also the primary […]


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Integrating Terraform with Avi Vantage

Integrating Terraform with Avi Vantage

Integrating Terraform with Avi Vantage

This guide explains the details of integrating Terraform with Avi Vantage. Terraform is an open-source infrastructure that allows you to define and provision a datacenter infrastructure. You can do this using a high-level configuration language designed to allow concise description […]


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VMware vSphere 7 resource pool configuration…

VMware vSphere 7 resource pool configuration and examples

VMware vSphere 7 resource pool configuration…

vSphere 7 resource pools are an integral part of clustered environments. They allow you to create different compartments within your cluster and delegate control over a cluster’s resources. Many new vSphere admins do not use resource pools because they seem complicated at first; however, […]


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More GPUs with NVIDIA NVSwitch and NVLink on…

More GPUs with NVIDIA NVSwitch and NVLink on VMware vSphere 8

More GPUs with NVIDIA NVSwitch and NVLink on…

This demonstration shows the NVSwitch/NVLink support in vSphere 8 U1 with the capability to have 8 full vGPUs assigned to a VM, or alternatively subsets like 2 and 4 vGPU profiles available as device groups also. This is a building block for larger numbers of GPUs to be used on VMware vSphere 8.


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Announcing end of support for PCoIP in VMware…

Announcing end of support for PCoIP in VMware Horizon

Announcing end of support for PCoIP in VMware…

If you’d known colorful skinny jeans were going to go out of style, you never would have bought them. In that spirit, we have been supporting PC-over-IP (PCoIP®) as a protocol option in Horizon for years, but as our Blast protocol has evolved, we are now announcing when we will drop support for PCoIP in … Continued The post Announcing end of support for PCoIP in VMware Horizon appeared first on VMware End-User Computing Blog.


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The new App Volumes 4 evaluation guide is here!

The new App Volumes 4 evaluation guide is here!

The new App Volumes 4 evaluation guide is here!

This article was originally published at the VMware Digital Workspace Tech Zone Blog. As an IT administrator and product evaluator, you can now use the Evaluation Guide for App Volumes 4 to find out how App Volumes complements the VMware End-User Computing portfolio with real-time application delivery and application lifecycle management. The complete guide (32 PDF pages) … Continued The post The new App Volumes 4 evaluation guide is here! appeared first on VMware End-User Computing Blog.


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AWS Direct Connect Integration with VMware…

AWS Direct Connect Integration with VMware Cloud on AWS | Amazon Web Services

AWS Direct Connect Integration with VMware…

With hybrid implementations, we see a design pattern where customers configure connectivity to allow communication between on-premises and VMware Cloud on AWS networks. Customers use various methods such us a VPN and/or AWS Direct Connect to implement hybrid cloud connectivity. […]


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VMware Aria Operations: Add Windows VM Service…

VMware Aria Operations: Add Windows VM Service Monitors via API

VMware Aria Operations: Add Windows VM Service…

Today I’m monitoring a handful of Services on a Windows VM, I’d like to monitor these same Services across hundreds of Windows VMs. Adding each of the Service Monitors via the Aria Operations UI will be painful, there is no clone option or the ability to deploy Service Monitors to Custom Groups. …Read More


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VCP-DCV on vSphere 8.x Objective 1.3.63 –…

VCP-DCV on vSphere 8.x Objective 1.3.63 – Identify use cases for raw device mapp…

VCP-DCV on vSphere 8.x Objective 1.3.63 –…

We’re “crushing” another chapter today for our resource page VCP8-DCV Study Guide Page. Today’s post name is VCP-DCV on vSphere 8.x Objective 1.3.63 – Identify use cases for raw device mapping (RDM), Persistent Memory (PMem), Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe), NVMe over Fabrics […]


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Securing the NSX management plane against exploits

Securing the NSX management plane against exploits

Securing the NSX management plane against exploits

Helping organizations protect their assets and infrastructure from evolving attack tactics and techniques is a priority at VMware. API-focused ransomware attacks have become an all-too-common trend, and we recommend that customers take extra care to reduce their attack surface by deploying NSX Manager — and any other manager console — in a hardened manner. Management The post Securing the NSX management plane against exploits appeared first on Network and Security Virtualization.


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Get a Free Trial of VMware Cloud on AWS

Get a Free Trial of VMware Cloud on AWS

Get a Free Trial of VMware Cloud on AWS

VMware Cloud on AWS Trial is a powerful sales tool for you to leverage. Sign up for a free 30-day trial to create a Single Host SDDC with i3.metal host. You and the customer will receive a trial welcome email a couple of days after signing up. No paperwork or booking commitment is needed. Learn … Continued The post Get a Free Trial of VMware Cloud on AWS appeared first on Partner News.


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HCX – How to create Service Mesh and connect sites

HCX – How to create Service Mesh and connect sites

HCX – How to create Service Mesh and connect sites

Today I return to my HCX Series to try to complete HCX Series in the following weeks. In this third HCX – How to create Service Mesh and connect sites about HCX Series blog post, I will discuss how to create the HCX Service Mesh and connect sites.


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VMware HCX – common misconceptions and…

VMware HCX – common misconceptions and unsupported configuration – chrisdooks.co…

VMware HCX – common misconceptions and…

This is a post covering some things which I regularly see in the field. I’ll endeavour to keep this updated as new releases come out. The below is currently correct (as far as I know) with HCX 4.6. Always refer to the HCX documentation for the source of truth, this is not an official VMware […]


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vGarethLewis – VMware NSX for vSphere to NSX-T…

vGarethLewis – VMware NSX for vSphere to NSX-T Migration

vGarethLewis – VMware NSX for vSphere to NSX-T…

In a previous post focusing on the VMware NSX Migration Coordinator (VMware NSX for vSphere to NSX-T Migration – End-to-End User Defined Topology), I detailed […]


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