VCDX #181 Marc Huppert

Month: August 2024

New Diagnostics Console Experience with VMware…

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New Diagnostics Console Experience with VMware Cloud Foundation Operations

New Diagnostics Console Experience with VMware…

In VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 5.2 there is a new console experience that adds diagnostics capabilities into VMware Cloud Foundation Operations (VMware Aria Operations). VMware Cloud Foundation Operations is included with VCF and VMware vSphere Foundation . The new features include “Overall Findings” and “Security Advisories”. Additionally, sections such as “vCenter Servers”, “ESXi Hosts”, “Workload … Continued The post New Diagnostics Console Experience with VMware Cloud Foundation…Read More

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Swag Success: Your Ultimate Guide to Explore…

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Swag Success: Your Ultimate Guide to Explore Las Vegas Giveaways

Swag Success: Your Ultimate Guide to Explore…

Looking to score some swag in 2024? You’re in the right spot! This guide covers all the must-know details about select giveaways at Explore in Las Vegas. From t-shirts to stickers and more, we’ll tell you exactly what’s up for grabs and where to get it.

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Adventures in VMware Home Labs by Virtually…

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Adventures in VMware Home Labs by Virtually Speaking Podcast [CODEP1801LV]

Adventures in VMware Home Labs by Virtually…

Dive into a world where garages become innovation hubs and spare rooms transform into virtualization data centers. Join us for a lively panel discussion hosted by the Virtually Speaking Podcast. William Lam, John Nicholson, Pete Flecha, Michael Roy and Marc Huppert.

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VxRail Configuration Portal

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VxRail Configuration Portal

VxRail Configuration Portal

The VxRail Configuration Portal is a dashboard to plan and prepare VxRail cluster deployments. The configuration information is gathered during the planning phase of a VxRail deployment project. The configuration information includes: cluster name, project name, cluster type, vCenter deployment [..]

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Easily Identify Your vCenter Version and Update…

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Easily Identify Your vCenter Version and Update Needs with PowerShell

Easily Identify Your vCenter Version and Update…

The Get-vCenterVersion function is a PowerShell script that retrieves the version and build number of a specified vCenter Server. It compares the build number against a predefined mapping to provide detailed information about the vCenter version, release date, and other associated details. This [..]

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Using the VCF 5.2 Async Patch Tool GUI

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Using the VCF 5.2 Async Patch Tool GUI

Using the VCF 5.2 Async Patch Tool GUI

In VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 5.2, the Async Patch Tool provides an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) to apply critical patches outside the standard lifecycle management (LCM) process, unlike the previously we use to apply the patch via cli method. This tool is especially useful for […]

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Unlocking AI Potential: My VMware Explore 2024…

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Unlocking AI Potential: My VMware Explore 2024 Sessions – A Deep Dive into Priva…

Unlocking AI Potential: My VMware Explore 2024…

As we dive further into the AI-driven world, more and more businesses are tapping into massive datasets to improve decision-making, boost customer experiences, and streamline operations. But the real challenge is getting the right information when it matters most.

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#powershell with Angry Admin, How to get info…

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#powershell with Angry Admin, How to get info from your vCenter

#powershell with Angry Admin, How to get info…

Hey everyone! 🙌 In this video, I’m diving into a game-changing PowerShell one-liner that completely simplifies how I gather vCenter information. If you’ve ever been frustrated by manual scripts that take too much time and effort, this is the solution you’ve been waiting for!

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How to Move to VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 Faster

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How to Move to VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 Faster

How to Move to VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 Faster

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 5.2 is an evolution in our flagship private cloud platform. This release delivers a suite of powerful features to help you modernize your infrastructure, enhance the cloud experience for developers, and heighten security and resilience. Sounds great, but how do you quickly move to VCF 5.2 and start getting the benefits? … Continued The post How to Move to VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 Faster appeared first on VMware Professional Services.

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Introducing vSAN 8 Update 3

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Introducing vSAN 8 Update 3

Introducing vSAN 8 Update 3

The recent release of vSAN 8.0 Update 3 has three areas of focus: flexible topologies, agile data protection, and enhanced management. With the many options … On this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast Pete and John welcome Pete Koehler to discuss the details of this latest release.

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Thoughts on CVE-2024-37085 & VMSA-2024-0013 _…

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Thoughts on CVE-2024-37085 & VMSA-2024-0013 _ Bob Plankers

Thoughts on CVE-2024-37085 & VMSA-2024-0013 _…

Stay informed about CVE-2024-37085: Discover the potential challenges and best practices to ensure the security of your VMware setup. A really great article by Bob Plankers on Active Directory integration and IdP in general. You can read it here, definitely a good one:

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Unleash Superior Performance with VMware vSAN…

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Unleash Superior Performance with VMware vSAN Express Storage Architecture and I…

Unleash Superior Performance with VMware vSAN…

More IT organizations are moving to a software-defined approach to infrastructure to build a scalable, modern, resilient and secure data center, and storage is no exception. The pace of change in the data center coupled with the rapid increase in data growth is making the traditional approach […]

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Replacing Data Services Manager Provider…

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Replacing Data Services Manager Provider Appliance Certificate

Replacing Data Services Manager Provider…

One of the key goals in Data Services Manager (DSM) 2.1 is to enhance security. To that end, we have made a number of improvements around certificate management. One improvement is to allow customers to replace the default certificate in the DSM Provider Appliance with their own custom […]

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Quick Tip – vCenter Server Advanced Settings…

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Quick Tip – vCenter Server Advanced Settings Reference

Quick Tip – vCenter Server Advanced Settings…

Simliar to my ESXi Advanced and Kernel Settings reference, I was recently asked about creating one for vCenter Server to capture all the default out of the box advanced settings. With some automation in place, I deployed all major releases of the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) from 6.7 to 8.0 […]

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Unveiling VMware Cloud Foundation Automation at…

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Unveiling VMware Cloud Foundation Automation at VMware Explore 2024 in Las Vegas

Unveiling VMware Cloud Foundation Automation at…

Excitement is building for VMware Explore in Las Vegas! As the countdown begins, we’re excited to share a brief guide to help you make the most of your week. Immerse yourself in the hands-on labs, where you can witness the power of VMware Cloud Foundation Automation firsthand. Join our exclusive meet-the-expert roundtables, where you can … Continued The post Unveiling VMware Cloud Foundation Automation at VMware Explore 2024 in Las Vegas appeared first on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Blog.

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VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA:…

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VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA: Unlocking AI Automation

VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA:…

In this video, we explore how VMware Cloud Foundation’s Private AI Automation Services revolutionize AI infrastructure setup and management. Discover how customers can easily automate the provisioning of GPU-enabled machines for ML workloads, access dedicated catalog items for GPU-enabled AI workloads, and accelerate AI model development without retraining models. Find out how these features and enhancements are reshaping the landscape of AI infrastructure and empowering organizations to iterate faster on AI-enabled Kubernetes infrastructure changes. Join us to learn more about the cutting-edge capabilities of VMware Cloud Foundation for AI infrastructure. #VMwareCloudFoundation #VCFAutomation #InfrastructureAutomation #AIAutomation…Read More

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How to upgrade VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)…

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How to upgrade VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) with PVSCSI controller incompatibil…

How to upgrade VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)…

If you are running VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) in a lab using Nested ESXi and you attempt an upgrade workflow, you may find the following upgrade pre-check fail with the following message: VSAN SCSI controller is not VMware certified You might think you are out of luck, but it is actually […]

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