VM Component Protection (VMCP) #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
vSphere 6.0 introduces a powerful new feature as part of vSphere HA called VM Component Protection (VMCP). VMCP protects virtual machines from storage related events, specifically Permanent Device Loss (PDL) and All Paths Down (APD) incidents. Permanent Device Loss (PDL) A PDL event occurs when the storage array issues a SCSI sense code indicating that the […]
Horizon FLEX: remote image management and policy enforcement #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
Hi, I’m Andy from VMware. Today I’d like to show you something exciting from VMware that may not have made it on to your radar – remotely managed policies for Fusion users! Back in December we launched a new product called Horizon FLEX. The concept behind FLEX is simple, Fusion is fantastic for you on […]
New Configurations for VMware #EVORAIL #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
Since the general availability of VMware EVO:RAIL™ , we have moved quickly to offer EVO:RAIL customers greater choice and value with new programs, functionality and scale capabilities. Today, we continue this trend.
#VMworld 2015 Europe registration opens June 9! #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
#VMworld 2015 Europe registration opens June 9! To see highlights from last year check out our #TBT post from 2014. http://t.co/SIEEAA3Dq2
Log Insight Machine Learning: Event Trends #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
One incredibly powerful use case of vRealize Log Insight that is often overlooked is the new Event Trends analyzer. The Event Trends tab in the Interactive Analytics page provides automatic analysis of your events with context around new insights and anomaly detection. I can now see how events are trending in a specified time interval and easily detect ones that […]
Expanding Beyond Windows with VMware Horizon 6 for Linux #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
By Pat Lee, senior director of product management, End-User Computing, VMware I am pleased to announce the general availability of VMware Horizon 6 for Linux. The release of VMware Horizon 6 for Linux builds on the success of our Early Access program where over 400 customers were able to test and validate the benefits of […]
Technical preview support for #NeoKylin #Linux desktops #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
Technical Preview Support for NeoKylin Linux Desktop 6.x has been introduced for these products: ESXi 6.0. VMware announced VDI solutions for enterprise Linux desktops. NeoKylin is one of them. To read more please check out the VMware blog here . For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide
VMware Virtual SAN Health Check Plug-in Now Available #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
By Rafi Kabesa This is a repost from the VMware Virtual Blocks Blog. The VMware Virtual SAN team is proud to announce the general availability of the new VMware Virtual SAN Health Check Plug-in. The Health Check Plug-in was created to address one of the pain points many storage solution suffer from – hardware health and configuration – […]
LRO Support for VMXNET3 with Windows VMs on vSphere 6 #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
Large Receive Offload (LRO) is a technique to reduce the CPU time for processing TCP packets that arrive from the network at a high rate. LRO reassembles incoming packets into larger ones (but fewer packets) to deliver them to the network stack of the system. LRO processes fewer packets, which reduces its CPU time for […]
How to backup, restore and schedule #vCenter Server Appliance #vPostgres Database #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
Now that we are moving away from SQL Express in favor of vPostgres for vCenter simple install on Windows and since vPostgres is the default database engine for (not so simple) install of vCSA I thought it would be nice to learn how to backup and restore this database.
Using Smart Alerts in vRealize Operations 6.0 #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
vRealize Operations 6.0 is far more advanced than vCenter Operations 5.x and one of those major enhancements is “Smart Alerts”. In this 23rd post in my series on vCOps/vROps, I’ll explain what Smart Alerts are, how they can help you, and how to use them. This is an important feature that you need to be […]
How to Integrate Log Insight with vRealize Operations #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
I realized I have never covered vRealize Operations (vR Ops) integration for Log Insight (LI)! This integration is extremely powerful and worth digging into in order to understand the value it brings. As you may know, there are two primary types of data in your environment: Structured: vR Ops is meant to collect primarily structured data, […]
Running #Microsoft Business Critical Application on #VSAN 6.0 #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
VMware Virtual SAN 6.0 enables customers and partners to host Microsoft business critical applications such as Exchange Server, SQL Server, and SharePoint with consistent performance levels and constant availability. As part of the effort to extend the awareness of VMware Virtual SAN 6.0 ability to host business critical applications we have put together a solution white paper which covers the design, and configuration of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, SQL Server 2014, and SharePoint 2013 and tested the solution’s capabilities and supported features of these Microsoft business critical applications on Virtual SAN 6.0 as Proof of Concept.
Managing NetApp Storage with vRealize Operations #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
From the earliest versions of vCenter Operations to the current vRealize Operations incarnation, we have been offering a multitude of capabilities to help IT administrators effectively manage, troubleshoot and simplify their infrastructure. One of the most powerful of these capabilities is the ‘Analysis Badge.’ Analysis Badges can be used to provide ‘at-a-glance’ views in numerous […]
Application Delivery with Horizon 6: Newly Updated White Paper #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
By Cindy Heyer, Technical Writer, Technical Marketing, End-User Computing at VMware The newly updated Application Delivery with Horizon 6 white paper is now available. This new version is packed with easy-access tips about using the features and components of Horizon 6 to more effectively manage your applications and desktops. This paper has something for everyone. […]
VCP6–Objective 1.2–Secure ESXi, #vCenter Server, & vSphere Virtual Machines #VCDX #vExpert
For this objective the following resources where used: For this objective the following resources where used: vSphere Security Guide VMware Certificate Authority Overview and Using VMCA Root Certificates in a Browser. Objective 1.2 – Secure ESXi, VCenter Server, & vSphere Virtual Machines
VMware and #VMUG Announce New #VSAN Evaluation Program #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
In the spirit of knowledge sharing, and in partnership with the VMware User Group (VMUG), we are excited to announce a new Virtual SAN Evaluation program. The Virtual SAN Evaluation program, which is offered solely through VMUG, begins today. VMUG members can find more details and sign up for the program at: http://vmug.hs-sites.com/virtual-san-trial We caught […]
#VMware Doubles Size of #EVO:RAIL Clusters #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
VMware has doubled the number of virtual appliances that can be configured using VMware EVO:RAIL software, going from from four to eight for a total of 32 nodes in a single cluster.
Running Transactional Workloads Using Docker on vSphere 6.0 #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
In a series of blogs, we showed that not only can Docker containers seamlessly run inside vSphere 6.0 VMs, but both micro-benchmarks and popular workloads in such configurations perform as well as, and in some cases better than, in native Docker configurations. See the following blog posts for our past findings: Docker Containers Performance in […]
VMware EMEA Education Course Catalogue Schedule for Q2-Q3 2015 #VCDX #vExpert #vcdx181.com
We’ve made it easier for you to see when VMware Delivered open-enrolment courses are scheduled in Europe, Middle East and Africa. To sit alongside our current course catalogue we have created a schedule (PDF) which shows all the Classroom and Live Online courses scheduled up until September 30th 2015. All courses can be found and booked via […]
