How to use Horizon Module with PowerCLI
How to use Horizon Module with PowerCLI
This video covers how to use the Horizon Module with VMware PowerCLI.
How to use Horizon Module with PowerCLI
This video covers how to use the Horizon Module with VMware PowerCLI.
Learn Advance PowerCLI in under 100 minutes — via Anything Virtual and Cloudy
Automation in a virtualised datacenter is must for any IT-Admin. PowerShell is perhaps the most important tool in such virtualised datacenter. For VMware environment PowerCLI provides that capability to the admins. This is the second session on PowerCLI, covering the advance topics. If you are just starting or plan to start with PowerShell, then first read the first part and come back here.
My favorite VMware fling tools — via Settlersoman
VMware releases useful tools named flings. Those tools help not only in daily activities but also simplify migration or upgrade vSphere environment. Some tools are included in later version of VMware product after testing and solving potential problems/bugs during “fling phase” 🙂 In this post I will show my favorite fling tools that I often use.
VMware Integrated OpenStack v3.x – Adding Networks
This video demonstrates how users can create networks for their OpenStack deployment using both the Horizon graphical user interface and the Neutron CLI.
VMware Integrated OpenStack v3.x – Monitoring and Troubleshooting
This video demonstrates how IT administrators can use VMware vRealize Operations Manager to detect potential issues in the OpenStack framework and determine possible remedies.
VMware Integrated OpenStack v3.x – Capacity Management and Cost Analysis
This video demonstrates how IT administrators can use VMware vRealize Business for Cloud to perform cost and capacity analysis on the OpenStack deployment and compare those costs to operating infrastructure in Public Cloud environments.
VMware Workstation – Save login information for remote host — via driftar’s Blog
It’s a short post. And it was once again a problem for which I needed a solution. I was working in my vSphere homelab. I’ve set up some more virtual machines and wanted to administer them via VMware Workstation.
VMware Integrated OpenStack v3.x – Importing vSphere VM Templates
This video demonstrates how an IT administrator can import existing vSphere VM Templates into the OpenStack cloud, creating new Glance images that can be used by developers.
What is the best way to collect vSphere log files?
There are a few ways to collect vSphere log files. If you have access to vCenter, you can use the vSphere Web Client.
Understanding VMware ESXi Queuing and the FlashArray — via Cody Hosterman
So I am in the middle of updating my best practices guide for vSphere on FlashArray and one of the topics I am looking into providing better guidance around is ESXi queue management. This breaks down to a few things:
vSphere 6 ESXTOP quick overview for Troubleshooting — via running-system.com
This poster provides an overview of the most important ESXTOP values for troubleshooting. In addition it provides thresholds indicating possible problems.
What is VMware Platform Service Controller (PSC)? — via ESX Virtualization
Several folks asked me recently What is VMware Platform Service Controller. I’ve published few guides on VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA), the migration of vCenter to VCSA or in-place migration of Windows based vCenter but I think that I have not published enough information about VMware Platform Service Controller (PSC). Hence this post.
Certification Insights: Multiple Accounts — via VMware Education & Certification Blog
Having multiple accounts within the VMware myLearn system could result in incomplete records of your exam, training, and certification history. For example, if you attended a training course on one account, but took your VCP exams on a different account, you may not receive proper credit for meeting certification requirements.
Profiling Applications with VMware User Environment Manager, Part 1: Introduction to Application Profiler
Successful management of applications across physical, virtual, and cloud devices is becoming increasingly important. Whether your organization fits neatly in to one of those silos, or spans all three, the challenge is finding tools designed to work well for any one platform, and seamlessly across them all. VMware User Environment Manager is one of those tools. With a little savvy, you can provide a superior experience for your end users while simplifying profile management.
How to Establish a Session and Authenticate with the vSphere 6.5 RESTful API — via Wahl Network
I recently delivered a webinar that covered the basics of RESTful APIs which is available on demand here. It’s mostly focused on introducing folks to APIs – why they are important, what they do, and how to get started using them. It’s fairly demo heavy and marketing light, so I think you’ll enjoy it.
vSphere 6.5: Virtual Disk / VMDK Hot-extend beyond or equal to 2TB is NOW supported — via vLenzker
When vSphere 6.5 was announced I was quite impressed about the features. Gathering more and more hands-on experience so far I am more than happy with it.
OK, hyperconverged is the new black. But who’s winning at it? — via The Register
Well… not Microsoft, Cisco or HPE, according to a consultant
VMware Integrated OpenStack v3.x – Log Analysis
This video demonstrates how IT administrators can use VMware vRealize Log Insight to aggregate syslog messages from multiple OpenStack components and use them to analyze potential issues in the environment.
VMware Integrated OpenStack v3.x – Maintenance and Administration
This video demonstrates how IT administrators can perform routine OpenStack management operations, such as adding compute and storage capacity, from within the VMware vSphere Web Client.
VMware Integrated OpenStack v3.x – Importing Existing VMs
This video demonstrates how an IT administrator can import existing vSphere VMs into an OpenStack Cloud, creating new Nova instances allowing Day 2 Operations to be performed via the OpenStack APIs