Eye on VMware Update 01/13/2017 – via VMware News and Updates
Today is Friday, the 13th. We are in our second week of January and things are starting to pick up. I see lots of emails and requests flowing in from customers and partners.
Protect hosts from hardware degradation with vSphere High Availability – via TechTarget
New to vSphere 6.5, Proactive High Availability helps protect hosts from hardware degradation by partnering with hardware vendors to detect problems and evacuate VMs.
Oracle Real Application Clusters on VMware Virtual SAN (vSAN)
Demonstrate how Extended Oracle RAC is implemented on Virtual SAN Stretched Cluster highlighting these use cases: – Workload feasibility – Site maintenance – High availability – Workload load balancing/mobility
[Video] Essentials of the Software-Defined Data Center
VMware Certified Instructor and Senior Technical Trainer Brian Watrous provides an overview of the essential components behind the Software-Defined Data Center. Watch the rest of this series for more details on the products and technologies behind the SDDC. For more video tutorials, sign up for a free 60-day trial subscription to the VMware Learning Zone at http://www.vmware.com/go/learningzone
New Report Names vSAN #1 in HCI Purchases or Evaluations -VMware Radius
A recent report from technology research and advisory firm Evaluator Group notes that HCI solutions continue to gain traction in the market.
A no-fuss guide to an ESXi 6.5 upgrade – via TechTarget
The latest version of VMware vSphere comes with a substantial version upgrade for its core hypervisor platform. Implement an ESXi upgrade by following these steps.
VMware Brings Adaptiva to AirWatch UEM for Windows 10 Deployments — Redmondmag.com
In its latest effort to extend its AirWatch platform beyond core mobile device management (MDM), VMware today said it has tapped Adaptiva to integrate its OneSite peer-to-peer software distribution tool with its new AirWatch Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) offering.
VMs not getting killed after vMSC partition has lifted – via Yellow Bricks
I was talking to a VMware partner over the past couple of weeks about challenges they had in a new vSphere Metro Storage Cluster (vMSC) environment. In their particular case they simulated a site partition. During the site partition three things were expected to happen:
Basic VMware Security Tools and Practices – via VMware TAM Blog
I had the pleasure of joining my first ever internal security conference called MooseCon (Making Our Organization Security Experts Conference). There were a variety of topics discussed, but one particular talk by Noah Wasmer, Senior Vice President of Mobile Products, stayed with me the most. Noah discussed recent cyber attacks in the news, and he asked, “If you were on the front page of the Wall Street Journal because of a security breach, what would that do to your business?”
PowerCLI/Powershell: vCenter Slack Bot – via Zsoldier’s Tech Blog
An OVF from Opvizor that gets deployed to any VMware environment for powercli slack integration. Very simple deployment model.
How Does A DMZ-Zone for Hybrid Clouds Actually Work?
While the cloud is revolutionary for enterprises, security issues are stalling migration. In our previous blog, we highlighted how vCloud Air Hybrid DMZ resolves those barriers.
Adding new vNICs in UCS changes vmnic order in ESXi – via Open902.com
This problem exists since the dawn of time really. I have seen this all the back in ESX3.x where adding new physical NICs changes the vmnic order. Example KB: VMware.com.
I want a vCSA 6.5 Database Backup – via VirtualPad
Whenever you decide backing up the vCSA 6.5 Database, as part as the greatest features of vSphere 6.5, these are a few tips to consider:
Auto Deploy performance boost with reverse proxy caches
The latest release of VMware vSphere includes beneficial improvements to Auto Deploy, including a new graphical user interface, a new deployment workflow, and various manageability and operational enhancements. One of the operational advancements is a dramatically simplified caching capability.
Oracle on VMware Collateral – One Stop Shop
Here is a one stop shop for all collateral related to Oracle on VMware SDDC for easy and quick access.
Configure and Manage VMware vSphere Distributed Switch
A virtual switch helps admins connect virtual machines and direct traffic throughout a virtual network. But the VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) provides more: more features and support for highly scalable environments. With the right configuration, VDS can help you manage the virtual resources of your entire network. In this course, author Brandon Neill shows how to configure and manage the VDS.
HOL Three-Tier Application, Part 1
This is the first post in my series about the multi-tier application we use in some of the VMware Hands-on Labs to demonstrate, among other things, network connectivity, microsegmentation and load balancing. This post will cover downloading the base operating system and performing the configuration tasks common to all of the VMs in the solution. As with anything, there are multiple ways to do this. This represents the way that worked for me.
[Webcast] Visibility Driven Progress with vRealize Log Insight
Discover how easy it is to use VMware vRealize Log Insight to get a valuable understanding of your environment’s health and performance. Join our experts on 1/26 for more!
[Webcast] Visibility Driven Progress with vRealize Log Insight
Discover how easy it is to use VMware vRealize Log Insight to get a valuable understanding of your environment’s health and performance. Join our experts on 1/26 for more!
Cohesity Solutions Guide for VMware – via Punching Clouds
Hot off the press!!!! New Cohesity solutions guide for VMware. This guide is tailored for virtualization, storage and backup architects and administrators who are responsible for enterprise data protection of their VMware environments. The guide outlines the core architecture of Cohesity’s Data Managment platform in VMware environment. You will find details key design recommendations and practices for successful configuration and deployments.
