vSphere 6.0 – Configure and Manage Resource…

vSphere 6.0 – Configure and Manage Resource Pools – vmwareinsight.com

vSphere 6.0 – Configure and Manage Resource…

Our Virtual Infrastructure is running on resources being distributed by hypervisor. Although Hypervisor is itself smart in allocating resources, avoid resource contention, and maximizing the performance as per requirement.


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USB Devices as VMFS Datastore in vSphere ESXi…

USB Devices as VMFS Datastore in vSphere ESXi 6.5 – Virten.net

USB Devices as VMFS Datastore in vSphere ESXi…

In ESXi 6.5, there are some changes concerning devices connected with USB. The legacy drivers, including xhci, ehci-hcd, usb-uhci, and usb-storage have been replaced with a single USB driver named vmkusb. The new driver has some implications if you are … Read more »


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What’s new in ESXi 6.5 Storage Part III: Thin…

What’s new in ESXi 6.5 Storage Part III: Thin hot extend – Cody Hosterman

What’s new in ESXi 6.5 Storage Part III: Thin…

Let me start this post off with saying that the “What’s new in vSphere 6.5 Storage” white paper has been officially published and can be read here:


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VMware vSphere 6.5 Storage – VMFS 6 with…

VMware vSphere 6.5 Storage – VMFS 6 with automatic UNMAP to reclaim dead blocks – vladan.fr

VMware vSphere 6.5 Storage – VMFS 6 with…

VMware vSphere 6.5 has also new updated file system VMFS-6. We haven’t talked about it just yet, as there is so much to cover. We have covered so far the vCenter upgrades, ESXi upgrades (via ISO/CD-ROM, but also via VMware Online Depot or Via “Offline Bundle”.


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VMware DRS rule manipulation using PowerCLI…

VMware DRS rule manipulation using PowerCLI (EMC VPLEX use case) Part 1 – Pragmatic IO

VMware DRS rule manipulation using PowerCLI…

VPLEX is another of my favourite products, and for good reason. I currently run a Metro cluster underneath a VMware platform that has proven to be super reliable. One important design consideration for this is to ensure that VM’s are configured for site bias. Why ? Glad you asked. In a VPLEX Metro configuration, a VPLEX detach rule is defined… Read more »


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There’s a lab for that! Try VMware products…

There’s a lab for that! Try VMware products from the convenience of your browser via Hands-on Labs

There’s a lab for that! Try VMware products…

VMware Hands-on Labs demonstrate the value of VMware solutions in real-time. Get up and running with the latest HOL’s in your browser in mere minutes, via hands-on labs – no installation required.


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Moving VMs from ESX to Workstation (pt2) – SOSTech

Moving VMs from ESX to Workstation (pt2) – SOSTech

Moving VMs from ESX to Workstation (pt2) – SOSTech

Back in 2011 I posted screen shots for using the fat client to download a VM from an ESX/ESXI host to use in VMware Workstation. I never updated that post when Workstation added a download feature, so here is the screen shots for downloading with Workstation 12.5 Pro.


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How to create a USB media with ESXi 6.5…

How to create a USB media with ESXi 6.5 Installation – vladan.fr

How to create a USB media with ESXi 6.5…

A few days back we learned about How to upgrade our ESXi 6.0 host via ISO or CD-ROM. Not every server today has a CD-ROM drive, so as an alternative, USB flash drive is usually used. But you need to prepare this USB media and create an installation USB stick first. Today we’ll show you […] Read the full post How to create a USB media with ESXi 6.5 Installation at ESX Virtualization.


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Features of the New Dell PowerEdge Management…

Features of the New Dell PowerEdge Management Pack

Features of the New Dell PowerEdge Management…

By: Alain Geenrits Most customers that use vRealize Operations to monitor their vSphere environment sooner or later wish to monitor the physical environment too. The servers that run VMware ESX are first to mind. There are a lot of monitoring tools out there, not in the least from server manufacturers themselves, but what about correlating The post Features of the New Dell PowerEdge Management Pack appeared first on VMware Cloud Management .


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Claim your Free Trial Subscription to the VMware Learning Zone

Claim your Free Trial Subscription to the…

Want to get a preview of what’s available in the VMware Learning Zone before you commit to a full subscription? How about free training on the latest VMware technologies? If you answered yes, the new VMware Learning Zone Trial Subscription is just what you’ve been waiting for. Here’s what you get with your free subscription: […] The post Claim your Free Trial Subscription to the VMware Learning Zone appeared first on VMware Education and Certification Blog .


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vCenter 6.5: #SRM, #vSphere Replication, #NSX…

vCenter 6.5: #SRM, #vSphere Replication, #NSX problems after SSL change (LS_Update_certs.py) – vLenzker

vCenter 6.5: #SRM, #vSphere Replication, #NSX…

After upgrading to vCenter 6.5 I replaced the Certificate Authority certificate of my (external) Platform Service Controller (PSC) with an ‘flenzquest-enterprise ;-)’ signed certificate.


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ESXi Commands List – networking commands [Part…

ESXi Commands List – networking commands [Part 2] – vladan.fr

ESXi Commands List – networking commands [Part…

We have learned some good networking and troubleshooting commands in the first part our post –ESXi Commands List – networking commands. Today, we’ll add some more, and those ones will be especially usefulfor upgrading and patching ESXi when dealing with firmware version and drivers of your pNICs.


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How to Upgrade ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 via CLI [On…

How to Upgrade ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 via CLI [On Line] – vladan.fr

How to Upgrade ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 via CLI [On…

This is a follow-up learning post on a post we did recently, where we have upgraded an ESXi host via an ISO image. Today, we’ll learn how to upgrade ESXi 6.0 via Command line interface (CLI). The process of ESXi upgrade has been already documented on this blog, for previous releases (ESXi 5.x > ESXi 6.0), […] Read the full post How to Upgrade ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 via CLI [On Line] at ESX Virtualization .


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How to use ESXCLI v2 Commands in PowerCLI -…

How to use ESXCLI v2 Commands in PowerCLI – Virten.net

How to use ESXCLI v2 Commands in PowerCLI -…

PowerCLI, a set of PowerShell extensions for vSphere, is a great tool for automating VMware configuration and management tasks. It allows you to change a lot of ESXi host and vCenter settings. A powerful cmdlet is Get-EsxCli which allows you to run ESXCLI tasks from your PowerCLI console. ESXCLI is the main configuration command on an ESXi host.


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vSphere 6.5 what’s new – DRS – Yellow Bricks

vSphere 6.5 what’s new – DRS – Yellow Bricks

vSphere 6.5 what’s new – DRS – Yellow Bricks

Most of us have been using DRS for the longest time. To be honest, not much has changed over the past years, sure there were some tweaks and minor changes but nothing huge. In 6.5 however there is …Read More


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