Understanding I/O – What about IOPS, Throughput, Latency and I/O Size -via virtualguido
This blog article is about one of my most favourite topics with just two letters: I/O. Why? Because really everything around virtualization and storage is about how I/O works and there is not much fun in life without Input/Output.
Virtual Machine Reset By HA-VMware Tools Heartbeat failure – Virtual Reality
Today while investigating one production issue, I came across an incident where a virtual machine restart was performed by HA.
How Windows 2016 licensing works with VMware (virtual) environments? – vEnthusiast
Are you confused with Windows 2016 licensing like me? Well it seems nothing have changed apart from minimum of 16 cores has to be complied.
[Infographic] 5 Red Flags Your EUC Environment Is Missing This – VMware Blogs
Notice any of these five red flags in your end-user computing (EUC) environment? Yikes! You could use a digital workspace.
The difference between VM Encryption in vSphere 6.5 and vSAN encryption – Yellow Bricks
More and more people are starting to ask me what the difference is between VMCrypt aka VM Encryption and the beta feature we announced not to long ago called vSAN Encryption.
Virtualization and Ending ‘Security Theater’ -VMware Radius
According to VMware SVP Tom Corn, many of today’s security challenges are structural, but virtualization offers a solution.
How To Efficiently Derive Value From VMware Integrated OpenStack – VMware Blogs
One of our recent posts on this blog covered how VMware Integrated Openstack (VIO) can be deployed in less than 15 minutes thanks to an easy and friendly wizard-driven deployment.
Can Storage Policies be used with VIC? – CormacHogan.com
The answer is an emphatic yes. One can absolutely use storage policies with vSphere Integrated Containers (VIC).
What’s New in the Updated Reviewer’s Guide for VMware ThinApp? – VMware Blogs
The Reviewer’s Guide for VMware ThinApp has been updated for ThinApp 5.2.
Will I get Photon OS when I upgrade my VCSA 5.5/6.0 to VCSA 6.5? – virtuallyGhetto
There seems to be a bit of confusion on how the upgrade from an existing vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 5.5/6.0 to the upcoming VCSA 6.5 release will work
Virtual Blocks: Use HCIBench Like a Pro – Part 2
As I promised last time, we are going to talk about how to use the backend scripts to make the performance testing more efficient as well as troubleshooting HCIBench in case you run into an issue.
VMware ESXi – I/O Block Size in Virtual Environments -via virtualguido
This blog article is about the I/O size or block sizes in virtualized environments. I am sure you came along this if you are dealing with databases or other systems. Do you remember it would be best to keep a Microsoft SQL DB on a 64 KB formatted volume or was that the NTFS allocation size, wait was the storage system involved here as well?
VMware Platform Services Controller – teebeedee.org
What is the VMware Platform Services Controller? With vSphere 6, VMware updated the architecture for vCenter. One of those changes was the introduction of the Platform Services Controller, or PSC.
VMware Develops Secure Technical Implementation Guide for VMware AirWatch 9.X -VMware Radius
The VMware AirWatch Version 9.X STIG meets the stringent security standards required for installation on Dept. of Defense (DoD) networks.
Delivering Quality of Service with VMware vSphere 6 and Virtual Volumes – ESX Virtualization
Delivering Quality of Service with VMware vSphere 6 and Virtual Volumes. New PDF explaining QoS with VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols)
New vSphere 6.5 APIs worth checking out – virtuallyGhetto
With the upcoming new release of vSphere, there are quite a few new vSphere APIs to look forward to and consume from an Automation standpoint.
Latency Sensitive VMs and vSphere DRS – VMware Blogs
Some applications are inherently highly latency sensitive, and cannot afford long vMotion times. VMs running such applications are termed as being ‘Latency Sensitive’.
Common Issues: Inaccessible Objects
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Infographic: Why a Network Virtualization Certification Develops Careers
No matter where your organization is on the path to virtualization, it’s always smart to stay one step ahead. As a networking professional, earning your certification in network virtualization provides big benefits, both now and in the future.
DRS got even smarter with Predictive DRS – VMGuru
Once again VMware has enhanced a fundamental feature of vSphere, Distibuted Resource Scheduler (DRS) now got even smarter.
