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Demo – Dynamically Enforcing Security on a Hot Cloned SQL Server with #VMware NSX

Demo – Dynamically Enforcing Security on a Hot…

There are many great papers about NSX in general: for example here & here and many others, the purpose of this demo is not to dive into everything that NSX does, Instead I have focused on one capability in particular and that is the intelligent grouping of NSX Service Composer with the Distributed Firewall (DFW) and how to utilize it to make life easier for SQL DBAs and security admins, its doesn’t have to be only SQL Server, it can be any other database or application for that matter but for this demo I am focusing on SQL Server.

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#vSphere 6 VMkernel Traffic Types

vSphere 6 VMkernel Traffic Types

vMotion traffic: Enables the VMkernel adapter to advertise itself to another host as the network connection where vMotion traffic is sent. The migration with vMotion to the selected host is not possible if the vMotion service is not enabled for any VMkernel adapter on the default TCP/IP stack, or there are no adapters using the vMotion TCP/IP stack. Read on..

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Adjust timeout value #ESXi Embedded Host Client

Adjust timeout value ESXi Embedded Host Client

I love to use the ESXi Embedded Host Client next to vCenter in my lab. It’s quick, it provide most of the functionality and best of it all it has a functioning VM console when accessing it from a MAC. The ESXi Embedded Host Client time-out default is set to 15 minutes, but you can adjust this setting.

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#VirtualBlocks discusses various factors you need to take into account before deciding the right flash boot device for your #VSAN: http://vmw.re/1XtgaOv

#VirtualBlocks discusses various factors you…

#VirtualBlocks discusses various factors you need to take into account before deciding the right flash boot device for your #VSAN: http://vmw.re/1XtgaOv

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#vSphere 6.0 error “unable to create NFS datastore: specified key, name, or identifier already exists”

vSphere 6.0 error “unable to create NFS…

Trying to add a new NFS datastore in vSphere, the system displays the error message “Unable to create NFS datastore: specified key, name, or identifier already exists”. An NFS datastore mapped in a VMware cluster is not seen by some ESXi hosts and the attempt to map it again causes the error shown in the picture.

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Platform Services Controller Topology Decision Tree

Platform Services Controller Topology Decision…

There have been several common themes recently when we’ve been talking to Customers, Partners, and our colleagues within VMware. One of those themes is that there has been quite an uptick in Customers planning their move to vSphere 6. A side effect of this is that there have been a deluge of discussions and questions around the Platform Services Controller. One of the many areas where we’re trying to do better at providing prescriptive information is with helping Customers design their vSphere 6 environment including the PSC.

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Making PowerActions work!

Making PowerActions work!

You may have seen in this article where I was having issues getting PowerActions to work. I have worked it out and tested it and so understand what is necessary. Here we go.

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#VMware Boxer Email App Explained in 7 GIFs

VMware Boxer Email App Explained in 7 GIFs

See what makes the mobile email app so awesome in seven GIFs!

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Migrating from Embedded SSO to External PSC

Migrating from Embedded SSO to External PSC

One increasingly common question VMware Support receives from customers is around the topic of going from vCenter Server 5.5 with an embedded SSO to vCenter Server 6.0 with an external PSC.

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Configure login banner for #vSphere Web client in 6.0 Update 2

Configure login banner for vSphere Web client…

Welcome back, Folks! I was looking at the new features that were introduced with the release of vSphere Update 2 recently and I came across a cool new feature called the login banner.

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Caveat when deploying #Photon Controller Installer (v0.8) OVA to vCenter Server

Caveat when deploying Photon Controller…

I have recently been spending some time exploring the latest release of Photon Controller (v0.8). One of the new features in this release is the ability to deploy Photon Controller using a new UI installer provided by a virtual appliance. Since I already have a vCenter Server running in my lab environment, I decided to deploy the Photon Controller Installer OVA using the vSphere Web Client.

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vSphere HTML5 Web Client Fling v1.1 – h5client Continuous Improvement #h5client

vSphere HTML5 Web Client Fling v1.1 – h5client…

Today we’re pleased to announce our first full update to the h5client fling. In case you missed it, this blog post helps introduce how to install the first version of the fling (These instructions should all still apply if you’re installing from scratch): http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2016/03/vsphere-html5-web-client-fling-getting-started.html

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#VMware vSphere: Design and Deploy Fast Track [V6] – a review

VMware vSphere: Design and Deploy Fast Track…

In line with the new VCIX6-DCV certification a new course has been launched, a 5-day fast track training delving into designing and deploying vSphere 6.

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Knowledge. Networking. Food. Fun. Get it all at #VMworld 2016! http://vmw.re/1XrkaPE

Knowledge. Networking. Food. Fun. Get it all at…

Knowledge. Networking. Food. Fun. Get it all at #VMworld 2016! http://vmw.re/1XrkaPE

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It’s beta time! Get your voice in and shape the direction of #vSphere

It’s beta time! Get your voice in and shape the…

It’s Beta Time! The VMware vSphere team invites you to indicate your interest to join the vSphere Beta. This is a unique opportunity to get your voice in and shape the direction of vSphere. Please fill out this short survey to register your interest to join the vSphere Beta. Confirmed participants will be notified via email.

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Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) Products: #VMware Hyper-Converged Software (HCS)

Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) Products:…

Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) allows the convergence of physical storage onto industry-standard x86 servers, enabling a building block approach with scale-out capabilities. VMware provides a unique, software-defined approach to HCI, leveraging the hypervisor to deliver compute, storage and networking in a tightly integrated software stack, called VMware Hyper-Converged Software (VMware HCS).

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Authorized Keys and ESXi 6.0 Update 2 – Changes to OpenSSH

Authorized Keys and ESXi 6.0 Update 2 – Changes…

William Lam brought up some feedback on Socialcast the other day. The story was of a customer who updated to ESXi 6.0 Update 2 and the SSH keys he was using no longer worked. The customer was advocating for changing the file /etc/sshd_config so that he could continue to use the keys on his ESXi […] The post Authorized Keys and ESXi 6.0 Update 2 – Changes to OpenSSH appeared first on VMware vSphere Blog .

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Advantages of ECC vs Non-ECC Memory

Advantages of ECC vs Non-ECC Memory

ECC (which stands for Error Correction Code) RAM is very popular in servers or other systems with high-value data as it protects against data corruption by automatically detecting and correcting memory errors. Standard RAM uses banks of eight memory chips in which data is stored and provided to the CPU on demand. ECC RAM is different as it has an additional memory chip which acts as both error detection and correction for the other eight RAM chips.

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Installing #VMware vCenter 6 on Windows Server 2012 R2 with SQL Server 2014

Installing VMware vCenter 6 on Windows Server…

With VMWare recently releasing VSphere 6 products, I will show you how to install VMWare VCenter 6 on Windows Server 2012 R2 using MS SQL Server 2014 as the backend Database.

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Building the business case for Software-Defined Networking

Building the business case for Software-Defined…

“Security breaches are the only things growing faster than security spending,” said Pat Gelsinger, Chief Executive Officer, VMware – wise words that resonate more and more as each day passes. At a macro level, we’re not just seeing security threats escalate; we’re also seeing them change in nature. Gone are the days of the inconvenient virus and annoying spam malware. Today, we live in a different world where cyber threats and attacks are significant global and political challenges.

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