5 Compelling Reasons to Upgrade to vSphere 6 Today
Post by vExpert Michael Webster vSphere 6 is the latest and much anticipated flagship release from VMware and has been available since March 2015. It is the first time in a while that we’ve seen a new major release from VMware, and they’ve made a concerted effort to ensure that this release is as rock […]
New “Network Virtualization 101” content added! The road to becoming an #NSXninja starts
Cisco Nexus Content Pack for Log Insight: http://vmw.re/1HlZP5n
New “Network Virtualization 101” content added! The road to becoming an #NSXninja starts
Integrating VMware NSX with VMware vRealize Log Insight
I put this post primarily on VMGuru.com, taking you there now. Hold on to your butts. VMware vRealize Log Insight is a log analyser with capabilities to receive logs from regular syslog (so every device that can send syslog over the network) and from agents for Windows and Linux. Mostly every device can be configured to send logs to it and it can be used for quick and easy operation tasks, giving one a full picture of their environment. Inside Log Insight, you can install (or create your own)…Read More
VCP6 Exams Open for Registration, New Self Paced Courses, and a Round of Applause to the new VCDXs
Catch up on the top VMware Education and Certification posts from last month.
Installing #VMware #NSX
In this 6 min 40 sec video we deploy VMware NSX, Configure it, and deploy a NSX Distributed Switch.
Ready for what’s next? The Fusion 2015 Tech Preview is now live, and free to the public! https://t.co/NT76cbunEl
Ready for what’s next? The Fusion 2015 Tech Preview is now live, and free to the public! https://t.co/NT76cbunEl
VCP6-DCV Objective 2.2 – Configure Network I/O Control (NIOC)
VCP6-DCV Study time… In no particular order I start covering VCP6-DCV section of the VMware blueprint to help out folks learning towards VCP6-DCV VMware certification exam. Due to VMware recertification policy the VCP exam has now an expiration date. You can renew by passing delta exam while still holding current VCP or pass VCAP. If […] Read the full post VCP6-DCV Objective 2.2 – Configure Network I/O Control (NIOC) at ESX Virtualization.
How to Efficiently Deploy Virtual Machines from VMware vSphere Content Library
by Joanna Guan and Davide Bergamasco This post is the first of a series which aims to assess the performance of the VMware vSphere Content Library solution in various scenarios and provide vSphere Administrators with some ideas about how to set up a high performance Content Library environment. After providing an architectural overview of the […]
How to upgrade #vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.8 to version 6.0
How to upgrade Site Recovery Manager 5.8 to version 6.0 3 July, 2015 in News: 30 June, 2015 in How To: How to upgrade vSphere Replication 5.8 to version 6.0 9 June, 2015 in How To: 26 May, 2015 in Events: Home»How To» How to upgrade Site Recovery Manager 5.8 to version 6.0How to upgrade Site Recovery Manager 5.8 to version 6.0 Posted on 8 July, 2015 by Marek in How To, Site Recovery Manager, VMware // 0 Comments The Site Recovery Manager 6.0 has been released for a while now so it is a good time to have a look at the upgrade process since the original release build also received a patch in April 2015. Before we jump into the upgrade process, let’s have a quick look at what’s new in Site Recovery Manager 6.0.Support for VMware vSphere…Read More
How to Update or Patch the vCenter 6 Appliance
With the release yesterday of vCenter 6.0.0b I decided to do a quick post on how to patch your VCSA appliance. Please download VCSA patch from here. Once downloaded copy the ISO to an accessible datastore so that you can connect the downloaded ISO file to the VCSA VM. […]]> http://www.everything-virtual.com/2015/07/how-to-update-or-patch-the-vcenter-6-appliance/feed/ 0 Condusiv V-locity 5 Testing http://www.everything-virtual.com/2015/07/condusiv-v-locity-5-testing/…Read More
VMware and the Future of Storage and Availability
From the early days of VMware, it became clear that dealing with storage in efficient and scalable ways were key requirements for the success of virtualization in enterprise environments. Indeed, the storage stack of ESXi, including VMFS, played a key role in the proliferation of virtualization in data centers, where data is stored and managed […]]> https://blogs.vmware.com/storage/2015/07/08/vmware-future-storage-availability/feed/ 0 VSAN vs. Nutanix — Head-to-Head Performance Testing — Part…Read More
vSphere 6 ESXi memory states and reclamation techniques
vSphere 6 uses the well known memory reclamation techniques you may already know from previous versions: transparent page sharing (TPS) memory ballooning memory compression memory swapping The memory reclamation technique that is used depends on the ESXi host memory state, which is determined by the amount of free memory of the ESXi host at a […] Der Beitrag vSphere 6 ESXi memory states and reclamation techniques erschien zuerst auf running-system.com.
Training and Certifications Take #VMworld 2015 to New Heights
Your partner success depends not only on the use of industry-leading products, but also on having the knowledge and skills required to best extract value from those virtualization and policy-driven automation technologies. Our extensive training and certification programs are integral to the delivery of your strategic initiatives. They help you build the skills and experience you need to effectively design, deploy, operate your VMware platform and evolve your organization.
vSphere VM Memory Statistics
Active Memory There still seems to be some confusion over what the Active Memory statistic of a virtual machine within vSphere. See example below. You can see that this virtual machine is configured with 4096 MB of memory and the … Continue reading →
VMware vSphere 6.0.0b available for download
At July 7 VMware released vSphere 6.0.0b. This version has bugfixes only. Release notes of ESXi 6.0.0b are here. Download ESXi 6.0.0b here Release notes of vCenter Server 6.0.0b are here. Download vCenter Server 6.0.0b here
#VMware Converter guest OS support
This table summarize the compatibility list for the different type of Converter and the different type of guest OSes.
Figure out how to use APD and PDL in #vSphere 6.0
During the past weeks i have received a couple of questions about the VM Component Protection (VMCP) feature introduced in vSphere 6.0. The VMCP feature adds another layer of protection for the vir…Read More
Create a pair of Platform Service Controllers in #vSphere 6
Providing a highly available single sign on for vRealize Automation is a fundamental part of ensuring the availability of the platform. Traditionally, (vCAC) vRA uses the Identity Appliance and rel…Read More
