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My favorite VMware fling tools [settlersoman.com]
VMware releases useful tools named flings. Those tools help not only in daily activities but also simplify migration or upgrade vSphere environment. Some tools are included in later version of VMware product after testing and solving potential problems/bugs during “fling phase” 🙂 In this post I will show my favorite fling tools that I often use.
vSAN Got a 2.5x Performance Increase: Thank You Intel Optane! [blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks]
Today, March 19th Intel announced the Intel® Optane™ SSD DC P4800X—the first flash device built on the much-anticipated 3D XPoint technology. This is exciting news for vSAN customers, since—as a result of Intel and VMware’s active collaboration—we are pleased to offer day 1 support of vSAN 6.5 and ESXi 6.5 with the Intel® Optane™ SSD DC P4800X. This is the first Intel Optane NVMe drive (375GB) to be made available with more coming soon (750GB and 1.5TB).
Nuclear subs seek virtual SAN, says VMware [theregister.co.uk]
VSAN may get a gig on UK’s Astute-class boats. And is definitely getting a filesystem
2-node vSAN topologies review [cormachogan.com]
There has been a lot of discussion in the past around supported topologies for 2-node vSAN, specifically around where we can host the witness. Now my good pal Duncan has already highlighted some of this in his blog post here, but the questions continue to come up about where I can, and where I cannot place the witness for a 2-node vSAN deployment.
vCenter Server Upgrade and Migration
Learn about vCenter Server upgrade and migration, and the use of PSC repointing & reconfiguring during this process, using an innovative white board format.
How To Reset ESXi Root Password via Microsoft AD [vladan.fr]
When you’re in front of a host where the ESXi root password has been lost, how to reset an ESXi root password might be the first question you’re asking, right? A while back we have posted a way of doing it via VMware Host profiles. But not everyone has Enterprise Plus licensing which includes host profiles.
First vSphere Client (HTML5) update in vSphere 6.5.0b! [VMware vSphere Blog]
With the release of vSphere 6.5.0b, we are proud to announce the first update to the vSphere Client!
vSphere 6.5 VM Encryption
vSphere 6.5 VM Encryption enables protection of virtual machine files by the hypervisor, and works with any supported OS without modification to the guest.
vSphere 6.5 Secure Boot
Secure boot helps ensure that only a trusted version of OS software is run
vRealize Network Insight 3.3 Feature Walkthrough — via VMware Cloud Mgmnt Blog
vRealize Network Insight (vRNI) continues to enhance the visibility and management of overlay and underlay networks. With the launch of version 3.3, a number of new features were introduced. In this blog post, I will cover four of the new features, including new event management options, user-defined event enhancements, improved NAT visibility, and new IP address space support.
