The topic of moving to the vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS) has come up quite a bit lately my customer meetings. Here are some useful URLs on the topic: Migrating virtual machines between vSwitch or...
vRealize Operations latest release (version 6.6) provides a much needed needed updated UI along with some very slick dashboards. It features an all new HTML5 interface which provides and easier and more consistent experience...
I recently ran into the “503 Service Unavailable” message when trying to access vCenter in my homelab and thought this fix might be of interest to others. Please be sure to discuss this procedure with support prior...
vSAN version 6.6, the 6th generation of the product was recently released and is the biggest update yet. This release includes 20+ new features and various performance enhancements. Please keep in mind that VMware does not...
Guides/Compatibility Matrix/KBs: Operational Limits of SRM v6.5 SRM 6.5 Compatibility Matrix SRM 6.5 Storage Compatibility Guide SRM 6.5 Installation and Configuration Guide SRM 6.5 Administration Guide Hands On Labs – Site Recovery Manager: Data Center...
vSphere 6.5 includes a great deal of new features as well as a 6x performance increase in operations per second over vSphere 5.5. Given this sort of boost in performance and efficiency it is now time...
First vSphere Client (HTML5) update in vSphere 6.5.0b! [VMware vSphere Blog] First vSphere Client (HTML5) update in vSphere… With the release of vSphere 6.5.0b, we are proud to announce the first update to the...
With the recent release of vRealize Operations (vROps) version 6.5 I thought I would make a quick post on the order in which the upgrade .PAK files are to be applied in existing deployments. Use the...
Here is a list of URLs that I have comprised on the topic of optimizing SQL Server on vSphere: The SQL on vSphere Best Practices Guide: http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/solutions/SQL_Server_on_VMware-Best_Practices_Guide.pdf Microsoft SQL Server on VMware Availability and Recovery Option: http://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/solutions/sql-server-on-vmware-availability-and-recovery-options.pdf...
VMware announced a new release of NSX this week to version 6.3 and is available for download. This release introduces the much anticipated support for vSphere 6.5. Also announced was a new licensing model, NSX...
