Session: STO1853S The software defined datacenter: Expand virtual compute to all applications; virtualize the network for speed and efficiency; transform storage by aligning it with app demands; management tools give way to automation. Between 2014 and 2016: 41% Y-over-Y storage capacity increase. Most pressing challenges are meeting SLA, troubleshooting, data...
This is the first general session of the week at VMworld 2014 in San Francisco. We expect several announcements to be made. Robin Matlock, Chief Marketing Officer, comes on stage. She states that over 22,000 people are at VMworld from 85 countries. Change is either a barrier or opportunity, and which...
This was a panel discussion hosted by vBrownBag and VMUnderground. Panelists: Chris Wahl, Scott Lowe, and several others that I didn't catch. Sorry! These are real-time notes so forgive any typos. 1. SDN was defined because networks are too complex and slow to change. 2. The networking industry is long...
This is not an official VMware session, but one put together by vBrownBag and VMUnderground. This is a panel on storage. Panel: Wade Holmes (VMware), Michael Webster (Nutanix), Matt Vogt (Simplivity), Matt Cowger (EMC), Keith Norbie, J Metz 1. What are vVols? Storage policy management vision allows you to manage...
On rare occasions you may need to downgrade your ESXi host. In my case I was working on a VMware certification test and my host was using a newer build than what was called for. Or, maybe you run into a situation like the NFS bug earlier this year and needed to...
This weekend I did a minor update to my VMware vSphere 5.5 SSL Toolkit script. It's now at v1.59. I updated the OpenSSL download to use 0.9.8.zb, and also added a primitive PowerShell 3.0 check. PowerShell 3.0 and higher has always been required, but now I try and check for...
Securing your Windows computer (both client and server) should be a top priority in your organization. To that end Microsoft just released EMET 5.0. It's not a matter of IF, but WHEN you will have a security breach. But the trick is to raise the security bar to make it...
A few days ago VMware released a minor update to vCenter to bring it up to vCenter Server 5.5 Update 1c. The update applies to both the Windows and vCenter Server appliance deployment models. If you are using vCloud Automation Center (vCAC), then you will want this update. Update 1c...
Quite a while ago VMware released a VDI optimization tool that was aimed at Windows 7 use cases. This optimization tool tweaked a lot of settings to help reduce IOPS in a VDI environment. It was quite handy, and I used it for my VDI deployments. Now VMware has updated the tool...
Earlier this year I had the distinct pleasure of working with Luca Dell'oca (@Dellock6) from Veeam on a Nutanix + Veeam Backup and Replication + VMware vSphere whitepaper. You can check out that post and whitepaper here. Now, just a few months later, we've collaborated on a Nutanix + Veeam + Hyper-V...
With all of the recent newly minted VCDXs I thought I would start compiling a list of resources for those aspiring to become a VMware VCDX. This will be a living page, which hopefully will have links added as people make me aware of new content on the web. There's always...
As many of you know, one of my passions throughout my IT career has been security. Having worked in the Federal Government space for most of my career, making sure solutions are secure is always a top priority. Securing your VMware infrastructure is very important, and one of the primary...