VMware NSX-v Configuration Maximums
VMware usually publishes a Configuration Maximums paper on their products. NSX has quite a bit of specifics that have a limit, but there is not an official configuration maximums paper yet. I hope there will be one soon, but for now I’ve compiled a list…
Dutch VMUG Roundup
Last thursday, 19 March 2015, the dutch VMUG boys organized the VMUG Usercon again. Venue was the 1931 conference center in Den Bosch. This year the total amount of participants went through the roof. The all-time-record for a VMUG conference was not broken, but with…
Nakivo Gives Away v5.5 NFR Licenses to VMware Professionals
Nakivo provider of virtualization data protection software, is providing free Not for Resale (NFR) licenses to VMware professionals: current VMUG members, VMware vExperts, VCIs, VCPs, VTSPs, and VSPs can receive an NFR license of NAKIVO Backup & Replication v5.5. The NFR license keys are available…
VMware vSphere PowerCLI 6.0 Release 1 GA
Last week VMware vSphere PowerCLI 6.0 Release 1 was announced to be General Available. This release of vSphere PowerCLI introduces a number of new capabilities and expands on the existing cmdlets introducing single console access allowing you to easily connect to vCloud Air and enabling…
VMware Horizon View 6.1 Released
VMware released version 6.1 of Horizon View. With this latest release VMware adds six new key advancements. These new capabilities will help you deliver unlimited access to desktops and applications at lower costs with better performance (think 3D performance) and at unprecedented scale. These enhancements will help…
Come join the fun and visit VMworld 2015!
Come join the fun and visit VMworld 2015. The #1 Cloud and Virtualization Technology worldwide event will be held at US, San Francisco from August 30 – September 3, 2015 and Europe, Barcelona from October 12-15, 2015. VMworld is four full days of innovation to…
vSphere 6 available for download NOW
On 2 February VMware announced new versions of a couple of core products that are available for download now. After a short period of waiting, the products are finally released for all of you to download, install and use. These are the products being released…
Installing VMware vGPU on vSphere 6.0
vGPU is a concept where an user of a virtual desktop can utilise the power of a GPU for running rich 3D applications, such as AutoCAD or other drawing applications, rendering or just watching full HD youtube. In this concept, the virtual desktop gets a…
Vote VMGuru!
It’s that time of year again, where you guys get to vote (for VMGuru, of course!) the best blogs on virtualization. As always, this is hosted by vSphereland.com and their ever objective committee will count your votes. This year’s list with blogs is pretty impressive….
vCenter availability with SMP-FT?
In june of 2014 VMware announced that vCenter Heartbeat would be discontinued. The product would not be available for purchase, support will remain until september 19 of 2018. VMware has chosen to readdress availability options to protect vCenter Server from outages based on internal availability solution…
Build a new home lab
In February 2014 I’ve build myself a new whitebox ESXi server to replace the server which died on me when testing a Nvidia Quadro K5000 graphics card. One year later, I started my new job at VMware and I need to dive into some new products…
VMware Fling – VM Resource and Availability Service
A couple of days ago, the VMware labs released a brand new fling, the VM Resource and Availability Service. What can you do with it? This Fling enables you to perform a what-if analysis for host failures on your infrastructure. You can simulate failure of…
New VMware Hands-On labs have arrived!
Yesterday four new Hands-on Labs where announced. Two of which are related to the new products (vSphere 6 and Virtual SAN 6) announced last week. HOL-SDC-1408 – The Introduction to Virtual SAN 101 lab has been renamed to What’s New with Virtual SAN 6. This lab is…
Cisco releases UCS Manager Management Pack for vRealize Operations
Earlier this week Cisco released version 1.0.1 of their management pack for UCS Manager for VMware’s vRealize Operations. Cisco UCS Management Pack for VMware vRealize Operations helps vRO administrators to automate IT operations management, manage performance and gain visibility across both Cisco UCS physical infrastructure…
What’s new in VMware vSphere 6?
VMware just announced the new version of their flagship product, VMware vSphere 6. vSphere is still the industry-leading virtualization platform and the foundation for the Software Defined Data Center (SDDC). This blockbuster release contains the following new features and enhancements, many of which are industry-first…