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vCenter Server 6.0 Deployment Guide
Over the course of the last few months I’ve been working on a pretty massive deployment guide for vCenter Server 6, the result turned into a 100 page guide. Before getting scared off by the size the...
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vCenter Server 6 Deployment Topologies and High Availability
Architectural changes to vSphere 6: vCenter Server 6 has some fundamental architectural changes compared to vCenter Server Server 5.5. The multitude of components that existed in vCenter Server 5.x has...
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vSphere 6.0 Lockdown Modes
Lockdown mode has been around in various forms for many releases. The behaviors have changed a few times since 5.1 with varying levels of usability success. For vSphere 6.0 we are trying to address...
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How To Double Your VSAN Performance
How To Double Your VSAN Performance VSAN 6.0 is now generally available! Among many significant improvements, performance has been dramatically improved for both hybrid and newer all-flash...
View ArticleHelp us improve vSphere!
Are you a vSphere user? If so, we want to hear from you. Attached is our new survey. Help us build a better product and make sure our features are aligned with your business needs....
View ArticleVideo: Virtual SAN From An Architect’s Perspective
Video: Virtual SAN From An Architect’s Perspective Have you ever wanted a direct discussion with the people responsible for designing a product? Recently, Stephen Foskett brought a cadre of technical...
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Virtualized Big Data Faster Than Bare Metal
VMware is excited to highlight a new partner benchmark effort in the Big Data technology space. Dell recently published two TPCx-HS results that demonstrate that Big Data technology on vSphere is...
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VMware Virtual SAN 6.0 Now Generally Available
Virtual SAN 6 – you heard about it in February… thousands of you read about it in Rawlinson’s blog post… and today you can get your hands on it. Virtual SAN 6 is now generally available (GA) – download...
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Enhancing User Experience: Customization of vRealize Automation 6.2.x Email...
User Experience (“UX”) focuses on the intimate understanding of your users. What is it that they need or desire, what do they value, what are their abilities, as well as their limitations? As you...
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Upgrading to VMware Virtual SAN 6.0
Virtual SAN 6.0 introduced new changes to the structural components of its architecture. One of those changes is a new on-disk format which delivers better performance and capability enhancements. One...
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vSphere 6: Updates to Host Profiles
With the announcement of vSphere 6 becoming Generally Available, I figure it a good time to shine some light on some of the updated features of Host Profiles. Host Profiles allow you to establish...
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SRM 6.0 is now GA – What’s New?
Now that Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 6.0 is available for download, here is an overview of the latest features, additions and improvements: Improved interoperability with Storage DRS and Storage...
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Storage Blog Recap: Top Blogs From February
The third week of every month, we compile a list of the top vSphere Storage posts from the previous month for you to enjoy. Here are the top storage posts from February: VMware Virtual SAN 6.0...
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VMware Certificate Authority overview and using VMCA Root Certificates in a...
With vSphere 6.0 the vCenter Virtual Server Appliance (VCSA), now has a component called the Platform Services Controller (PSC). The PSC handles things like SSO and the License Server and ships with...
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vSphere Replication 6.0 Compression
VMware recently introduced vSphere version 6.0. One of the features of vSphere 6.0 is vSphere Replication 6.0, which is included in the Essentials Plus Kit and higher editions of vSphere. The reason I...
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vCenter Server 6.0 Deployment Guide
Over the course of the last few months I’ve been working on a pretty massive deployment guide for vCenter Server 6, the result turned into a 100 page guide. Before getting scared off by the size the...
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vCenter Server 6 Deployment Topologies and High Availability
Architectural changes to vSphere 6: vCenter Server 6 has some fundamental architectural changes compared to vCenter Server Server 5.5. The multitude of components that existed in vCenter Server 5.x has...
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vSphere 6.0 Lockdown Modes
Lockdown mode has been around in various forms for many releases. The behaviors have changed a few times since 5.1 with varying levels of usability success. For vSphere 6.0 we are trying to address...
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vSphere 6.0 Lockdown Mode Exception Users
In vSphere 6.0 we now have a new concept called Exception Users. The intent of Exception Users is that they are not general admin users. I would consider them more of a “Service Account” type of...
View ArticleVirtual SAN VCG Update – New HP, Fujitsu & Quanta Controllers certified for...
The Virtual SAN product team is pleased to announce that the following controllers are now certified on Virtual SAN and are listed on the Virtual SAN VCG: 6G 6.0 Hybrid: HP P420 HP P420i HP P220i HP...
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