Network throughput and CPU efficiency of FreeBSD 14.2 and Debian 10.2 in VMware ...Network throughput and CPU efficiency of...I'm long time FreeBSD user (since FreeBSD 2.2.8, 1998) and all these (27) years I lived with the impression that FreeBSD has the best TCP/IP network stack in the industry. Recently, I was blogging about testing network... Continue Reading →

Upgrading VMware Cloud Foundation SDDC Manager (Independent) from 5.2.1.0 to 5.2...Upgrading VMware Cloud Foundation SDDC Manager...The following article is a simple step-by-step walkthrough of going through the steps of upgrading VMware Cloud Foundation, starting with SDDC Manager and then a Management Domain. You can read more on Broadcom TechDocs for the Independent SDDC Manager Upgrade... Continue Reading →

#094 - Discussing SAP HANA support for vSAN ESA 8.x with Erik Rieger! - Yellow B...#094 - Discussing SAP HANA support for vSAN ESA...Recently Broadcom announced that ⁠vSAN ESA support for SAP HANA was introduced⁠. Erik Rieger is Broadcom’s Principal SAP Global Technical Alliance Manager and Architect, and as such I invited him on the... Continue Reading →

Maximizing Data Protection with vSAN Snapshots _ gnunes.cloudMaximizing Data Protection with vSAN Snapshots...VMware's vSAN offers powerful snapshot capabilities that can significantly bolster your data protection strategy. Recent advancements in vSAN Express Storage Architecture (ESA) and the introduction of vSAN Data Protection provide a robust set of tools for efficient snapshot management. [...]Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

Best Home File Server Storage Options in 2025Best Home File Server Storage Options in 2025Check out the best home file server solutions. See which ones off the best solutions and benefits of setting up file storage for personal use.Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

Quick Tip - Listing vSphere Global Permissions using PowerShellQuick Tip - Listing vSphere Global Permissions...Parsing complex HTML is definitely challenging, even with PowerShell. I had hoped to use the free tier of ChatGPT and their latest 4o model to help build a PowerShell function for HTML parsing, but I kept running into system limits and... Continue Reading →

🏃🏻‍♂️‍➡️Pay a visit to your new VMTN Community Hub, back together in one place. You'll find forums, programs, questions and answers. But most importantly, you'll find people: Your #vCommunity.Check out your new VMware Community Hub🏃🏻‍♂️‍➡️Pay a visit to your new VMTN Community Hub, back together in one place. You'll find forums, programs, questions and answers.... Continue Reading →

Aria Operations 8.18 HF5 _ brockpeterson.comAria Operations 8.18 HF5 _ brockpeterson.comAria Operations 8.18 HF5 just dropped this morning, fixing a few bugs and addressing several VMSAs/CVEs, go get it here! You can apply it locally via the admin UI or via the Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager. In this blog, I'll apply it locally. I'm applying... Continue Reading →

How to Add Custom Disks with Drive Letters and Labels in Aria Automation - Cosmi...How to Add Custom Disks with Drive Letters and...If you're working with Aria Automation (formerly vRealize Automation) and want to give users the ability to add extra disks to a Windows VM — and define their drive letter and volume label... Continue Reading →

VCF Automation – Custom Day-2 action visibility based on tags » vrealize.itVCF Automation – Custom Day-2 action visibility...Thanks to Matteo Brioschi for his support for this blog! VCF Automation manages a full deployment cycle from the request of the process until disposal of the resource. In this context the object in question will be tracked... Continue Reading →