VMSA-2021-0010: What You Need to KnowVMSA-2021-0010: What You Need to KnowVMware has released patches that address a new critical security advisory, VMSA-2021-0010 (CVE-2021-21985 & CVE-2021-21986). This needs your immediate attention if you are using vCenter Server (if you didn’t get an email about it, please subscribe to our Security Advisories mailing list). In [...]VMware Social... Continue Reading →

Installing Kernel Modules Made Easy!Installing Kernel Modules Made Easy!This video details how the vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) capability helps to install or remove kernel (vib) modules as part of the ESXi desired state image configuration. In this demo I'll use the NVIDIA vGPU kernel module as an example.VMware Social Media Advocacy

NVMeoF ResourcesNVMeoF ResourcesCollection of VMware NVMe over Fabrics (NVMeoF) resources.VMware Social Media Advocacy

It’s Time — VMware EMPOWER Online AmericasIt’s Time — VMware EMPOWER Online AmericasEMPOWER Online Americas: May 25-27. Don’t miss out on this partner enablement opportunity. Participate in 150+ technical, sales and marketing sessions covering our five key solution areas. Attend live to participate in the EMPOWER Challenge, Marketing Track Raffle, and VMware Odyssey™ to win... Continue Reading →

VMware ESXi 7 boot optionsVMware ESXi 7 boot optionsThere are many ways to boot an ESXi 7 host from different media or from a network. The topic of boot options for VMware ESXi is one that you need to master in order to pass the datacenter certification exam. In this post, we can cover only... Continue Reading →

vSphere 7 ESXi Secure Boot OptionsvSphere 7 ESXi Secure Boot OptionsESXi provides the option of using UEFI Secure Boot. UEFI Secure Boot is a mechanism that makes sure that only trusted code is loaded by the EFI firmware. Then only the ESXi OS is loaded and you get finally to the UI where you can... Continue Reading →

Using Packer vsphere-iso provider with VMware Cloud on AWSUsing Packer vsphere-iso provider with VMware...I am a huge fan of HashiCorp Packer, which makes automating Virtual Machine images for vSphere including OVF, OVA and vSphere Content Library Templates extremely easy. Packer supports two vSphere Providers, the first being vmware-iso which requires SSH access to an ESXi... Continue Reading →

V2T Livefire 1.0 | NSXV2T Livefire 1.0 | NSXLivefire Solutions provide advanced technical training for the VMware field, partners, and strategic customers. Developed and delivered by Solutions Architects with real world experience, Livefire Solutions provide the high quality, hands-on technical enablement required for successfully [...]VMware Social Media Advocacy

VMware vRealize Automation SaltStack SecOps: Technical Overview Part 2 – Vulnerability ManagementVMware vRealize Automation SaltStack SecOps:...In my first blog post, I covered the compliance management aspects of SaltStack SecOps. For this post I will cover how vulnerability management works. The process is very similar to how compliance management works, except Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)... Continue Reading →

Deploying Tanzu Kubernetes Clusters with Tanzu Mission ControlDeploying Tanzu Kubernetes Clusters with Tanzu...Learn how to use Tanzu Mission Control to deploy Tanzu Kubernetes Clusters from a registered TKG management cluster in VMware Cloud on AWS.VMware Social Media Advocacy