What vSAN Admins Need to Know about Intel OptaneWhat vSAN Admins Need to Know about Intel OptaneLast week I had the opportunity to attend Intel Partner Connect and catch up on all the new updates coming from Intel in areas like data center, IoT, and artificial intelligence. One thing is certain, Intel is shifting its... Continue Reading →

How to troubleshoot NSX-T API errors when using PowerCLI?How to troubleshoot NSX-T API errors when using...In the last few days, I have been ramping back up on NSX-T usage, especially as I take a closer look at VMware Pivotal Container Service (PKS) which hopefully I will be able to share more with an upcoming blog... Continue Reading →

Configure Identity-based firewall (IDFW) in VMware NSX | Let's v4RealConfigure Identity-based firewall (IDFW) in...Identity based firewall allows you to make distributed firewall rules based off Active Directory users and groups. A few things need to be in place for this to work. You must have a cluster that is prepared for NSX. You must setup... Continue Reading →

vMotion with 40GbE NIC | virtual graveyardvMotion with 40GbE NICOne fact I discovered recently is that when you use 40GbE NIC for vMotion is that only a single vmkernel port can´t use the full 40gig potential. One VMkernel port will only bring 18 GbE throughput, the second VMkernel port increases the throughput up to 28... Continue Reading →

SD-WAN Market Outlook for 2018-2023: VeloCloud, now part of VMware, Named the LeaderSD-WAN Market Outlook for 2018-2023: VeloCloud,...SD-WAN has evolved into a technology that is much more than just a tool to optimize connectivity. It is now a business enabler, a key differentiator for those providing networking functionality, and the tip of the spear powering... Continue Reading →

Addressing PCI DSS With VMware NSX-T - View a micro-audit of NSX-T on #VMTNAddressing PCI DSS With VMware NSX-T - View a...In this benchmark third-party audit and security firm Coalfire performed testing of the effectiveness of NSX-T micro-segmentation for securing both virtual machines (VMs) and “containers” orchestrated by Kubernetes (K8s) on supported hypervisors.VMware Social Media... Continue Reading →

Are You a vSphere 6.5 Expert? Take the Quiz and Find Out!Are You a vSphere 6.5 Expert? Take the Quiz and...VMware vSphere 6.5 is the next-gen infrastructure platform for your next-gen apps. It provides a powerful, flexible, and secure foundation for business agility that accelerates the digital transformation to cloud computing and success in the... Continue Reading →

Introducing the New Intelligence-Driven Digital WorkspaceIntroducing the New Intelligence-Driven Digital...We announced our vision for analytics and artificial intelligence for the modern digital workspace at VMworld 2017, and today we’re really excited to introduce the industry’s first intelligence-driven digital workspace. The evolution of the VMware Workspace ONE digital workspace platform comes with major innovations in the... Continue Reading →

vSphere Data Protection not accessible after upgrade to 6.1.6 - The VirtualistvSphere Data Protection not accessible after...After following the procedure to upgrade vSphere Data Protection 6.1.4 to 6.1.6 I lost access to it using vCenter plugin with the following error message: The first thing that I checked was the services of vSphere Data Protection appliance... Continue Reading →