Introduction: Prior to vSphere 6.5, Windows Failover Cluster and Fault Tolerance (after it was improved to support 4 vCPU in vSphere 6.0) were two applicable methods to protect vCenter. These didn’t provide a real HA for vCenter as FT is…
Recently, I was engaged in a NSX deployment where we installed NSX for vSphere v6.3.4. However, couple of days later, VMware highlighted that there is a critical bug with this release in the photon based NSX controllers in which a…
Greetings, With the release version of vSphere 6.5, VMware Update Manager (VUM) now comes embedded within vCenter Appliance (VCSA) 6.5. VUM can then be used to upload patches to its repository, create baselines, scan hosts for updates and remediate…
Recently, I have been engaged in multiple deployments for customers trying to move out from their traditional datacenters to a VMware-based hyper-converged infrastructures. HCI and especially VMware VSAN brings a lot of benefits to customers such as: Simplicity to deploy…
A jumbo frame is an Ethernet frame with a payload greater than the standard maximum transmission unit (MTU) of 1,500 bytes. Jumbo frames allow ESXi to send larger frames out onto the physical network . Jumbo Frames can significantly improve network performance and decrease the amount of CPU…
vSAN Architecture 100 series playlist includes educational vSAN videos to help you learn more about product architecture, features, and benefits. This is a great set of beginner videos prepared by the amazing “Elver Sena Sosa“. It is a series of…
Applications for the 2018 vExpert program are now open. Applications will be accepted until January 19th at midnight PDT. The vExpert 2018 announcement will be on February 16th 2018. The VMware vExpert program is VMware’s global evangelism and advocacy program. The…
This is my first time I attended VMWorld Barcelona 2017. What an amazing event !!! During my visit, I grabbed a hard copy of the “VMware vSphere 6.5 Host Resources Deep Dive” eBook signed by Niels Hagoort from Rubrik booth. I…
Recently I was engaged in multiple VSAN deployments, I have read multiple references like “VMware vSAN Design and Sizing Guide 6.6” and “VMware VSAN Network Design” but I always wanted to read the very famous “Essential Virtual SAN 2nd Edition”…
Introduction: From my opinion, setting up a lab and trying to break and fix the deployment is the best way to learn about the product before implementing a production environment. Beside the amazing HOL labs, sometimes you feel more confident…
