Virtualization
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What is VMware NSX SpoofGuard
VMware NSX includes many great features that help to bolster an organization’s security posture at a network level. It allows the abstracting of network and security functionality from the underlying physical network infrastructure. We often talk about microsegmentation with VMware…
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Upgrade Dell VMware ESXi 6.0 Cluster to 6.5 U1 with VUM
With many today either upgrading or planning on upgrading their VMware vSphere 6.0 generation clusters to 6.5 Update 1, most are probably starting to form a game plan to get clusters upgraded. Of course, the first thing that has to…
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Upgrade VMware vSphere Integrated Containers VIC Appliance
For those who are running the vSphere Integrated Containers appliance in your vSphere environment getting your feet wet with VIC, we saw the release of VIC 1.2 in conjunction with VMWorld 2017 and now just a couple of days ago…
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Monitor and Troubleshoot VMware vCenter Server VCSA Performance
At times we run into performance or other issues with VMware vCenter Server or we want to monitor system resources on the vCenter appliance itself. There are nice new tools built into the new VMware vCenter 6.5 Server VAMI interface…
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Setup a FileZilla Server for VCSA backup
One of the great new features in VCSA 6.5 is the ability to backup your VCSA 6.5 configuration, events, tasks, etc. To perform a backup of the VCSA appliance, you need to target a server that is hosting a protocol…
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VMware Workstation 14 Pro Released with New Features
It is official as of today, VMware Workstation 14 Pro and Workstation 14 Player have been released. VMware Workstation is the premier desktop virtualization tool allowing local virtualization on a workstation or laptop for those desiring to run multiple operating…
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Install VMware VCSA vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Patches
As we have detailed on previous posts, VMware is committed to using Photon OS in just about all the appliances that are being deployed with various products now. The new vCenter Server appliance is a case in point to that. …
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VMware Horizon Toolbox Fling Installation
VMware Flings are a great resource to obtain tools to augment functionality or interaction with existing vSphere infrastructure. Often they are a preview of functionlity that will make it into future releases of the product that they extend. I wanted…
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VMware vSphere Integrated Containers 1.2 New Features
Recently, with VMware hosting its various VMWorld conferences, we heard about many exciting releases. One of the releases that is exciting around containers is the release of VMware Integrated Containers 1.2. VMware’s container product has been steadily maturing with features…
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What is VMware AppDefense?
One of the exciting announcements that was made out of VMWorld was the release of AppDefense. This security product helps to bolster what VMware NSX can do from a security standpoint and augment those features and extend the capabilities and…
