VMware

  • vSphere-vSAN-daemon-liveness-check-failed

    vSAN Daemon Liveness Check Failed – vSAN 7

    ***UPDATE*** Fix is detailed in the VMware KB below. One of the great things about running the home lab is you get to triage issues just like you would see in production. I came across a new issue for me…

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    AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization-Encrypted State (SEV-ES) in VMware vSphere 7.0 U1

    Most of us remember how January 2018 began. Must like how the first of this year began with unexpected events, 2018 saw the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerability come to light with Intel CPUs majorly affected by the design flaw that…

  • VMware-Cloud-Foundation-Design-and-Best-Practices

    VMware Cloud Foundation Design and Best Practices

    VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is a powerful, automated solution to deploy the full stack of VMware solutions to deliver an SDDC in your environment. It takes the heavy lifting out of getting the infrastructure stack provisioned so that you can…

  • VMware-Project-Monterey-Unveiled-with-ESXi-on-SmartNIC

    VMware Project Monterey Unveiled with ESXi on SmartNIC

    An exciting new announcement was unveiled at VMworld today that will help to re-imagine hybrid cloud architecture supporting next-generation applications. The new initiative sets out to extend the functionality of VMware Cloud Foundation to support SmartNIC technology for increased performance,…

  • VMware-Secure-Access-Edge-SASE-Platform-announced

    VMware Secure Access Edge (SASE) Platform announced

    Well, we are finally here, VMworld kicked off today with VMware making some major announcements that help to bolster the productivity of remote workers. Today, VMware announces future-ready workforce solutions that help to address the needs of the current distributed…

  • VMware-NSX-T-3.1-Project-Antrea-and-SmartNics-Support-Announced

    VMware NSX-T 3.1 Project Antrea and SmartNics Support Announced

    Today at VMworld, VMware is announcing enhancements to the their future-ready networking stack they are noting as advancements in Virtual Cloud Network Innovations that will help to solve many of the problems and challenges that have existed with traditional networks…

  • VMware-Carbon-Black-Cloud-Workload-Announced

    VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload Announced

    VMware has certainly been on a mission to deliver intrinsic security across all platforms. This has never been a more pertinent discussion than it is today. Since the onset of the global pandemic, many organizations have been scrambling to accelerate…

  • VMware-vSAN-HCI-Mesh-architectural-overview

    What is VMware vSAN HCI Mesh?

    If you have used VMware vSAN, you would probably agree it is one of the coolest storage technologies in the enterprise. It brings a tremendous amount of flexibility, scalability, performance, manageability, and many other benefits to your enterprise data center.…

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    VMware Cloud Foundation 4.1 New Features and Improvements

    VMware this week has made some major announcements when it comes to the major products in their portfolio. If you are wondering about the general announcement, take a look at my post here covering the vSphere 7 Update 1 as…

  • VMware-vSAN-7-Update-1-Features-and-Improvements

    VMware vSAN 7 Update 1 Features and Improvements

    Yesterday, VMware made some huge announcements as related to the next release of their flagship products across the board. This included vSphere 7 Update 1, vSAN 7 Update 1, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 4.1, vSphere 7 with Tanzu, and Tanzu…