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vSphere 6 – How To Backup vCenter 6 vPostgres Database On Windows

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VMware vSphere 6 release brought more robust vPostgres Database which gets installed by default when installing on Windows Server. For users willing to install the Windows version of vCenter Server 6 VMware has prepared a script which can be used to backup/restore the vPostgres Database. So in this post I’ll walk you through: vSphere 6 – How […]

How-To Get the Best Performance On VSAN Cluster – Technical PDF

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There is new paper called VMware Virtual SAN 6.0 Performance: Scalability and Best Practices, which discuses How-To Get the Best Performance On VSAN Cluster. The Authors are   Amitabha Banerjee (staff engineer), Lenin Singaravelu ( senior staff engineer) and Julie Brodeur who works as senior technical writer in the Performance Engineering group at VMware. Paper which has 23 pages. […]

VMware vSphere Update Manager 6.0 (VUM) – Lab time

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After our successful upgrade of our vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) to vCenter 6.0 and ESXi host to ESXi 6.0, we need to install an VMware vSphere update manager 6.0 (VUM) on a Windows. This is the only Windows Server requirements for VMware vSphere 6. (except surely a Domain controller…). The installer needs a Windows VM (or physical system) and also […]

vCenter Server 6.0 SSO Policies – Where To Change Password Maximum Lifetime etc…

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In VMware vSphere 6.0, after default installation of vCenter Server and SSO, there are some vCenter Server 6.0 SSO policies that will most likely interest you. Note that the password policy applies only to users in the vCenter Single Sign-On domain (vsphere.local). If yo just leave the default values you’ll be supprised the 91st day you can’t […]

VMware vSphere 6.0 Generally Available – Get Your Copy

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VMware has made finally VMware vSphere 6.0 Generally Available (GA). After the announce roughly about a month ago everyone has thought that this is it, but at that time it was only announced, but not released just yet. The reason AFAIK was to assure compatibility with all the parts of the vCloud suite including Horizon 6.1 […]

VMware Virtual SAN 6.0 Design And Sizing Guide – PDF Book 80 Pages

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There is new PDF document (e-book) of 80 pages written by Cormac Hogan (VMware) called VMware Virtual SAN 6.0 Design and Sizing Guide. This document is very detailed guide which is very useful for enterprise admins and architects willing to design and implement VMware VSAN 6.0. In case you missed my recent post where I […]

VMware vCenter Server 6.0 Deployment Guide PDF

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VMware has released new PDF which details all the necessary steps to install or upgrade vCenter Server 6.0. Whether you’re planning to install or upgrade Windows or Linux based vCenter server with external DB or internal DB, this guide is for you. Very detailed and technical. Also you’ll get the details of the scripted installations, certificate […]

Atlantis USX 2.2 Released Bringing New Hyper-Converged Volume Type Support And More

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Atlantis USX has an update – Atlantis USX 2.2. I must say that I’m quite “hooked” with their technology since I met them during VMworld Barcelona where they won a gold medal in the storage category. Atlantis has more aces in their sleeves which will make more sense when vSphere 6.0 will be GA – vVOLs […]

VMturbo Operations Manager v 5.1 – What’s New?

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VMturbo brings new version of their flagship product VMturbo Operations Manager 5.1. This new release brings new features and completely new module – Application control module. The product has evolved over time, but since the beginning the Operations manager has the same and unique goal – to keep the infrastructure in desired state. What differs VMturbo from […]

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