Category: VMware

#vBrownBag Follow-Up VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 6 with Mike Wilson (@IT_Muscle)

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Mike Wilson is back to discuss troubleshooting in vSphere 6. VCP6 Troubleshooting Video Objective 6.1 – General troubleshooting steps, log locations – Demo includes ESXi health monitor, export information Objective 6.2 – Review common storage, network, VM issues including resource contention, identifying when virtual machines do not have access to enough resources – Demo includes
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Unitrends supports #vBrownBag TechTalks at VMworld USA

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It is a pleasure to welcome Unitrends as a sponsor of the TechTalks at VMworld USA this year. This is the first time that we’ve had Unitrends as a sponsor, however you may know that they acquired PHD Virtual a few years ago and that PHD Virtual had supported the TechTalks in the past. Unitrends
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TechTalks at VMworld 2015

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In case you missed it, signups are open for TechTalks at VMworld 2015. These are 10 minute presentations by community members for the benefit of other communiuty members. Sign up using these links: VMworld US TechTalk signup to present in San Francisco VMworld EMEA TechTalk signup to present in Barcelona I am delighted to announce Cisco as
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 5 (con’t 3) with Geoff Wilmington (@vWilmo)

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Geoff Wilmington covers objective 5.6 as we continue with the #vBrownBag VCP6 Foundation Series. Section 5, Objective 5.6 Video Objective 5.6 – Describe patching requirements for ESXi hosts and VM hardware/tools – Describe host profiles, use cases – Demo includes create/export host profile, attach host profile, verify compliance – Demo includes configure VUM, patch repository,
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 5 (con’t) with Geoff Wilmington (@vWilmo)

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Geoff Wilmington covers objective 5.5 as we continue with the #vBrownBag VCP6 Foundation Series. Section 5, Objective 5.5 Video Objective 5.5 – Describe backup and recovery options – Snapshot requirements and best practices, how snapshots work, when not to use snapshots – How VDP works, requirements, sizing – How vSphere replication works, requirements, sizing –
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 5 with Jonathan Frappier (@jfrappier)

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Jonathan Frappier, minus an epic self muting, covers section 5 of the VCP6 Foundation Exam which includes HA, DRS, and FT. VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 5 Video Objective 5.1 – Describe DRS, Storage DRS, VMCP, and HA, use cases, configuration options – Discuss DRS thresholds and HA Admission Control – Demo includes create cluster, enable
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 4 with Mike Wilson (@IT_Muscle)

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In this episode, Mike Wilson reviews section 4 of the VCP6 Foundation Exam blueprint, focusing on networking. VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 4 Video Objective 4.1 – Identify VM hardware versions and capabilities, VM access options (console, etc) – Demo includes create/configure templates and customization specs, edit virtual machines, deploy virtual machines and vApps Objective 4.2
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 2 with Brian Welch (@brianwelch)

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In this episode, Brian Welch reviews section 2 of the VCP6 Foundation Exam blueprint, focusing on networking. Section 2 Video Objective 2.1 – Capabilities of vSS overview – Use cases for vSS – Demo includes create/delete vSS, port groups, vmkernel adapters, configuration of vmkernel adapters Objective 2.2 – Capabilities of vDS overview – Demo includes
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Navigating the VMware’s forest of product offerings

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This guest post is by Anthony Chow who blogs at http://cloudn1n3.blogspot.co.nz/, where you can find his back catalogue of posts. Find out more about the guest blogger program here.

Back in 2008 when I first started to learn about VMware’s server virtualization technology, it is very confusing on the different products and how they are related together.  There are the ESX, ESXi, vSphere and vCenter server and there are older products such as VMware server or the GSX server.  With Google we can find lots of articles on these products but the problem is that most of these articles do not have a date and since the VMware virtualization technology is advancing in such a high pace, we do not know if the information was current or relevant to which version of vSphere.
Now in 2015, can you tell me all the current VMware products and how they are related?
To look at VMware’s product offering, it is best to look at VMware’s vision on data center – Software Defined Data Center architecture.
Data Center comprises of these functions:

  1. Compute
  2. Storage
  3. Network
  4. Management

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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 3 with Hersey Cartwright (@herseyc)

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In this episode, Hersey Cartwright (VCDX128) reviews section 3 of the VCP6 Foundation Exam blueprint, focusing on storage. Section 3 Video You can find Hersey on Twitter @herseyc and his blog http://www.vhersey.com/ Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can also get updates and view our past series such as the
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up VCP6 Foundation Exam Section 1 with Kyle Ruddy (@ruddyvcp)

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Kyle Ruddy kicks off the the #vBrownBag series on the VCP6 Foundation and DCV exams. In this episode, Kyle reviews section 1 of the VCP6 Foundation Exam blueprint. Section 1 Video You can find Kyle on Twitter @ruddyvcp and his blog http://thatcouldbeaproblem.com/ Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up What’s New in vSphere 6 VSAN w Rawlinson Rivera (@punchingclouds)

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On a special May the 4th #vBrownBag, Rawlinson talks about the capabilities available in VSAN 6 such as the new all flash version, disk formats, and upgrades. VSAN 6 Video You can find Rawlinson on Twitter @punchingclouds and his blog http://www.punchingclouds.com, in addition to regular posts on http://blogs.vmware.com Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up What’s New in vSphere 6 Security w Mike Foley (@mikefoley)

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Mike Foley stops by to discuss new security features in VMware vSphere 6.0 including items such as the improved lockdown mode. vSphere 6.0 Security Video You can find Mike on Twitter @mikefoley and security information @vSphereSecurity as well as regular posts on http://blogs.vmware.com Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up What’s New in vSphere 6 VVols Part 2 w Rawlinson Rivera (@punchingclouds)

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Rawlinson is back for part 2 on the #vBrownBag What’s new in vSphere 6 series to talk more VVols. VVols Video You can find Rawlinson on Twitter @punchingclouds and his bloghttp://www.punchingclouds.com/, in addition to regular posts on http://blogs.vmware.com Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can also get updates and view our past
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up What’s New in vSphere 6 VVols Part 1 w Rawlinson Rivera (@punchingclouds)

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Rawlinson Rivera covers VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols) on part 1 of a 2 part VVols series. VVols Video You can find Rawlinson on Twitter @punchingclouds and his blog http://www.punchingclouds.com/, in addition to regular posts on http://blogs.vmware.com Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where you can also get
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up What’s New in vSphere 6 Availability w Gurusimran Khalsa (@gurusimran)

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GS shows you what’s new with vSphere 6 availability features such as the new multi-vCPU FT/SMP-FT support, high availability, storage HA, vSphere Replication, and Site Recovery Manager (SRM). vSphere 6 Availability Features Video You can find GS on Twitter @gurusimran Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm – Sign up for the live #vBrownBag broadcast at https://vbrownbag.comm/brownbags/ where
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#vBrownBag Follow-Up What’s New in vSphere 6 vCenter Server Appliance w Emad Younis (@emad_younis)

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Emad Younis covers the new features, functions, and installation options for the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) including updates such as IPv6 support, feature parity with the Windows vCenter, and scripted versus manual installation. What’s new with the VCSA 6 You can follow Emad on Twitter @emad_younis and his blog http://emadyounis.com Originally published at https://vbrownbag.comm
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2015-marzo-26 #vBrownBag LATAM @arielsanchezmor VCP-NV Objetivo 3 vDS/vSS para #NSX

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The following content is in Spanish, the language in which the webinar is presented. El pasado 26 de marzo @arielsanchezmor presentó el tema #VMware VCP-NV Objetivo 3 vDS/vSS para #NSX