4. July 2023

Missing information for the node hosting Dell VxRail Manager in the input JSON file

A customer called me during a Dell VxRail 4 Node deployment and asked me what he could do about the following error message: *Sorry for the poor quality picture. 🙂 There are various situations where the Loudmouth service (IPv6 multicast) of the Dell VxRail cannot be used, e.g. the switches do not support this feature. In this case, the individual ESXi hosts must be added […]

4. July 2023

Inexpensive HCL Certified 10GBe network…

Inexpensive HCL Certified 10GBe network interfaces for vSphere ESXi 7.0 and vSph… Inexpensive HCL Certified 10GBe network… I’ve been desperately searching for inexpensive 10GBe SFP+ network interface cards for use with my new #intel #optane #homelab #vSAN which support both VMware vSphere 7.0 (ESXi 7.0) and 8.0 (ESXi 8.0), the major reason is so I can use the same lab for vSphere 7.0 and then […]

4. July 2023

#intel #optane demo units as part of the…

#intel #optane demo units as part of the @vExpert program « andysworld! #intel #optane demo units as part of the… I was able to take part in the fantastic offer of free #intel #optane demo units as part of the vExpert Program to create a #vSAN #homelab project which I will document here on this blog. It has taken me a while to obtain all […]

4. July 2023

Exciting Hackathon Announcement: The First Set…

Exciting Hackathon Announcement: The First Set of Team Captains Are Confirmed Exciting Hackathon Announcement: The First Set… Greetings, fellow hackers! We are thrilled to unveil the first set of team captains for our upcoming VMware {code} Hackathon at VMware Explore in Las Vegas. If you haven’t joined a team yet, fear not! We are still inviting passionate individuals like you to participate in the Hackathon […]

4. July 2023

It’s A Proper Job! – Low Profile PCIe Bracket…

It’s A Proper Job! – Low Profile PCIe Bracket for Dell 0XYT17 Intel X520-DA2 Dua… It’s A Proper Job! – Low Profile PCIe Bracket… So I recently blogged here – about the network interfaces I’ve chosen for my #intel #optane #vSAN #homelab, but I cam across a small snag, in the Dell PowerEdge R730 I’m using as one of the #homelab servers uses low profile […]

4. July 2023

VMware Aria Cost in 90 Seconds or Less – Policies

VMware Aria Cost in 90 Seconds or Less – Policies VMware Aria Cost in 90 Seconds or Less – Policies As part of our “VMware Aria Cost in 90 Seconds or Less” series, this video dives into the pillar of the Automation and Governance engine inside VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth policies To learn more about Policies, please check out this blog […] VMware […]

4. July 2023

Did you know VMware IT uses 120 PB of VMware…

Did you know VMware IT uses 120 PB of VMware vSAN storage? Did you know VMware IT uses 120 PB of VMware… Did you know #VMwareIT uses 120 PB of VMware vSAN storage? Learn more here: […] VMware Social Media Advocacy

4. July 2023

Evaluation Guide for VMware Horizon 8

Evaluation Guide for VMware Horizon 8 Evaluation Guide for VMware Horizon 8 This guide helps you evaluate VMware Horizon 8. The first chapter provides an overview of the key VDI and RDSH features. Exercises in the remaining sections allow you to evaluate some of the product’s key features. VMware Social Media Advocacy

3. July 2023

Starting a Free Trial of VMware Horizon 8

Starting a Free Trial of VMware Horizon 8 Starting a Free Trial of VMware Horizon 8 In this video, we’ll go through the process of logging in to the VMware Customer Connect website, registering for a 60-day free trial of Horizon 8, and downloading the installation files. VMware Social Media Advocacy

3. July 2023

Creating an AD Domain User and OUs for Horizon…

Creating an AD Domain User and OUs for Horizon Clone Operations Creating an AD Domain User and OUs for Horizon… In this video, we’ll work in Active Directory to create an AD domain user account with permissions to create and delete cloned desktops and servers. We’ll also create two organizational units (or OUs)–one for instant-clone desktops and one for instant-clone RDSH servers. VMware Social Media […]