16. March 2023

vSAN 8.0 U1 – Introducing Cross vCenter Server…

vSAN 8.0 U1 – Introducing Cross vCenter Server Disaggregated vSAN vSAN 8.0 U1 – Introducing Cross vCenter Server… In this demo, Duncan Epping gives a brief overview of how cross vCenter Server disaggregated vSAN works. In other words, how can we mount a remote datastore which belongs to a cluster managed by a different vCenter Server instance?! VMware Social Media Advocacy

16. March 2023

vSAN 8.0 U1 – Disaggregated Storage Enhancements!

vSAN 8.0 U1 – Disaggregated Storage Enhancements! vSAN 8.0 U1 – Disaggregated Storage Enhancements! With vSAN 8.0 U1 a lot of new features and enhancements are introduced. There are many blog posts out there describing the long list of enhancements, but in this post, I want to focus on HCI Mesh or Disaggregated vSAN specifically. (Also read this post by Cato!) For this feature, which […]

16. March 2023

vSAN 8.0 U1 – Introducing Datastore Sharing…

vSAN 8.0 U1 – Introducing Datastore Sharing support for Stretched Clusters vSAN 8.0 U1 – Introducing Datastore Sharing… In this demo, Duncan Epping gives a brief overview of how Datastore Sharing works in combination with vSAN stretched clusters. In other words, how can we mount a remote datastore which belongs to a stretched, and what do we need to consider from a latency/location point of […]

16. March 2023

VMware Baseline Updates & HCL Check – Missing…

VMware Baseline Updates & HCL Check – Missing dependencies VIBs Error Part 2 VMware Baseline Updates & HCL Check – Missing… Another way to apply ESXi updates/upgrades. “This time, however, I want to show you the update/upgrade way via Baseline updates, i.e. you update your ESXi servers with Baselines over your vCenter.” VMware Social Media Advocacy

16. March 2023

VMware Baseline Updates & HCL Check – Missing dependencies VIBs Error Part 2

As you guys know from my previous Upgrade post, I showed the Upgrade/Update path from ESXi 6.7 to 7.0 via the out-of-band management platform on the servers. (iDRAC; iLO; CIMC and so on) This time, however, I want to show you the update/upgrade way via Baseline updates, i.e. you update your ESXi servers with Baselines over your vCenter. For vSphere 8 environments this way is no […]

15. March 2023

vSphere 8.0 U1 and vSAN 8.0 U1 what’s new…

by Duncan Epping vSphere 8.0 U1 and vSAN 8.0 U1 what’s new… We (the Unexplored Territory team) have just published two brand-new episodes which discuss What’s New with vSphere 8.0 U1 and vSAN 8.0 U1. You can of course listen to them using your favorite podcast app, or you simply use the embedded players below to enjoy the content. VMware Social Media Advocacy

15. March 2023

Leveling up Microsoft Teams Rooms to…

Leveling up Microsoft Teams Rooms to Enterprise-Grade Automated Password Rotatio… Leveling up Microsoft Teams Rooms to… Elevating Microsoft Teams Rooms to support enterprise-level password rotation is a huge advancements on what is available out of the box. VMware Social Media Advocacy

15. March 2023

VMware vSphere 8.0 U1 – vSAN 8.0 U1 What’s New?

VMware vSphere 8.0 U1 – vSAN 8.0 U1 What’s New? VMware vSphere 8.0 U1 – vSAN 8.0 U1 What’s New? This is a follow-up article about what’s new in vSphere 8.0 U1, and this article will be unveiling what’s new in vSAN 8.0 U1. With the latest vSAN 8.0 U1, customers will be able to leverage HCI mesh with Express Storage Architecture (ESA) vSAN clusters. […]

15. March 2023

HomeLab Stage LXVII: Horizon with vGPU – VCDX…

HomeLab Stage LXVII: Horizon with vGPU – VCDX #181 Marc Huppert HomeLab Stage LXVII: Horizon with vGPU – VCDX… In my last episode HomeLabStage LXVI: New Monster Cluster I was blogging about the setup itself. Today I want to give you some updates: In the meantime, my entire HomeLab / HomeDC setup is upgraded to vSphere 8. Why? Because […] VMware Social Media Advocacy

15. March 2023

vSphere with Tanzu Supervisor Services Part I -…

vSphere with Tanzu Supervisor Services Part I – Introduction and How-To vSphere with Tanzu Supervisor Services Part I -… To begin with, if you are familiar with vSphere Pods in general, you can skip the first chapter of this post and directly go to the chapter Supervisor Services. When VMware released vSphere 7 back in 2020, it was announced that under the hood a lot […]