Standalone deployment of vCloud Director Appliance Standalone deployment of vCloud Director Appliance VMware vCloud Director (vCD) is deployment, automation and management software for virtual infrastructure resources in multi-tenant cloud environments. VMware vCloud Director provides role-based access to a Web console that allows the members of an organization to interact with […] VMware Social Media Advocacy

[short hint] How to use /etc/hosts for DNS [short hint] How to use /etc/hosts for DNS If you have a home lab or a sealed off envirnoment with no DNS in place, you can use the local hosts files of vCenter and ESXi to setup a “name service”. You can use vi to edit the /etc/hosts file or to make it much easier use this […]

Multi-Cloud cost visibility to everyone Multi-Cloud cost visibility to everyone More than ever multi-cloud is a reality for many customers. If in the past we believed each customer would elect its preferred cloud provider and stick with it, time proves we were all wrong. Customers are taking advantage of every single cloud provider consuming the best from each of them. […] VMware Social Media Advocacy

Lifecycle Management in VMware Data Services Manager (Video) – CormacHogan.com Lifecycle Management in VMware Data Services… This is a short video which highlights the various aspects of lifecycle management in VMware Data Services Manager (DSM). VMware Social Media Advocacy

How to configure IPsec VPN tunnel between vCloud Director Edge Gateway and Forti… How to configure IPsec VPN tunnel between… Overview | VMware Cloud Director supports the following types of site-to-site VPN: +Another edge gateway in the same organization; +An edge gateway in another organization […] VMware Social Media Advocacy

VIB Conflict on Upgrading ESXi with Fujitsu/IBM/HPE Custom Image VIB Conflict on Upgrading ESXi with… Host upgrades with custom images offer extended driver support for vendor specific hardware or agents. You’ll get drivers that are not included in a standard VMware image. Upgrading with customized images may lead into trouble while updating existing driver packages. There used to be a […] VMware Social Media Advocacy

What If the way for fighting ransomware was to backup directly to Object storage… What If the way for fighting ransomware was to… If you’re an IT administrator and your infrastructure and its data has value for you and your company, then you need to secure those data and your backups. The best way to secure backups is to make them immutable, which means that […]

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What is VMware Cloud Builder? What is VMware Cloud Builder? VMware Cloud Foundation Cloud Builder is a software tool used to deploy VMware Cloud Foundation, a unified software-defined data center platform that integrates compute, storage, networking, and security services. Cloud Builder automates the deployment of Cloud Foundation components, […] VMware Social Media Advocacy

References for an NSX Architect References for an NSX Architect VMware provides a wealth of information and tools that can be extremely valuable in this process. In no particular order, some of my favourite resources include: […] VMware Social Media Advocacy