Configure vSAN Error Disk with VSAN uuid failed to appear in CMMDS
In configuring a 2-node VMware vSAN cluster with a Witness host I ran into a strange issue that took a bit of head scratching and Googling to figure out. However,…
Month: January 2018
Install and Configure VMware vSAN Witness Appliance in VMware Workstation
Update 1.30.2018 – Password issues with the vSAN Witness Appliance on legacy VMware Workstation versions One of the really great features starting in VMware vSAN 6.1 was the introduction of…
What is VMware NSX Guest Introspection and how is it configured?
VMware NSX provides powerful insight into network traffic and it allows administrators to handle traffic based on very powerful criteria, including the user that is logged into a resource. Now…
Dell EMC UnityVSA storage appliance installation and configuration
One of the great resources for home lab environments is vendor released virtual storage appliance software solutions that emulate models of hardware that is typically found in the enterprise. Getting…
Vembu BDR Suite v3.9.0 GA with Tape Support and Flexible Restores
Earlier this month I wrote about Vembu BDR Suite v3.9.0 being announced with quite a few new features in the release. Vembu has announced the news of Vembu BDR Suite…
VMware NSX 6.4 Released New Features and Upgrade
VMware NSX is certainly a VMware product that garners much excitement from admins much as other software defined VMware technologies such as VMware vSAN do as well. VMware has really…
Critical bugs of Intel Processors revealed. AMD and ARM chips are also affected.
What’s All the Fuss About the Intel Bugs? At the beginning of this year, Google’s Project Zero made a bombshell of an announcement: they had discovered critical security flaws affecting…
What is VembuHIVE Cloud File System?
One of the great players today in the backup space providing powerful tools for backing up both physical, virtual, and cloud workloads is Vembu. Vembu provides a wide variety of…
Roll Back VMware Meltdown and Spectre Microcode Patch
Update 1.24.2018 with William Lam PowerCLI code link The last several days have certainly been a rollercoaster ride for VMware administrators and others who have been keeping a close eye…
Configure VMware vSphere Encryption Key Management Server Cluster
One of the exciting features with vSphere 6.5 is the ability to perform virtual machine encryption. We have already taken a look at Hytrust KeyControl as a great way to…