Virtualization
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vSAN Stretched Cluster Enhancements in vSAN 7.0 Update 3 – Simulating Failure!
One of the really nice enhancements of the newest version of vSAN, found in vSphere 7.0 Update 3, has to do with vSAN stretched clusters. VMware vSAN stretched clusters are a configuration that I have blogged about in previous posts.…
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NUMA Affinity VMware Fling
When it comes down to the nitty-gritty performance details of CPU and memory with a modern hypervisor like VMware vSphere, you no doubt have heard a lot about NUMA, Non-Uniform Memory Access. NUMA is extremely important when you are working…
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What is VMware Project Capitola?
One of the big announcements coming from VMworld 2021 is the announcement of VMware Project Capitola. What is VMware Project Capitola? How will it introduce new features for how memory is managed in future versions of vSphere? Let’s take a…
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VMware Self Service Provisioning Portal with vRealize Automation
Automation is the name of the game today with organizations needing to streamline operations and ensure the proper governance controls are in place across the board. Using vRealize Automation, VMware Identity Manager, and Active Directory, you can create a VMware…
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Upgrade VMware Identity Manager with vRLCM
With the release of the vRealize Cloud Suite 2019 8.6 releases across the board, I have been getting my vRealize environment upgraded in the home lab. One of the key components of the vRealize Cloud Suite is VMware Identity Manager.…
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Automated Windows 11 Installation with autounattend and Packer
With Windows 11 now out among the masses, you are probably looking at deploying your Windows 11 installation in an automated way. Automated installations allow Windows 11 to be installed automatically which allows installing the operating system consistently, and for…
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Speed up Windows 11 with VMware OS Optimization Tool
The VMware OS Optimization Tool is a tool that Horizon and VDI administrators have known and loved for years now. It takes the heavy lifting out of optimizing the OS and can literally change hundreds of settings in a matter…
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Install Kubernetes in Windows using Tanzu Community Edition
One of the announcements that I was personally excited about coming from VMworld 2021 is the release of Tanzu Community Edition (TCE). You can read my blog post covering Tanzu Community Edition here. One of the great things you can…
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What is VMware Skyline Advisor Pro?
VMware has had a product for a while now called VMware Skyline that provides proactive monitoring, analysis, and support for your VMware environment. It monitors your VMware installation and will notify you when issues arise. However, one of the interesting…
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What is VMware Project Arctic?
With the announcements coming from VMworld today, it is obvious that VMware is all about the cloud. There are many announcements coming from that space today as VMware positions itself as a modern cloud company providing the solutions businesses need…
