One of the testing tools for VMware networking is netcat. We have a post which explains the basics of vmkping command here – How To Test Network Connectivity with a vmkping command in VMware environments. Check it out. Today’s post is called How To Test Network Connectivity with netcat utility in VMware environments and we’ll explore some […]
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What is VMware Per Incident Support?
VMware Per Incident support is actually the “pay-as-you-go” model, where you’ll choose 1, 3 or 5 incidents per year, and you use those “pre-paid” tickets to call VMware to open a support ticket when needed without buying a support contract itself. You should know, however, that VMware per incident support does not give you free updates like […]
What are VMware Learning Credits?
Today we’ll have a look at VMware learning credits, which are another way you can pay for training. In fact, by buying VMware Learning credits, you purchase, ahead of time, a credit which you can use later, for paying for VMware class, before passing a VCP exam for example. Just like with VCP Exam vouchers […]
How To Change E1000 into VMXNET3 without changing a MAC address
You might end up in a situation where you have a VM which you want to change vNIC type, but you want to keep the current MAC address. Today’s post will teach us How To Change E1000 into VMXNET3 without changing a MAC address. This is an easy post which I’m sure everyone knows how to […]
What Are VMware Exam Vouchers?
VMware VCP Exam voucher is kind of an “electronic” tickets needed to pass a VCP Exam. You can buy it in advance (or plan the buy) when the IT budgets are distributed or when you have a budget. One Voucher is valid for a duration of a minimum of 12 months and you can use […]
VMware Certification Changes in 2019
After introducing a new naming convention back in March, VMware explains other changes which will be implemented this year. This post is about VMware Certification Changes in 2019. There will be new naming conventions. Newly passed certification will be named after the year when you met the requirement. Example VCP 6.5-DCV will become VCP 2019 […]
What’s New in VMware Horizon 7.7
Yes, VMware Horizon 7.7 has been released and we haven’t reported on it yet. New support for Windows Server 2019 for desktop and RDSH VMs is here. It’s been certainly a functionality that many were waiting to start doing POC and testing. VMware Horizon 7.7 adds support for VMware vSphere 6.7 Update 1 and VSAN 6.7U1 as well. All […]
What is VMware Learning Zone?
When preparing to pass a VCP (or VCA) certification exam and learn about new VMware products, all resources are good. Some of them are free, some of them are paid. Most of the time, paid resources are paid because they’ve been done with more resources and more money, but free resources are good too since they […]
How to Patch vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) – [Guide]
Before you start with the update, make sure to create a backup of your VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) Virtual Machine (VM). The backup is usually done by your backup software, and you can also configure a file-level backup introduced in vSphere 6.5 and further enhanced with a scheduler in vSphere 6.7. The protocols supported […]
What is VMware VM Customization Specification and How to use it?
VMware VM Customization Specification is used for cloning of existing data center VMs or deploying a VM from a template. Some non-VMware admins might not know this feature if they don’t work a lot with VMware technologies. It’s nobody’s fault, everybody is learning every day in IT. Our blog was created mainly for this purpose […]