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Mastering VMware vSphere 6.5

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 21, 2018

Mastering VMware vSphere 6.5

New book for VMware vSphere infrastructure called Mastering VMware vSphere 6.5. If you’re in the virtualization space long enough you might remember the release 6.0 written by Nick Marchall and Scott Lowe. This time, Mastering VMware vSphere 6.5 is authored by three fellow bloggers – Andrea Mauro, Paolo Valsecchi, Karel Novak. All three authors are well known […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: Mastering VMware vSphere 6.5

VCP6.5-DCV Objective 2 – Secure ESXi and vCenter Server

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: November 23, 2023

VCP6.5-DCV Study Guide - Control datastore browser access

Another new post today with another Objective to study towards VMware VCP6.5-DCV Certification Exam. We have put on a new page centralizing those topics – VCP6.5-DCV Study Guide [Unofficial] Page. Today’s topic will cover VCP6.5-DCV Objective 2 – Secure ESXi and vCenter Server. Funny because we have blogged just recently about What is VMware ESXi Lockdown mode. […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VCP6.5-DCV Objective 2 - Secure ESXi and vCenter Server

VCP6.5-DCV Objective 1 – Configure and Administer Role-based Access Control

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: November 23, 2023

This is the first VCP6.5-DCV Objective 1 from the exam guide for preparation for VMware VCP6.5-DCV Datacenter virtualization exam. Find all exam topics directly on our new VCP6.5-DCV Study Guide Page. Note that it is a work in progress which started just recently so we need to add more content to it. VMware certification exam is […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VCP6.5-DCV Objective 1, VCP6.5-DCV Study Guide

Performance Optimized VM of Windows Server 2016 On ESXi 6.5 Creation Steps [Guide]

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: November 23, 2017

VMware PVSCSI as a Boot drive

While it’s fairly simple to take the defaults, for VM hardware components, It’s not always the best ones when it comes to performance. In this post, we will explore the different possibilities to give you the opportunity to create performance Optimized VM of Windows Server 2016 On ESXi 6.5 directly from the installation. We’ll use […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: Performance Optimization Windows Server 2016

Veeam Availability Console Released (VAC)

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: November 15, 2017

Veeam Availability Console UI

Veeam Veeam Availability Console (VAC) 2.0 released a few days back brings simplification for service providers. While the main target is service providers, the solution can also be installed within an enterprise, on-premises, locally. The product has been in beta stage for a while, but the good news is that is finally here, and for […]

| Filed Under: Backup Tagged With: Veeam Availability Console Released

What Is VMware ESXi Lockdown Mode?

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: November 14, 2017

VMware ESXi lockdown mode Exception users

In order to make your ESXi hosts more secure, you can put them what’s called Lockdown mode. This post will explain What is VMware ESXi Lockdown Mode, what’s the main benefits and the configuration steps. The config is a simple radio button via vSphere web client, but there is also a possibility to activate it […]

| Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: VMware ESXi Lockdown Mode

VMware Updates vCenter Server 6.0 U3c and Other Products

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: May 25, 2020

VMware vCenter Server 6.0 U1 (VCSA) - How to install, configure

VMware has released a bunch of new product updates. On the list, there are vCenter Server 6.0 U3C and also VMware SRM 6.1.2.1 update or vCloud Director 9.0.0.1 for Service Providers and vSphere Replication 6.1.2.1. In this post, we’ll have a closer look what’s new in those products. Those updates are not updates to the […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: vCenter Server 6.0 U3c

Free vSphere 6.5 Host Resources Deep Dive

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: November 16, 2017

vSphere 6.5 host resources deep dive Ebook

Free E-Book (PDF) version of vSphere 6.5 Host Resources Deep Dive from Niels Hagoort and Frank Denneman is available since few days. A Free book which you can have if you give your E-mail to Rubrik as they partnered with VMUG to offer this book to the IT and virtualization community for free. The book is […]

| Filed Under: Free Stuff Tagged With: vSphere 6.5 Host Resources Deep Dive

Configure VMware Tools Update from Shared ProductLocker Location

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: November 9, 2017

Shared ProductLocker Settings

when you want to have the latest VMware tools for larger environments, you don’t have other choices then wait for ESXi upgrade which brings the latest version of VMware tools or Configure VMware Tools Update from Shared ProductLocker Location. If you have VMware Enterprise Plus license, you can use host profiles for the job. Since some […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization

V2V Migration with VMware – 5 Top Tips

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: December 17, 2020

Downgrade Virtual Machine Version

Almost everybody knows about P2V migrations. Physical to virtual conversion process. We have all done this at least once in the past. With P2V process you’re able to select a server within your physical infrastructure and convert it into a virtual machine with minimal effort (we all know that time is money). You should know that there […]

| Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: V2V Migration, VMware V2V Migration

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