When dealing with overprovisioning VMs, we must first understand the meaning, because while we talk about overprovisioning VMs, we might not talk about the same thing while using the same wording. Usually “overprovisioning” means that you configure (provision) more than you have. Over-provisioning does not lead to contention always, but it could lead to contention. […]
Patch your ESXi 7.x again
Another day with another critical VMware ESXi 7.0 U3g patch was released a couple of days ago. This time again you can get the latest ISO here. VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0U3g – Download. The latest release is fixing issues only, but you should patch your ESXi 7.x again. There are no new features included. […]
Patch Your vSphere with VMware Tools 12.1 Now – important security released
VMware is releasing a new version of VMware tools 12.1 that fixes important security flaws. In fact, m malicious actor with local non-administrative access to the guest OS can escalate privileges as a root user in the virtual machine. VMware Tools can be downloaded from the Product Download page. The steps to install VMware Tools vary depending […]
Let’s Encrypt for VMware ESXi standalone hosts
A very cool solution for standalone ESXi hosts used in production or home labs that I want to report today. In fact, I have received a quick email from Horst Fickel, which is one of our readers, letting me know that he and his friends have released a lightweight VIB package for VMware ESXi which […]
Patch Standalone VMware ESXi 7 to 7u3e latest version
VMware has released recently the latest patch for ESXi 7. A few weeks earlier (in May) we reported about VMware vCenter Server 7.0 U3e released – another maintenance release fixing vSphere with Tanzu. You can either update your ESXi hosts via vSphere Lifecycle Manager, or if you do not use vCenter for managing your environment, […]
How VMworld shaped my IT carreer?
VMworld for me has been an awesome experience. It allows you to take some action and explore new products and technologies, and meet people which will explain how it works and what it brings as an advantage over older, legacy technology. Many new products are always announced during VMworld/VMware EXPLORE events. Schedule builder is now […]
Tutorial Sessions in the Content Catalog VMware EXPLORE 2022
Just a quick update about this year’s VMware EXPLORE 2022 which is an in-person event this year. (Online too, so Hybrid event). VMware just unveiled a Content Catalog VMware EXPLORE 2022. Let’s see and have a look and check out what you can expect. It seems that there are also some Tutorial sessions in the […]
How to install Cockpit Navigator – Linux File Manager
Cockpit Navigator is a browser of file system on Linux. If you don’t know Cockpit yet, I think it’s a high time to discover it. Cockpit project is a web-based graphical interface for Linux servers. Cockpit support additional applications that allows you to manage storage (iSCSI, NFS, RAID…), Network, software updates, virtual machines, podman containers, […]
Best Desktop Performance Optimization Utility – VMware OS Optimization Tool
VMware has productized one of their best Flings – VMware OS Optimization Tool (OSOT). If you have been around a long time enough you certainly remember this tool as a Fling, but no more. VMware has officially made it available within the Customer Connect portal. I think this tool is one of the Best Desktop […]
OSBoxes has tons of FREE preinstalled Linux VM Images in VMware or Virtual Box format for download
I just wanted to quickly share my find and at the same time give heads up to the project from OSBoxes.org where you can find many FREE preinstalled Linux VM images for download. In fact, I have counted roughly 55 different preinstalled Linux distributions. The VM images are either in VMware or Virtual Box formats. […]
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