VMware has finally released a VCP 6 Certification Exam. Still in beta for now and there is also a new vSphere 6 Foundation Beta exam. We’ll see the details in this post. The new exam was announced by VMware few days back and we can see that new candidates will now need to take two […]
vSphere 6 Download – With a Free App Called VMware Software Manager
There is an new free app which allows vSphere 6 download (but also vSphere 5.x). This app is called VMware Software Manager and it allows downloading VMware suite products withing a web based UI. in its first release the product does not support all VMware products download, but only part of them, starting vSphere 5.1, going […]
vSphere 6 – How To Backup vCenter 6 vPostgres Database On Windows
VMware vSphere 6 release brought more robust vPostgres Database which gets installed by default when installing on Windows Server. For users willing to install the Windows version of vCenter Server 6 VMware has prepared a script which can be used to backup/restore the vPostgres Database. So in this post I’ll walk you through: vSphere 6 – How […]
How-To Get the Best Performance On VSAN Cluster – Technical PDF
There is new paper called VMware Virtual SAN 6.0 Performance: Scalability and Best Practices, which discuses How-To Get the Best Performance On VSAN Cluster. The Authors are Amitabha Banerjee (staff engineer), Lenin Singaravelu ( senior staff engineer) and Julie Brodeur who works as senior technical writer in the Performance Engineering group at VMware. Paper which has 23 pages. […]
VMware vSphere Update Manager 6.0 (VUM) – Lab time
After our successful upgrade of our vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) to vCenter 6.0 and ESXi host to ESXi 6.0, we need to install an VMware vSphere update manager 6.0 (VUM) on a Windows. This is the only Windows Server requirements for VMware vSphere 6. (except surely a Domain controller…). The installer needs a Windows VM (or physical system) and also […]
vCenter Server 6.0 SSO Policies – Where To Change Password Maximum Lifetime etc…
In VMware vSphere 6.0, after default installation of vCenter Server and SSO, there are some vCenter Server 6.0 SSO policies that will most likely interest you. Note that the password policy applies only to users in the vCenter Single Sign-On domain (vsphere.local). If yo just leave the default values you’ll be supprised the 91st day you can’t […]
How to Upgrade from VCSA 5.5 to 6.0 – Lab Time
Upgrade from VCSA 5.5 to VCSA 6.0 is supported scenario. In fact you can upgrade to VCSA 6.0 from 5.1U3 upwards. The upgrade process is quite straightforward, but I still do the walk through to see if any problems will arise in the lab. Upgrade from VCSA 5.5 to VCSA 6.0 is not in place […]
VMware vSphere 6.0 Generally Available – Get Your Copy
VMware has made finally VMware vSphere 6.0 Generally Available (GA). After the announce roughly about a month ago everyone has thought that this is it, but at that time it was only announced, but not released just yet. The reason AFAIK was to assure compatibility with all the parts of the vCloud suite including Horizon 6.1 […]
VMware Virtual SAN 6.0 Design And Sizing Guide – PDF Book 80 Pages
There is new PDF document (e-book) of 80 pages written by Cormac Hogan (VMware) called VMware Virtual SAN 6.0 Design and Sizing Guide. This document is very detailed guide which is very useful for enterprise admins and architects willing to design and implement VMware VSAN 6.0. In case you missed my recent post where I […]
VMware vCenter Server 6.0 Deployment Guide PDF
VMware has released new PDF which details all the necessary steps to install or upgrade vCenter Server 6.0. Whether you’re planning to install or upgrade Windows or Linux based vCenter server with external DB or internal DB, this guide is for you. Very detailed and technical. Also you’ll get the details of the scripted installations, certificate […]
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