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VMware Compliance Checker Utility – Did You Try?

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 17, 2017

This product is a free download from VMware Website and can check your existing installation of VMware vSphere against the VMware vSphere Hardening Guidelines. Can check vSphere environment since 4.0 up to 5.5, where up to 5 ESXi hosts is checked with single pass. The results shows from within the tool but can get printed, […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: Active Directory on VMware, Free compliance checker for vSphere, VMCC, VMware Compilance checker

3 Ways To Shrink WinSXS Folder

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: July 3, 2014

With the time and new patches installed to Windows installations, the Windows WinSxS folder present since W7, W2008, W8 and in W8.1 gets more and more “fat” and takes valuable space. I’ve previously reported on easy way to shrink that winsxs folder in Windows 7 by installing a patch which adds a new function to […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization

vSphere Public Beta – With VVols!

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: December 17, 2020

vSphere public beta. The next release. It’s quite unusual for VMware as previous years the beta stayed private (except for VSAN, during the beta stage perhaps). VMware has made a public beta of vSphere available to anyone who wish to join. While the vSphere beta IS public (anyone can join) it’s also a strictly confidential. […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: vSphere Public Beta, vVols

Book Review – Disaster Recovery Using VMware Replication and vCenter SRM

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 17, 2017

Disaster Recovery Using VMware Replication and vCenter SRM is an In depth book which walks you through the different scenarios possible with Site Recovery Manager (SRM) and VMware vSphere Replication (VR). I was nicely surprised by the quality of the book and the details, including screenshots. The author of the book, Abhilash GB (VMware vExpert, […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: Disaster Recovery Using VMware Replication and vCenter SRM

VSAN Ready Nodes from Dell, Fujitsu, HP and SuperMicro – details, specs and models available

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: June 25, 2014

VMware has published a blog post announcing a VSAN Ready Nodes from Dell, Fujitsu, HP and SuperMicro. You’ll be able to download a PDF from this post, where you’ll see the specifications and details concerning each node. I have reported already on the way to check the existing hardware parts for compatibility for VSAN in […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware VSAN Ready Nodes, VSAN Ready Nodes

VCAP5-DCA Official Certification Guide: VMware Press

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 17, 2017

During my study for VCAP5-DCA I have been using many resources and worked in my lab to pass the practice exam. If you’re preparing for the exam you probably know that the exam is composed only from live labs. I also used a free unoficial study guides for VCAP5-DCA. But in that time there wasn’t […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VCAP5-DCA Official Certification Guide

VMware vCenter Server 5.5 U1b Released as well as vCloud Director 5.5.1.2

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: June 13, 2014

VMware has released another major update – vCenter server 5.5 U1b. The release bring a new version of OpenSSL library which in the past was affected by Heartbleed. The release does not bring any new features, it’s just a maintenance release. On the top priority resolved issues is of course OpenSSL library which has been updated […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: vCenter Server 5.5 U1b, vCloud Director 5.5.1.2

vCenter Log Insight 2.0 Released And Available

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: April 6, 2015

vCenter Log Insight is GA and available for downloads. This new product has been announced about 3 weeks ago and I had reported in details about the new clustered architecture in my post here – VMware vCenter Log Insight 2.0 – faster with machine learning capabilities. Update: Check the vCenter Log Insight 2.5 detailed post (vRealize […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: vCenter Log Insight 2.0 released

VMware vSphere Hardening Guide 5.5 U1 Released

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: June 7, 2014

A new update to hardening guide which matches now the latest VMware vSphere 5.5 release. There are wewly introduced four sections which matches the latest vSphere 5.5 U1 – Enable-VGA-Only-Mode, Disable-non-essential-3D-features, Change-sso-admin-password, Use-unique-roles. You might ask what this guide is for? The answer is simple. To help VMware administrators to make vSphere more secure with following simple tips […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware vSphere Hardening Guide 5.5 U1

How-to delete orphaned Horizon View replica

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: June 3, 2014

After reinstalling composer server in my lab I was left with some orphaned replicas in the lab. While I was able to delete the virtual desktop VMs it was not possible to delete those replicas VM from within the vSphere client as the option is grayed out. The replica VM has some strange name as you […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: How-to delete orphaned Horizon View replica

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