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Hackers can gain access to your VMs via old version of VMware Tools

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: November 3, 2023

Recently, VMware has released a security bulletin about VMware Tools to which hackers can gain access. Only specific versions of VMware tools are targetted and some Windows and MacOS systems are affected. You should, however, make sure to check whether you’re affected and then patch those VMware Tools to the latest version, which has recently […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: old version of VMware Tools

Admin’s Ultimate Goal – Stay Resilient with StarWind’s VSAN with only a minimum number of pieces of hardware

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: October 27, 2023

Every admin is trying to stay resilient with hardware within their data center. Whether you’re a data center admin or an admin of a small IT shop, non-gov organization or foundation. You want to be able to tolerate the possible failure of the hardware you’re using. In order to do that, you’re basically making your […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: StarWind VSAN

2-Nodes clusters without Witness – StarWind VSAN Heartbeat Failover Strategy

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: October 13, 2023

Traditional storage systems often prove to be expensive and challenging to maintain. This is where StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) shines as a game-changing solution. In this blog post, we will delve into the intricacies of setting up a StarWind VSAN in a 2-node configuration without a witness node and explore how it provides a cost-effective, […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: 2-Nodes clusters without Witness - StarWind VSAN

Your repository is full – How to move your backups to another repository with Veeam backup?

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: December 21, 2023

Veeam Backup - Move backups to new repo

In this post, we’ll explore the possibility How to move your backups to another repository with Veeam backup. If you want to keep the same Job, just move your backup files to a new backup location, (new repository), you must perform this via Veeam console. You’ll keep your history, your backup chain, etc. FYI, The […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Server Virtualization

Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) compliance for VMware – by Runecast

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: October 5, 2023

As an IT admin, you must make sure that the operational resilience of IT systems that you are in charge of, stays not only performant, secure, and resilient, but also compliant. The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has emerged as a significant regulatory framework designed to fortify the stability and security of the digital infrastructure, […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: Digital Operational Resilience Act

VMware vSphere 8.0 U2 and New UI for vSphere Cluster Services (vCLS)

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: October 3, 2023

As you know, VMware High Availability (HA) as well as DRS, when activated, vSphere creates those system vCLS VMs. This is mandatory as those vCLS VMs are deployed on each vSphere cluster when the vCenter Server is upgraded to v7.0 Update 2 or later. (In case you’re not aware, vCLS stands for vSphere Cluster Services, […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: vSphere 8.0 U2 retreat mode

VMware vSphere 8.0 U2 Released – ESXi 8.0 U2 and VCSA 8.0 U2 How to update

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: September 26, 2023

VMware vSphere 8.0 U2 has been released and we can now upgrade our virtual infrastructure. We’re runing a lab environment under 8.0 U1 so the logical step here is to upgrade the environment to the 8.0 U2. There are many enhancements and improvements within this release, as well as many security cumulative patches included. This […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: ESXi 8.0 U2 and VCSA 8.0 U2 How to update

What’s the purpose of those 17 virtual hard disks within VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 8.0?

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: September 12, 2023

Have you ever wondered why and what all those VMDKs are used within VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 8? In this post, we’ll explore all that. We’ll give you the answer on what each of those 17 VMDKs is for, what the size, mount point, and the purpose. Yes, there is 17 VMDKs within VCSA […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMDKs are used within VMware vCenter Server Appliance

What’s New in VMware Virtual Hardware v21 and vSphere 8 Update 2?

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: August 21, 2023

VMware has just announced vSphere 8 Update 2 during VMware Explore Las Vegas. With this version, there is a new Virtual Hardware version 21 (vmx-21) that is part of it. We’ll talk about what’s in, with this post. Note that we have a detailed post about other features present in U2 in this detailed post […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware vSphere 8 Update 2

VMware vSAN 8 Update 2 with many enhancements announced during VMware Explore

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: April 17, 2024

VMware has just announced during VMware Explore 2023 Las Vegas their latest innovations with VMware vSAN 8 Update 2 and vSAN Max. In this article we’ll focus on the core enhancements of VMware vSAN 8 Update 2. VMware vSAN 8 Update 2 brings and levels both, vSAN Original Storage Architecture (OSA) and vSAN Express Storage […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware vSAN 8 Update 2

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