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VCP7-DCV Objective 1.6 – Describe ESXi Cluster Concepts

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: October 11, 2021

Again today we continue to explain the basics of VMware vSphere and prepare those ones willing to pass VMware VCP certification exam. In our free guide we cover all topics from VCP-DCV 2021 exam that are listed on the original VMware blueprint that has 80 objectives. You might want to pass a VCP exam with […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: Describe ESXi Cluster Concepts

vSphere 7 U2 Released

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: March 10, 2021

VMware has announced and released vSphere 7 U2. A bit unusual for the company to announce and release the product update within the same day, but I assume that everything has been ready for the release. vSphere 7 U2 brings support for the latest generation of GPUs from NVIDIA – Ampere family. This NVIDIA platform […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: vSphere 7 U2 Released

VCP7-DCV Objective 1.4 – Differentiate between vSphere Network I/O Control (NIOC) and vSphere Storage I/O Control (SIOC)

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: October 11, 2021

VMware vSphere 7 keeps both features from previous releases. NIOC (Network I/O control) and SIOC (Storage I/O control). This post is part of the Free VCP-DCV 2021 Study Guide. The main page of the guide is here – VCP7-DCV Study Guide – VCP-DCV 2021 Certification, and you’ll find there ALL the chapters. Network I/O control […]

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VCP7-DCV Objective 1.6.1 – Describe Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: October 11, 2021

VMware vSphere has a Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) allowing automatic VM placement and vMotion. The purpose of DRS is to make VMs “happy” so they run smoother. DRS can be set to automatically move VMs based on its algorithms, or be set to manual and give recommendations for manually moving VMs. This post is part […]

| Filed Under: How To, Server Virtualization, Tips Tagged With: Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)

VCP7-DCV Objective 1.3.3 – Describe Storage Policies

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: October 11, 2021

VMware vSphre 7 storage policies usually specify which datastores with what functions and specifications to use when placing VMs. There are several VM storage policies types that can be basically created within vSphere 7. This post is part of VCP-DCV 2021 on vSphere 7 Study Guide and which helps for passing the VMware certification exam. Please check […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware Storage Policies

How to Install and Configure Veeam Backup and Replication Community Edition

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: December 21, 2023

In this post, we will install and configure Veeam Backup and Replication 10 Community Edition, which is free and allow you to protect up to 10 VMs or up to 10 Workstations/laptops. This can be a good option for your home/small business. You’ll need a physical computer or server running Windows OS for the installation. […]

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VCP-DCV 2021 on vSphere 7 – Objective 1.3.2 Explain the importance of advanced storage configuration (vSphere Storage APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA),vSphere Storage APIs Array Integration (VAAI), etc.)

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: October 11, 2021

Many of the storage devices are using protocols that improve the performance of vSphere storage or by offloading certain operations, the ESXi CPU usage gets lower. In this post, we’ll talk about vSphere Storage APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA), vSphere Storage APIs Array Integration (VAAI) etc. This post is part of VCP-DCV 2021 on vSphere […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: vSphere Storage APIs Array Integration (VAAI), vSphere Storage APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA)

VCP-DCV 2021 vSphere 7 – Describe storage datastore types for vSphere

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: October 11, 2021

Today we’ll discuss vSphere 7 storage. This post is part of Free VCP-DCV 2021 Study Guide. The main page of the guide is here – VCP7-DCV Study Guide – VCP-DCV 2021 Certification, and you’ll find there ALL the chapters. VMware vSphere 7 supports many different datastore types. We have pretty much described the different storages in […]

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VCP-DCV 2021 vSphere 7 – Identify and differentiate storage access protocols for vSphere (NFS, iSCSI, SAN, etc.)

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: April 6, 2023

We continue to cover the VCP-DCV 2021 certification based on the vSphere 7 product. The previous release of our guide is still extremely valuable for those who is passing this certification, and it’s based on the vSphere 6.7 product. You can check the detailed page here – VCP6.7-DCV Study Guide Page. Let’s get started. vSphere […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VCP-DCV 2021 vSphere 7

VCP-DCV 2021 vSphere 7 – Objective 1.1 Identify the pre-requisites and components for a vSphere Implementation

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: October 11, 2021

This is an introductory post that starts the new VCP-DCV 2021 Study Guide based on vSphere 7. The main page of the guide is here – VCP7-DCV Study Guide – VCP-DCV 2021 Certification, and you’ll find there ALL the chapters. This year, some chapters are posted on other IT blogs where I’m an author. However […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VCP-DCV 2021 Study Guide, VCP-DCV 2021 vSphere 7

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