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What is VMware Memory Ballooning?

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: October 18, 2017

VMware Memory Ballooning

This post will detail and explains some basic concept about ESXi memory reclamation technique called ballooning. What is VMware Memory Ballooning is the name of today’s post. We’ll put it again in our Tips Category. You might already pass your VCP exam and (or) you might know this topic well. We can understand that. This topic […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware Memory Ballooning

What is VMware vSphere Update Manager?

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 3, 2019

VMware vSphere Update Manager - Create a baseline

Today’s topic is another good one which covers VMware technology, and particularly the patching and upgrades. We’ll learn What is VMware vSphere Update Manager and some basic principles to use this free tool, which is part of vCenter. As you know, patching and upgrades are not always the most favorite occupation of any VMware admin. Things […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization, Tips Tagged With: What is VMware vSphere Update Manager

VMware Virtual Hardware Performance Optimization Tips

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Disabling Unnecessary Virtual Hardware Devices

This post will try to outline some performance optimization tips for virtual hardware within VMware infrastructure. Performance is one of the topics which is crucial. How far can you go to optimize each and every VM within your infrastructure? There are few guidelines from VMware, we’ll focus on optimization of Virtual machine hardware, the VM’s […]

| Filed Under: How To, Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware Virtual Hardware Performance Optimization Tips

VMware vSphere Standard vs Enterprise Plus

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: April 26, 2025

VMware vSphere DRS

In this post, we will go into details between VMware vSphere Standard vs Enterprise Plus license. We have already touched a little bit on VMware licensing questions and covered VMware vCenter Standard vs Essentials. But vCenter server and ESXi are different products, with different licensing options. Both software products are part of the VMware vSphere suite. Each […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware vSphere Standard vs Enterprise Plus, vSphere Standard vs Enterprise Plus

VMware Network Adapter Types

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: September 25, 2017

VMware virtual machines (VM) can be configured with different network adapter types. Depending on the system you’re running, its version, those adapter types may vary. In this post, I’ll try to explain which type adapter exists. There are some exotic and older virtual network adapters, such as Vlance, or Flexible, but most of the time […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware Network Adapter Types

VMware vCenter Server Standard vs Foundation – Differences

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: September 30, 2022

VMware VCSA 6.5 Active-Passive Setup Simple Configuration

A few months back VMware has changed a little bit the VMware vCenter Foundation offer allowing to have 4 ESXi hosts instead of just 3 previously. This is mainly because customers wanted to run VMware vSAN with 4 hosts with this edition. This post will go into the differences between VMware vCenter Server Standard vs […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware vCenter Server Standard vs Foundation

What is VMware CEIP Program And How It Helps An IT Admin With Troubleshooting vSphere

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: September 19, 2017

VMware CEIP

Many people do not know what is VMware CEIP program and they’re missing out. I’ll go into details in today’s post, show you what is VMware Customer Experience Program (CEIP) and what’s the main benefit for the IT admin or the end user. The post will further have a video from VMworld 2017 in Barcelona […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware CEIP, What is VMware CEIP Program

VMworld Barcelona 2017 is The Biggest One

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: November 15, 2022

VMware AppDefence

During the general session today at VMworld Barcelona 2017, Pat Gelsinger announced that this European VMworld is the biggest event from the audience perspective. There is over 11000 people attending this year. From my point of few after walking through the solution exchange, I have the feeling that even the solution exchange area is much […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMworld Barcelona 2017

VMware Cloud on AWS is GA

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: October 9, 2017

VMware Cloud on AWS

During the second day of VMworld 2017 in Las Vegas VMware has announced an availability of VMware cloud on AWS. A service which has been announced during last year’s VMworld along with VMware Cloud Foundation. VMware Cloud on AWS is actually powered by VMware Cloud Foundation which has vSphere, VMware vSAN, and VMware NSX. Those […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware cloud on AWS

VMware Integrated Openstack 4.0 announced – VMworld 2017

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: August 27, 2017

VMware Integrated Openstack (VIO) 4.0 announced during VMworld 2017 in Las Vegas. This is already the fourth release of Openstack (called Ocata) which is managed and supported by VMware. We have reported on the Mitaka release last year and the post was a great success. So again this year, VMware moves forward and proves that […]

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