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 […]
Atlantis USX 2.2 Released Bringing New Hyper-Converged Volume Type Support And More
Atlantis USX has an update – Atlantis USX 2.2. I must say that I’m quite “hooked” with their technology since I met them during VMworld Barcelona where they won a gold medal in the storage category. Atlantis has more aces in their sleeves which will make more sense when vSphere 6.0 will be GA – vVOLs […]
VMturbo Operations Manager v 5.1 – What’s New?
VMturbo brings new version of their flagship product VMturbo Operations Manager 5.1. This new release brings new features and completely new module – Application control module. The product has evolved over time, but since the beginning the Operations manager has the same and unique goal – to keep the infrastructure in desired state. What differs VMturbo from […]
ESXi 6.0 Security and Password Complexity Changes
VMware ESXi 6.0 increased scalability by doubling almost all the numbers. Cluster size is now 64 hosts (previously 32) with up to 8000 VMs in single cluster. You can read all the details about scalability of vSphere 6 and VMware ESXi hypervisor in my detailed post here – vSphere 6 Features – New Config Maximums, Long […]
vSphere 6 Features – Mark or Tag local disk as SSD disk
In vSphere 6 you can mark local disk as SSD disk (or we can say tag). If you’re planning to activate VSAN, you’ll need some SSDs, at least one per disk group. And you’ll need at least one disk group per host. There is a new feature which is part of the VMware VSAN 6.0 announced […]
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