One of my client is considering to move the application from Solaris based OS under Linux OS and virtualize them using VMware vSphere. The requirement is to have the most efficient way how to monitor the application status and react on any failure asap. Taking into account such requirements, one of… Continue reading
Hello again to all interested in vCloud technologies. In the second part of this presentation I will walk through some of the functions available with vCloud Connector and use cases as well as some basic troubleshooting steps. In Part 1 we covered the initial installation and configuration, and we can… Continue reading
Hello to all fans of virtualization technologies, I have prepared short overview of vCloud Connector solution and how it works with vCloud Air. Same can be used to move or copy workload between OnPrem vCenter and vCloud Director, or between two vCenters or two vCloud directors. Connection that is established… Continue reading
New issue was discovered which may result in corrupted backups leveraging vSphere CBT (Change Block Tracking) for incremental backups. Basically all backup products which use VMware API for Backups ( Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) )are affected. This issue occurs when you expand a virtual disk vmdk file which has… Continue reading
As we have already mentioned in our previous article it is possible to use a windows server providing Terminal Services as a source for a View Desktop Pool. At this article we are going to do a basic configuration of terminal services role, View agent installation and Terminal Service pool creation.… Continue reading
For small and remote branch offices I was looking for a Replacement of VMware VSA. Our architecture decision for small remote branch office was to use VMware VSA, but it was discontinued and it is not possible to order it anymore. End of Availability VMware is announcing the End of Availability… Continue reading
View Agent must be installed on all virtual machines, physical systems, and Terminal Service servers that you use as sources for View desktops and desktop pools. On virtual machines, this agent communicates with View Client to provide features such as connection monitoring, virtual printing, View Persona Management, and access to locally… Continue reading
IBM, HP, DELL are releasing its own customized “embedded” versions of ESXi which contain vendor specific drivers, opened firewall ports for their management solutions, etc. Patches are different for each ESXi version 5.0, 5.1, 5.5. I will show you how to download and implement those patches for IBM x3850 X5,… Continue reading
No one knows when a (computer) crash is coming. Don’t get caught without backup. IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) is a “classic” backup solution for some time also for virtual environments which has continued to evolve new functionality as the technology advances. Little history The original and most basic method for… Continue reading
We get improvement in default values compared with vSphere 5.1 but there are still default values which you need to change directly after host installation Network MTU is set by default to 1500 have to be changed to 1600 VMware recommends for VXLAN setting physical and virtual switch MTU to… Continue reading
