I have been a Mac user since 1999, which means I have also been a VMware Fusion user for quite a long time. As much as we all may love our Macs, the fact is that even in this day and age, there is sometimes software we need to use that only runs on Windows. …
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One of the most important aspects to designing a vSphere environment is choosing what licensing level you are going to be using. VMware lists the licensing information for VMware vSphere editions available on their website side by side to help customers draw a comparison. There are three versions of VMware vSphere: VMware vSphere Standard …
The time has come once again to update a expired VMware vSphere license. Personally, I have a bad habit if never bothering to add licenses in a lab environment until they expire. If we are talking about a production environment, I always make sure licenses are verified during the testing and validation phase of the …
If you plan on using VMware vSphere Update Manager 6.5 (which is now integrated into the VMware vCenter Server Appliance), the VMware vSphere Update Manager Download Service, or UMDS, may very well be a key component of your deployment. Are you getting ready to upgrade to vSphere 6.7? Be sure to read the full article …
There’s always a ton of discussion around home labs among IT professionals on Twitter, and many are very, very impressive! I have to admit, I do tend to have a case of home lab envy at times. Whatever you home lab consists of, be it a laptop, a desktop, or a mini rack, I’d like …
Something each and every one of us virtualization folks will have to is update ESXi at some point, it is a fact of life. If you are looking to upgrade VMware vSphere ESXi from 5.5 to 6.5, look no further than VMware vSphere Update Manager 6.5, which was integrated with the vCenter Server Appliance in the …