Cisco UCS Manager, the management tool for Cisco UCS infrastructure is constantly being updated and enhanced with every release. Let’s take a look at some of the features and functionality of Cisco UCS Manager 4.0. Cisco UCS Manager 4.0 Releases With any iteration of Cisco UCS Manager, there is often multiple releases. Each of these …
VMware vSphere 6.7 Update 2 is here! We are going to take a look at some of the enhancements to ESXi 6.7 U2 and vCenter 6.7 U2, and what you need to know going forward. VMware vSphere 6.7 U2 – What’s New? The best place to start learning about a new version of VMware vSphere …
When I talk to people who are new to the world of VMware virtualization, I have noticed VMware vMotion and DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) can be confusing topics. They are distinctly different technologies that do different things, and the terms vMotion and DRS cannot be used interchangeably. That doesn’t mean they don’t work together! Under …
We have spent a good deal of time talking about the VMware Certified Professional or VCP Certification. This certification is the first in line for many IT professionals as they want to get more hands on with VMware’s virtualization technologies. Today, we are going to switch gears for a little bit, and talk about a …
I remember years ago when VMware bought Nicira. While it was something interesting that grabbed my attention, I could not predict the success of VMware NSX, VMware’s software defined networking platform. VMware NSX has increased in popularity in leaps and bounds over the last several years, mostly because it is a powerful platform, and fits …
The Cisco Unified Computing System, more commonly known as simply Cisco UCS is a solution for today’s ever changing data center. Cisco UCS is made up of a number of hardware components, such as the Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect and Cisco blade servers or Cisco rack servers, and a software component. This software component is called …