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 …
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Many of us love to get our hands on new technology and kick the tires on it. The question we usually ask ourselves is “How do I get started?”. How easy (or hard) the answer is to this question usually determines if we investigate further. We all lead busy lives, and time can be hard …
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 …
More and and more people are beginning to get on board with Amazon Web Services (AWS), especially the certifications. For many, a certification is a great way to get started with a new technology, by studying for the certification one will be exposed to many different aspects of the technology. I’ve noticed a trend with …
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 …
When it comes to setting up a new VMware vSphere environment, there are many things that must be considered. While it is not hard to install VMware products, making a few decisions up front can make things a lot easier later on. One key task in this process is to install ESXi, or the hypervisor …