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The VCAP6-DCV Deploy Exam Simulator is back!

GrahamJuly 1, 2018July 12, 2018

I've had so many requests to schedule the VCAP6-DCV exam simulator for people since I took it down, I had to get it back online. I have been working on my VCDX for the last 12 months and I simply have not had time to set up the sessions, nor...

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Considering VMworld 2018? – Top 10 secrets to VMworld

GrahamJune 4, 2018July 1, 2019

VMworld is one of the most anticipated and largest tech conferences. My VMworld tips are based on my own experiences at VMworld Barcelona 2017, however I'm sure they will apply to 2018 in both US (Las Vegas) and Europe (Barcelona) 1.Hotels Most good hotels will let you book with free...

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Do I really need VMware support?

GrahamApril 29, 2018November 15, 2018

A purchase of VMware software will generally require you to also subscribe to a minimum of 1 year "support & subscription service". What do you get for this? There are different levels. Generally, you would fit into Basic or Production. Both levels include: Unlimited Support Requests Remote Phone and Web Support...

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vSphere 6.7 – Overview, Videos and Download Links

GrahamApril 18, 2018April 17, 2018

VMware has just made vSphere 6.7 Generally Available! What's new? As part of vSphere, we have updates to all core components, notably: ESXi vCenter Server Appliance Update Manager HTMl5 Client This week has also seen vRealize Operations & vSAN announce version 6.7 also. What am I most interested in?...

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vSphere 6.7 – HTML5 Update Manager (VUM) Walkthrough

GrahamApril 17, 2018

If you haven't already check my earlier blog post on some of the new features of Update Manager 6.7: vSphere 6.7 - ESXi Upgrade Enhancements (No hardware reboots) Finally, we are able to use Update Manager via the HTML5 UI! Not only that but the workflow is cleaner and smoother than...

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vSphere 6.7 – Fault Tolerance – What’s New? – New Limits and APD Integration

GrahamApril 17, 2018

Physical processors are getting more powerful & supporting more cores. This means that previous vNUMA considerations for Virtual Machines are changing. Essentially Virtual Machines with more cores is possible without breaching vNUMA boundaries. This results in us being able to run VMs with more cores, for example, requirements for mission-critical...

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vSphere 6.7 – Update Manager – ESXi Upgrade Enhancements (No hardware reboots)

GrahamApril 17, 2018April 17, 2018

So vSphere 6.7 has been announced but what does this mean for Update Manager? Single reboot on upgrades Historically (Prior to 6.7) when upgrading a host Update Manager will trigger a reboot to prepare the host and then the installer will trigger another upgrade. These reboots add time to the maintenance...

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vRealize Operations 6.7 & 7.0 – Upgrade Assessment Tool

GrahamApril 15, 2018September 30, 2018

This week saw vROps 6.7 go GA. With that, there has been some discussion in the community about the depreciated metrics, dashboards and badges. Update: 30th September 2018 - This guide also works for vROps 7.0 So upgrading to 6.7 might cause some things to break? - While this is...

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VMware News – April 2018 – New vSphere soon, vROps, Config Maximums Tool!

GrahamApril 14, 2018April 16, 2018

Quite a lot has been going on in April for VMware, so I've put a post together with notable news: vSphere - Next version The next version of vSphere looks to be coming soon. There has been some talk about its upcoming release in the public domain. I'm a Beta...

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Internal error when upgrading vCenter Server / PSC 6.0 to 6.5

GrahamMarch 17, 2018March 18, 2018

While everyone upgrades to the latest release of vSphere be aware that there are a few minor catches along the way. A couple I've seen this week include the vague error "An internal error has occurred" This seems to happen more on stage 2 of the upgrade process for either...

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