Create and manage a SDDC on VMWonAWS
This end of week i had the chance to participate in a really nice training : VMware on AWS : Deploy and manage.I’ll try to perform a serie of blog posts around this trendy topic that i performed along this formation. What it look to create a new SDDC into VMware on AWS? First, let’s […]
NSX : Communication Channels Down
As explained in a previous blog post, I’m working on NSX these days. I’m still performing some setup on my NSX Lab. The NSX lab is a nested one, with 4 ESXis.One cluster for management, one for workload, 2 ESXis in each cluster. I started to deploy NSX services on the management cluster and I […]
NSX 6.4.4 : Full HTML5 support… or not
Mid of december, last version of NSX-V came out. One feature that was really expected was the HTML 5 full support.On my side, i just came back from one week training on NSX : Install, configure and manage. My goal for the coming weeks is to pass the VCP-NV. This week i started to build […]
Vulnerabilities : Access ESXi shell from a VM
Since a long time, many of security experts said that it may be possible to access to the ESXi shell trought a VM. No one had the ability to demonstrate this. This time is ended. During the “GeekPwn2018”, Zhangyanyu from ChaitinTech company demonstrates this critical vulnerabilitie. He get the skill to demonstrate how to do […]
VMworld 2018 : First Timer
Here is the time for a recap from the 2018 VMworld edition, first time for me. That was one of my greatest profesionnal opportunity. How can i summary it ? – Great Community – Great partner – Great party – And AMAZING session / workshop. 12000 IT Guys, 90 nationalities, it gives you an idea […]
vSphere 6.7 U1 : HTML 5 Client full featured
We’re waiting this since VMworld US : vSphere 6.7 U1 is out since few days, and this new version brings some really new cool features. I was expecting this one since the HTML 5 client is out : having the capability to use ONLY this client. No more flash client! How to update? First update […]
Homelab Upgrade : vSAN powered
vSAN is here from few years now, i already worked on it and i don’t take risk to say that’s a powerful technology. I’m not really an expert on this topic and i want to go further, but as you may know, vSAN need “important” hardware. This solution, in my humble opinion, become nice to […]
VMware Flings : DRS Lens
VMware flings is website that i falled in love, years ago, you can find really interestring tools. “DRS Lens” is one them, as many of VMware’s product, you simply have to deploy it trough an appliance. Next, first step is to configure the IP address: Next, you can go to the appliance web site, the […]
vRealize Operations Manager : First Steps configuration
We saw in a previous post how to simply install vROps, we are here now to perform the first configuration steps. Now that the first installation steps are done, you need to configure your appliance, steps are performed from web interface : http://vROps_IP_address You should see this page. If yes, you’re now ready to clic […]
vSphere 5.5 is dead, long live vSphere 6.7
Everything is in the title, vSphere 5.5 is dead. As described here by VMware end of support will be september 19, 2018. What should you do? Upgrade to vSphere 6.7 is THE choice i think, if you’re not confident with the last version of vSphere 6.7, you can go to vSphere 6.5. Prerequisites? Not so […]