VMware TAM Source 7.16

FROM THE EDITORS VIRTUAL DESK

Hi everyone, welcome to the latest edition of the VMware TAM Source Newsletter. Last week we introduced an expanded webcast and training section. I hope you find it useful. We are working on this section to ensure that it is accurate but please be aware that there is always the possibility of errors in this or any of our content. Please let your TAM know if you cannot find anything listed.

There have also been a number of new VMware Security Advisories this week. Please take a look at them here: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories and discuss these with your TAM if you have any concerns. Here is a summary:

VMSA-2015-0003.4

VMware product updates address critical information disclosure issue in JRE

Issue date: 2015-04-02

Updated on: 2015-04-17

I wish you all a fantastic and productive week.

Virtually Yours

Neil Isserow

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NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS FROM VMWARE

GENERAL NEWS

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  Turning IT Operations Management Dreams Into Reality (http://blogs.vmware.com/cloudops/?p=1504)No one would blame you for dreaming about better IT operations management. You might dream up ways to make it smarter—say by anticipating problems and troubleshooting them in virtual and physical environments before they even occur. Learn why this is no pipe dream in this infographic about VMware vRealize Operations Insight, a unified management solution with […]

   

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  What We Read This Week: A VMware News Recap, April 17, 2015 (http://blogs.vmware.com/tribalknowledge/?p=3873)News from HIMSS 2015, A Solution to Cyber Security and an Illustrated Guide to The Connected Hospital ① On the tails of news this week that VMware unveiled a new solution that minimizes security threats from users and mobile devices inside the hybrid cloud, Noah Wasmer explains in a video how IT can begin to […]

   

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  Business Mobility is improving how the healthcare industry operates (http://blogs.vmware.com/tribalknowledge/?p=3867)An Illustrated Guide This article originally appeared on The Bridge. From protecting patient information to tracking patient check-ins to sending updates to families in real-time, technology is helping the healthcare industry work simpler and smarter. With secure, immediate access to accurate information, providers can now make point-of-care decisions from anywhere. The result is a radically […]

   

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  vCloud Air Update from Bill Fathers [VIDEO] (http://blogs.vmware.com/tribalknowledge/?p=3861)Last week, VMware announced the continued expansion of VMware vCloud Air with the general availability of service in Australia. In this video, Bill Fathers provides an overview of vCloud Air in support of the launch. Watch the video to learn how vCloud Air is making it safe, quick and easy for customers to make the move to […]

   

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  Transforming Hybrid Cloud Security for Mobile Users [VIDEO] (http://blogs.vmware.com/tribalknowledge/?p=3852)Today VMware unveiled a new solution that minimizes security threats from users and mobile devices inside the hybrid cloud. Through the combination of the VMware NSX network virtualization platform with AirWatch EMM and/or VMware Horizon desktop virtualization, VMware provides IT administrators the ability to micro-segment the data center network. This grants users specific network access […]

   

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  One year later, VMware’s Airwatch acquisition continues to transform mobility (http://blogs.vmware.com/tribalknowledge/?p=3854)This post was originally published on The Bridge. By 2020, “half of the world’s population will be connected through mobile devices,” predicted Pat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona earlier this month. Smartphones arespreading faster than any other digital technology, including the personal computer. And mobile computing has become the new PC because it […]

   

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  Modernizing Healthcare IT Through the Mobile Cloud (http://blogs.vmware.com/tribalknowledge/?p=3847)Judging by the cutting edge technology inside many medical facilities in the U.S., it’s easy to assume that the IT solutions healthcare providers depend on are as modern and sophisticated as the MRI machines used to diagnose our ailments, or the supercomputers that map our DNA. But you don’t need to peek very far behind […]

   

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  vSphere Replication Target Storage Consumption (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=17023)vSphere Replication is an asynchronous, host-based replication feature that is included with vSphere Essentials Plus Kit and higher editions. It can be used as a standalone solution for simple, storage-agnostic, cost-effective virtual machine replication. vSphere Replication also serves as a replication component for VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) and VMware vCloud Air Disaster Recovery. When […]

   

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  vSphere Hardening Guide 6.0 Public Beta 1 available (https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=17158)I’m happy to announce that the vSphere 6 Hardening Guide Public Beta 1 is now available. The guide is being provided as Excel spreadsheet. I’m also making a PDF doc available for easier viewing. In addition,  I’ve also included an Excel spreadsheet of the guidelines that have moved out of the guide and into documentation. […]

   

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  SDS – The Missing Link – Storage Automation for Application Service Catalogs (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=17150)Automation technologies are a fundamental dependency to all aspects of the Software-Defined Data center. The use of automation technologies not only increases the overall productivity of the software-defined data center, but it can also accelerate the adoption of today’s modern operating models. In recent years, a subset of the core pillars of the software-defined data […]

   

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  Virtual Volumes and the SDDC (http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/?p=17122)I saw a question the other day that asked “Can someone explain what the big deal is about Virtual Volumes?”   A fair question. The shortest, easiest answer is that VVols offer per-VM management of storage that helps deliver a software defined datacenter. That, however, is a pretty big statement that requires some unpacking.  Rawlinson has […]

   

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  Ensuring Success with VMware NSX TAM Services (http://blogs.vmware.com/tam/?p=2064)By Curtis Miller For networking, VMware NSX is a game-changer in the same way VMware vSphere was for data center servers. NSX virtualizes and consolidates legacy networking functionality back into a hypervisor. As a result, adding or changing network capabilities no longer requires the costly replacement of networking gear. It’s all software based—so upgrades are […]

   

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  What Impact Can Virtualization Have on the Field of Research Computing? (http://blogs.vmware.com/cto/?p=3358)Challenges for IT supporting research computing environments What is most important to an IT department supporting university research? Based on conversations with many of our customers, we have repeatedly heard the following: Satisfying the varied and sometimes conflicting requirements of different research groups, which may include compliance issues for bioinformatics research Showing the value of centralized IT resources against buying isolated equipment or outsourcing to a public provider of…

   

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  How Tos for vRealize Operations Manager, Horizon, and More Top Posts from VMware Professional Services (http://blogs.vmware.com/education/?p=5573)Latest professional services posts - everything from how to content to strategic concepts that can help you think differently about how you work.

   

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  New vSphere, SRM, Storage, and NSX Courses (http://blogs.vmware.com/education/?p=5532)We’ve released several new courses over the last month – check them out below! Instructor-Led Courses VMware vSphere: Bootcamp [V6] – This course is a intensive combination of our best-selling hands-on vSphere training courses delivered in two parts across five days of extended hours. Part one focuses on installing, configuring, and managing vSphere 6, which includes VMware ESXi™ 6.0 and VMware […]

   

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  IDC Whitepaper Confirms Value of IT Training (http://blogs.vmware.com/education/?p=5483)The verdict is in. IT Training is critical for organizations who want to achieve tangible benefits from a software-defined data center (SDDC). In the new VMware-sponsored IDC whitepaper “Software-Defined Datacenter: Evolving Datacenter Management and IT Skills”, IDC Analyst Cushing Anderson discusses the link between IT training and recognizing the business benefits of an SDDC including: […]

   

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  3 VCA Certifications Released: VCA6-CMA, VCA6-HC, VCA6-NV (http://blogs.vmware.com/education/?p=5528)Today we are announcing the availability of three new VMware Certified Associate (VCA) level certifications: VMware Certified Associate 6 – Cloud Management and Automation (VCA6-CMA) VMware Certified Associate 6 – Hybrid Cloud (VCA6-HC) VMware Certified Associate 6 – Network Virtualization (VCA6-NV) Use the links above to find the requirements for new candidates, related training courses, and objectives for each […]

   

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  How to Get Your Discount if You Met the Original Recertification Deadline (http://blogs.vmware.com/education/?p=5538)Hi, For those of you who met the original deadlines for Recertification (recertified between March 10, 2014 and March 10, 2015) you are eligible for a 65% discount on one of the VMware Certified Professional (VCP) migration exams (listed below). This post contains the details that eligible candidates should use to get the 65% discount […]

   

   

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  Perform Proactive Load Testing to Build a Successful Environment (http://blogs.vmware.com/consulting/?p=2175)By Hans Bader So, your company has bought a new set of hardware, referenced the latest white papers and reference architectures, and now will get the virtual machine (VM) densities promised, right? Well, maybe not. White papers and reference architectures are great starting points for designing and building your environment, but unless you are running […]

   

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  VCDX-NV Interview: Ron Flax On The Importance Of Network Virtualization (http://blogs.vmware.com/networkvirtualization/?p=1882)Ron Flax is the Vice President of August Schell, a reseller of VMware products and IT services company that specializes in delivering services to commercial accounts and the federal government, particularly intelligence and U.S. Department of Defense. Ron is a VCDX-NV certified network virtualization professional and a VMware vExpert. We spoke with Ron about network […]

   

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  Introducing VMware Continuent 4.0 – MySQL Clustering and Real-time Replication to Data Warehouses (http://blogs.vmware.com/vcloud/?p=5260)It’s with great pleasure we announce the general availability of VMware Continuent 4.0 – a new suite of solutions for clustering and replication of MySQL to data warehouses. For those of you who follow VMware closely, you may recall that VMware acquired Continuent in October of last year. Today’s release marks a first for Continuent’s […]

   

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  Get Ahead with Your VMware Certified Associate Certification for vCloud Air (http://blogs.vmware.com/vcloud/?p=5240)Earlier this week, we launched the vCloud Air accreditation program with the VMware Certified Associate for Hybrid Cloud (VCA6-HC). Aimed at both IT administrators and decision makers, this certification demonstrates your understanding of the challenges businesses face when adopting public clouds and how VMware delivers a hybrid-first cloud solution with vCloud Air to address these […]

   

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  Attend Our May Webinar Series to Learn How vCloud Air Network Partners Can Get the Competitive Edge with Application-centric Storage (http://blogs.vmware.com/vcloud/?p=5256)Bring operational efficiency to your storage consumption and delivery with VMware Virtual SAN! VMware Virtual SAN, VMware’s radically simple storage solution designed and optimized for vSphere virtual infrastructure, streamlines storage provisioning and management and brings application-centric storage to your organization.  In fact, it has already done so for IndonesianCloud, a Hybrid Cloud Powered service provider […]

   

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  Another VMware Cloud in Action – Digital City of America, Avondale, Continues to Reach for the Cloud (http://blogs.vmware.com/vcloud/?p=5197)“Aspiring. Achieving. Accelerating.” This is the motto of Avondale, Arizona, a city of about 80,000 residents in one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States. Known for its recreation and sports, Avondale is home to Phoenix International Raceway, where thousands of visitors congregate to watch NASCAR races twice a year, as well as […]

   

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  Find Out How to Build Development and Testing Environments on VMware vCloud Air During Our Technical Webcast on 4/21 (http://blogs.vmware.com/vcloud/?p=5229)It happens all too frequently: inconsistencies between development, testing, and production environments that cause application errors, disruptions, delayed projects and loss of revenue. But with VMware vCloud® Air™ Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand, you don’t have to lose out when you test and develop applications in the cloud. vCloud Air OnDemand is a public cloud service […]

   

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  Heterogeneous Monitoring from App to Blade (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=6897)vRealize Operations’ use of smart alerts, customizable dashboards, capacity analytics and predictive analytics allows system administrators to monitor their IT infrastructure better than ever before. With the help of our strategic partners in the Cloud Management Marketplace, we are aiming to further extend the capabilities of our Cloud Management solutions. This enables more admins to […]

   

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  The return of the One Click Cluster Capacity Dashboard in vRealize Operations 6.0 (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=6827)Since the release of vRealize Operations Manager 6.0, I have received an over-whelming amount of requests to re-create the one click cluster capacity dashboard on vROps 6.0. I should mention here that the dashboard xml, which I created with vCenter Operations 5.x would not work with vRealize Operations 6.0, since a number of metrics have changed in […]

   

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  vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) Puppet Plugin Demystified (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=6914)We released vRO Puppet plugin earlier this year and in this blog post I shall dig deeper into the functionality that plugin offers plus I shall also cover how you can use this plugin with vRealize Automation. Our previous integration with Puppet was part of vRealize Automation (vRA) Application Services, and with vRO Puppet plugin […]

   

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  Monitor Citrix XenDesktop from vRealize Operations with Blue Medora’s Management Pack (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=6849)Get the best performance and efficiency out of your vSphere infrastructure Conduct a free trial today by installing vSphere with Operations Management in your environment. Blue Medora recently released a new VMware vRealize Operations Management Pack for Citrix XenDesktop. Blue Medora continues to prove a key partner for VMware around our Cloud Management business. The vRealize Operations […]

   

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  vCloud Director – Transparent and Manageable with Log Insight (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=6858)VMware vCloud Director is a software product that provides the ability to build secure, multi-tenant clouds by pooling virtual infrastructure resources into virtual data centers and exposing them to users through Web-based portals and programmatic interfaces as a fully-automated, catalog-based service. VMware is happy to announce the release of the newest version of the Log […]

   

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  vRealize Automation Webcast: No Scripting Required, Fully Automated Self Service with Policies (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=6877)Want to learn how to better utilize vRealize Automation for your business needs? VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) allows for a large amount of out of the box functionality. It’s also completely flexible allowing you to connect to and incorporate any existing system into its processes. Join us for this 90-minute vRA Webcast on April 22, […]

   

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  VMware SDDC and vRealize Management Accelerates IT Service Delivery at Telefonica (http://blogs.vmware.com/management/?p=6795)by Rich Bourdeau Telefonica are a leading integrated operator in the telecoms sector, providing communication, information and entertainment solutions. Operating in 25 countries, they have over 300 million customers. A Software Defined Data Centre approach has provided Telefonica with virtualized infrastructure services intelligence, to automate provisioning on demand. This integrated solution for hybrid cloud infrastructure […]

   

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  VMware Horizon 6 with View: Performance Testing and Best Practices (http://blogs.vmware.com/performance/?p=2334)In the blog here, we just published the updated white paper VMware Horizon 6 with View Performance and Best Practices that describes the performance gains achieved with the latest Horizon 6 enhancements. The paper details the architecture systems used for testing the features and recommends best practices for configuring your system. The white paper talks about the following […]

   

DESKTOP

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  Enterprise mobility news recap: April 13 – 17 (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=35869)The #MobileGameChanger stories are continuing and the wearable market is expanding – both in analytics and Apple Watch sales. The mobile tec(h)tonic plates continue to shift, especially considering a $16.6 billion acquisition announced earlier this week. A large acquisition is underway in the telecommunications industry. On Wednesday, Finnish telecommunications company Nokia announced its acquisition of […]

   

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  Girls’ Day School Trust engages next generation of girls with education mobility (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=35848)The Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) is a leading group of 24 independent girls’ schools and two academies in the UK, with nearly 4,000 staff, and 20,000 students between the ages of three and 18. Established in 1872, the GDST continually strives to provide pupils with a first-class environment where girls can fulfill their academic […]

   

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  Collaboration bundle enhances file sync and share in the enterprise (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=35800)Introduced last week, the VMware Collaboration Bundle combines three content products – AirWatch Content Locker, Socialcast and AirWatch Video – to help employees collaborate in the workplace with different types of content. With file sync and share capabilities, employees can easily exchange content through their mobile phones, tablets and computers. Overall, collaboration in the workplace […]

   

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  Watch video: Transforming hybrid cloud security for mobile users (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=35782)Today VMware unveiled a new solution that minimizes security threats from users and mobile devices inside the hybrid cloud. Through the combination of the VMware NSX network virtualization platform with AirWatch EMM and/or VMware Horizon desktop virtualization, VMware provides IT administrators the ability to micro-segment the data center network. This ability grants users specific network […]

   

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  #MobileGameChanger VITAS Healthcare leverages mobility for improved patient care (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=35746)When it comes to hospice care, every moment spent with a patient is of utmost importance. VITAS Healthcare is a hospice care organization that uses mobility to ease the transition to end-of-life care. By using mobile technology, VITAS is able to quickly and efficiently assist patients and families during this difficult stage in life. Based […]

   

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  Graham Construction reaches new heights with mobility (http://blogs.air-watch.com/?p=35758)Graham Construction uses mobility to meet the demands of its many projects around the world. While onsite at a construction zone, workers use many different types of documents such as blueprints, corporate documents and safety codes. While traveling to sites, teams must access the latest information available on-site to ensure they are aligning with project […]

   

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  VMware Horizon Webcast: Transforming Desktop and Application Delivery and Management (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=7576)By Sachin Sharma, Product Marketing, End-User Computing, VMware Delivering and managing applications and users across any environment is difficult. IT has to go through a complicated process, has to use legacy solutions (and many of them at that), and is expected to deliver against an SLA that requires zero or near zero downtime. To begin […]

   

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  VMware Horizon 6 with View: Performance Testing (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=7559)By Nancy Beckus, Editor and Technical Writer, End-User Computing Technical Marketing, VMware, and Banit Agrawal, Senior Performance Engineer, VMware VMware Horizon 6 with View virtual desktops offer advantages for both end users and IT staff. End users are no longer locked to a particular machine and can access their system and files from anywhere, anytime. […]

   

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  What’s on the Horizon for Desktop and App Virtualization? Join 4/15 #HorizonChat! (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=7569)We’ve made quite a few changes to Horizon recently, including improvements to virtual networking, storage, apps and more. The end result is a family of products that help you deliver unlimited access to apps and desktops at a lower cost and with improved performance. To discuss these improvements and the future of Horizon, we’re bringing […]

   

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  VMware To Offer Standard Business Associate Agreement for VMware Horizon Air (http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/?p=7554)By James Millington, group product line marketing manager, End-User Computing, VMware and Josue Fontanez, product line marketing manager, End-User Computing, VMware Today, we are excited to announce that VMware will soon be able to offer a standard Business Associate Agreement (BAA) to enable healthcare organizations to use VMware Horizon Air to realize the many benefits […]

   

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  VMware to Offer Standard Business Associate Agreement (BAA) to Enable Healthcare Organizations to use VMware Horizon Air ()By James Millington, group product line marketing manager, End-User Computing, VMware and Josue Fontanez, product line marketing manager, End-User Computing, VMware Today, I am excited to announce that VMware will soon be able to offer a standard Business Associate Agreement (BAA) to enable healthcare organizations to use VMware Horizon Air to realize the many benefits of having their desktops and applications delivered from the cloud. The BAA requires solution providers and healthcare organizations using…

   

PARTNER

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  Take 2 Minutes to Hear Pat Gelsinger Deliver VMware’s Brave New Model of IT (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1714)Watch and learn how VMware’s One Cloud, Any Application, Any Device architecture delivers a bold new way to build and manage traditional and cloud-native applications, slash provisioning times, improve security and encompass mobility seamlessly. IT is changing because business is changing. Rigid, inflexible IT architectures must give way to fluid models that deliver value to […]

   

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  Simplify vCloud Air Sales with SPP (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1712)Read through this blog to find out how simple it is to use this new program. The Subscription Purchasing Program (SPP) is our new, flexible channel transaction model for VMware vCloud Air, Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand, and VMware Horizon Air.

   

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  VP of Fujitsu Speaks out on Commitment to Total Virtualization (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1710)VMware and Fujitsu together are helping organizations streamline their IT. Check out this video featuring Fujitsu VP, Uwe Neumeier, to find out how we are offering joint bundled solutions for servers, storage, and networks to address organizations’ virtualization challenges

   

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  NORAM Reminder…Q2 Velocity to Millions is Next Week (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1707)Register now and dedicate one day to focus on prospecting the week of April 20th – and don’t forget to join the check-in calls April 22nd.  By participating, you not only gain access to updated tools, it’s the first step to helping your team earn an extra $10,000 in marketing funds, as well as individual […]

   

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  EMEA Reminder…Next EUC Spotlight Session Tomorow – 14th April (http://blogs.vmware.com/partnernews/?p=1705)With End-User Computing (EUC) at VMware constantly evolving, we’ve dedicated the 2nd Tuesday of every month to host spotlight sessions like these to help you understand how our latest solution updates affect your business. Register to join us tomorrow, 14th April.

   

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  Boost Your Creditability with VMware Certification Paths (http://blogs.vmware.com/partner/?p=2452)VMware Certification sets the standard for IT professionals and validates the critical skills organizations need to adopt and manage technology that drives desired business outcomes. VMware Certifications offer more options when choosing levels and technology areas, along with: Increased flexibility and career growth Advanced credibility with employers, colleagues and clients Improved alignment of VMware training […]

   

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  The Workplace of the Future (http://blogs.vmware.com/partner/?p=2444)The world of IT is experiencing tectonic shifts that are fundamentally transforming the world. If you’re not driving your view of the world with a mobile first or a cloud first agenda, then now is the time to start. These agendas allow you to get to billions of users, and potentially millions of applications. Next-generation […]

   

MORE NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS FROM AROUND THE WEB

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  Cloudlink: Story behind the acquisition (http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2015/04/cloudlink-story-behind-the-acquisition.html)Today, EMC closed on the acquisition of a small Ottawa-based company called Cloudlink. Cloudlink does something simple – and does it well. They deliver a product called SecureVM that encypts (and attests to, and otherwise controls and manages) compute instances...

   

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  New Training Course - VMware vSphere 6 Bootcamp (http://www.ntpro.nl/blog/archives/2894-guid.html)

   

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  Virtual SAN Hosted Evaluation (http://www.ntpro.nl/blog/archives/2893-guid.html)

   

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  NSX Hosted Evaluation (http://www.ntpro.nl/blog/archives/2892-guid.html)

   

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  VMware Horizon 6 Storage Considerations (http://www.ntpro.nl/blog/archives/2891-guid.html)

   

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  Heads Up! ATS Miscompare detected between test and set HB images (http://cormachogan.com/?p=4922)I’ve been hit up this week by a number of folks asking about “ATS Miscompare detected between test and set HB images” messages after upgrading to vSphere 5.5U2 and 6.0. The purpose of this post is to give you some Continue reading →

   

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  Virtual Volumes (VVols) and Replication/DR (http://cormachogan.com/?p=4882)There have been a number of queries around Virtual Volumes (VVols) and replication, especially since the release of KB article 2112039 which details all the interoperability aspects of VVols. In Q1 of the KB, the question is asked “Which VMware Continue reading →

   

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  San Diego VMUG USERCON – Tuesday, April 21, 2015 (http://www.mikelaverick.com/?p=6050)It’s with great pleasure that I will be once again presenting at the San Deigo User Conference (Usercon) next week. As it happens I was due to be state-side this week anyway, with plans to spend time with my team in Palo Alto. Of course I will be presenting on EVO:RAIL, but going a little […]

   

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  EVO:RAIL – Under The Covers – Networking (Part2) (http://www.mikelaverick.com/?p=6047)Out of the box the EVO:RAIL uses the default (V)LAN for the management network. On most switches this is using VLAN1 and is setup for all ports on the physical switch. Don’t forget that this could be changed by a network admin on the physical switch to be VLAN999 another identity if they so wished. […]

   

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  Writing PowerShell Code Compatible with PowerCLI Modules and Snapins (http://wahlnetwork.com/?p=13135)As VMware's PowerCLI stack shifts from snapins to modules, it's important to understand the differences and start coding for both scenarios. The post Writing PowerShell Code Compatible with PowerCLI Modules and Snapins appeared first on Wahl Network . Related posts: Using Try and Catch with PowerShell’s Invoke-WebRequest Leveraging PowerShell to Deploy Virtual Network Tiers with VMware NSX Using GitHub for your PowerCLI Scripts Creating NSX API Calls with PowerShell Provisioning Clones…

   

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  Migrate from Windows vCenter to the vCenter Appliance (http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=16147)Advertise here with BSA I thought that most people would have seen this awesome fling by now, but I received a couple of questions if it was already possible to migrate from the Windows vCenter Server to the vCenter Server Appliance. Surprisingly enough as William Lam wrote an excellent blog post on this subject. Anyway, this blog is just a simple […] " Migrate from Windows vCenter to the vCenter Appliance " originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter - @DuncanYB.…

   

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  VMware Online Technology Forum recording available (http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=16149)Advertise here with BSA For those who weren’t able to attend the VMware Online Technology Forum live, the recordings are available for replay now including the Q&A sessions. If you are interested in what’s new for vSphere, VSAN, NSX, vRealize Operations, View and much much more make sure to tune in. Great way to get an overview and a better […] " VMware Online Technology Forum recording available " originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter - @DuncanYB. Pre-order…

   

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  Awesome paper/presentation: Efficient MRC Construction with SHARDS (http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=16140)Advertise here with BSA When I joined VMware and had read a white paper on memory reclamation techniques a dozen times. I was left with a bunch of questions still and I emailed the engineer who authored it back in the days. I asked him a couple of “simple” questions and received a one pager email full with answers. […] " Awesome paper/presentation: Efficient MRC Construction with SHARDS " originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter - @DuncanYB. Pre-order my upcoming…

   

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  vMSC for 6.0, any new recommendations? (http://www.yellow-bricks.com/?p=16136)Advertise here with BSA I am currently updating the vSphere Metro Storage Cluster best practices white paper, over the last two weeks I received various questions if there were any new recommendation for vMSC for 6.0. I have summarized the recommendations below for your convenience, the white paper is being reviewed and I am updating screenshots, hopefully will be […] " vMSC for 6.0, any new recommendations? " originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter - @DuncanYB.…

   

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  My VVols guest post on VMware’s storage blog (http://vsphere-land.com/?p=5830)As I’ve been pretty involved with 3PAR support for VVols during my day job at HP, my VMware storage marketing counterpart contacted me and wanted me to write a guest post on their storage blog on implementing VVols on 3PAR. So if you are interested in that head on over there and give it a … Continue reading » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

   

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  3 new vendors added to the VMware Virtual Volumes Compatibility Guide (http://vsphere-land.com/?p=5816)I posted about a month ago that only 4 vendors supported VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols) on Day 1 of the vSphere launch. Now a month later 3 more vendors have completed their certification of VVols with vSphere 6 and have been added to the VMware Hardware Compatibility Guide: NetApp, Hitachi (HDS) and Fujitsu. The following … Continue reading » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

   

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  Is it VVOLs or VVols? (http://vsphere-land.com/?p=5809)You have to love VMware’s acronyms and trying to figure out the proper case for them. vSAN or VSAN, vMotion or VMotion, VVols or VVOLs, the only consistency VMware has with case in their acronyms in being consistently inconsistent and every acronym is subject to change (and frequently does). So when I asked one of … Continue reading » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

   

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  Steve Herrod on blogging (http://vsphere-land.com/?p=5807)I was digging through some old Top vBlog archives and came across the video that Steve Herrod recorded on blogging and thought I would share it. Years ago I wanted to do something special for the bloggers as part of the Top vBlog results announcement so I contacted Steve Herrod to see if he would … Continue reading » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

   

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  Here’s your chance to help improve Top vBlog (http://vsphere-land.com/?p=5801)I’ve been running the annual Top vBlog voting for the last 6 years and as the process is very time-consuming I’m always looking for ways to improve and streamline things. I was recently reading a post from Rene which had some ideas including using stats to determine who the top bloggers. I don’t really like that idea … Continue reading » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

   

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  So VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols) is here, when will people start using it (http://vsphere-land.com/?p=5787)After many years in the making VMware’s new storage architecture, Virtual Volumes (VVols) is finally available as part of vSphere 6.0. VVols certainly looks cool but does the old adage hold true, if you build it will they come? In this post I’ll take a look at some reasons why people may want to wait … Continue reading » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

   

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  2015 Top 50 vBloggers sign up now to get your gift courtesy of Infinio (http://vsphere-land.com/?p=5758)Those who made the Top 50 this year get a free commemorative coin courtesy of Infinio. If you made the top 10 you get gold, 11-25 silver and 26-50 copper. Sign up to get it by filling out the form below so I have your shipping info. Since international addresses can be challenging please include … Continue reading » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

   

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  vBlogger Spotlight: Eric Sloof (http://vsphere-land.com/?p=5751)Follow @esloof Top vBlog 2015 is over but I’m still continuing my vBlogger Spotlight series to shine the spotlight on several prominent bloggers in the community to give you some insight into their experiences with blogging. Today’s spotlight is on Eric Sloof, aka Mr. Scoop due to his keen ability to post news about VMware before … Continue reading » [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

   

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  Critical VMware Security Patches Released (http://www.derekseaman.com/?p=2788)Advertise here with BSA In case you missed it, VMware has released a number of product updates to address critical vulnerability in JRE. JRE is used in many products, so a wide range of products are affected. You can read the full bulletin here. The bulletin details which product version you need to be running to be patched. In […] The post Critical VMware Security Patches Released appeared first on Derek Seaman's Blog .                     Related Stories Critical ESXi 5.5 Patch Released…

   

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  Critical ESXi 5.5 Patch Released (http://www.derekseaman.com/?p=2787)Advertise here with BSA Hot off the presses is a critical patch for ESXi 5.5, dated March 7, 2015. This addresses two VSAN patches: Upgrading from VMware ESXi 5.5, Patch Release ESXi550-201502001 (Build 2456374) or VMware ESXi 5.5, Patch Release ESXi550-201501001 (Build 2403361) to vSphere 6.0 might result in VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN) Data Unavailability. See VMware Knowledge base […] The post Critical ESXi 5.5 Patch Released appeared first on Derek Seaman's Blog .                      …

   

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  vSphere 6.0 Installation Pt. 14: Install Windows vCenter (http://www.derekseaman.com/?p=2513)Advertise here with BSA Now that we are pretty far into this series, we can finally install our Windows vCenter. This will leverage our external PSC, for maximum scalability. Depending on your environment size, you may need to scale up the VM’s hardware specs for optimal performance. Consult VMware documentation for sizing guidance. In this exercise we will configure 2 vCPUs […] The post vSphere 6.0 Installation Pt. 14: Install Windows vCenter appeared first on Derek Seaman's Blog .        …

   

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  vSphere 6.0 Pt. 13: VMware Directory Svc Certificate (http://www.derekseaman.com/?p=2765)Advertise here with BSA One of the lesser known SSL certificates in the vSphere 6.0 product is called the VMware Directory Service certificate. This is used by the built-in LDAP server for authentication and encryption. It’s most an internal use only certificate, and one that some customers may not worry about replacing. In fact, per VMware support, a lot of […] The post vSphere 6.0 Pt. 13: VMware Directory Svc Certificate appeared first on Derek Seaman's Blog .                    …

   

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  Problem reading mime attachment in vRealize Orchestrator (http://vcdx56.com/?p=5403)A few days ago i had to create a vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) formerly known as vCenter Orchestrator (vCO) workflow that reads a file. For that you can use the MimeAttachement type. What i didn’t know was that once you read the file its content will be cached internally in vRO and since i need to run the vRO … Continue reading »

   

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  My first company podcast (http://vcdx56.com/?p=5398)Must be a first time for everything, right? Last week was my first time i participated in a company lead podcast recording and yesterday it was released. The topic that we covered was automation and orchestration with focus on Nutanix, vRealize Automation (vRA) formerly known as vCloud Automation Center (vCAC), vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) formerly known as … Continue reading »

   

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  BlueMedora – a new vcdx56 sponsor (http://vcdx56.com/?p=5388)I’m happy to announce that Blue Medora has decided to become a vcdx56 blog sponsor. Blue Medora was founded back in 2013 and they operate in the analytics & monitoring space with focus on the development and distribution of product extensions for IBM Tivoli Monitoring (ITM), Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM), and VMware vCenter Operations (vC Ops)  Below is … Continue reading »

   

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  Heads up! Critical Security Patches released by VMware (http://vcdx56.com/?p=5381)I know it’s a few days late but i wanted to make a short blog post about this anyway. 2015-04-02 VMware released a security advisory (VMSA). The VMSA addresses the critical vulnerability in JRE which is used in many VMware products. Some of the affected products includes Horizon View 6.x or 5.x Horizon Workspace Portal Server  … Continue reading »

   

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  5 Step Process for Getting the Best Out of Your VMware Support Experience (http://longwhiteclouds.com/?p=10762)Support from any organisation you do business with is critical, when things go wrong, you want to know you have someone to call on that can help you. With regard to VMware Support you have a great number of options available to you, so that you can get the type of support you need. Whether […]

   

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  What The VCDX Scenarios Are Looking For (http://www.chriscolotti.us/?p=4726)I presented another VCDX Workshop this week in South Florida, and one thing that we dug into was what the Design and Troubleshooting Scenarios are looking for.  What I mean by that is every VCDX has always said in the workshops that these two sections are “About the Journey, not the destination”.  I personally have ... The post What The VCDX Scenarios Are Looking For appeared first on Chris Colotti's Blog .               Related Stories Addressing Design Changes In Your VCDX Defense Are…

   

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  Addressing Design Changes In Your VCDX Defense (http://www.chriscolotti.us/?p=4720)There was a conversation on Twitter that came up today regarding your VCDX submission, and changes to the design between submission and defense.  I have some personal opinions on this I wanted to write down instead of dealing with it on Twitter.  Alexander Thoma had a spot on point about this. @Sunny_Dua @ccolotti @skhoslaTO If ... The post Addressing Design Changes In Your VCDX Defense appeared first on Chris Colotti's Blog .                 Comments I think we are in agreement on the fact…

   

KB ARTICLES

VMware ESXi
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 hostd logs sent to an external syslog collector have a timestamp of: NoneZ (2111202)
Date Published: 4/10/2015
VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch Release ESXi600-201504001 (2111975)
Date Published: 4/9/2015
VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch ESXi600-201504401-BG: Updates esx-base (2111976)
Date Published: 4/9/2015
VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch ESXi-6.0.0-20150404001-standard (2111978)
Date Published: 4/9/2015
VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch Release – ESXi-6.0.0-20150404001-no-tools (2111979)
Date Published: 4/9/2015
VMware ESXi 5.5, Patch ESXi550-201504201-BG: Updates esx-base (2112675)
Date Published: 4/7/2015
VMware ESXi 5.5, Patch ESXi-5.5.0-20150402001-standard (2112676)
Date Published: 4/7/2015
VMware ESXi 5.5, Patch ESXi-5.5.0-20150402001-no-tools (2112678)
Date Published: 4/7/2015
Versions of Active Directory supported in VMware ESXi (2113023)
Date Published: 4/10/2015
Support for Lenovo System x series server CBB Providers on ESXi 5.x and later (2113580)
Date Published: 4/10/2015
Support for Lenovo System x series server Firmware Update Provider Broker on ESXi 5.x and later (2113584)
Date Published: 4/10/2015
VMFS datastore file locks fail to clear (2113615)
Date Published: 4/10/2015
Support for partner integrations with vShield Endpoint and vCloud Networking and Security (2105558)
Date Published: 4/8/2015
VMware ESXi 5.5, Patch Release ESXi550-201504001 (2112672)
Date Published: 4/7/2015
Support for Lenovo System x series servers IMM providers on ESXi 5.x and later (2113568)
Date Published: 4/10/2015
Support for Lenovo Avago Firmware Updater for System x series servers on ESXi 5.x and later (2113583)
Date Published: 4/10/2015

VMware Fusion
Launching VMware Fusion gives an error: File Not Found (2109701)
Date Published: 4/7/2015

VMware Horizon
Enable partners to validate Virtual Volumes at scale with Horizon View workflows (2109267)
Date Published: 4/9/2015

VMware Horizon View Client
Remote application resolution issues in Horizon Client for Mac OS X on an iMac with Retina 5K Display (2111550)
Date Published: 4/7/2015

VMware vCenter Chargeback Manager
vCenter Chargeback Manager 2.7 JRE update to include a fix for CVE-2014-6593 (2112011)
Date Published: 4/9/2015
vCenter Chargeback Manager 2.6 JRE update to include a fix for CVE-2014-6593 (2113178)
Date Published: 4/9/2015
VMware vCenter Log Insight
vRealize Log Insight 1.x and 2.x JRE update to include a fix for CVE-2014-6593 (2113235)
Date Published: 4/9/2015

VMware vCenter Server
Logging in to a VMware vCenter Server Single Sign-On deployment with the VMware vSphere Web Client results in an error: Client is not authenticated to VMware Inventory Service (2112027)
Date Published: 4/10/2015Logging into the vCenter Server with Use Sessions Credentials fails with error: User name and password are required (2112731)
Date Published: 4/6/2015The upgrade or installation of vCenter Server 6.0 fails with the error: Installation of Component VCSServiceManager failed with error code ’1603′. Check the logs for more details. (2113068)
Date Published: 4/8/2015Unable to install vCenter Server 6.0 on Windows due to the message: 8176MB of memory is required for the selected deployment type. (2113604)
Date Published: 4/9/2015

VMware vCenter Server Appliance
The VMware VirtualCenter Server service to stop on the VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 with a large number of SOAP sessions (2111259)
Date Published: 4/10/2015
In the vSphere Web Client in vCenter Server 6.0 the Hardware Status tab reports: No host data available (2112847)
Date Published: 4/6/2015
VMware Platform Services Controller 6.0 FAQs (2113115)
Date Published: 4/10/2015The vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 allows Web Client and Virtual Appliance Management root access while SSH and shell access fails with: permission denied (2111212)
Date Published: 4/6/2015
How to configure NTP on the vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 (2113610)
Date Published: 4/10/2015

VMware vCloud Air Disaster Recovery
Prerequisites for VMware’s vCloud Air Disaster Recovery (2113424)
Date Published: 4/10/2015

VMware vCloud Director
vApp, virtual machine or allocation pool virtual machine displays a system alert: Virtual Machine’s memory reservation was modified (2112399)
Date Published: 4/10/2015

VMware vRealize Automation
Testing the connection to the embedded VMware vRealize Automation 6.2.x vRealize Orchestrator fails with the error: Cannot connect to Orchestrator server (2112679)
Date Published: 4/10/2015

VMware vRealize Automation Desktop
Catalog Management Actions are missing in VMware vRealize Automation (2113027)
Date Published: 4/10/2015

VMware vRealize Operations Manager
vCenter Server users cannot be deleted or hidden in vRealize Operations Manager 6.x (2112914)
Date Published: 4/6/2015
Access control pages display the same information in vRealize Operations Manager 6.x (2112930)
Date Published: 4/6/2015

VMware vRealize Operations Manager (Standalone)
Only 50 dashboards can be accessed in the dashboards pane in vRealize Operations Manager 6.x (2112942)
Date Published: 4/6/2015

VMware vRealize Operations Manager
Upgrade vRealize Operations Manager 6.0.1 JRE to address CVE-2014-6593 (2111898)
Date Published: 4/9/2015

VMware vRealize Orchestrator
vCenter Orchestrator and vRealize Orchestrator JRE update to include a fix for CVE-2014-6593 (2112028)
Date Published: 4/9/2015

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