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Hey everyone! I know, it’s been a while since I blogged. It’s been an insanely busy time here at VMware, especially for vSphere security. VMworld US and Europe vSphere security sessions were very popular! And since then, I’ve been traveling a whole bunch, meeting customers and talking about secur...

Dec 5, 2015 1:56:03 AM

By Richard Benoit Anyone who has ever struggled with the “moving from CAPEX to OPEX” question knows that it is one of the most difficult barriers to overcome within IT. Although it is a challenge, it can be achieved if you can answer the following 3 questions: What is the barrier? Why do we want ...

Dec 4, 2015 9:31:18 PM

Update sequence for vSphere 6.0 and its compatible VMware products Resetting the Administrator password in VMware vRealize Operations Manager appliance vRealize Operations Manager Sizing Guidelines vRealize Operations Manager 6.1 Sizing Guidelines Important information before upgrading to vSphere...

Dec 4, 2015 7:38:27 PM

Various tasks fail after upgrading or migrating to VMware vRealize Automation 6.1.x or 6.2 VMware vRealize Automation workflows fail with the error: System.Xaml.XamlObjectWriterException: Failed to create a ‘PointCollection’ Moving the VMware vRealize Automation 6.x SQL database to a new server P...

Dec 4, 2015 5:30:42 PM

Each month, we share the top VMware Global Support Services (GSS) news, alerts, and announcements from our sister blog, VMware Support Insider . Read on to find out what you might have missed.   Issues creating Desktops in VDI, and what to do about it Managing Horizon View desktops? Read this blo...

Dec 4, 2015 3:56:45 PM

Correlating VMware product build numbers to update levels TCP and UDP Ports required to access VMware vCenter Server, VMware ESXi and ESX hosts, and other network components Choosing a network adapter for your virtual machine Download URLs for VMware vSphere Client VMware support for open-vm-tool...

Dec 4, 2015 2:18:39 PM

You may be familiar with the VMware courses focused on giving you the skills needed to make the most of VMware products and technology, including Install, Configure, Manage, Optimize & Scale, and Troubleshooting. Design & Deploy courses take your training and skills to a whole new level. These co...

Dec 3, 2015 4:22:21 PM

By Carl Olafson vRealize Operations Manager v6.x is a completely redesigned operations management tool. From an architectural standpoint, vRealize Operations Manager is vastly superior to vCenter Operations Manager, which was a two-VM vApp, and could only scale up. As a starting point, vRealize O...

Dec 2, 2015 9:21:34 PM

Restarting the Management agents on an ESXi or ESX host Installing VMware Tools in an Ubuntu virtual machine Backing up a Changed Block Tracking enabled virtual machine in ESXi 6.0.x returns incorrect changed sectors Correlating VMware product build numbers to update levels TCP and UDP Ports requ...

Dec 2, 2015 8:27:46 PM

We’d like to focus today on a KB article which tries to address all the issues encountered by the users with regard to View Event Database deployment. The article includes a list of basic steps that will help you address all the issues that might be encountered during or after your deployment. Co...

Dec 2, 2015 5:38:13 PM

A few weeks ago we announced the 2016 VCDX Defense Dates and we wanted to make sure that we also got some of the tentative dates out for the 2016 VCDX Workshops. We’ve added them to the new VCDX Calendar of Events so you can see both the defenses and workshops all in one place. There are a few th...

Dec 2, 2015 4:59:15 PM

Here is our Top 20 KB list for November 2015. This list is ranked by the number of times a VMware Support Request was resolved by following the steps in a published Knowledge Base article. VMware ESXi 5.x host experiences a purple diagnostic screen mentioning E1000PollRxRing and E1000DevRx Manual...

Dec 1, 2015 6:35:48 PM

A few weeks ago we offered a free webinar on Tips and Tricks for Troubleshooting vSphere V6 based on the very popular session of the same title that we delivered at VMworld US 2015. As always when we talk troubleshooting there were lots of questions, here is a sample: What is the difference betwe...

Dec 1, 2015 4:28:43 PM

Busy week? Catch up on all the topics you might have missed on the vCloud blog this week! Here’s the past week in review: vCloud Air Network Service Provider Spotlight: CenturyLink For this month’s vCloud Air Network Service Provider Spotlight, we featured CenturyLink, a Managed Services Provider...

Dec 5, 2015 5:00:41 PM

The vSphere Optimization Assessment is a tool that can help you optimize your vSphere environment, and help you save 30% on your CPU, memory and storage costs. The concept of the vSphere Optimization Assessment(Sometimes called VOA) is very similar to our standard evaluations/trials – you downloa...

Dec 3, 2015 11:34:54 PM

By Jeremy Wheeler I once worked with a customer who owned two vBlocks between two data centers. They ran Nexus 1000V for the virtual networking component. They deployed VDI, and when we enabled cloud pod architecture, global data replication worked great; however, all of our connection servers in...

Dec 3, 2015 9:30:39 PM

Previous posts have shown vSphere can easily handle running Microsoft SQL Server on four-socket servers with large numbers of cores— with vSphere 5.5 on Westmere-EX and more recently with vSphere 6 on Ivy Bridge-EX . We recently ran similar tests on vCloud Air to measure how these enterprise data...

Dec 3, 2015 8:31:06 PM

The ability to deliver innovative, managed services for global businesses on virtual, dedicated and colocation platforms isn’t one that’s developed overnight. Through a combination of expertise, a global footprint, as well as a strategic partnership with VMware and the vCloud Air Network, Century...

Dec 3, 2015 5:00:44 PM

By Kent Munson, F5, Principal Solution Engineer Introducing VMware vRealize Operations Management Pack for F5 In today’s application-centric world, ensuring that applications remain available, fast and secure is the end result of all of our hard work. Whether the deployment of these applications ...

Dec 3, 2015 11:01:39 AM

Curious why object-based storage is gaining popularity with enterprises over traditional storage systems? Desire an overview of how object-based storage is scalable, secure, affordable and fast? Join us for an information-packed 30 minute webcast on December 10 th at 11 am PDT . Our featured spea...

Dec 2, 2015 5:01:15 PM

By: Cameron Jones, Blue Medora With a new release of the Management Pack for Citrix XenDesktop & XenApp this week, Blue Medora continues to provide the best monitoring experience possible. Blue Medora released an update for this Management Pack that is now Citrix Ready, with new actions and metri...

Dec 2, 2015 11:01:43 AM

VMware NSX equips Armor with the ability to orchestrate each customer in a cloud-like environment while giving them a threat-tight security wrapper via micro-segmentation from day one. Armor is a data security company that offers its clients security and infrastructure to protect critical data wo...

Dec 1, 2015 2:00:37 PM

1. Release the (EMM) kraken! AirWatch 8.2 helps make unified endpoint management a reality—finally. VMware EUC CTO Noah Wasmer lays out all the powerful new features—click here for all the details on the release. 2. 20 business apps that will have you saying “Appy Holidays!” We’re spreading some ...

Dec 4, 2015 4:56:09 PM

Please be on high alert that the words “Thank you” are now hampering enterprise productivity! Say what?! Wait a minute, aren’t workers more confident in their bosses’ success and more likely to work hard when their superiors are grateful ? Aren’t appreciated employees more motivated? And doesn’t ...

Dec 4, 2015 1:46:11 PM

By Anthony Rizzo, Staff End-User-Computing Technologist, VMware This series discusses the concept of VMware Horizon 6.2 and VMware Horizon Air Desktops and Horizon Air Apps as a flexible end-user-computing tooling system. Part 1 of VMware Horizon Integration – How the Pieces Fit Together reviewed...

Dec 4, 2015 7:03:50 AM

On this second day of our Appy Holidays series, we’re excited to feature our Q&A with Jeff Fildey of GoFormz, the app that helps companies turn paper forms into smart mobile forms. GoFormz is a member of ACE, a community focused on driving a more consistent, open and simple way to configure and s...

Dec 3, 2015 8:06:04 PM

By Cedric Courteix, End-User-Computing Technical Alliances Manager, VMware How Much Fun Do You Have Playing with LEGO? I certainly enjoy building complex LEGO structures with my kids…but when it comes to virtualizing desktops for 3D-graphics applications like ArcGIS Pro from Esri, I think we all ...

Dec 3, 2015 7:08:10 AM

For our first business mobility app spotlight for our December Appy Holidays series, we had the opportunity to sit down with Joanne Jacobs, Senior Vice President of Products at Replicon—one of AirWatch’s App Configuration for Enterprise (ACE) partners. Read our Q&A with Joanne to learn more about...

Dec 2, 2015 5:41:06 PM

In our modern workplace, apps make the business mobility world go round. But with literally millions of business apps on the market, finding the right solutions to meet your workers’ unique needs can be a difficult and arduous process. Here at AirWatch, we’ve spent the last decade helping busines...

Dec 1, 2015 1:51:38 PM