Quick Tip – Minor changes on how to customize…

Quick Tip – Minor changes on how to customize vSphere 6.0 Update 2 Web Client login UI

Quick Tip – Minor changes on how to customize…

For those of you interested in customizing the vSphere Web Client login UI in the latest vSphere 6.0 Update 2 release, you may have found that after following the instructions here, the result is an empty background image. The reason this happens is that as of vSphere 6.0 Update 2, new capabilities such as a Logon Banner and […]


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vRA Could Not Create a SSL/TLS Secure Channel

vRA Could Not Create a SSL/TLS Secure Channel (via Get-VM)

vRA Could Not Create a SSL/TLS Secure Channel

Problem! At the end ofMonday, I noticed our vRA implementation was not provisioning new servers. A failure of a new machine requestwas reported two minutes after the submission/approval.I looked through the logs and found an error stating that the request … Continue reading →


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Virtual SAN Performance Service and Performance…

Virtual SAN Performance Service and Performance Tools

Virtual SAN Performance Service and Performance…

One of the exciting new features of Virtual SAN 6.2 is the new performance service.For quick troubleshooting of issues, or verification of performance it is a great and simple tool that can be turned on with a single checkbox. This is an ESXi native performance monitoring system with API, as well as UI access. For The post Virtual SAN Performance Service and Performance Tools appeared first on Virtual Blocks.


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[Webcast] A Primer in VMware Virtual SAN and…

[Webcast] A Primer in VMware Virtual SAN and VMware NSX Compatibility

[Webcast] A Primer in VMware Virtual SAN and…

Many VMware customers have asked: Are Virtual SAN and NSX compatible? The answer is “yes.” Learn how Virtual SAN and NSX can co-exist on the same vSphere infrastructure to provide all the advantages of network virtualization for hyper-converged infrastructure. In this technical webinar we will have a detailed discussion of Virtual SAN deployment and network configurations, along with:


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#vBrownBag TechTalks at VMworld USA

#vBrownBag TechTalks at VMworld USA

#vBrownBag TechTalks at VMworld USA

It is again that time of year, VMworld is next month. So now is the time to plan out your community contribution at VMworld. The vBrownBag crew will be making TechTalks in the hang space again. As usual these are 10 minute technical presentations by community members that help other community members gain skills. You[…]


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Get Smart Today, Read the Dummies Guide to Cloud Management Platform

Get Smart Today, Read the Dummies Guide to…

In the digital era, enterprise IT organizations are compelled to march at a much faster clip. Instead of strolling to the steady drumbeat of the self-contained data center, digitization dictates a relentless pace for IT managers—who are now expected to maintain hybrid cloud infrastructures and modern application environments.


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Add Custom Items to vRealize Automation

Add Custom Items to vRealize Automation — The IT Hollow

Add Custom Items to vRealize Automation

vRealize Automation lets us publish vRealize Orchestrator workflows to the service catalog, but to get more functionality out of these XaaS blueprints, we can add the provisioned resources to the items list. This allows us to manage the lifecycle of these items and even perform secondary “Day 2 Operations” on these items later.


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Intro to Networking and Security Automation…

Intro to Networking and Security Automation with vRA

Intro to Networking and Security Automation…

(this article was originally posted on virtualjad.com) Networking and security automation — and specifically the use of on-demand services — will continue to play a more significant role as NSX (and network virtualization in general) continues to become more and more prominent. Customers are still trying to understand the impacts of app-centric networking and whether or not […] The post Intro to Networking and Security Automation with vRA appeared first on VMware Cloud Management .


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