Things you should know (TYSK) – Content Library Permissions
During the migration of my small ROBO vSAN cluster to a new vCenter I came across a “problem” I wanted to share in my “Things you should know” series. In my current vCenter I have...
Author: Manfred Hofer
Hello my name is VMware UMDS. How can I help you.
One of the not so well-known features in vSphere is the VMware Update Manager Download Service or in short UMDS. In this post I will cover what UMDS is, use-cases for UMDS, the installation and...
Couldn’t format VMFS on nested ESXi (VSAN datastore)
I was working on a blog post and I needed a nested lab for it. So I deployed one on my newly created 2 node VSAN cluster. I used the templates from the Content...
VMworld EMEA 2016 – Parties, Gatherings, Events and more
Attending VMworld is not only attending an IT conference it is also a big networking event where you can talk to vendors, tweeps or bloggers. What will be better for socialising than parties and gatherings at...
VMworld EMEA 2016 – #vBreakfast 2016 edition
Please join me and many more vNerds and vGeeks for the #vBreakfast 2016 edition. Last years #vBreakfast was really awesome. We had around 20 people who joined us very early in the morning to get...
VMworld EMEA 2016 – Tips and Tricks
VMworld US has come to an end and VMworld EMEA is only 41 days far off. Preparation for this event has already started. This is the perfect time to give some advice or tips & tricks...
Configure Direct NFS Mode in Veeam Backup and Replication 9
Veeam introduced in Backup and Replication version 9 a new transport mode called Direct NFS. It’s similar to Direct SAN transport mode where you present the FC or iSCSI LUNs to the Backup Proxy Server....
Blogging barrier – The last 83 days in retrospect
I’m not a famous blogger like Vladan Seget, Duncan Epping or William Lam to name a few in the world of Virtualization/IT. I just blog for fun and because I know that some of my...
Rubrik Converged Data Management 2.2 and a new model
Today Rubrik released Rubrik Converged Data Management 2.2 and with that a new Appliance which uses FIPS 140-2 Level 2 self encrypting drives. But first things first. For all of my readers who don’t know who...
Exam Experience – VCAP6-DTM Design exam beta
After VCAP6-DTM design exam (3V0-652) was released I scheduled it after my short vacation on April 6th. Most of you reading this are familiar with this kind of exam so I will keep the introduction short. General exam...