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Virtual Updates 2021-03-08

VCDX – newest & those who upgrade to current VCDX
Welcome some of the newest VCDX!
Also, take a peek at how many VCDX upgraded their cert to current versions.
While I have VCDX in vSphere 3, 4, 5, 6, and now 2020, that’s a lot of updates.
If there are ~300 VCDX, and only 16 per year update it, I wonder how many have all there versions that I do (upgrading every version)…. 12 years into the program.
Check out the VMware Blog post here.

VMware Tools 11.2.5 released
Remember…VMware Tools is really only required for Windows (as modern Linux distributions…they have open-vm-tools), and is released OUTSIDE the ESXi server releases.
Depending on your version of vCenter, you may have to download manually, and import to Update Manager (now called LifeCycle Manager).
Download link is here.
Release Note are here.

Virtual Updates 2021-02-22

VCP’s and VCAP’s around the World
World
VMware Blog Post about it (super short).
VMware PDF for VCP
VMware PDF for VCAP

VCDX’s around the World
While VMware published the above VCP & VCAP breakdown, Michael Voigt published a breakdown of VCDX’s worldwide.
1/3 work for VMware
1/3 work for other OEMs (Cisco, AWS, Google, Nutanix, etc).
That only leave 1/3 working at VARs/Resellers where customers can get those designs from certified experts that focus on business requirements & outcomes.
Check out his post / breakdown of VCDX here.
…. only 0.08% of VMware certified individuals are VCDX…..

Virtual Updates 2021-02-08

Win a seat on SpaceX Dragon All Civilian flight!
Want to go to space, but missed out on being an astronaut? Me too.
SpaceX has partnered with others to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The mission is funded by Jared Isaacman, the founder and CEO of Shift4.
How to get a ticket in this lottery? Full details at Inspiration4.
Where I learned about it.

VMware announces Conference Dates for 2021
Not just VMworld, but also
CloudLIVE: May 12-13, 2021
VMware Carbon Black Connect: June 3, 2021
SpringOne: September 1-2, 2021
VMworld: October 5-7, 2021
VMworld China: November 2021
VMworld Japan: November 2021
For details on each of the above….check out the VMware News post.

Virtual Updates 2021-01-25

ESXi – the importance of patching & upgrading
Ransomware?….on a VMware Datastore?
This Reddit post covers a Ransomware attack that encrypted all files on VMware Datastore…..
PLEASE patch and upgrade your vSphere environments, and have some level of access controls around the management network…..

VMware Management & Adobe Flash
Did you come across an app that you didn’t upgrade by end of 2020?
Adobe Flash is now ‘disabled’ on many browsers.
How to fix it?
This post covers that topic, and links to the appropriate VMware KBs on this topic.

Virtual Updates 2021-01-11

WEI Updating its vSphere, Veeam, & Nutanix Workshops
Coming soon, updates to the flow of content, capabilities, and latest versions of the 3 most popular workshops WEI offers.
Looking forward to polishing up the content.
I wonder if I’ll break down, and do videos of all the content again….

PowerCLI – new home page
PowerCLI get a new home page.
Check it out….looks VERY usable….references, sample code, examples, etc.
VMware Blog post is here.

Virtual Updates 2020-12-28

vCenter & ESXi – 7.0 Update 1c
Logs of patches included.
Few LCM updates. Cross vCenter vMotion!!!
Release Notes for vCenter are here.
Release Notes for ESXi are here.

Cross vCenter vMotion- now via vCenter!
This has been a VMware Fling for a long time (5 years?).
…and yes, it can migrate between two vCenters in different SSO domains.
Want to learn how it was developed? VirtuallyGhetto cover it here.
Now, available when you start to execute a Migration as the 4th option.

Virtual Updates 2020-12-14

WEI offers COVID-19 Screening & Management Solution
I work for WEI, so I have a bias.
Love working at this company, how it takes care of its employees, its community involvement, and how it looks out for its customers.
…and then, how WEI develops solutions when none exist.
Check out the COVID-19 Screening & Management solution announcement.

VMware Horizon View Licensing Change
Right out of the linked post….
“…by transitioning Horizon to subscription licensing and announcing the end of availability of new perpetual Horizon licenses, effective May 6th, 2021.”
Perpetual license support available until 2025.
Time to revisit your Horizon licensing….
VMware EUC Blog post is here.