Category: Technology
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Not a lot of updates this week.VMware updates will be plenty in the next update, after the 3/10 announcement coming from VMware…. Nutanix Global Tech Summit 2020Just got back from a week in Las Vegas for this event.I consider myself lucky to have gone to this event, as only a…
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VMware Licensing Change – Per CPU and Per Core VMware is pushing out a change on how it licenses ESXi.We are all familiar with the per CPU Socket model that has been in existence for some time (since the release of ESXi 1.x).Well, now they are moving to per CPU…
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Microsoft LDAP Changes…contThis is an important one, and it was first highlighted here 2 weeks ago.The VMware Blog post highlighting this is here.so I’ve done some of the changes recommended… vSphere Certificates ExpiryShort version? VMware electronically signs software release as they come out.Software released recently have had 2 certificates….an old…
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vSphere 6.0 – End of Support March 2020We all have heard that support is ending….March is only 2 months away!This VMware Blog Post will be linked here for the next 2 months….Here’s a direct link to VMware Product Lifecycle Matrix for products.Let’s not forget that vSphere 6.5 & 6.7 have…
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vSphere – Where did the name come from?Light reading to start off 2020…We all use the term vSphere.We know it refers to an infrastructure with vCenter & ESXi.How did it come to be?This VMware Blog post covers the story of then name vSphere. Short Week of NewsWell, the end of…
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VMware TurtlesAnyone who follows VMware on any media, at some point, has probably seen a reference to the VMware Turtles.Who are they?Well, they are Turtles (obviously) that live in the ponds at VMware’s corporate campus in Palo Alto, CA.This past week, VMware Blog has a post about their origins.Nice light…
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HPE SAS SSD Drive Failure Imminent!This sounds bad.Taken right from the linked document….Bulletin: HPE SAS Solid State Drives – Critical Firmware Upgrade Required for Certain HPE SAS Solid State Drive Models to Prevent Drive Failure at 32,768 Hours VMware Project PacificI keep posting on this, but I’m just trying to…
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