Virtual Update 2018-10-01


Finding TCP/IP Ports used in VMware
Not sure where I ran across thisIts a simple and effective site

VMware VMX-14 default change
Apparently, I might have been building template VMs incorrectly in vSphere 6.7, depending on use case….So I changed my process to configure a new Template VM from a BIOS to EFI setting for its Boot Options —> Firmware.This Firmware setting is the new default when building a VMX-14 based VMI did this for my Windows 2016 servers to be able to use VBS (Virtualization Based Security).Turns out, certain cloud providers can’t handle EFI…which means those VMs might not be capable of being moved to a public cloud….

Is this a problem with VMware or the Public Cloud providers (that have this issue)?  In my case, I’ll stay with the VMX-14 defaults as I build my template VMs for on-premises use.

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Virtual Update 2018-09-03

After VMworld, this is a bit longer than normally expected, but hey….after VMworld, it SHOULD be a bit longer than normal….

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Virtual Update 2018-07-16

Something kept coming up when I’ve been chatting with customers lately.  They have found out that I am snipping and keeping updates (from multiple sources), and sharing these every couple of weeks with the WEI team….and have been asked to post these notes here.
 
This is the first post, and I went back about two months.
This post will be a bit longer than most, and hopefully you’ll find it useful.
I will attempt to post this every two weeks, so as not to keep your inboxes too busy….
 
Thanks for reading!
 

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