VMSA-2022-0004: Questions & Answers

VMSA-2022-0004 outlines security vulnerabilities in VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Cloud Foundation. This is a corollary to the VMSA itself with Q&A, links, and additional analysis.

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Managing vSphere Certificates with PowerCLI

Managing vSphere Certificates with PowerCLI

Managing vSphere certificates is a feature that many customers have been asking for on our feature request site. And when all the necessary APIs for it were added in vSphere 7 we were finally able to add it to PowerCLI 12.4. This doesn’t mean however that all the cmdlets require vSphere 7. Some of them … Continued The post Managing vSphere Certificates with PowerCLI appeared first on VMware PowerCLI Blog.

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Potentially interesting VMware Homelab Kits for…

I am always on the lookout for new and interesting hardware platforms that can benefit the VMware Homelab Community. In the month of January, there were a number of new announcements that I had been following including news from the Computer Electronic Show (CES) but also a couple of product […]

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ESXi ESXCLI Firewall Commands

You can use the ESXi Shell or ESXCLI commands to configure ESXi at the command line to automate a firewall configuration. NOTE: You can only manage predefined ports. […]

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VMware vCenter Converter Discontinued – what’s…

VMware has made unavailable vCenter Converter. Rest in peace, my friend. We spent a lot of time together, P2V ing some great physical servers…… Luckily, you can still download it left and right through file hosting and download services. What are the options of replacement for VMware Converter?

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vCenter Converter Unavailable for Download

vCenter Converter Unavailable for Download

We have removed vCenter Converter from the list of VMware product downloads. This is a precautionary measure to protect our customers from using legacy technology that does not comply with VMware’s high standards for security and stability. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Offering unsupported products based on legacy technology presents potential … Continued The post vCenter Converter Unavailable for Download appeared first on VMware vSphere Blog.

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How to upgrade VMware VCSA 7 Offline via patch ISO

There are many situations where your VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) cannot be updated via the Internet directly. In some cases, your VCSA simply does not have direct access to the internet for security reasons or due to your company security policy. In those […]

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A Guide to vSphere 7.0 Upgrade

A Guide to vSphere 7.0 Upgrade

Introducing vSphere Upgrade Infographics, A comprehensive, step-by-step guide for upgrading the vSphere environment to #vSphere7. Launch the new web tool to get started quickly

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How to create a customized ESXi ISO without vCenter Server?

How to create a customized ESXi ISO without…

Historically, if you needed to create a customized ESXi ISO that included additional ESXi drivers, your only supported option was to use the vSphere Image Builder service, which has a dependency on vCenter Server. If you have an existing vCenter Server, this was not a problem and you could easily create a customized ESXi ISO […]

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VMware vSAN Architectural Details and…

VMware vSAN has addressed numerous challenges in today’s modern datacenters, you can take a look at my blog post for more details. In this post, we’ll touch on some of the components vSAN.

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VMware vSphere 7 Update 3c Released New Features

VMware vSphere 7 Update 3c Released New Features. A look at the re-release of VMware vSphere 7 Update 3c with critical fixes and Log4j patch.

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What’s New in vSphere 7 Core Storage

What’s New in vSphere 7 Core Storage

New features, changes, and enhancements to external storage for vSphere 7 and update releases.

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Announcing Availability of vSphere 7 Update 3c

Announcing the immediate availability of vSphere 7 Update 3c, including updates to ESXi and vCenter Servers.

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Retrieving VM DRS Score using vSphere API and PowerCLI

Retrieving VM DRS Score using vSphere API and…

VM DRS Score is a new feature that was introduced with the release of vSphere 7.0, check out this blog post by Niels for a closer look at how this feature can benefit your environment. In the vSphere UI, this information is expressed as both a Cluster DRS Score and a VM DRS Score as shown […]

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Quick Tip – How to disable viewing of vSphere…

I just answered an interesting inquiry that came from our field on how to prevent users in vCenter Server from viewing vSphere Tags? The use case here is that the data contained in the vSphere Tags may not be something administrators want general users to be able to see, especially if […]

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