The new vCenter Converter 6.3 is now generally available, more than three years after the previous release. VMware announces the official return of one of the most popular products among VMware customers. Following the success of the Beta version, which received over 1500 registrations in a week, VMware officially released Center Converter 6.3 and it…
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How to deploy vCenter 8.0 using VMware Workstations.
The new vSphere 8 IA is out there and ready to install on your development environments. Please read this article on the differences between IA and GA releases. Today I will show you how to deploy a fresh vCenter server 8.0. You can build your own home lab using your PC or laptop. If you…
Read moreGrab some free VMware badges while you can!
There is no better way to show your skills than to display VMware badges. Usually, you have rewarded with a badge after passing an exam. However, VMware is offering a few free badges, after completing free courses. Here is a list of free badges you can grab in 2022: IT Academy: Cloud and Virtualization Concepts:…
Read moreGet your free VMware Workstation! – VMware Workstation Public Tech Preview 22H2
To write this tech review prompted me a conversation on my FB group, where user were asking if Windows 11 will work with VMware Workstation PRO 16, as he cannot see the option for Windows 11 in supported systems. The answer is of curse it will work, however, Workstation was missing this crucial assurance. Now…
Read morevSphere ESXi 7.x will be the final release supporting Apple Mac platforms.
Yesterday (3rd of August 2022) VMware released this Knowledge base article to inform the community that vSphere ESXi 7.x will be the final release supporting Apple Mac platforms. The reason for the discontinuation of support Apple Mac platforms is transision the Mac to its custom silicon architecture leaving away x86. VMware currently has no plans…
Read moreCheck TLS versions used on a VMware vCenter Virtual Appliance
My security team asked me if vCenter Virtual Server Appliance is using TLS and if so, what would be the version of TLS. I answered that VCSA is using TLS 1.2, however they wanted some kind of proof it was true. The idea was to produce screenshot. But how check which TLS version is running…
Read moreGoodbye VMworld. Welcome, VMware Explore!
The first time I saw the headline there will no longer be a VMworld event, I was surprised and a bit sad, but then I read that there is something called VMware Explore. VMware has renamed the VMworld even to VMware Explore. Why has VMworld been transformed into VMware Explore? With a hyper-focus on customer…
Read moreDNS over HTTPS in Unbound – Extra step for a home lab
It looks like I need to add some extra steps to get my new DNS in Unbound works with HTTPS. Let me show you how to do it. First let’s generate some certificates: Create your own root CA with: Generate the root CA certificate: Create CSR: Request new certificate: Move your certificate to /etc/ssl forlder…
Read moreBuild a home lab using your local PC – Part 3 – Setting up a DNS Server with PhotonOS
In my concept for the home lab, I was going to install Windows VM and run DNS from there. However, I got an idea from one of VMware related forums on Facebook, to run DNS on PhotonOS. I thought to myself, it is a brilliant idea. What do we need: PhotonOS OVA file -> bit.ly/3Jlslev…
Read moreBuild a home lab using your local PC – Part 2 – Setting up ESXi, vMotion, and storage.
In the previous article, you could read how to install an ESXi server on your local PC using VMware Workstation. After successful installation to simulate a real work environment we need to set up a vMotion network and add a datastore. Once installation is finished, we will be presented with a welcome screen where we…
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