The Dell EMC PowerMax and VMware vSphere Configuration Guide

For those customers running on PowerMax, I've published the new The Dell EMC PowerMax and VMware vSphere Configuration Guide which is the replacement for Using Dell EMC VMAX and PowerMax Storage in VMware vSphere Environments. The new TechBook only covers PowerMax integration/best practices with VMware. While the previous doc was over 400 pages, the new...

vCenter 6.5 – 7.0 critical security issue

I normally don't cover the various security patches that VMware releases for different vCenter versions, but this one rises to the level of code red (9.8 out of 10). Some outside groups discovered that if they had access to port 443 on the vCenter, they could get unrestricted access to the underlying operating system. This...

vCenter 7.0 U1c – Cross vCenter migration

VMware has released quite a number of vCenter 7.0 patches over the past few months for various bug fixes and sometimes new feature content. VMware makes the patches relatively easy to install by warning you of their availability each time you login to your vCenter via the message banner at the top. If you wish...

VMAX Plugin for vRO Walkthroughs

I put together a few videos for the VMAX Plugin. The first one here steps through installing the plugin in the vRealize Orchestrator Control Center. Be sure the service for this is started before attempting since by default it is disabled. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mPcLJrsIXM The second video demonstrates how to add a new vCenter to vRO and...

VSI 6.3 releases with new VMAX enhancements

VSI 6.3 released today and contains some new VMAX features I have been requesting (along with many customers).  When VSI moved from its Classic form into the Web Client, the initial VMAX integration was extremely basic.  Over the past many months I have worked closely with development to re-incorporate many of the features I saw...

VASA Registration Problems Revisited

Back in June I published an entry on resolving VASA registration issues (https://drewtonnesen.wordpress.com/2014/06/25/vmax-vasa-and-registration-failure-in-vcenter/).  In it I covered some of the more common problems you are likely to hit when attempting to register the VASA Provider in VMware vCenter.  Through many customer issues I have come to find that one of the simpler solutions, when the...