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• VMware skills extend beyond virtualization into SDDCs

  VMware's technology is growing, and IT admins must grow their skills in kind. The admin role is growing beyond virtualization, and a holistic view of IT is increasingly necessary. Continue Reading

• Create a VMware vSAN lab with mimicked storage

  VMware vSAN is worth exploring, but its price often keeps it out of reach. To try it out in a test lab, create a vSAN cluster that mirrors the required storage. Continue Reading

• VMware vRealize Log Insight (formerly vCenter Log Insight)

  VRealize Log Insight is a log collection and analytics virtual appliance that enables administrators to collect, view, manage and analyze syslog data. Continue Reading

• VMware Cloud on AWS

  VMware Cloud on AWS is a hybrid cloud service that runs the VMware software-defined data center (SDDC) stack in the AWS public cloud. Continue Reading

• How should I prepare for a VMware exam?

  To prepare for a VMware certification exam, study the blueprint that VMware provides. You can also save some money on the test if you keep an eye out for discount codes. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • VMware vRealize Log Insight (formerly vCenter Log Insight)
  • VMware Cloud on AWS
  • VMware vSphere Client
  • VMware vCenter Server (formerly VMware VirtualCenter)

  • VMware NSX
  • VMware vCloud Director (VMware vCD)
  • vSphere HA (VMware High Availability)
  • VMware vSAN (formerly Virtual SAN)

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• Use iSCSI storage for VMware to create a data store

  Administrators can create a data store in vSphere with iSCSI storage. It's a relatively cheap, fully supported option, but it doesn't perform as well as direct-attached storage.Continue Reading

• Use Ansible in vSphere to automate management tasks

  Ansible is a powerful tool to simplify and automate management duties in VMware vSphere environments. Ansible eases VM provisioning, as well as some vMotion tasks.Continue Reading

• How are VMware thin provisioning and thick provisioning different?

  Thin provisioning helps ensure that organizations don't waste storage capacity, which is a potential pitfall of thick provisioning. But thin provisioning requires more monitoring.Continue Reading

• What are the benefits and drawbacks of raw device mapping?

  Admins can give VMs access to storage through RDM, but some devices don't support it. And choosing physical compatibility mode affects what administrative features are available.Continue Reading

• How does storage acceleration work in a VMware environment?

  Storage acceleration helps improve array performance by offloading storage operations from the server to the ESXi host, and it uses fewer processor and memory resources.Continue Reading

• The essential guide to VMware NSX SDN technology

  NSX is leading VMware's transition from server virtualization to network virtualization. Read about the features and future of VMware NSX software-defined networking.Continue Reading

• VMware vSphere Client

  The VMware vSphere Client is a web-based application that connects to the vCenter Server so IT administrators can manage installations and handle inventory objects in a vSphere deployment.Continue Reading

• VMware virtual recovery and backup best practices and tools

  Protect your VMware environments with this compilation of virtual recovery methods and backup procedures.Continue Reading

• Test your knowledge of VMware vSAN requirements and support

  VMware vSAN is a powerful tool in the hyper-converged infrastructure space. Test your knowledge of its requirements in order to see what you need to be able to use it.Continue Reading

• VMware vCenter Server (formerly VMware VirtualCenter)

  VMware vCenter Server is the centralized monitoring and resource management software for VMware vSphere virtual infrastructure.Continue Reading