vRealize Operations 6.2.1 – 6.5 Security Patch Released
VMware has released security patch for vRealize Operations 6.2.1, 6.3, 6.4 and 6.5, for a major security bug. See the security bug here: http://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0004.html Find the fixes here: https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2149591
vCenter 6.0 Update 3a Released
VMware has released vCenter 6.0 Update 3a, this fixes a critical security issue, see here: http://www.vmware.com/au/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0004.html See full release notes here: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/vsphere/60/vsphere-vcenter-server-60u3a-release-notes.html Notes: Upgrading from vCenter Server 6.0 Update 3 and 6.0 Update 3a to vCenter Server 6.5 is not supported.
VMware Horizon View 7.1 Released
VMware has released Horizon View 7.1, and horizon vRealize Orchestrator plug-in 1.4. What's new in Horizon View 7.1: VMware Blast Extreme Extra mouse buttons such as the back and forward buttons on Logitech MX620 are supported. Connections to physical machines that have no monitors attached are supported with NVIDIA graphics cards. This is a technical…
VMware vCenter 6.5b and ESXi 6.5 P01 Released
VMware has released vCenter 6.5b and ESXi 6.5 P01 are maintenance release the fixes some bugs, and a serious security bug in vCenter. VMware vCenter 6.5b this fixes this security bug: http://www.vmware.com/au/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0004.html Updates to time zones in the Linux Guest Operating System customization. vCenter Server Linux guest operating system customization supports latest time zones. For more information on…
VMware Workstation 12.5.3 and Fusion 8.5.4 Released
VMware has released VMware Workstation 12.5.3 and Fusion 8.5.4, this contains bug fixes, security updates, and performance improvements. See the release notes for VMware Workstation 12.5.3 here: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/workstation/12pro/workstation-1253-release-notes.html See the release notes for VMware Fusion 8.5.4 here: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/fusion/8/fusion-854-release-notes.html
RVTools 3.9.3 Released
Rob de Veij, has released a new version of my favorite Tool for gathering information about vSphere enironments. This new version contains a small bug fixes. Unhandled exception in decrypt function solved It can be found here: http://www.robware.net
VMware Appliances and Backup Strategies
VMware has are using a lot of Virtual Appliances to there products, but there are different backup strategies for them. I have compiled a list of some of them here and their options. Supports quiesced snapshot: Most appliances supports this, but not all, always check before usingquisced image backup. vSphere vCenter Appliance 6.0 and 6.5 6.0 : https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-60 6.5…
VMware vRealize Network Insight 3.3 Released
VMware has released vRealize Network Insight 3.3 with support NSX 6.3 and vSphere 6.5, and more. NSX 6.3.1 also released. What's new: Enhanced Event Management Experience and new NSX events New configuration and inter-communication checks have been added for checking and reporting on NSX manager, controller, and data plane services deployment and production issues. Additionally, all events…
VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.5 and other Released
VMware has released there vRealize Operations Manager 6.5, vRealize Log Insight 4.3, vRealize Business for Cloud 7.2.1 and NSX 6.3.1. vRealize Operations Manager 6.5 Whats new in the version: Additional monitoring capabilities Adds ability to increase memory and increase the scope of monitoring within the same environment. Enables you to monitor larger environments with the same footprint through platform…
vSphere 6.0 Update 3 and more Released
VMware Sphere vCenter 6.0 update 3 This new version have some new features and bug fixes: Support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol: Support for TLSv 1.0, TLSv 1.1, and TLSv 1.2 are enabled by default and configurable for vCenter Server 6.0 Update 3. VMware Syslog Collector on vCenter Server Appliance supports TLSv1.0 only. To configure…