vCSA 6.0 and earlier may use SMB1 for authentication
We have had a customer that disabled SMB1 by GPO. They were in the process of security hardening there Windows machine. But after this they could no longer login to there vCenter 6.0 with is an Appliance. The vCenter is a member of the AD domain, and they are using “Integrated AD authentication” for authentication. It look like vCenter uses…
Other new releases from VMware
VMware has released VMware vRealize Business for Cloud 7.3.0, and last week a new important patch for ESXi 6.0. See the release notes for VMware vRealize Business for Cloud 7.3.0 here: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/vRBforCloud/73/vRBforCloud-73-release-notes.html See the release notes for ESXi 6.0 Patch 5, this contains important bug fixes, see this KB's: KB2149955 and links for all the other KB's here: KB2149954
vRealize Operations Manager 6.6 Released
VMware has released vRealize Operations Manage 6.6. What's new: Product Enhancements vRealize Operations Manager 6.6 focuses on enhancing product usability, accelerating time to value and improving troubleshooting capabilities. Simplified usability and faster time to value capabilities: New HTML5 user interface provides an easier and consistent experience. The Getting Started dashboard allows for quick navigation. Persona…
VMware vRealize Log Insight 4.5 Released
VMware has released vrealize Log Insight 4.5. What’s New: Server Features Added API to query alert execution and notification history Added ability to specify basic authentication for webhooks New product configuration APIs added The source field is maintained when forwarding from vRealize Log Insight forwarder to a vRealize Log Insight server Hosts on the /admin/hosts page can…
NSX for vSphere 6.3.2 Released
VMware has released NSX for vSphere 6.2.3, this is a bug fix version, no new features. See the release notes here: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/nsx/6.3.2/releasenotes_nsx_vsphere_632.html?src=vmw_so_vex_akjaer_1025
VMware vRealize Network Insight 3.4 Released, and other
VMware has released vRealize Network Insight 3.4. What's new: AWS Public Cloud Support vRealize Network Insight now provides visibility into native AWS constructs such as VPC, VM, Security Group, and Firewall rules. Traffic flows are also analyzed to provide security and micro-segmentation view of cloud workloads (Enterprise edition only). Configurable Data Retention vRealize Network Insight provides…
Veeam Agent for Linux update 1 Released
Veeam released Veeam Agent for Linux update 1. What's new: Integration with Veeam Backup & Replication Exagrid support*, specify an existing Exagrid Veeam repository as a target for your Linux backups. File system indexing support**, including search for OS files inside backups and 1-click restore in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager. Veeam Recovery Media Custom Recovery Media support, adds ability to…
VMware Workstation Pro 12.5.6 and Fusion 8.5.7 Released
VMware has released Workstation Pro 12.5.6 and Fusion 8.5.7. This versions add support for Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703) and bug fixes. See full release notes for VMware Workstation Pro 12.5.6 here: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/workstation/12/workstation-1256-release-notes.html And Fusion 8.5.7 Released here: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/fusion/8/fusion-857-release-notes.html
VMware Tools 10.1.7 Released
VMware Tools version 10.1.7 released, this version fixes and Receive Side Scale (RSS) problem with the VMXNET3 driver. the problem description is in this blog from VMware: https://blogs.vmware.com/apps/2017/03/rush-post-vmware-tools-rss-incompatibility-issues.html See full release notes here: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/vmwaretools/1010/vmware-tools-1017-release-notes.html
VMware Released vRealize Automation 7.3 and Other
VMwware has released vRealize Automation 7.3, vRealize Orchestrator 7.3, vRealize Code Stream 2.3 and VMware User Environment Manager 9.2. vRealize Automation 7.3 What's new: Parameterized Blueprints to Enhance Reusability and Reduce Sprawl Policy-Based Optimization of Virtual Machine Placement Enhanced Control of NSX-Provisioned Load Balancers Enhanced NAT Port Forwarding Rules NSX Security Group and Tag Management High…