Schlagwort: vSphere

VMware Good2know [CW21]

Posted on by Marcel Daube

This week’s newsletter is packed with essential updates for the VMware community. We dive deep into the official launch of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1, exploring its new features designed to improve efficiency, accelerate modern app delivery, and strengthen cyber resilience in a sustainable ‚Green IT‘ landscape. We also highlight critical security guidance with a breakdown of VMSA-2026-0003, providing immediate steps to patch and protect your virtual infrastructure. Beyond these headlines, you’ll find curated resources on Private AI, infrastructure economics, and the latest Knowledge Base articles to streamline your operations. Read the full brief to stay ahead.

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VMware Good 2 know [CW09]

Posted on by Marcel Daube

Key Highlights
Product Releases & Updates: Significant updates were released for VMware Aria Operations (8.18.6) and ESXi (8.0 u3i). Additionally, the USB Network Native Driver for ESXi 8.0 Update 3 is now available.

Security Advisories: A major focus is placed on VMSA-2026-0001, which addresses multiple vulnerabilities in Aria Operations (including command injection and privilege escalation). The post emphasizes the importance of applying available patches or workarounds.

Lifecycle Management: Several products, including Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Integrated Edition 1.20 and various Cloud Director extensions, reached their end-of-life/support dates on February 28.

Technical Resources: The post lists numerous new Knowledge Base (KB) articles tackling specific issues, such as VMware Tools installation failures on Windows 11 and vSAN cluster recovery after manual shutdowns.

Community & Learning: It highlights upcoming VMUG Connect events (Amsterdam, Minneapolis, etc.) and features curated content on topics like GPU placement efficiency and log data migration from Aria Logs 8.18 to VCF Ops 9.

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VMware Good 2 know [CW04]

Posted on by Marcel Daube

Product Releases VCF 9.0.2.0 01/21 Download Release Notes VVF 9.0.2.0 01/21 Download Release Note Product Releases Subject ID Unable to register VM and Power ON after storage outage 425758 ESXi host showing „Install Failed“ 425749 Identity Manager UI fails to load with 502 error and JDBC Connection Exception 425715 Authentication error when adding NSX to…

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VMware Good 2 know [CW05/06]

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Product Releases VCF Installer 9.0.2.0 01/20 Download Release Notes VMware ESXi 9.0.2.0 01/20 Download Release Notes VMware vCenter 9.0.2.0 01/20 Download Release Notes VMware NSX 9.0.2.0 01/20 Download Release Notes VCF Operations 9.0.2.0 01/20 Download Release Notes vSphere Supervisor 9.0.2.0 01/20 Release Notes VCF Operations Hardware vCommunity * 2.1.0 02/03 Download Release Notes * FYI:…

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vSphere 8 EOL – Timeline

Posted on by Marcel Daube

After the short snippet in the newsletter, I thought it was time to dive a deeper into this topic. This isn’t a step-by-step guide on how to update, but rather a wake-up call on why you need to start planning it right now. This post alone won’t answer all your questions, but hopefully it will…

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VMware Good 2 know [CW03]

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Product Releases ESXi 8.0 u3h 12/16 Download Release Notes vCenter 8.0 u3h 12/16 Download Release Notes vSphere Supervisor 8.0 u3h 12/16 Release Notes NSX 4.2.3.2 12/15 Release Notes vSphere 8 Timeline Launched in October 2022, vSphere 8 revolutionized hardware utilization through the Distributed Services Engine for DPUs and the vSAN Express Storage Architecture (ESA). Subsequent…

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VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0

Posted on by Marcel Daube

Exciting news for all cloud enthusiasts: I am happy about the announcement that VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 is officially here! With this release, there are countless updates and improvements, making VCF an even more powerful and flexible solution.

From my personal point of view, these links are very valuable for getting an initial overview of VCF 9.

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