Some weeks ago VMware released NSX version 6.4 which introduced an Upgrade Coordinator - a single portal to simplify the planning and execution of an NSX upgrade. We should expect further steps to make our engineer's life easier 😉 and some days ago vSphere 6.7 and Site Recovery Manager 8.1 (SRM) was released. Both products… Read More: A simplified upgrades - my summary of last VMware's releases »
Recently I have done some projects where replacing default vSphere certificates with CA signed SSL was required. I think some of you remember how managing certificates were hard in prior vSphere releases (especially 5.0/5.1). Fortunately since version 6.0 replacing SSL certificates with custom is easy and straightforward. There are two main options: The VMCA as… Read More: FTF 005: Replacing default vSphere 6.x certificates with CA signed… »
Recently I configured a smart card authentication for vCenter Server 6.5. I have to admin that configuration is simple, however there is an important point - using a correct certificate format. When you follow a configuration guide (here) you can notice that the configuration is based on two points: Configure the Reverse Proxy to Request… Read More: How to configure smart card logon on vSphere 6.5? »