Since a while now, customers show an increasingly interest in data-at-rest encryption. vSphere has build-in encryption features since the 6.5 version. I wrote this post to show how Equinix SmartKey can help implementing these encryption features without buying HSM appliances yourself. Since I started working with the SmartKey product, I Read more…
After a recent Windows related update, I noticed that files were not synchronizing anymore on my desktop. After a quick look into the recent changes, I discovered that on the 17th of February the latest Windows cumulative update was installed. Which was around the time the sync was broken. To Read more…
Background In this post I want to share with you the possibilities to remove problematic ESXi based Transport Nodes running NSX-T 2.4+, 3.x and 4.x manually from NSX Manager. Especially including the nodes NSX configuration and accompanying VIBs. To be clear, this should be your last resort option if the Read more…
(Update 4-2-2020: Rights Bundles section added) (Update 29-3-2020: Org VDC section added) Recently I had a meeting with a customer to discuss the possibilities within vCloud Director (vCD) to implement a suitable Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution. IAM Solutions are imported to many customers that have teams with multiple Read more…
Last week I was deploying a Debian 9 (Stretch) based Linux OVA from the Bitnami catalog. One of the first things to do after a deployment is to replace the DHCP assigned IP address with a static one. Deploying the VM itself is not really blog worthy. What did bother Read more…
This VMworld (2019 EU), I went for the vSAN Specialist 2019 exam (5V0-21.19) and associated badge. My current (2017 version) badge recently got retired so it was time for an update. The badge itself is only issued if you are VCP6-DCV, VCP6.5-DCV or VCP-DCV 2019 certified. It’s a nice bonus Read more…