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Reading Time: 3 minutesVMware ESXi partitions layout includes some old FAT partitions used for the two bootbanks. A strange choice that can bring, in some cases, the corruption of those partitions and you may notice during an upgrade. With vSphere 8.0 the suggested update procedure is using the images instead of the (old) baselines.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBackup Scan using YARA rule is one of the new feature of Malware detection methods in Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1. During the Scan Backup session, does one of the following:Finds the last clean restore pointAnalyzes the content for specific informationDuring the restore session with the Secure Restore option, detects malware activity as specified in the YARA rule.
Reading Time: 3 minutesHorizon allows you to configure one or more replica Connection Server instances in a single Connection Server group to provide both more performance and more resiliency. This configuration use the Microsoft Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS), formerly known as Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM). AD LDS has some similar aspects of the traditional Active Directory, for example the LDAP schema, the replication across servers, and the master node concept.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe vCenter Server Security Token Service (STS) is a Web service that issues, validates, and renews security tokens. As a token issuer, the Security Token Service (STS) uses a private key to sign the tokens and publishes the public certificates for services to verify the token signature. vCenter Server manages the STS signing certificates and stores them in the VMware Directory Service (vmdir). Tokens can have a significant lifetime, and historically might have been signed by any one of multiple keys.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn month ago VMware released the VMware vSphere 8.0 Update 3 with vCenter Server 8.0 Update 3 release instead is a General Availability (GA), but with ESXi 8.0 Update 3 release is an Initial Availability (IA). Now finally also ESXi 8.0 Update 3 is in General Availability (GA) so that we can consider almost ready for production.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTo enhance the commitment to customer satisfaction, VMware has just announced the decision of extending the general support period for VMware vSphere 7.x of six month, from April 2, 2025 to October 2, 2025.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVMware Explore is the new brand name of VMworld event: from cloud infrastructure to the software-defined edge to Private AI innovation, you’ll gain perspective, find answers, and see what’s possible with the right cloud solutions. But why attend at this kind of events?
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