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Reading Time: 3 minutesDopo un periodo in preview, finalmente è disponibile Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 1 che aggiunge il pieno supporto a VMware vSphere 6.5 support (notare che la versione 9.5 già supportava pienamente Windows Server 2016 e l’ultima versione di Hyper-V). Prima di aggiornare accertarsi di avere la versione 9.5.0.580, 9.5.0.711 o 9.5.0.802. Alla fine dell’aggiornamento la nuova build sarà 9.5.0.823.

Reading Time: < 1 minutePurple screen of the death are the “blue” screen of VMware ESXi when something really wrong happen, usually at hardware level. They are not so common, unless you stay in the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) and have reliable hardware. One strange issue that I’ve got recently was on HP server with ESXi 6.0 with this kind of purple screen:

Reading Time: 7 minutesNow that the new VMware vSphere 6.5 is in GA, most people are starting considering to upgrade (or start from scratch) with this version, instead of vSphere 6.0 (or also 5.5). But please consider this product like a major release, there are several changes, but also new features and scalability properties that make interesting for each new environment, but also for existing customers (with an active subscription if you have a 5.5 version, so that you can also upgrade your 5.x license keys). But like each new version you have to make some consideration first […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesFinally the vSphere Integrated Containers is now in GA (General Availability) and will be possible using vSphere to also natively run containerized workloads and not only VMs. Because it relies on existing vSphere constructs to run containerized workloads, vSphere Integrated Containers can seamlessly leverage NSX, vSAN and the vRealize management suite out of the box. Using constructs from the Open Container Initiative to map Docker containers to vSphere infrastructure, containers are provisioned as virtual machines, offering the same security and functionality of virtual machines in VMware ESXi hosts or VMware vCenter Server instances.

Reading Time: < 1 minutePer avere maggiori informazioni (in italiano) sulle novità di VMware, incluso vSphere 6.5, è possibile partecipare all’esclusivo e innovativo evento digitale VMware che ripercorrerà le più importanti novità e gli annunci del VMworld 2016. Il 25 novembre 2016, a partire dalle 14:30 è possibile segure il LIVE Streaming dagli Studi TV RAI.

Reading Time: 6 minutesNow that both Microsoft and VMware have officially announced the new released of their virtualization products it’s possible make an homogenous comparison between Hyper-V 2016 and vSphere 6.5 (like I’ve done some years ago with the Hyper-V 2012R2 vs. vSphere 5.5 article). Comparing two different product is not so easy, also if released really closed one each other. You have found some homogenous aspects to make the comparison, at least at technical level (but as written, it’s not so much important now). For numbers could be really easy, but numbers are not enough: for example […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesDopo l’annuncio ufficiale all’ultimo VMworld Europeo, finalmente VMware vSphere 6.5 è in GA e disponibile per il download. Molte delle novità sono già state discusse a partire dal nuovo Web client, il nuovo vCenter, le nuove funzioni di disponibilità, la VSAN 6.5, le novità sulla sicurezza e ovviamente la maggior scalabilità. Per maggiori informazioni (in italiano) partecipa all’esclusivo e innovativo evento digitale VMware per ripercorrere le più importanti novità e gli annunci del VMworld 2016 segui il LIVE Streaming dagli Studi TV RAI oppure partecipando in prima persona.

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