vCenter Enhanced Link Mode (ELM) is a feature that allows you to link multiple vCenter Server instances together, creating a unified management environment. It enables the centralized management and monitoring of multiple vSphere environments, providing a single pane of glass…
What is Stateless Stateless ESXi refers to a VMware ESXi configuration, a popular hypervisor used for virtualization. The ESXi host operates without a local disk or persistent storage in a stateless ESXi configuration. Instead, it boots over the network using…
VMware HCX (Hybrid Cloud Extension) is a software solution that enables organizations to migrate and extend their VMware-based workloads between data centers, on-premises data centers, and public cloud environments. HCX provides a seamless and secure way to extend the capabilities…
In this blog post, we’ll explore what vCLS is, how it works, and the benefits it provides for virtualized environments. What is vSphere Cluster Services? vSphere Cluster Services (vCLS) is a new feature introduced in vSphere 7.0 that provides a…
So we designed, or at least we thought about designing, a VMware Stretched Cluster in the last post. Now we will look into which failure scenarios we have designed a solution to protect us against. Assumptions: For this blog post…
In previous articles, I have looked at the difference between Disaster Avoidance and Disaster Recovery and Design considerations for Disaster avoidant infrastructure. This article will look at a solution that can be the best choice if a high level of…
As a VMware Architect, I must understand how my recommended infrastructure performs. As a VMware Systems Engineer, I need to know how the platform performs and which changes I can make to ensure the VMs perform better. One of the…
My last article focused on the high-level definition of Disaster Avoidance and Disaster Recovery. Both are essential terms for Data Center and Compute Infrastructure Architecture. Working in the manufacturing sector, I often hear we need an infrastructure to support our…
