What is a stretched cluster A vSAN stretched cluster is a deployment model where a single vSAN cluster is extended across two geographically separated data centers, with a third site hosting the Witness Appliance. This architecture provides site‑level resilience by synchronously mirroring data between two active…
Storage Policy–Based Management (SPBM) is the backbone of how VMware vSAN delivers predictable, workload‑aligned outcomes. Instead of carving LUNs or managing fixed RAID groups the old-fashioned way, policies define the storage behavior of each VM and each VMDK—granular, dynamic, and…
As virtualization continues to mature and hybrid cloud models become the norm, one architectural principle consistently proves itself essential for both resilience and security: the separation of workload and management. In VMware environments—whether traditional vSphere, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), or hybrid…
Creating a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) in a VMware-based brownfield environment is not about installing a single product — it’s a strategic, multi-layer redesign of trust boundaries across users, workloads, networks, and data. Below is a comprehensive roadmap and reference…
This is my first VMware conference. I want you to know that I have no idea how the previous ones have been. It is obvious to me that we are standing at a “fork in the path”. VMware is fully…
I am working on a project that requires gathering configurations. This script will log into the vCenter and export the Network configuration to a CSV.
KPIs, or Key Performance Indicators, in an IT system context are measurable metrics used to evaluate the performance, reliability, and efficiency of the system. These indicators help Key Performance Indicators, or KPIs, are measurable metrics used to assess the performance,…
Some scripts that I use to manage vSphere Turn off SSH if running Count the number of VMs that are in each vSphere cluster List the 10 largest VMs per cluster Per RAM Example output Export to CSV as well…
