vSphere 7.0 Editions

Jun 2, 2020

vSphere 7 is available from April 2020. It is available in the same editions as vSphere 6.7 except for vSphere Platinum edition. As with vSphere 6.7, a support and subscription contract (SNS) is required.

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vSphere ESXi Networking Guide – Part 3: Standard Switches Configuration ESXi 6.7

Feb 22, 2020

This is the third part of the vSphere ESXi Networking Guide. In the previous post, we’ve created three virtual switches and assigned uplink ports to them. In this post we will add port groups and VMKernel ports to the vSwitches. The examples in this article are based on the ESXi version 6.7.

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vSphere ESXi Networking Guide – Part 2: Standard Switches Configuration ESXi 6.7

Feb 9, 2020

This is the second part of the vSphere ESXi Networking Guide. In the previous post, we’ve discovered basic concepts and components of vSphere ESXi Standard Switches. This article shows how to create vSwitches step-by-step. The examples provided in the following sections are based on ESXi version 6.7.

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HowTo: VMware PowerCLI Installation on Windows

Feb 3, 2020

This is a how-to article on how to perform VMware PowerCLI installation on Windows. PowerCLI is a module for Windows PowerShell, however, it also supports macOS and Ubuntu running PowerShell Core 6.x.

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vSphere ESXi Networking Guide – Part 1: Standard Switches

Jan 30, 2020

This is part 1 in the vSphere ESXi Networking Guide series which will cover theory, operation, and configuration for different components of vSphere Networking.

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vCenter Server 6.7 Installation and Configuration

Feb 13, 2019

vCSA is a virtual machine and can be deployed on ESXi hosts running version 5.5 or later. Depending on size of the vSphere deployment and whether you plan to install vCenter appliance into existing environment or starting new one, you have an option to install vCSA with embedded or external Platform Services Controller.

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vSphere 6.7 ESXi Host Installation and Configuration

Feb 3, 2019

To install an ESXi host you will need to verify that the hardware meets minimum requirements. The server platform also must be supported and listed in VMware Compatibility List.

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vSphere 6.7 Editions, Licensing, Architecture and Solutions

Jan 24, 2019

VMware vSphere 6.7 licensing is based on physical CPU count of the hosts. Every edition requires Support and Subscription contract purchase. License key has edition and quantity information encoded in it. These keys are not tied to a specific hardware and can be assigned to multiple hosts, as long as the number of CPUs are within licensed limit.

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