Last month Google announced a first-party and fully managed solution called Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE), which was in limited early access since January 2020. Google Cloud VMware Engine is now generally available to all starting in US-east and US-west regions with plans to add eight more regions by the end of the year. When […]
Uniquely Identifying Virtual Machines In VMware HCX
I’ve received several questions lately on what happens to a VM’s Managed Object Reference (MoRef) ID and InstanceUUID when it’s migrated across different vCenter Servers using VMware HCX. This information is essential for anything being used to identify VMs, such as provisioning systems, CMDBs, ticketing systems, and backup solutions are examples of tooling using this […]
The Next Chapter
Time is truly precious. With a blink of an eye, the years seem to be flying by, which makes it hard to believe in about another month marks four years at VMware for me. Its been a place with no shortage of learning and growing opportunities. I also feel incredibly blessed to have gotten the […]
vCenter Server 6.7 Update 1 Convergence Tool
The embedded deployment is now VMware’s recommended deployment model for vCenter Server. This means all the required vCenter Server services are running on the same node. The release of vSphere 6.7 Update 1 introduces the convergence CLI tool. Customers with an existing external deployment can now change their topology to embedded. This deployment model also […]