VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.5 and other Released

VMware has released there vRealize Operations Manager 6.5, vRealize Log Insight 4.3, vRealize Business for Cloud 7.2.1 and NSX 6.3.1. vRealize Operations Manager 6.5 Whats new in the version: Additional monitoring capabilities Adds ability to increase memory and increase the scope of monitoring within the same environment. Enables you to monitor larger environments with the same footprint through platform…

By Allan Kjaer March 3, 2017 0

RVTools 3.9.2 Released

This is one of my favorite Tools for gathering information from vCenter and ESXi hosts, and it just got update to version 3.9.2. This new version include the following change/new features/support: Migrated RVTools to use .NET Framework version 4 Migrated RVTools to use NPOI 2.1.3.1 Support for vSphere 6.5 Improved logon performance RVTools will no…

By Allan Kjaer February 24, 2017 0

VMware vSphere 6.5a and NSX for vSphere 6.3 Released

VMware has released vSphere vCenter 6.5a, ESXi 6.5a and NSX for vSphere 6.3. vCenter 6.5a and ESXi 6.5a is needed for NSX 6.3. They also contains bug fixes. See release notes for vCenter 6.5a here: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/vsphere/65/vsphere-vcenter-server-650a-release-notes.html See release notes for ESXi 6.5a here: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/vsphere/65/vsphere-esxi-650a-release-notes.html NSX for vSphere 6.3 also has a lot of new feature and enhancements. See the…

By Allan Kjaer February 3, 2017 0

Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows 2.0 (Public BETA)

You can now sign up for the Public Beta of the Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows 2.0. System requirements Hardware  CPU: x86-64 processor architecture.  Memory: 2 GB RAM.  Disk Space: 150 MB for product installation.  Network: 1 Mbps or faster. High latency and reasonably unstable WAN links are supported.  System firmware: BIOS or UEFI.  Drive encryption:…

By Allan Kjaer January 26, 2017 0

Veeam has release Update 1 for B&R, One and Office 365

Veeam has released 3 updates today. Veeam Backup and Replication 9.5 Update 1 This gives support for vSphere 6.5, and have other fixes. Solution Platform support Dell EMC Data Domain OS 6.0, including synthetic full backup performances optimizations, backup retention and health check reliability improvements. HPE 3PAR 3.2.2 MU3, including multiple API interaction improvements for…

By Allan Kjaer January 20, 2017 0

VMware NSX for vSphere 6.2.5 Released

VMware has released NSX for vSphere 6.2.5, this is a maintenance release that contains bug fixes. vSphere 6.5 is not supported. For full list of changes and resolved issues see the release notes here: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/nsx/6.2.5/releasenotes_nsx_vsphere_625.html

By Allan Kjaer January 6, 2017 0

vSphere 6.5 Backup Interoperability

We are still waiting for the backup vendors to support vSphere 6.5. At the moment VMware VDP 6.1.3 and Veritas Backup Exec 16 has support. Veritas Backup Exec 16 does not support vSAN 6.5 (see the Software Compatibility list here: https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000115689) Veritas NetBackup 7.7.3 has a limited support, see here. https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000116592 Veeam B&R 9.5 Update 1 will have support and is…

By Allan Kjaer January 3, 2017 0