Scott Lowe

APRIL 15, 2022

Servers/Hardware. Cabling is hardware, right? Steven Bright shows how to deploy Salt minions automatically using VMware Tools. And it’s publicly available on GitHub , although not licensed with a typical open source license. Ulrich Speidel shares some of the findings after the volcanic eruption in Tonga.

Linux 74

Linux Load Balancer IPv6 Licensing 74

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Although I stopped the migration in August 2017, I restarted it in April 2018 when I left VMware to join Heptio. Readers may recall that I was using a Dell Latitude E7370 (see my E7370 hardware review ) up until August 2017, when I put the Linux migration on hold indefinitely due to productivity concerns. What’s not working well?

Linux 60

Linux Report Vmware Google 60

Scott Lowe

JULY 21, 2016

Here’s a pair of articles ( one here and one here ) that describe the port connections required between the various components in a VMware NSX deployment. Servers/Hardware. These posts are a bit slanted toware VMware vSphere environments, but very detailed, very thorough, and very useful. Three more posts are planned.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Storage Hardware 60

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 14, 2017

Romain Decker has an “under the hood” look at the VMware NSX load balancer. Servers/Hardware. The series provides an introduction and overview of licensing (part 1), a review of architecture and hardware recommendations (part 2), an overview of data availability (part 3), and a discussion of fault domains (part 4).

Load Balancer 60

Load Balancer Vmware Hardware Open Source 60

Galido

JUNE 28, 2018

As devices are discovered, probes will also detect the services and hardware it can monitor. Paessler PRTG Network Monitor’s licensing is based on sensors. Reducing the costs by buying only the hardware you need. Maps and dashboards: visualization and control panels. Distributed monitoring. Detailed reports.

Network 60

Network LAN VOIP Licensing 60

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Of course, I am a fan of network virtualization, since I work with/on VMware NSX.). Martijn Smit has launched a series of articles on VMware NSX. Want some additional information on layer 2 and layer 3 services in VMware NSX? Servers/Hardware. Andre Leibovici provides a round-up of VMware Horizon View 5.3

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Linux Network 60

Scott Lowe

MARCH 8, 2016

PowerNSX is pretty cool—it’s a set of PowerShell cmdlets for administrators of VMware NSX running in vSphere environments. Tony Sangha has a nice article providing step-by-step instructions on setting up a site-to-site IPSec VPN between VMware NSX and a Cisco CSR 1000v. Servers/Hardware. Networking. Seen this ?

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Intel Network 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Rudi Martinsen has an article on changing the Avi load balancer license tier (this is in the context of using it with vSphere with Tanzu). Eric Sloof has information on how to disable VMware plugins in vCenter Server (the context of the article is security vulnerabilities disclosed in plugins).

Linux 90

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Servers/Hardware. Colin Lynch gives a “first look” at the Cisco UCS Generation 3 hardware , which may be of interest if you’re a UCS customer or looking at purchasing UCS. VMware recently announced VSAN 6.2 , and along with the new release is plenty of coverage from the VMware community. Is now the time?

Vmware 60

Vmware Network Operating Systems Virtualization 60

Fountainhead

MAY 12, 2009

However, certain environments are inherently bound to hardware and/or tested for performance, and these may need to remain "in-house" on specific hardware (see below) Inherent application functionality N Apps that are inherently "internal" Such as internal back-up software, "edge" applications like printer servers, etc. Ken Oestreich.

Cloud 186

Cloud Data Center Applications Virtualization 186

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

Servers/Hardware. Rudi Martinsen has an article on changing the Avi load balancer license tier (this is in the context of using it with vSphere with Tanzu). Eric Sloof has information on how to disable VMware plugins in vCenter Server (the context of the article is security vulnerabilities disclosed in plugins).

Linux 60

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

Scott Lowe

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Devices first started as tightly-coupled hardware and software solutions. The DPDK is BSD licensed and source code is available from Intel. Second, DPDK offers SR-IOV support and allows L2 switching in hardware on Intel’s network interface cards (estimated to be 5-6x more performant than the soft switch).

Virtualization 113

Virtualization Intel Cloud Data 113

Scott Lowe

APRIL 24, 2015

Servers/Hardware. By now you’ve probably heard about VMware Integrated OpenStack (VIO), which was announced in early February. Yes, you could run Docker on bare metal and achieve (the author’s words) “massive CapEx benefits” by “eliminating expensive licensing” for VMware. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management. Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Storage Firewall Network 60

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 28, 2022

Multiple touch points of administration slow down production, and the costs of software licensing, disruptive upgrades, and over-provisioning can add up fast. In fact, the HPE solution delivers superior storage efficiency as compared to alternate VMware backup solutions. Cost optimization.

Backup 104

Backup Storage Cloud Data 104

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

A quick perusal of the ONF web site does not indicate that the OpenFlow materials are available anywhere under any open source license. This isn’t to say that they aren’t freely available, just not available under an open source license.). Servers/Hardware. However, it’s at least possible with whitebox networking gear.

Open Source 60

Open Source Vmware Network IBM 60

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 25, 2015

I think I’ve mentioned this before (it’s really hard to keep track of which articles you’ve included in a Technology Short Take already, so apologies if this is a duplicate), but this article provides a good overview of the VXLAN control plane modes in VMware NSX. Servers/Hardware. Keep up the great work, Brent!) Virtualization.

Vmware 60

Vmware Linux Virtualization Tools 60

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 24, 2013

“For three years, elements of the OpenStack community have arbitrarily and unfairly positioned OpenStack agains the incumbents, especially Amazon Web Services and VMWare,” writes Bias. JVC quickly licensed VHS, giving up control, while Sony didn’t take what the consumers wanted into account. Featured Cloud Articles.

Google 199

Google Data Center Cloud Open Source 199