• No Multicast No Problem. VxRail Cluster Build and Scaleout without Loudmouth

    One of the new features that were added to VxRail in the latest 7.0.130 release was the ability to build cluster and add nodes without using the zero-touch configuration. So what is the zero-touch configuration and why would I not want to use it? The Zero-touch configuration uses IPV6 Multicast…

  • VxRail Multi vDS – System Traffic Separation

    Continuing from my previous post with the theme of network flexibility that is present in the 7.0.130 VxRail release. This post will look at a new feature that will allow customers to customize their entire vDS configuration. Traditionally all VxRail system VLANs needed to remain on a single vDS. System…

  • VCF on VxRail 4.1 to 4.2 Upgrade – My Experience

    Previously we looked at the 4.0 to 4.1 upgrade. This is a continuation of the next iteration of VCF Upgrades. I can’t stress this enough read and use the VVD documentation for guidance throughout this process. The Documents are well written and easy to follow. VCF 4.1 is “vRSLCM aware”.…

  • VxRail Proof of Concept – SaaS Controller Surprise

    Our own, Curtis Edwards, provides feedback into the SAAS MultiCluster Controller with the CTO Advisor team during their analysis of VxRail and VCF on VxRail. Click here to see more from the CTO Advisor on VxRail.

  • CTO Advisor VxRail Proof of Concept

    Our own, Jeremy Merrill, spoke with the CTO Advisor on the strength and benefits of Dell/VMware/Intel integration. The target audience is the data center architect. Jeremy makes strong claims on the benefits of the solution. This video sets the stage for much of the validation testing conducted by the CTOA…

  • VxRail – Secure Boot and Attestation

    Security is a key focus these days. For the security conscious customers, you can even configure your VxRail nodes so that upon booting up, they will verify the components that are involved in the boot process, to ensure that they are not tampered with. This post explains the Secure Boot…

  • VxRail – Single vCenter Managing Multiple VxRail Clusters

    ‘Can a single vCenter server support/manage multiple VxRail clusters?’ Let me first explain the two methods of deploying a vCenter server to support a VxRail cluster: VxRail Managed vCenter Server This instance of vCenter server also gets referred to as an ‘Embedded’ vCenter server and appears as such in the…

  • Deploying the AKS-Engine to Azure Stack Hub

    Deploying the AKS-Engine to Azure Stack Hub blog will focus on a step-by-step walkthrough of what the AKS-Engine is, the pre-requisites required for deployments into an Azure Stack Hub instance and a step-by-step guide to getting the Management host deployed and a Kubernetes cluster up and running to begin deploying…

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    The GEOS have started a new YouTube channel to deliver more content for you. Be sure to go follow us so you don’t miss us. Check out our first video here:

  • VxRail Monitoring & Alerting

    Check out our own Steve Hegarty on the VMware CMTY podcast discussing VxRail Monitoring and Alerting. Way to go, Steve!