VMware has updated their ESXi platform again, so we're now one step beyond the 6.5U1 upgrade. It comprises mostly with VSAN improvements and a set of patches for kernel forking…
One step beyond VMware 6.5U1
SDxCentral: SD-WAN Vendors Market Share 2Q2017
The post SDxCentral: Top SD-WAN Vendors Based on Revenue in Q1 2017 has been getting a lot of views recently. So here's an update. SDxCentral yesterday posted their analysis of the Q2…
Explaining why the VMware update to v6.5U1 didn’t work
If you're looking previous posts on VMware updates on CoherentLight, you'll notice that the I had some problems upgrading to VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 1. Doing some further digging, it…
My challenges with upgrading VMware to 6.5u1
So in theory, a new VMware release is normally a doddle to upgrade to using the methods covered in Keeping VMware ESXi Updated: 6.5 Update 1. It's worked for the…
Keeping VMware ESXi Updated: 6.5 Update 1
So you might have followed my post about upgrading to VMware 6.5 from 5.5U3 using the console. It's been a while since then, and those folks over at VMware have…
VMware NSX gains EAL2+ Certification
VMware have announced that their NSX 6.3 software defined network platform has gained the EAL2+ certification against the Common Criteria (ISO/IEC-15408). This Evaluation Assurance Level ensures that the system has…
TechCrunch: Appformix adds support for VMware following Juniper acquisition
TechCrunch reports that After acquisition by Juniper, Cloud optimization service Appformix adds support for VMware. Juniper purchased Appformix in December last year. Appformix uses telemetery from OpenStack or Kubernetes managed…
ICSA Labs Certifies VMware NSX Micro-segmentation Capabilities
VMware have reported that ICSA Labs have certified their NSX for vSphere 6.3 platforms micro-segmentation capabilities, among others. Testing three features, the NSX Distributed Firewall, the NSX Edge Services Gateway…