Central Ohio VMUG Quarterly Meeting – February 26th

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Make plans to attend the Quarterly meeting of the VMware User GroupCentral Ohio VMUG (COVMUG) on February 26th, 2019!

The agenda is

  • 8:30 AM – Peer Networking / Refreshments
  • 9:00 AM – VMware Automation and Configuration Management discussion with Encore Technologies
  • 9:45 AM – Break
  • 10:00 AM – vCenter 6.7 Architecture and Convergence
  • 10:45 AM – Open Discussion
  • 11:00 AM – Wrap up

The event will be held at the Tree of Life Center / 5000 Arlington Centre Blvd / Columbus, Ohio 43220

Register today at VMUG.COM.

Cleveland VMUG meeting for February 2019

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Save the date on your calendar for the next VMware user Group meeting in Cleveland!  Make sure to attend this VMUG and join the engineers from Eaton Corp as they share their experiences with using a large number of VMware products to provide infrastructure and services for internal customers all over the world.

The event will be held from on February 27th from 3:30pm-7:00pm at

Eaton Corp

1000 Eaton Blvd

Cleveland, Ohio 44122

 

 

Learn more and register at VMUG.COM.

vToolbelt – January 2019

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Welcome to Janaury!  It is pretty chilly here in Ohio; but fortunately my hands are warm enough to type and bring you some VMware news!  Light a fire, pull up a chair and read on for some virtualization news!

Upcoming Events

VMware 2019 Technology Outlook webcast
Join VMware vSphere Experts and fellow VMware TAM customers in a roundtable discussion around upgrading to vSphere 6.7 at Join VMware VP & CTO, Chris Wolf as he explores VMware’s Strategic Priorites for 2019 and beyond.  This will include cloud and security trends and how customers can stay at the forefront of these technological advancements
January 31 @ 2pm EST – Register

VMware on VMware Webinar
In this webinar, VMware IT will review VMware’s internal deployment of Workspace ONE and how it enables employee self-service, single sign-on to multiple applications (internal as well as SAAS), and simplifies management of mobile devices.
February 12 – 12pm EST – Register 

The 5 Core principles of Cyber Hygiene webinar
How VMware applies the five core principles of cyber hygiene will highlight how a multinational technology company enables and secures a highly diverse workforce. From micro-segmentation, to cloud and encryption, learn from actual practitioners on what has worked for VMware.
January 23 -12pm – Register

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2019 Central Ohio VMUG Usercon

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Save the date!  The Central Ohio VMUG UserCON for 2019 is April 2nd, 2019.

The agenda hasn’t been published yet; but be sure to register as there will certainly be opportunities to:

  • See the latest and greatest from your favorite vendors
  • Mingle with others from the virtualization community in Ohio
  • Attend a number of breakout sessions to learn more about a variety of topics

Follow @covmug and #COVMUG on Twitter for the latest event updates.

Register today!

vToolBelt – December 2018

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Upcoming Events

Central Ohio VMware Users Group (12/18) – Join COVMUG for the final meeting of the year!

Meeting Agenda:

  • 8:30 AM: Peer Networking with Morning Refreshments
  • 9:00 AM: Pure Data Freedom – Kyle Keller and Matt Montes, Pure Storage
  • 9:45 AM: Break
  • 10:00 AM: The Trials and Tribulations of Using Virtual Volumes (VVOLs) – Brian Parks
  • 10:30 AM: PowerShell Workshop (be prepared to code!) – Kurt Bohman
  • 11:30 AM: Wrap-Up & Giveaways

Bring your own device!

For the PowerShell Workshop part of the meeting, the plan is for everyone to actually code. So please bring your laptop with Windows PowerShell or PowerShell Core installed. It would also be ideal if you had the free Microsoft Visual Studio Code installed.

Get more information and register here!

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Central Ohio VMware Users Group – December 2018 Meeting

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Join the Central Ohio VMware User Group for our final meeting of the year!

Meeting Agenda:

  • 8:30 AM: Peer Networking with Morning Refreshments
  • 9:00 AM: Pure Data Freedom – Kyle Keller and Matt Montes,
  • 9:45 AM: Break
  • 10:00 AM: The Trials and Tribulations of Using Virtual Volumes (VVOLs) – Brian Parks
  • 10:30 AM: PowerShell Workshop (be prepared to code!) – Kurt Bohman
  • 11:30 AM: Wrap-Up & Giveaways

Bring your own device!

For the PowerShell Workshop part of the meeting, the plan is for everyone to actually code. So please bring your laptop with Windows PowerShell or PowerShell Core installed. It would also be ideal if you had the free Microsoft Visual Studio Code installed.

Visit the Central Ohio VMware User Group Community page to get more information and register for the event!

Update Manager Issue – 401 OK when remediating host

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I was going to install patches in my vSphere 6.7 environment today using Update Manager, and ran into an issue in the HTML5 client  as I clicked on the Updates tab for a host.   I received a red warning box with the following error message:

Response with Status: 401 OK for URL

 

I tried logging out and back into the VCSA as well as an appliance restart but the problem remained.  After some more digging, I found this is a known issue on the Firefox browser and how it caches pages in vSphere 6.7.    VMware is looking into it.   For the moment, the workaround is to disable caching in Firefox (or use a different browser).

To disable caching in Firefox
  1. In the Firefox address bar type:  about:config
  2. Search for browser.cache.disk.enable
  3. Double-click true and it will toggle to false.
  4. restart Firefox

 

You can read more details on this issue by visiting the VMware Knowledge Base:  KB59696

 

 

Summer 2019 STEM programs with Ohio Supercomputer Center and OARnet

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The Ohio Supercomputer Center and OARnet are sponsoring 2 STEM programs for the summer of 2019 that you may be interested in if you have technology-minded Ohio-based students in grades 6-7 or High School (sophomore-senior).

Young Women’s Summer Institute

This is a week-long residential program for young women who will be in the 6th or 7th grade during the 2018-2019 school year in an Ohio school.   It is designed to encourage girls’ interest in math, science, and engineering.  They will work on practical and interesting scientific problems using the latest computer technology.

 

Program Details

  • Dates – July 14-20, 2019
  • Location – Ohio Supercomputer Center, 1224 Kinnear Road, Columbus, Ohio
  • Applications – Accepted beginning January 1, 2019.  Applications must be received by April 5, 2019.

To apply or learn more, visit osc.edu/ywsi.  You can also call (614.688.8300) or email (si-contact@osc.edu)

 

 

Summer Institute

The Summer Institute is a two-week residential program that offers Ohio High School students entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year project-based hands-on learning. Attendees will work in small peer teams and use supercomputers to solve practical and complex science and engineering problems.

 

Program Details

  • Dates – June 16-18, 2019
  • Location- Ohio Supercomputer Center, 1224 Kinnear Road, Columbus, Ohio
  • Applications – Accepted beginning January 1, 2019.  Applications must be received by April 5, 2019.

To apply or learn more, visit osc.edu/si.   You can also call (614.688.8300) or email (si-contact@osc.edu)

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

vToolBelt – October 2018

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Hello!  Time has flown and it’s time for another vToolBelt!      I am adding a new feature called Product Watch.  This will call out any VMware Products that are headed into End of General Support within the next 6 months.  The other big topic is the release of vSphere 6.7 Update 1.  Read on for details!

Product Watch

The following products are nearing the End of General Support.  You can find the full list on the VMware Lifecycle Product Matrix.

AirWatch Console
9.1 – 10/26/18
9.2 – 3/21/19		 Identity Manager
2.9 – 10/26/18
3.0, 3.1 – 3/21/19
Fusion 10 – 3/26/18 App Volumes 2.12 – 12/6/18
vRealize Automation
7.0, 7.1, 7.2 – 12/17/18		 vRealize Business for Cloud
7.3 – 3/15/19
7.4, 7.5 – 4/12/19
vRealize Network Insight
3.7, 3.8 – 2/22/19
3.9 – 3/20/19		 vROPs for Horizon
6.4 – 12/8/18
6.5 – 3/21/19
vRealize Orchestrator
7.0, 7.1, 7.2 – 12/17/18		 vSphere Data Protection 5.5, 5.8 – 11/14/18
Workstation 14 – 3/26/19

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vToolbelt – September 2018

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Upcoming Events


VMware Evolve Columbus (10/16) – Join VMware at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus and catch up on the latest from VMworld – and learn from customers and experts on how to assess your current environment and refine your strategy.  There are tracks for IT Pros as well as IT Leaders.  You can learn more and register here.

VMworld 2018

  • VMworld Europe is in Barcelona from November 5-8, 2018

A few thoughts on Support

As you may know vSphere 5.5 ran into End of General Support (EOGS) on September 19th.  I’ve had a few questions asking if this means the product will stop working.   vSphere licenses are perpetual – there are no date checks or support contract validations that would make vSphere stop working.  After General Support, a product moves into a Technical Guidance phase.  You can read more on what that means.

Support Watch

The following is a list of a few key products that you should consider upgrading to stay in a supported version.  You can review the entire list in the VMware Product Lifecycle Matrix.

Product Date Support Ending
Airwatch Console 9.1 10/26/2018 General Support
App Volumes 2.10 11/24/2018 Technical Guidance
App Volumes 2.12 12/06/2018 General Support
Identity Manager 2.9 10/26/2018 General Support
vRealize Automation 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 12/17/2018 General Support
vRealize Orchestrator 7.0, 7.1,7.2 12/17/2018 General Support
vRealize Log Insight 4.0, 4.3, 4.5 11/15/2018 General Support

There are 2 proactive notifications you can sign up for that can help you stay up-to-date

  • Security Announcements – VMware publishes security advisories on their website.  You can also sign up to receive these via e-mail.
  • Product Updates – Did you know you can sign up to be notified when critical patches are released for VMware products?  This can be very important to avoid landmines in your environment.  Learn how to enable VMware Product Updates and sign up today!

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