vToolbelt – March 2022

Welcome to March everyone!  For those of us in the mid-western US, this is the moment we start looking forward to nice weather!  It’s also a time when all VMware products have LOG4J patchesavailable.  VMworld’s call for papers will be coming soon and there is generally a need and a…

vToolbelt – February 2022

Hot topics vSphere 7.0 U3c has been released and includes the LOG4J patch.  Please review the information below before upgrading. There are a number of changes you should review. New Update  – LOG4J patches on vCenter 6.5 and 6.7 were released on 2/8/22! The open source Apache Log4J project has…

vToolbelt – January 2022

Happy New Year everyone! Hot topics VMware announced a heap-overflow vulnerability for VMs configured to use an ISO image or host device in the CD-Rom.  Read below for details on the issue as well as preventative steps you can take. The open source Apache Log4J project has announced a zero…

vToolbelt – December 2021

Hot topics for the month The open source Apache Log4J project has announced a zero day vulnerability with versions 2.14.1 and earlier. Any systems using those affected software components should patch or take preventative action immediately.  Read below for more details. ESX hosts using SD-Cards or USB Media to boot…

vToolbelt – November 2021

I hope everyone is well! Hot Takes for the month NSX-V is coming towards end of life.  Customers should migrate to NSX-T. ESX hosts using SD-Cards or USB Media to boot should be aware that support for this is ending. The TAM Customer webinar in early December will cover this…

vToolbelt – October 2021

Hello All!  I hope you are able to stay cool! NSX-V – End of Life reminder – NSX-V is End of Life and will be out of support on January 16, 2022.  If you are running NSX-V you need to migrate to NSX-T.  The licenses you have today do work…

vToolbelt – September 2021

NSX-V – End of Life reminder – NSX-V is End of Life and will be out of support on January 16, 2022.  If you are running NSX-V you need to migrate to NSX-T.  The licenses you have today do work with NSX-T.  There are 2 methods to migrate.  There is…

vToolbelt – August 2021

I know many are looking to upgrade to vSphere 7.0 Update 2.  If your hosts use USB Boot Media (SD-Cards, USB Sticks, etc) there is some important information you need to read before you upgrade.    Refer to the information in the Notes from the Field section below for full details.…

vToolbelt – July 2021

I know many are looking to upgrade to vSphere 7.0 Update 2. If your hosts use USB Boot Media (SD-Cards, USB Sticks, etc) there is some important information you need to read and action you should take before you upgrade. Read on in this newsletter for the details you need…

vToolbelt – June 2021

vCenter Server Security Advisory – VMSA-2021-0010 Last week, VMware released information on a critical issue affecting Plug-ins on vCenter Server.  VMware recommend customers patch or implement the workaround as soon as possible. The vSphere Client (HTML5) contains a remote code execution vulnerability due to lack of input validation in multiple…