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VMware vSphere 7 Released: What’s New?
June 1, 2023
New VMware releases are hotly anticipated by system administrators. On April 2, 2020, the VMware vSphere 7 release was officially launched a...
VMware Distributed Switch Configuration Best Practices
June 1, 2023
In virtualized environments, a virtual switch is a software-based analog of physical switches. Virtual switches are used to connect virtual...
How To Upgrade ESXi 6.5 to 6.7 Using VMware Update Manager
June 1, 2023
To patch an ESXI host, you can use the command line interface in ESXCLI. However, using ESXCLI commands to patch a large number of ESXi host...
How to Extract Content from VMDK Files: A Step-By-Step Guide
June 1, 2023
You may find that VMs cannot be started after issues with the installation of applications, OS updates, malware attacks, accidental data del...
How to Upgrade from VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7 to 7.0
June 1, 2023
With the launch of a major new vSphere release, it’s time to consider upgrading your infrastructure. The latest VMware vSphere 7 adds...
How to Convert VHD to VMDK: A Step-By-Step Guide
June 1, 2023
VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V are two of the most popular virtualization platforms. Each solution uses different virtual disk file fo...
How to Use USB Devices with a VMware vSphere Virtual Machine
June 1, 2023
The main function of a hypervisor is to emulate devices used by VMs at the software level. Devices are created in a VM, whether virtual cont...
Back Up and Restore VMware ESXi Host Configuration: A Step-By-Step Guide
June 1, 2023
Backups constitute the backbone of any data protection strategy, enabling operational continuity and data availability. Virtualization offer...
VMware ESXi vs vSphere vs vCenter: Key Differences
June 1, 2023
VMware offers a wide range of products, and understanding the different use cases for these products may be overwhelming if you're new to VM...
Locating VMware VMs by IP or MAC Address
June 1, 2023
In a large VMware vSphere infrastructure, you may only know a VM's IP address and need the name or vice versa. For example, you may have the...
“503 Service Unavailable” Error on the vSphere Web Client: What Should You Do?
June 1, 2023
VMware vCenter Server, the centralized management point in vSphere, is used for managing ESXi hosts, clusters, VMs, and other components in...
VMware Workstation Pro vs VMware Workstation Player: How They Compare
June 1, 2023
As a virtualization market leader, VMware offers products for a wide range of users. Its enterprise-grade line includes VMware vSphere produ...