Session INF1273 This was a very technical session on how to implement the DISA STIG's (security lockdowns) for DoD/Government customers. Many of the slides contained script snippets that help automate the process. Thus my session notes are very light. If you are a U.S. Government Federal customer that must comply...
Panel: William Lam, Duncan Epping, Chad Sakac, Scott Lowe Moderator: Rick Scherer This was a pure question driven session, and I tried to capture the questions and response as best I could. Please forgive any grammatical errors or typos. Q: Is there any capability to address any external storage? A:...
Session BCO2701. This was very fast paced, and I missed jotting down a lot of the slide content. If you attended VMworld then I recommend you listen to the recording to get all of the good bits of information. vSphere HA - what's new in 5.5 VSAN Support AppHA integration...
Session INF2311, Justin King vCenter Server Configuration Options: 5.0 - Configuration Option for v5.5 #1: Use simple installer Multiple vCenters for different geographic locations Single SSO authentication domain Configuration for 5.5 #2: Centralized SSO on dedicated VM A datacenter with 3 or more solutions (e.g. vCAC, etc.) Availability uses vSphere...
Session BCO2629 Software defined storage and availability Bringing the efficient operational model of virtualization to storage Common policy based model VM centric data services Abstraction and pooling of infrastructure vCenter Site Recovery Manager Industry-leading disaster recovery automation solution for vSphere environments Uses array-based replication Use cases include DR, disaster avoidance,...
Session STO2480, Rawlinson Rivera, Wade Holmes This was a great session by the dual which covered VMware storage technology, the VCDX way. The session was a continuation of Part 1, which was at VMworld 2013. As a side note, the great Part 1 session was one of the factors figuring...
Session STO2496 with Rawlingson Rivera (VMware), Chad Sakac (EMC), and Vaughn Stewart (Pure Storage) Simplicity is the key to success: Use large datastores Limit use of RDMs Use datastore clusters Use array automated tiering storage Avoid jumbo frames for iSCSI and NFS KISS gets you out of jail a lot...
Session NET1674 Network virtualization - You decouple the network from the underlying hardware. In software you replicate all of the network functionality (faithful reproduction). NSX Platform - Support multiple hypervisors (vSphere, KVM, XenServer). To get out of the network you have the NSX Edge, which terminates traffic. Connecting the physical...
Session BCO1916 Topologies for business continuity "Bunker site" - Core repository of all production data - Supported by SRM today Dedicated sites for prod and DR - Supported by SRM today Bi-directional failover - Supported by SRM today SRM tech preview - active-active datacenter - zero downtime for planned events;...
Panel: Mark Gabryjeski, Mostafa Khalil, Chris McCain, Michael Webster VCDX Objective of the defense Design judgments and technique Successful interactive design exercise Successful interactive troubleshooting exercise The Art of Infrastructure Design Discover inputs - Conceptual model Develop solution - Logical model Design Architecture - Physical model Determine success - Validation...