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First Impression – Using Nutanix’s HCI and Hypervisor (AHV)

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Humair

What is my first impression of using Nutanix’s HCI and Hypervisor (AHV)? Short answer – very easy to use, even for a first time user, and intuitive design with well thought-out integrations with other Nutanix products; love the one-click feature/service … Continue reading →

Posted in Hyper-converged infrastructure, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Nuatnix, Nutanix, Nutanix, Nutanix, Nutanix, Security, Software Defined Storage (SDS), Storage, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing | Tagged Acropolis Operating System, AHV, AOS, Calm, Categories, Category, Controller VM, CVM, Disaster Recovery, Flow, Flow Isolation Policy, Flow Micro-segmentation, Flow Microsegmentation, Flow Security Policies, HCI, hyper-converged infrastructure, hypervisor, Karbon, Leap, micro-segmentation, microsegmentation, Networks, Nuatnix One-Click, Nutanix, Nutanix Acropolis Operating System, Nutanix AHV, Nutanix AOS, Nutanix Calm, Nutanix Categories, Nutanix Category, Nutanix Controller VM, Nutanix CVM, Nutanix Disaster Recovery, Nutanix Flow, Nutanix Flow Isolation Policy, Nutanix Flow Security Policies, Nutanix HCI platform, Nutanix Hypervisor, Nutanix Karbon, Nutanix Leap, Nutanix Micro-segmentation, Nutanix Microsegmentation, Nutanix Networks, Nutanix Objects, Nutanix Prism, Nutanix SDS, Nutanix Security, Nutanix Software Defined Storage, Nutanix Storage Container, Nutanix Storage Containers, Nutanix Subnets, Nutanix VMs, Nutanix Xi Cloud Services, Objects, Prism, Prism Central, Prism Element, SDS, security, Security Policies, software defined storage, Storage Container, Storage Containers, Subnets, virtual machines, vms, Xi Cloud Services | Leave a comment

VMware NSX Service Composer: Advanced Security & Micro-segmentation

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Humair

In a prior blog, Firewalling & Micro-segmentation with VMware NSX, I discussed some of the basics of firewalls and micro-segmentation with VMware NSX. In this blog, I’ll introduce how security groups via NSX Service Composer can be used with VMware … Continue reading →

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Intel VT FlexMigration and AMD-V Extended Migration – Enabling Dynamic, Agile Data Centers

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Humair

Server virtualization/consolidation is becoming a norm and data centers and enterprises are now looking towards the horizon at how to bring dynamic, agile, and flexible capabilities to their IT infrastructure. What I will focus on here is one specific technology … Continue reading →

Posted in AMD, Intel, Networking, Processors/CPUs, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware | Tagged AMD, AMD CPUs, AMD-V, AMD‐V Extended Migration, CPU, CPUs, Data Centers, Enhanced VMotion Compatibility, ESX, ESX 3.5, ESX 3.5 Update 2, ESXi, EVC, hypervisor, Intel, Intel CPUs, Intel VT, Intel VT FlexMigration, Live Migration, virtual machine, virtual machines, VM, vms, vmware, VMware Enhanced VMotion Compatibility, VMWare ESX, VMware ESX 3.5, VMware ESX 3.5 Update 2, VMware ESXi, vmware vmotion | Leave a comment

Open Virtualization Format – VMs in transit

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Humair

The Open Virtual Machine Format (OVF) describes a format for the packaging and distribution of virtual machines (VMs). It is touted as open, secure, and portable. OVF can be seen as a packaging format for software appliances. I see it … Continue reading →

Posted in Applications, Labs, Networking, Technology, Tips & Tricks, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware | Tagged ESX. VMware ESX, ESXi, ESXi Server, export OVF, export OVF package, Open Virtual Machine Format, OVF, OVF format, OVF specification, OVF Template, virtual appliance, virtual appliances, virtual machine, virtual machines, virtualization, VM, vms, vmware, VMware ESXi, VMware OVF Tool, VMware vCenter Converter, VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, VMware vSphere Client, vSphere, vSphere Client | Leave a comment

VMware VI SDK – guestOsId values (VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier)

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Humair

I was creating some Virtual Machines using the Java VI SDK and needed the respective values for the VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier (abbreviated by many as guestOsId). I realized many people are searching for this information but have trouble locating it simply because … Continue reading →

Posted in Java, Programming Languages, Virtualization and Cloud Computing | Tagged guest operating system, guest os, guestOsId, Java, Java VI SDK, VI SDK, virtual machine, virtual machines, VirtualMachineGuestOsIdentifier, VM, vmware | Leave a comment