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VMware vSphere ESXi iSCSI multipathing is a critical storage connectivity feature that provides redundancy, load balancing, and improved performance for virtual machine storage. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover the fundamentals, prerequisites, configuration steps, best practices, and troubleshooting methods for successfully implementing iSCSI multipathing in ESXi environments. What is iSCSI...

On July 15, 2025, VMware officially released the security advisory VMSA-2025-0013, VMSA-2025-0013: VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Tools updates address multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-41236, CVE-2025-41237, CVE-2025-41238, CVE-2025-41239) Vulnerability Overview 1. CVE-2025-41236: VMXNET3 integer overflow vulnerability. Vulnerability description: There is an integer overflow vulnerability in the VMXNET3 virtual network adapter in VMware...

vCenter Server is a software application designed to help you manage your vSphere infrastructure from a single, centralized interface. It serves as the main control center for managing ESXi hosts and their virtual machines. You can install vCenter Server on a compatible version of Windows or opt for the Linux-based...

The vCenter Server backup is a crucial operation in a vSphere infrastructure since the vCenter Server provides core features such as HA, DRS, vDS, vSAN, and it must be protected accordingly. To guarantee the recovery of the vSphere infrastructure functionality in case of a failure, the vCenter Server backup operation must be...

vSphere Supervisor allows you to implement a consistent declarative API within vSphere, supporting the development of modern cloud experiences through VCF Automation. Once enabled on vSphere clusters, it enables workloads to be operated declaratively, this includes provisioning and managing upstream Kubernetes clusters, virtual machines, and vSphere Pods. Workload execution is...

IntroductionUnderstanding the Edge Computing ChallengeVMware Cloud Foundation 9.0: A Game-Changer for Edge ModernizationKey Features of VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0Single-Node vSphere Supervisor: Optimizing for EdgeBenefits of Single-Node DeploymentTanzu Kubernetes Grid for Edge ComputingSingle-Node Cluster ArchitectureHub-and-Spoke ArchitectureImplementation StrategyPlanning and PrerequisitesDeployment Best PracticesOperational ConsiderationsManaging single-node vSphere Supervisor deployments requires careful consideration of ongoing...

This is a quick VMware ESXi upgrade to ESXi 7.0 U3 via a command-line interface (CLI) that allows you to quickly download and upgrade your ESXi host in case you are NOT using a vCenter server AND your hosts are without internet access. Interesting fact as I was testing other...

High availability (HA) protected workloads is something we want in production. Knowing that our workload will continue to be available (restarted) on remaining node is something we want to have. HA is not Fault tolerance so our workload will experience small downtime, before being restarted on another node in a...

If you are regular reader of our blog, you’ve probably heard about Zerto, the go-to solution for disaster recovery and ransomware protection. The latest release, Zerto 10 U7, dropped recently, and it’s packed with features that make it a must-have for IT admins looking to bulletproof their IT environments. In this post,...

Harvester vs VMware vSphere: A Comprehensive Comparison for Modern Infrastructure As organizations explore alternatives to traditional virtualization platforms, Harvester has emerged as a compelling open-source option. This hyperconverged infrastructure solution, developed by SUSE, offers a cloud-native approach to managing both virtual machines and containers. Let's examine how Harvester compares to...