vSphere 6.5

Pretty quiet around the virtualization subforum these days...
VMware vSphere 6.5 intro: https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2016/10/introducing-vsphere-6-5.html
VMware vSphere 6.5 intro: https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2016/10/introducing-vsphere-6-5.html
2019: GPEN | GCFE | GXPN | GICSP | CySA+
2020: GCIP | GCIA
2021: GRID | GDSA | Pentest+
2022: GMON | GCWN | Linux+
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2020: GCIP | GCIA
2021: GRID | GDSA | Pentest+
2022: GMON | GCWN | Linux+
WGU BS IT-NA | SANS Grad Cert: PT&EH | SANS Grad Cert: ICS Security | SANS Grad Cert: Cyber Defense Ops
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For me right now it's encryption. Encryption at rest is a major requirement for most large customers and allowing encryption at rest is a huge step imo. A few storage arrays do software based encryption and a few use SEDs but nothing is holistic.
I went to 6.0 u2 for FT on vcenter and content libraries, I'll definitely make the jump to 6.5 once u1 is out.
VSAN has had some additions to it.
and Nested ESXi has had a lot of benefits. PVSCSI and VMXnet3 are default when setting it up. GuestOS Customizations (IP settings only so far)
It's all pretty amazing. We're keen on it already, but got a fair way to go before then.
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Very excited that the HTML5 web client is finally release in an update and not a fling. Disappointed the C# client is no longer supported but we knew that was coming already.
Some of the encryption stuff is nice if you don't do that at the SAN level already.
Does anyone know if TLS 1.0/1.1 will finally be deprecated and 1.2 can be enforced?
Overall pretty good.
2020: GCIP | GCIA
2021: GRID | GDSA | Pentest+
2022: GMON | GCWN | Linux+
WGU BS IT-NA | SANS Grad Cert: PT&EH | SANS Grad Cert: ICS Security | SANS Grad Cert: Cyber Defense Ops
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Probably most hang around the vExpert Slack Channel
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The new VUM integration into vCSA is amazing, that was one of my biggest crutches with vCSA vs the windows-based vCenter.
The new vSAN feature I like allot since being the Lead Technical Engineer for a MSP now for the past few months, SMB's with a few servers really benefit from vSAN.
home-lab has iSCSI and FCoE, I like using a broad range of protocols in the home-lab.
however i may go with a decent FC switch at some point, the one lacking problem is you can't do LACP correctly on iSCSI, so just a 10G single FCoE works fine in the home-lab.
for customers it's either iSCSI for small, FC for large needs.
But you do know the wording in your question answers the question, you only do use FCoE for Remote or SAN traffic, vSAN is just a VIRTUAL SAN, so that back-end should be 10G. Technically, I could use iSCSI in the home-lab but I like being different and make it interesting. The Brocade Storage switch I'm using supports them both, it's just because I like using as many protocols as possible. If I lab on nothing but iSCSI all day, when I use FCoE or when I get a FC switch it helps to stay on top of different builds of systems. Like everything, practice makes perfect.
But my problem anymore in the home-lab is that while FCoE is technically faster than ISCSI even at 10G, I'm still encountering a bottleneck now on my QNAP 2U NAS and the CNA's for FCoE on the R610's, so having either FCoE or iSCSI 10G really doesn't make a difference anymore, but it was fun to set it up. I use my QNAP array not for just VMware but for torrents. I seed well over 20 TB's of them, my Sonicwall TZ 210 1G link is usually using all of that 75 Mbit upload connection.
Again, your reading to far into it, as it's just a home-lab setup and not a real world deployment where iSCSI is used for small deployments in fixed with default protocols with Active/Passive links and FCoE is used for larger deployments with round robin and IP Hash in EC bundles. I use FC sometimes but I mainly only use iSCSI anymore, most clients I use never get above 1G SAN's, 10G SAN aren't very prevalent with me yet.
No protocol is set in stone ever, it's just what I use. Everyone has their own preferences. I just like IP hashing on bonded connections like LACP and Etherchannel, LACP can be either FCoE or just normal IP traffic. I find LACP is the better protocol to use, personally. But I don't use FC tremendously, so I don't have a need to know it, I know enough or to some not enough.
But this just my opinion, everyone has their own.
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Anytime Iris rebuttles on posts I think to make sure my words is correctly. I don't always say things how I mean. But Iris always like to jump to conclusions with my postings and forgets I'm dyslexic. Then abruptly the posts are always deleted because it turns into a drama fest. So I'm not even going to give you food to chew.
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Again, telling me your a CCIE just sounds like a electronic epeen being strutted, it really doesn't phase me at all.
That's like telling a Cop I'm a CCIE and VCDX, give me a speed reduction because I can fix IT stuff. He would just look at you with a haze.
I do however look forward to getting a FC switch for the home-lab so I can understand it's inner workings. I just don't use FC that much, ISCSI or FCoE is usually good for me as most of the SAN's I've used just have solo 10G links, I'm sure someday I'll go to FC but I just haven't had a need. I guess i'll figure it out when I get to that point, I really don't mind right now. Recently NSX and CISSP has been my focus.
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I had a 'Intel Inside' stick on my window but it said 'Geek Inside' and asked me to put down the back window since it was tinted and he literally laughed. I was doing 78 in a 45. My car doesn't do, slow!
I tell all my employers I'm disabled and get wording messed up, but ADA doesn't apply to a forum.
Ok, I'm sorry this hijacked this thread, if a moderator can delete these posts that be nice. I just felt misunderstood sometimes,, naaa most time(s) I should say but it had to be said.
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But what I've tried to do is be more humbled that some people do think they are perfect, so I accept this fact. But your right I don't know everything, nor do I want too, because when you know everything, your ego is larger than life and what's the fun in that?
@IBrokeIT - Sorry about the MASSIVE thread derail. I let Deathmage bait me into responding to his silly replies to my post. Back to regular programming...
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I'm not even pretending, but what everyone always presumes with my wording is that it's face valued, and not mixed up.
I'll never admit to know everything, what I will fight for is when people try to undermine my character based on my disability. This isn't the 1st time I've mentioned this.
@iBrokeIT - yes I'm sorry this always happens, no one has yet to grasp my disability. Dunno why.