Poodle Vs VMware

Thanks to HeartBleed and ShellShock, the eyes of the computing world are now fixed firmly on security. People were wondering what the next major vulnerability will be. Along comes Poodle, as per our expectations.To know more about Poodle, refer the...

VMware SSO: An Introduction

  What is Single Sign-On?vCenter Single Sign-On is an authentication broker and security token exchange, and provides a more secure way of accessing your vSphere solutions. In versions of vSphere 5.0 and earlier, authentication and authorization occurred via the domain...

Acceptance Levels for VIBs

  VMware and its partners package solutions, drivers, CIM providers, and applications that extend the ESXi platform. This software is installed on ESXi via software packages called VIBs. Each VIB is released with a rating called an “acceptance level.” The...

Administrative interfaces for ESXi

Apart from the vSphere Client, there are three primary interfaces for administration.DCUIDCUI stands for Direct Console User Interface.  It refers to the screen that is presented to the user when ESXi is installed for the first time. It is a...

Joining the vCenter Server Virtual Appliance to AD

When the vCenter Server Appliance is joined to an Active Directory domain, it REQUIRES a reboot before it will operate correctly. This is displayed in the VAMI: To avoid unexpected downtime, the Appliance does not force the user to reboot...