VMware

Searching for VMware resources?

Here’s an overview of VMware resources I frequently use.

VMware Downloads

Name Description Link
VMware Product Downloads All VMware product downloads. https://customerconnect.vmware.com/en/downloads/#all_products
VMware Patches VMware patches https://customerconnect.vmware.com/patch/
VMware Trials VMware Trials product downloads such as the https://www.vmware.com/trials-test-drives.html
VMware Tools releases All VMware tools release https://packages.vmware.com/tools/releases/
VMware Flings Unofficial apps built by VMware employees to enhance VMware products https://flings.vmware.com/

Technical Reference

Name Description Link
VMware Knowledge Base Knowledge Base https://kb.vmware.com/
VMware Support Insider The top support articles https://blogs.vmware.com/kb/
Product Documentation VMware Product documentation https://docs.vmware.com/
Tech Zone Go from zero to hero with the latest technical resources on the VMware Digital Workspace Tech Zone https://techzone.vmware.com/
Technical Papers All published technical papers in PDF format https://www.vmware.com/techpapers.html
VMware Blogs VMware blogs https://blogs.vmware.com/
Community Forums Community Forums https://communities.vmware.com/
VMware ports Discover which ports are required by VMware products https://ports.esp.vmware.com/
VMware Developer Integrate with VMware APIs to build on top of VMware products, manage our portfolio and automate your infrastructure. https://developer.vmware.com/home
VMware GitHub VMware GitHub page https://github.com/vmware/

Compatibility checks

Name Description Link
Compatibility Guides VMware Hardware Compatability Guides (HCL) https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php
Interoperability matrix Product Interoperability matrix https://interopmatrix.vmware.com/Interoperability

Learning

Name Description Link
VMware Learning VMware learning site https://www.vmware.com/learning.html
VMware Hands-on Learning & Trials VMware Hands-on Learning & Trials https://www.vmware.com/trials-test-drives.html

Security

Name Description Link
VMware Security Advisories VMware Security Advisories document remediation for security vulnerabilities that are reported in VMware products. https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories.html
VMware Security Hardening Guides Security Hardening Guides provide prescriptive guidance for customers on how to deploy and operate VMware products in a secure manner. https://www.vmware.com/security/hardening-guides.html

If you have other VMware resources let me know!

The latest technology news week 32-2023

The latest weekly technology news from Microsoft, VMware, and other partners with a focus on End User Computing (EUC).

Microsoft Azure

  • Generally available: Azure Blob Storage Cold Tier. Link
  • Public preview: Azure Storage Mover support for SMB and Azure Files. Link
  • Subscribe to the Azure Stack HCI Newsletter. Link
  • Azure managed disk types overview. Link
  • Azure Bastion. One does (still) not simply walk into my VNet!. Link

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) / VDI

  • Configure autoscaling for personal AVD host pools automated. Link
  • Onboard and configure Defender for Endpoint for non-persistent VDI environments. Link
  • The Az.Avd #powershell module is updated to version 3.1.0. Added personal Avd scaling plan commands. Link

Windows 365

  • Windows 365 Switch now available in public preview. Link
  • Join the EMEA (Europe, Middle-East, and Africa) Windows 365 User Group. Link
  • Join the USA / United States and Latin Americas Windows 365 User Group. Link

Windows

  • Microsoft August 2023 Patch Tuesday warns of 2 zero-days, 87 flaws. Links
  • Windows 11 KB5029263 cumulative update released with 27 fixes. Link

Intune

  • Intune 2307 adds the capability to uninstall apps. Link

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

  • Updating your PowerShell modules to the latest version plus cleaning up older versions. Link
  • What’s New in vSphere Automation: Infrastructure as Code. Link
  • What’s New in vSphere Automation: Power Actions. Link
  • Automate Nvidia vGPU Driver Upgrade using Powershell for VMware Horizon. Link
  • PowerCLI Community Repository. Link
  • GO-EUC Lab files. Link
  • TFTUI – The Terraform textual UI. Link
  • Streamlining Software Deployments with Intune Win32 Apps, Winget & PowerShell!. Link

VMware

  • See the IaC section for updates.

Other

  • None

The latest technology news week 28-31 2023

After a great holiday an overview of the latest weekly technology news from Microsoft, VMware, and other partners with a focus on End User Computing (EUC).

Microsoft Azure

  • Hot patching is now available for Windows Server VMs on Azure with Desktop Experience! Link
  • Windows Server end-of-support (EOS): Upgrade seamlessly with Azure Migrate (Public preview). Link
  • Cost optimization workbook available on Advisor. Link
  • MS Defender for Endpoint (MDE) Onboarding Method Overview. Link
  • Azure Migrate Execution Guide. Link
  • Readying your landing zone for migration. Link
  • Getting to Green with Azure Policy, by Sven Aelterman (Nashville MS Azure Users Group, July 2023). Link

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)

  • Announcing the General Availability of Private Link for Azure Virtual Desktop. Link
  • Announcing Public Preview of Personal Desktop Autoscale on Azure Virtual Desktop. Link
  • Announcement: General Availability of Watermarking Support in Azure Virtual Desktop. Link
  • Announcing General Availability of Confidential VMs in Azure Virtual Desktop. Link
  • AVD Client 1.2.4487 update. Link
  • Azure Virtual Desktop | Automated scaling, imaging & monitoring. Link
  • Microsoft’s Zero Trust guidance for Azure Virtual Desktop deployments now includes guidance for private endpoints! Link
  • Design Decision: The Economics of Delivering Citrix DaaS in Azure on AMD Compute. Link
  • AVD Tech Fest 2023, 14 September Edinburgh. Link

Windows 365

  • What’s new in Windows 365 Enterprise? Link

Windows

  • The Windows IT Pro news is available to follow on LinkedIn. Link
  • Windows client roadmap update: July 2023. Link
  • TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 soon to be disabled in Windows. Link
  • Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2022 Update (22H2) – v3.0. Link

Intune

  • What’s new in Microsoft Intune 2307 (July) edition? Link
  • IntuneMaps, A Microsoft Intune click-friendly Infographic created for the Windows Platform. Link

IaC

  • Empowering Disaster Recovery for Azure VMs with Azure Site Recovery and Terraform. Link
  • Empowering AI: Building and Deploying Azure AI Landing Zones with Terraform. Link
  • Automate Your PowerShell Scripts from a Pipeline – April Edwards – PSConfEU 2023. Link

VMware

  • vSphere Virtual TPM (vTPM) Questions & Answers. Link
  • What is vSphere Diagnostic Tool and how to use it? Link
  • VMware Horizon 2212.1. Link
  • VMware Horizon 2111.2 ESB. Link.
  • VMware Horizon Server contains a HTTP request smuggling vulnerability. VMware has evaluated the severity of this issue to be in the Moderate severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 5.3. Link
  • VMware vSphere 8 Performance Is in the “Goldilocks Zone” for AI/ML Training whitepaper. Link

Other

  • Microsoft Edge for Business FAQ. Link
  • Creating cool, glowing architecture diagrams? Link
  • Dynamically install Chocolatey packages with AASC and Azure Artifacts. Link