Today, a new version of VMware vSphere 8.0 has been released. It is a major update that contains tons of new features in different areas, including live patch management, partial maintenance mode, embedded vCLS, and more and more.
I do not want to copy all well-written info here but to share a few links.
It’s time for free Nutanix exams again. You can use this promo code, KCNZTWMSTY, to get a 100% discount on one of the exams: NCA or any NCP.
The code is valid until June 28, but you can schedule your exam date for later, until July 31. Register today and take your exam when it is convenient.
Check out this page for the certification information. And let me remind you that on my blog I have a few preparation guides, including NCA 6.5 exam and NCP-MCI 6.5 exam.
On May 21, Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1.2 has been released.
This update contains important security bug fixes for the Enterprise Manager, including CVE-2024-29849 with a score of 9.8 and CVE-2024-29850 with a score of 8.8.
Please note, that CVE-2024-29849 allows an unauthenticated attacker to log in to the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager web interface as any user. So, consider to update ASAP.
In addition to the security bug fixes, there are many new improvements and features. I won’t post all of them here, but a few are interesting for me:
Improved VMware NBD (Network Transport Mode) transport mode performance by up to 2x;
AlmaLinux 9.3 and Rocky 9.3 are supported for use as Linux-based backup repositories and backup proxies;
VMware Cloud Director 10.4.1 and 10.4.1.1 support;
Veeam Agent for Linux 6.1.2.1781 – AlmaLinux 9.3 & 9.4, RHEL 9.4, Rocky 9.3 & 9.4, and Ubuntu 24.04 Linux distributions support.
In total, there are about 100 improvements and fixes. So even if you don’t use the Enterprise Manager, consider installing this update to add support for new systems’ versions and bug fixes.
Nutanix Kubernetes Engine, or NKE (formerly Karbon), is a solution to deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters in a Nutanix infrastructure.
With NKE, we can deploy Kubernetes clusters, upgrade them, add or remove workers, configure RBAC based on Prism Central, and more in a pretty simple way.
The purpose of this article is to provide a walkthrough on how to prepare a Nutanix cluster for use with NKE and how to deploy a Kubernetes cluster.
Nutanix Community Edition 2.0 is compatible with the commercial version of Prism Central (PC), and we can use the 1-click Internet Method to deploy the PC, which significantly simplifies the deployment procedure.
For those who don’t know, Prism Central provides the ability to manage multiple Nutanix clusters from a single pane of glass, as well as additional features for managing, monitoring, reporting, and access control that are not available from the Prism Element interface. Also, Prism Central is required for deploying services like Nutanix Kubernetes Engine, Objects, Flow, and so on.
The purpose of this article is to provide a walkthrough on using 1-Click PC deployment.
Veeam workers are the VMs running in the Nutanix cluster used in large environments to speed up the backup and restore processes.
Veeam Backup and Replication manages those VMs. During backup or restore procedures, VMs are powered on to process the data, and when backup or restore is finished, they are powered off.
We can consider workers as temporary proxies, working only during backup or restore procedures.
In this article, we will look at how to add workers to the backup infrastructure and how it works.
In 2022, I had the opportunity to take the Nutanix Certified Expert — Multicloud Infrastructure (NCX-MCI) certification exam, and in this article, I would like to talk a little about the certification and give some tips for preparation.
Notice: This is a translated version of my original post, written in 2022 after I passed this exam. Since then, a few things have changed, but the overall process is still the same.
As I wrote a few months ago, Nutanix released a new training and certification related to Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) – Nutanix Certified Professional – Cloud Integration.
To get Nutanix Certified Professional – Cloud Integration 6 status, and badge, you don’t need to take both exams, but just one of them. So, schedule an exam today using a discount code and take an exam after April 30.
