Here's the second of two ~5 mins videos showing VMware HCX in action - this one showing its Migration capabilities with some flash cards to let you know what each section is about. The original 3 post series on building out VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) is here Migration walkthrough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2WqNdo3XH4&t=109s
VMware HCX: Playing around with Disaster Recovery
I covered building out VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) in a 3 post series here but thought it would be cool to cut a few demos to show it in action. Here's the first of two ~5 mins videos - this one showing its DR capabilities with some flash cards to let you know whats... Continue Reading →
Pro Tip: Cleaning up VMware HCX for a Demo
Following on from the VMware HCX Breadcrumb Build, I was aiming to cut a demo video and wanted to clean up the migration history of the workloads I had run test migrations on. It's one thing showing a lot of successful runs, but who wants to capture that one failed run where you forgot to... Continue Reading →
Breadcrumb Build – VMware HCX from VxRack SDDC to VxRail – Part 3: Conclusion
Welcome to Part 3 of my VMware HCX Breadcrumb Build Series HCX pretty much does what it says on the tin, and is pretty straight forward to get running. Some observations below: You will need access to the internet. Dark sites might struggle a wee bit, as the HCX appliances need to reach out to... Continue Reading →
Breadcrumb Build – VMware HCX from VxRack SDDC to VxRail – Part 2: Configuring HCX
Welcome to Part 2 of my VMware HCX Breadcrumb Build Series In the last post we gathered all the detail needed to setup HCX between a Source and Destination system. This post will get the configuration up and running. Remember that a single source can support multiple destinations, but the source element of this build... Continue Reading →
Breadcrumb Build – VMware HCX from VxRack SDDC to VxRail – Part 1: Preparation
Welcome to Part 1 of my VMware HCX Breadcrumb Build Series One of the reasons I put together the VVD 4.3 on VxRail Breadcrumb Build series was that I wanted to have a go at using VMware HCX to migrate workloads between a VxRack SDDC and a VxRail. In this series, the ultimate goal is... Continue Reading →