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How to Mitigate Log4j VMware Vulnerability – Workaround

How to Mitigate Log4j VMware Vulnerability – Workaround

In light of the recent Apache Software Foundation Log4j Java component vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228 and subsequent CVE-2021-45046) which may allow for remote code execution, many are looking to mitigate exposure. Due to the critical nature of the vulnerability, it is recommended mitigations are implemented immediately. Numerous companies and their applications use log4j to log information from Java-based software. VMware is just one of those companies that use the log4j Java component. As such, VMware recently released a critical security advisory (VMSA-2021-0028) addressing…

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How to Assign vSphere 7 Licenses

How to Assign vSphere 7 Licenses

Quick byte today – Here is a tutorial on how to assign VMware vSphere 7 licenses. When you first install ESXi (or vCenter), you will have a 60-day evaluation license to dive into the full set of features. These evaluation features are equivalent to that of a vSphere Enterprise Plus license which includes vSphere vMotion, High Availability (HA), Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), Virtual Machine Encryption, Distributed Switches, etc. Durng this time, the Licenses tab will indicate you are Evaluation Mode….

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Upgrade Cisco UCS Server Firmware with Host Update Utility

Upgrade Cisco UCS Server Firmware with Host Update Utility

Upgrading server firmware is an integral part of patching your infrastructure. Typically, device firmware is installed prior to upgrading your OS/hypervisor. In this scenario, we will be upgrading Cisco UCS server firmware via the Host Update Utility (HUU). This specific server/host is running VMware ESXi. It is also worth noting, this process is also revelevant on how to upgrade Cisco CIMC. Before we get into the actual server firmware patching, let’s talk about drivers vs firmware as these two may…

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How to Deploy Sophos for Virtual Environments – VMware

How to Deploy Sophos for Virtual Environments – VMware

Sophos for Virtual Environments delivers central security for VMware or Hyper-V virtual machines. Sophos VE provides real-time protection at peak performance by off-loading threat detection to a centralized security virtual machine. In this walk-through, we will be installing the Sophos Security VM in a VMware environment, deploy the Guest VM agent to protected machines, and test real-time protection. Install Sophos Security VM To begin, download the Sophos for Virtual Environments executable from Sophos Central. Run the SVE_ESXi_c_sfx.exe from a machine…

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AutoLab vSphere 6.7 Deployment on Ravello

AutoLab vSphere 6.7 Deployment on Ravello

A few months back, AutoLab announced the release of version 3.0 which added support for vSphere 6.5 and 6.7 as well as Windows Server 2016. LabGuides.com provides a great vSphere Deployment Guide for multiple platforms (Workstation, Fusion, Player, ESXi, Ravello). In this post, I wanted to focus solely on a vSphere 6.7 lab deployment utilizing Ravello as the underlying platform. Background – If you are unfamiliar with AutoLab, it is a deployment kit which automates the build of a nested…

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