Finally VMware Introduced vSphere 6.5 at VMworld Europe 2016. Let's have a quick insight of new features
What's new in vSphere 6.5
Highlighted features
vCenter
- Native HA for vCenter (VCSA)
- VCSA with integrated VUM
- HTML5 webclient (Yes fling made it to 6.5)
- Build-in native vCenter backup and restore (Application consistence backup!!!)
- PowerCLI modules (100% modules base)
- datacentre CLI to manage Photon containers
- vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface ( aka. VAMI)
HA/DRS
- Simplified admission control settings (no more slot size calculation)
- New HA restart priorities
- vSphere HA orchestrated restart (love it!!)
- Proactive HA
- Granular DRS
- Network-Aware DRS
VSAN 6.5
- 2-node Direct Connect and Witness traffic separation
- Provide block storage (iSCSI) out of VSAN .
Security
- VM encryption
- Encrypted vMotion
- Secure boot for ESXi hosts and VM’s
- Enhanced Logging
I will keep posted detail description about these new features and Install, Config, and Manage concepts for this new version of vSphere 6.0. Stay connected here to get insight of virtualization.