Saturday, October 18, 2014

VMware VSAN & 2.0 (beta) now..

What is VMware VSAN?

VSAN (Virtual SAN) is a "Software Defined Storage", which will combine all "SSD's (for Cache)/ Spindles". Extremely Simple to Configure on "vSphere integrated GUI - VC". No more LUNs / NFS / External SAN is needed.  You may expect 2 Million IOPS in a 32 Node cluster.

http://www.vmware.com/products/virtual-san
http://cormachogan.com/vsan/

It's more improved now with VSAN 2.0 (Beta), supports upto 64 Nodes.

Does not it trigger your senses, to go try the product first handed, Yes????
Try the Free (Yes it's free) VMware VSAN Labs on below URL..

http://labs.hol.vmware.com/HOL/catalogs/catalog/129

Start this Lab -> HOL-SDC-1408 - VMware Virtual SAN 101


VMware released fix for ShellShock (Bash Bug) for various products..

WHAT IS SHELLSHOCK?
Shellshock is a hole in Bash that, when carefully accessed, lets an outsider's code be processed and executed on a user's computer.
Linux specialist Stephane Schazelas discovered the bug this week, but it's likely existed in the system for at least 20 years.

HOW CAN HACKERS EXPLOIT SHELLSHOCK?
An attacker could use the hole to insert code into a victim's computer, running commands and prompting the machine into action. That means an outsider could control a computer remotely. The attacker could access files, copy and delete data, and run programs.
"Using this vulnerability, attackers can potentially take over the operating system, access confidential information, make changes,

HOW  TO FIX SHELL-SHOCK ON VMWARE PRODUCTS?
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2090740