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WHAT’S NEW IN VMWARE vSPHERE® 6.7 WHITE PAPER – MAY 2018
WHAT'S NEW IN VMWARE VSPHERE 6.7 Contents Introduction Simple and Efficient Management at scale Comprehensive Built-In Security Universal Application Platform. 6 Seamless Hybrid Cloud Experience Center server 6.7 9 Monitoring and Management Sphere Client CLI Tools vSphere 6.7 Lifecycle Management New vSphere Update Manager Interface Faster Major Version Upgrades from ESXi 6.5 to 6.7 Sphere Quick Boot vSphere with Operations Management 6.7 18 New Quick start Dashboard 19 Workload Optimization Dashboard Updates Capacity Overview Dashboard Updates vSphere 6.7 Developer and Automation Interfaces Appliance API Updates Other API Updates Ware WHITE PAPERI2
WHITE PAPER | 2 WHAT’S NEW IN VMWARE vSPHERE 6.7 Contents Introduction ............................................................. 4 Simple and Efcient Management at Scale .............................. .4 Comprehensive Built-In Security ........................................ .5 Universal Application Platform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Seamless Hybrid Cloud Experience ..................................... .7 vCenter Server 6.7 ....................................................... 8 Lifecycle .............................................................. .8 Install .............................................................. .8 Migrate............................................................. .9 Upgrade .......................................................... .10 Monitoring and Management ....................................... .10 vSphere Client........................................................ . 12 CLI Tools............................................................. . 13 vSphere 6.7 Lifecycle Management ....................................... .14 New vSphere Update Manager Interface ............................... . 14 Faster Major Version Upgrades from ESXi 6.5 to 6.7..................... . 17 vSphere Quick Boot .................................................. . 17 vSphere with Operations Management 6.7 ................................ .18 vSphere Client Plug-in ................................................ . 18 New Quick Start Dashboard .......................................... . 19 Workload Optimization Dashboard Updates ............................ . 19 Capacity Overview Dashboard Updates ................................ 20 vSphere 6.7 Developer and Automation Interfaces ......................... . 21 Appliance API Updates ............................................... . 21 vCenter Server API Updates........................................... 22 Other API Updates ................................................... 22
WHAT'S NEW IN VMWARE VSPHERE 6.7 vSphere 6.7 Security 23 TPM 2.0 Support for ESXi Hosts 23 Virtual TPm 2.0 for VMs Support for Microsoft Virtualization-Based Security Ul Updat Multiple Target FIPS 140-2 Validated Cryptographic Modules by Default vSphere 6.7 for Enterprise Applications Persistent Memory Remote Directory Memory Access 29 esources About the authors 3 Ware WHITE PAPER 3
WHITE PAPER | 3 WHAT’S NEW IN VMWARE vSPHERE 6.7 vSphere 6.7 Security .................................................... 23 TPM 2.0 Support for ESXi Hosts ....................................... 23 Virtual TPM 2.0 for VMs .............................................. 24 Support for Microsoft Virtualization-Based Security .................... 25 UI Updates .......................................................... 26 Multiple Syslog Targets ............................................... .27 FIPS 140-2 Validated Cryptographic Modules by Default ................ .27 vSphere 6.7 for Enterprise Applications ................................... 27 Persistent Memory.................................................... .27 Remote Directory Memory Access........................................ 29 Conclusion ............................................................. 30 Resources .............................................................. 30 About the Authors ...................................................... .31
WHAT'S NEW IN VMWARE VSPHERE 6.7 Introduction VMware vSphere67 delivers key capabilities to enable IT organizations to address the following notable trends that are putting new demands on their It infrastructure Explosive growth in quantity and variety of applications, from business-critical applications to new intelligent workloads Rapid increase in hybrid cloud environments and use cases Global expansion of on-premises data centers, including at the edge Heightened importance of security relating to infrastructure and applications The following sections discuss some of the key capabilities in vSphere 6.7 that Simple and Efficient Management at Scale Sphere 6.7 builds on the technological innovation delivered by vsphere 6.5 and elevates the customer experience to an entirely new level. It provides exceptional management simplicity, outstanding operational efficiency, and faster time to an extraordinary user experience. It introduces several new APls that improve the rs Sphere 6.7, with its improved VMware vCenter Server Appliance system, delive erice ncy and experience of deploying multiple vCenter Server Appliance instances based on a template. These new APls also make management of v Center Server Appliance systems significantly easier while facilitating a more complete backup- and-restore solution v Sphere 6.7 also simplifies the vMware through v Center Server systems with an embedded Platform Services Controller instance in Enhanced Linked Mode. This enables administrators to link multiple v Center Server instances and have seamless visibility across the environment without the need for an external platform services Controller instance or load balancers With vSphere 6.7, vCenter Server Appliance delivers major performance mprovements (all metrics compared at cluster scale limits in contrast to 2X faster performance in vCenter Server operations per second 3X reduction in memory usage 3x faster operations relating to VMware vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler M (vSphere DRS)-for example, virtual machine (Vm) power-on These performance improvements ensure a blazing fast experience for v Sphere users. They deliver significant value as well as time and cost savings in a variety of use cases, such as virtual desktop infrastructure (VDi). scale-out applications, big data, High Performance Computing(HPC), DevOps, distributed cloud-native Ware WHITE PAPER 4
WHITE PAPER | 4 WHAT’S NEW IN VMWARE vSPHERE 6.7 Introduction VMware vSphere® 6.7 delivers key capabilities to enable IT organizations to address the following notable trends that are putting new demands on their IT infrastructure: • Explosive growth in quantity and variety of applications, from business-critical applications to new intelligent workloads • Rapid increase in hybrid cloud environments and use cases • Global expansion of on-premises data centers, including at the edge • Heightened importance of security relating to infrastructure and applications The following sections discuss some of the key capabilities in vSphere 6.7 that address the aforementioned trends. Simple and Efcient Management at Scale vSphere 6.7 builds on the technological innovation delivered by vSphere 6.5 and elevates the customer experience to an entirely new level. It provides exceptional management simplicity, outstanding operational efciency, and faster time to market—all at scale. vSphere 6.7, with its improved VMware vCenter Server® Appliance™ system, delivers an extraordinary user experience. It introduces several new APIs that improve the efciency and experience of deploying multiple vCenter Server Appliance instances based on a template. These new APIs also make management of vCenter Server Appliance systems significantly easier while facilitating a more complete backupand-restore solution. vSphere 6.7 also simplifies the VMware vCenter Server topology through vCenter Server systems with an embedded Platform Services Controller™ instance in Enhanced Linked Mode. This enables administrators to link multiple vCenter Server instances and have seamless visibility across the environment without the need for an external Platform Services Controller instance or load balancers. With vSphere 6.7, vCenter Server Appliance delivers major performance improvements (all metrics compared at cluster scale limits in contrast to vSphere 6.5): • 2X faster performance in vCenter Server operations per second • 3X reduction in memory usage • 3X faster operations relating to VMware vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler™ (vSphere DRS)—for example, virtual machine (VM) power-on These performance improvements ensure a blazing fast experience for vSphere users. They deliver significant value as well as time and cost savings in a variety of use cases, such as virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), scale-out applications, big data, High Performance Computing (HPC), DevOps, distributed cloud-native applications, and so on
WHAT'S NEW IN VMWARE VSPHERE 6.7 vSphere 6.7 improves efficiency at scale when updating VMware ESXiTMhosts significantly reducing maintenance time by eliminating one of two reboots normally required for major version upgrades (single reboot). In addition, the Sphere Quick Boot innovation restarts the ESXi hypervisor without rebooting the physical host, skipping time-consuming hardware initialization o sNorts DNash and Crt 9. Administration aus Figure 1. vSphere Client shortcuts Screen Showing the New vSphere Update Manager Plug-in The graphical user interface(GUI) itself is another key component that enables v Sphere 6.7 to deliver a simplified and efficient experience. The html5-based sphere Client offers a modern user interface (UD) connection that is both responsive and easy to use. With vSphere 6.7, it includes added functionality to support not only the typical workflows customers need but also other key functions such as managing VMware NSX, VMware vSANTM, VMware vSphere Update Manager as well as third-party components. Comprehensive Built-In Securit vSphere 6.7 builds on vSphere 6.5 security capabilities and leverages its unique position as the hypervisor to provide comprehensive security via an operationally simple policy-driven mode that starts at the core Sphere 6.7 adds support for Trusted Platform Module (tPM)2.0 hardware devices for ESXi hosts and also introduces virtual TPM (vTPM) 2.0 for VMs, significantly enhancing protection and ensuring integrity for both the hypervisor and the guest operating system(OS). This capability helps prevent vMs and hosts from being tampered with. In vSphere 6.5, we introduced support for Secure Boot for ESXi hosts. This ensures that only digitally signed modules are loaded and prevents the installation of unsigned code. With vSphere 6.7, we have built upon that capability with the use of TPM 2.0 to provide measured assurance that this process has completed successfully. For virtual machines, vTPM 2.0 gives VMs the ability enhanced guest os security features sought by security teams Ware WHITE PAPER I5
WHITE PAPER | 5 WHAT’S NEW IN VMWARE vSPHERE 6.7 vSphere 6.7 improves efciency at scale when updating VMware ESXi™ hosts, significantly reducing maintenance time by eliminating one of two reboots normally required for major version upgrades (single reboot). In addition, the vSphere Quick Boot innovation restarts the ESXi hypervisor without rebooting the physical host, skipping time-consuming hardware initialization. Figure 1. vSphere Client Shortcuts Screen Showing the New vSphere Update Manager Plug-in The graphical user interface (GUI) itself is another key component that enables vSphere 6.7 to deliver a simplified and efcient experience. The HTML5-based vSphere Client ofers a modern user interface (UI) connection that is both responsive and easy to use. With vSphere 6.7, it includes added functionality to support not only the typical workflows customers need but also other key functions such as managing VMware NSX®, VMware vSAN™, VMware vSphere Update Manager™, as well as third-party components. Comprehensive Built-In Security vSphere 6.7 builds on vSphere 6.5 security capabilities and leverages its unique position as the hypervisor to provide comprehensive security via an operationally simple policy-driven mode that starts at the core. vSphere 6.7 adds support for Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 hardware devices for ESXi hosts and also introduces virtual TPM (vTPM) 2.0 for VMs, significantly enhancing protection and ensuring integrity for both the hypervisor and the guest operating system (OS). This capability helps prevent VMs and hosts from being tampered with. In vSphere 6.5, we introduced support for Secure Boot for ESXi hosts. This ensures that only digitally signed modules are loaded and prevents the installation of unsigned code. With vSphere 6.7, we have built upon that capability with the use of TPM 2.0 to provide measured assurance that this process has completed successfully. For virtual machines, vTPM 2.0 gives VMs the ability to use enhanced guest OS security features sought by security teams