vSphere 6.0 Platform New Features

Today Announces the release of VMware’s vSphere largest release in VMware History. Note. These facts are pre release, thus I will update any changes if necessary, All Facts are direct From VMware.

Increased vSphere Maximums

• 64 Hosts per Cluster
• 8000 Virtual Machines per Cluster
• 480 CPUs
• 12 TB RAM
• 1000 Virtual Machines Per Host

• Now possible to use ESXCLI commands to:
• Create a new local user
• List local user accounts
• Remove local user account
• Modify local user account
• List permissions defined on the host
• Set / remove permission for individual users or user groups

Account Lockout

• Two Configurable Parameters
• Can set the maximum allowed failed login attempts (10 by default)
• Can set lockout duration period (2 minutes by default)
• Configurable via vCenter Host Advanced System Settings
• Available for SSH and vSphere Web Services SDK
• DCUI and Console Shell are not locked

Complexity Rules via Advanced Settings

• No editing of PAM config files on the host required anymore
• Change default password complexity rules using VIM API
• Configurable via vCenter Host Advanced System Settings

Improved Auditability of ESXi Admin Actions

•  In 6.0, all actions taken at vCenter against an ESXi server now show up in the ESXi logs with the vCenter username
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Enhanced Microsoft Clustering (MSCS)

• Support for Windows 2012 R2 and SQL 2012
• Failover Clustering and AlwaysOn Availability Groups
• IPV6 Support
• PVSCSI and SCSI controller support
• vMotion Support
• Clustering across physical hosts (CAB) with Physical Compatibility Mode RDM’s
• Supported on Windows 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2

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