We have VSC plugin installed in vSphere since a long time ago. Often, we can also see "vsc" account being used, for instance creating a Datastore in vSphere as shown in logs. I don't know how VSC works from high level.    1.  Would somebody has to log into vSphere as "vsc" and performed the task? I couldn't find such logins from vSphere. 2. Or, would that person can perform the task remotely from VSC server without logins? If yes, how can trace back to that server from vSphere? 3. How can I check if VSC is still installed vSphere/vcenter? As you can see from the attachment, when I click on Virtual Storage Console, I don't see much information there.    Obviously, I don't know much about VSC, and need your help.    ... View more

Dear team,   I'm trying to generate a token for api queries with powershell, but can't find the right way to do it...   How can I generate a token with powrrshell or create a permanent token?     ... View more

The nicest thing about vVols in our environment was its native snapshots.  You could pile up a bunch of snapshots if you were so inclined without worry.  Stability and performance were not impacted while running with snapshots and deleting any number/size of snapshots on a VM took only a few seconds.  But with NetApp's VAAI 2.0, VMware 7.0U2, and one entry in a VM's Configuration Parameters, we now have those same native snapshots.  What's more, the improved VAAI works a lot better than vVols ever did with Citrix's Machine Creation Services.   I understand vVols have other advantages that we don't use in our environment right now.  If we ever flip back to LUNs, we may need to revisit vVols, but with the new VAAI, I may decommission vVols in our environment if only for the sake of simplicity.  Don't forget to add a line to your VMs' configurations to take advantage of native snapshots: snapshot.alwaysAllowNative True ... View more