How to Upgrade Site Recovery Manager – The correct order
When upgrading SRM, it must be done in a very specific order, following the below (from the official documentation for VMware SRM 5.8) In summary you upgrade everything except…
VMware
Guides, fixes and news from my VMware lab. Covers vSphere, VCF, vSAN, NSX and Aria, plus Broadcom licensing changes and my yearly end-of-life rundowns.
2016
Enabling copy and paste between VM console and Windows VM on ESXi 6.x
I've seen this issue some up a few times on the VMTN forums so I've explained the reasons why this is disabled by default ans how to enable it in the blog post. I've also…
VCAP6-DCV Design Exam Preparation
For those pursuing the VCAP6-DCV Design exam / 3V0-622 I'm creating a series of blog posts to help with your learning. The notes are all based on the official GA blueprint, my…
VMware vSphere VCSA 6.0 – 503 service unavailable via Web Client
I experienced this issue in my lab this week and it turned out to be that the vmware-psc-client service had not started on my external PSC. I realized this by first checking the…
VMware vSAN – Career changer?
Since starting my career in technology, I've always had a keen interest in virtualization. Over time, the virtualization of other datacenter objects has become more common and…
VMware vSphere 6.5 – VM Encryption
Secure your virtual machines with VMware vSphere 6.5 VM Encryption. Learn the best practices and benefits of implementing robust security
VMware vSphere 6.5 – vCenter 6.5 High Availability Feature (for the VCSA)
Ensure continuous operation with vCenter 6.5 High Availability in vSphere 6.5. Learn how to set up and maintain HA for maximum uptime
Choosing the right CPU for your ESXi servers
When designing your Virtualization infrastructure, one very important consideration is to the processors that you spec your ESXi hypervisors with. I find that reviewing following…
End of General Support for VMware vSphere 5.0 and 5.1 Products
As of the 24th August 2016 the following VMware products are officially "End of General Support" and will enter a 2 year period of "Technical Guidance" VMware vCenter Server 5.0…
When does VMware support end? (EOL for VMware Products)
Ever wondered when VMware stop supporting certain versions of vCenter Server / ESXi or in fact, any VMware product? Check out the VMware product lifecycle matrix here. Also review…
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