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Dell Technologies

Dell iDRAC Automation with RACADM

Graham
Since as far back as I can remember, Dell have made available a CLI for their iDRACs. This means we can easily automate the configuration of the Dell iDRAC remotely. This is key for a number of reasons: Speed of server deployment. We can deploy servers much faster by automating...
Dell Technologies

Dell PowerEdge Range – Naming scheme

Graham
Dell PowerEdge has been a main competitor in the server compute market for some years. Support for VMware's ESXi Hypervisor is forever strong and the HCL always updated. Support for the latest generation CPUs is always included with new releases and the online customization tool is a real selling point...
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VCAP6-DCV Design Exam Preparation

Graham
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 personal experience with the live exam, books and blog posts by other community members all of which I have acknowledged below. If...
vSphere

VMware vSphere VCSA 6.0 – 503 service unavailable via Web Client

Graham
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 logs on the VCSA: SSH to the VCSA and run cat /var/log/vmware/vpxd Notice how there is some error connecting...
Dell Technologies

Dell and EMC Merge into Dell EMC

Graham
Since I started working in IT I've always had a preference for Dell for compute and EMC for storage. Why? Probably because I was first introduced to the Dell Server range before HP and Cisco etc, I liked their build quality and logical placement of components. Furthermore I got hands...
VMware vSAN

VMware vSAN – Career changer?

Graham
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 affordable. vSphere, Horizon View, NSX to name a couple have assisted with this. More recently vSAN has seen a lot of growth. Duncan Epping @DuncanYB, tweets about this...
vSphere

VMware vSphere 6.5 – VM Encryption

Graham
With threats to the Datacenter all to common, VMware have provided an option to encrypt VMs. This not only helps deal with unauthorized external access but internally also. As of vSphere 6.5, there is full support for VM encryption. This includes the VMDKs and VM files such as the VMX....
vSphere

Choosing the right CPU for your ESXi servers

Graham
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 points help with this challenge: Determine cost vs performance? What compatibility do you need? Are there any specific features that you require? Cost vs Performance You...
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