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vSphere 6
Upgrade VMware vRealize Operations Manager vROPs 6.2
In rolling through quite a few upgrades recently, I wanted to posted some screenshots and process notes of upgrading vROPs 6.0.2 I had running in my environment to 6.2. The process is fairly standardized with VMware’s appliances and for the…
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Virtualization
Simulate latency virtualization test lab
One of the coolest parts of having a virtualization environment is that you can setup as many labs as you want or as many as you have the hardware resources for I might say. As a current project setting up…
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vSphere 6
Expecting 2 bootbanks found 0 VMware ESXi 6
I ran into a pesky issue yesterday when rolling through a slew of host updates in a few production clusters. I had one host that presented with some odd issues during the update manager remediation phase. After rebooting the particular…
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vSphere 6
Update manager Upgrade VMware ESXi 6.0 update 2
Below are the simple and easy steps to get your ESXi 6.0 u1 or earlier installation to update 2 (3620759) version. Using update manager the process is very simple. Make sure before updating your hosts that you have updated your…
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vSphere 6
VMware ESXi 6.0 Update 2 Host Client
With the release of ESXi 6.0 Update 2, one of the cool things with this release is VMware has included as RTM the Host Client which is written in HTML5 and allows administrators to have quick and easy access to…
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Networking
Cisco VIRL Review
After using Cisco VIRL for a few days now, I wanted to write up a post on my thoughts and maybe even calling it a pseudo Cisco VIRL review of sorts. However, I will keep this post updated as to…
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Windows 10
Intel Proset no vlans or teaming in Windows 10
In helping out with a Windows 10 upgrade project on a precision workstation, I stumbled onto a show stopper issue with the Intel Proset drivers. After the upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1, it was discovered the Proset drivers…
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Networking
Use PRTG Monitor Internet Connection
If you are looking for an all around great network monitoring tool, then PRTG Network Monitor is a great choice. It is a pay for product, however, if you only have need for 100 or fewer sensors, you can use…
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Security
Free Rogue Network Device Detection
If you have ever looked for free rogue network device detection, such as similar to what McAfee EPO provides, I wrote an article not long ago about monitoring your home network with a tool called arpwatch. Arpwatch is a slick…
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Networking
Autonetkit not working VIRL
Recently, I decided to get my hands on VIRL which is the Virtual Internet Routing Lab software from Cisco. Being a long time GNS3 user, I wanted to see how comparable or superior VIRL is to GNS3. So far I…
