Virtualization
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Manually Remove disconnected vSphere template from vCenter
Recently, I got in a situation with a VMware vSphere template that left me in a precarious position in the lab environment. In the haste of rebuilding a lab environment, I had vMotioned all VMs off an ESXi host in the…
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Upgrade to ESXi 7 Update 1 using vSphere Lifecycle Manager VLCM
One of the great new features that was included starting in vSphere 7 is the new vSphere Lifecycle Manager (VLCM) tool. The new tool provides a declarative approach to upgrades and updates in your ESXi environment. With the release of…
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VMware vSphere 7 Update 1 GA Released for Download
Today is beautiful news to the ears of all vSphere administrators who have been longingly awaiting the availability of vSphere 7 Update 1. The vSphere 7 U1 release contains many great features and enhancements that are well worth the upgrade…
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vSAN Daemon Liveness Check Failed – vSAN 7
***UPDATE*** Fix is detailed in the VMware KB below. One of the great things about running the home lab is you get to triage issues just like you would see in production. I came across a new issue for me…
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AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization-Encrypted State (SEV-ES) in VMware vSphere 7.0 U1
Most of us remember how January 2018 began. Must like how the first of this year began with unexpected events, 2018 saw the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerability come to light with Intel CPUs majorly affected by the design flaw that…
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VMware Cloud Foundation Design and Best Practices
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is a powerful, automated solution to deploy the full stack of VMware solutions to deliver an SDDC in your environment. It takes the heavy lifting out of getting the infrastructure stack provisioned so that you can…
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VMware Project Monterey Unveiled with ESXi on SmartNIC
An exciting new announcement was unveiled at VMworld today that will help to re-imagine hybrid cloud architecture supporting next-generation applications. The new initiative sets out to extend the functionality of VMware Cloud Foundation to support SmartNIC technology for increased performance,…
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VMware Secure Access Edge (SASE) Platform announced
Well, we are finally here, VMworld kicked off today with VMware making some major announcements that help to bolster the productivity of remote workers. Today, VMware announces future-ready workforce solutions that help to address the needs of the current distributed…
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VMware NSX-T 3.1 Project Antrea and SmartNics Support Announced
Today at VMworld, VMware is announcing enhancements to the their future-ready networking stack they are noting as advancements in Virtual Cloud Network Innovations that will help to solve many of the problems and challenges that have existed with traditional networks…
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VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload Announced
VMware has certainly been on a mission to deliver intrinsic security across all platforms. This has never been a more pertinent discussion than it is today. Since the onset of the global pandemic, many organizations have been scrambling to accelerate…
