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Upgrade vCenter Server to 8.0 Update 3
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Upgrade vCenter Server to 8.0 Update 3

I wanted to share with you guys the process to upgrade vCenter Server from 8.0 Update 2 to the newly released Update 3. The process is super easy and can…

by Brandon LeeJune 28, 2024June 28, 2024
VMware vSAN 8.0 Update 3 New Features and Download
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VMware vSAN 8.0 Update 3 New Features and Download

VMware vSAN 8.0 Update 3 is a brand new release found in VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2. It provides many new features as part of the solution. The new features span…

by Brandon LeeJune 25, 2024June 25, 2024
VMware vSphere 8 Update 3 Released New Features and Download
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VMware vSphere 8 Update 3 Released New Features and Download

Today, VMware is announcing the release of VMware vSphere 8.0 Update 3, which will be available today as well. This is a massive release that contains many new features and…

by Brandon LeeJune 25, 2024June 25, 2024
How to Back Up and Restore VMware ESXi Host Configuration
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How to Back Up and Restore VMware ESXi Host Configuration

When thinking about disaster recovery strategies for your virtualization environment, it is easy to miss one of the important aspects of disaster recovery in your VMware environment: your host configuration.…

by Brandon LeeJune 21, 2024June 21, 2024
vSphere Distributed Switch Configuration and Best Practices Guide
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vSphere Distributed Switch Configuration and Best Practices Guide

VMware vSphere has many advanced networking features as part of the solution. These allow VIadmins to configure just about any setting they need for their network. By default, the vSphere…

by Brandon LeeJune 20, 2024June 20, 2024
VMware vCenter Server VMSA-2024-0012 Critical Patch Update Steps
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VMware vCenter Server VMSA-2024-0012 Critical Patch Update Steps

In case you haven’t heard as of yet, there is a new critical VMware vCenter Server critical patch advisory to be aware of that will require patching your vCenter Server.…

by Brandon LeeJune 18, 2024June 18, 2024
Enhanced vMotion Compatibility VM Migration in VMware Environments
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Enhanced vMotion Compatibility VM Migration in VMware Environments

VMware has one of the coolest technologies in something called Enhanced vMotion Compatibility. It helps ensure that you can migrate virtual machines across different hosts with differen CPU generation configurations.…

by Brandon LeeJune 5, 2024June 5, 2024
VMware Monitoring for Free with Telegraf InfluxDB and Grafana
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VMware Monitoring for Free with Telegraf InfluxDB and Grafana

There are a lot of expensive VMware vSphere monitoring tools out there from enterprise vendors that work really well and have a lot of bells and whistles to monitor VMware…

by Brandon LeeMay 24, 2024May 24, 2024
VMware Workstation Pro Free for Personal Use Download
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VMware Workstation Pro Free for Personal Use Download

Well, just when we thought that Broadcom was going to charge for everything and leave home lab enthusiasts and others high and dry, they have made an announcement that may…

by Brandon LeeMay 14, 2024May 14, 2024
Cannot connect to host VMware storage Migration
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Cannot connect to host VMware storage Migration

In moving a lot of VMs around over the past couple of days trying to get my home lab resources situated so I could start consolidating down my server resources…

by Brandon LeeMay 3, 2024May 3, 2024

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