configuration
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vSAN
Configure HCI Bench for VMware vSAN Performance Testing
In the previous post, we took a look at what the HCI Bench utility is and how it is installed for testing VMware vSAN performance. It is the preferred tool for VMware vSAN performance testing and is at least the…
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NSX
What is VMware NSX Guest Introspection and how is it configured?
VMware NSX provides powerful insight into network traffic and it allows administrators to handle traffic based on very powerful criteria, including the user that is logged into a resource. Now in VMware NSX 6.4, this insight has even been turned…
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Windows 10
Installing Windows 10 Pro for Workstations
Recently, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Pro for Workstation version of Windows 10 to the fall lineup of Windows 10 editions. This is a rather interesting move for Microsoft. It provides an edition of Windows 10 that is especially geared…
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SQL
Install SQL Server 2017 on Ubuntu Server
Microsoft has certainly been headed in a very cool direction in the past couple of years and have definitely embraced the Linux community and interoperability between Microsoft Windows and Linux. When we look at the strides that have been made…
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vSphere 6.5
Manage Dell RAID in VMware ESXi 6.5 with PERCCLI
We have covered the Avago/LSI StorCLI in past posts and how extremely useful it can be loaded on ESXi servers that have DAS volumes being presented with an Avago/LSI RAID controller. The advantage of loading/using the Avago/LSI StorCLI utility is…
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vSphere 6.5
What is VMware vRealize Log Insight for vCenter Server
Let’s face it, syslog collection is not as exciting as other things we would like to be doing as administrators, but often it is a necessary evil that we have to face when troubleshooting or trying to identify potential problems…
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vSphere 6.5
Using VMware VM Storage Policies
VMware Virtual Machine Storage Policies fall under the realm of Storage Policy Based Management that assists with virtual machine provisioning. When defined, Storage Based Policies define which type(s) of storage are presented for the virtual machine and how the virtual…
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vSphere 6.5
VMware VCSA 6.5 Photon OS configuration and commands
As we covered in what is Photon OS, it is a cloud operating system built from the ground up for cloud and containers. VMware is using Photon OS in most of the new appliance releases or updates. The new VCSA…
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VDI
Automate configuration of Thin and Zero Client with Praim ThinMan
When thinking about automating the provisioning of thin clients as well as Windows PCs, a large part of the automation on the front end that we would want to be able to accomplish is automating configuration. We have already looked…
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vSphere Integrated Containers
Configuring VMware vSphere Integrated Containers
In the last post, we looked at getting the Docker Toolbox installed, vSphere Integrated Containers Networking Installed and deploying the OVA appliance for vSphere Integrated Containers. In this second post, we will look at pulling down the VIC windows package…
