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Windows 11
Windows 11 Install in VMware vSphere
So as most of you have heard the rumblings over the past few days, Microsoft has now officially announced Windows 11 at the special Windows event that happened today. There really was no speculation leading up to the event with…
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vSAN
How to Install VMware vSAN
VMware vSAN is arguably the most popular software-defined storage solution available in the enterprise datacenter today. While Microsoft has made great strides with Storage Spaces Direct, it is still a bit rough around the edges, especially from a management perspective. …
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Software
Export and Import a Single Bookmarks Folder from Chrome
This is a post that I hope others benefit from that comes from one of those pesky issues that we all run into from time to time. It is an issue that when you face it, you think – “why…
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NSX-T
NSX-T 2.4 Invalid Host Type or Host Not Supported Error
As the last few posts have indicated, I have been having lots of fun with NSX-T 2.4 in the lab. NSX-T 2.4 has tremendous new benefits and features that bring great new functionality to the table. In the last post,…
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NSX-T
NSX-T 2.4 Compute Manager is Already Registered with Other NSX Manager Error
In working in the lab with the new release of NSX Data Center 2.4 for the past few days, I have ran into a few little issues that are worth posting and sharing with others. Some of these are ones…
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Windows Server 2019
Upgrade Windows Server 2019 Evaluation to Full Version Standard to Datacenter
Recently, I ran into an issue playing around with Storage Spaces Direct where I had inadvertently cloned over a Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition template. Storage Spaces Direct is feature that requires running Windows Server 2019 Datacenter. I had invested…
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vSphere 6.7
VMware VCSA 6.7a Released – Upgrade VCSA 6.7 to VCSA 6.7a
It seems like vSphere 6.7 just dropped but VMware is continuing with their blistering pace of patching and updating products. VMware vCenter VCSA Appliance 6.7a has been released as a “full patch” delivery. When saying it is a full patch,…
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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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Backup Software
VMware Backup Best Practices Checklist
When performing backups of VMware virtual machines, it is best to make sure that backup procedures follow best practices. It is often helpful to have a checklist of sorts when thinking about designing your data protection plan to make sure…
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VMware
Using VMware vSphere VM Customization Specification
Deploying virtual machines is a basic part of VMware vSphere administration. Virtual machines are deployed, cloned, etc. Customizing the guest operating system can be a very labor intensive set of tasks from a provisioning standpoint. Thankfully, the VM Customization Specifications…
