VCF on VxRail 4.x Failed Add Cluster Injection was stuck on mutli-vds
In today’s blog I had a wonderful experience post VCF 3.x to 4.x Migration node addition issue . It was an interesting one which was blogging us to add node on three vcf sites which where all migrated from VCF 3.x to 4.x . Let’s dive in to the issue and share how we fixed it.
VMware Cloud Foundation on Intel NUC?
Say what!? 😎 As some of you may have noticed, the theme for several of my blog posts this week has been about deploying VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) in a homelab environment. To conclude this week, I thought it would be a fun experiment to see if I could leverage all the tricks that I […]
2023 Top IT Observations by Joe Baguley, CTO EMEA VMware
There’s no two ways about it – the last few years have been a bumpy ride for us all. 2022 especially will go down as one of the most tumultuous years in recent times, raising numerous issues that look set to fundamentally transform the landscape of business […]
Five Strategies to Control Cloud Costs
After the boom in tech investments during the course of the pandemic, companies are now looking inwards at all the shiny new technology in their infrastructure. We’re in an ‘era of refinement’, and organisations want to maintain their infrastructure while simultaneously cutting costs – to allow [..]
ESXi 7.0 Update 3k: The Latest Patch Released Three Weeks After Update ESXi 7.0 …
Three weeks after releasing ESXi Update 3j, VMware has announced the release of yet another patch, Update 3k. This new patch comes with several bug fixes, including the resolution of issues that were grouped as follows: […]
VMware Cloud Foundation with a single ESXi host for Management Domain?
By default, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) requires a minimum of 4 ESXi hosts to construct the Management Domain which is fine for a production environment, but it can be a challenge for those interested in explore VCF in a homelab setting. I recently came to learn about a really cool tidbit from one of our […]
VMware HCX – Can you extend VLAN-backed networks? – Dirmann Technology Consultan…
On today’s post, we’re staying in the same realm as our last article – VMware HCX. However, today’s article (while part of the same project) has a different context to it than the previous post. To review, we’re assisting with migrating workloads from an on-premise data center to AVS.
A Closer Look at Our Demos at Mobile World Congress 2023
A Closer Look at VMware Networking and Security Demos at MWC 2023 Efficiency, scalability, and security are critical for modern telco networks. Operating modern 5G network infrastructure requires the ability to manage complex network operations across large-scale multi-cloud and edge environ- […]
VMware Horizon Accelerator GA Launch Set for March
Launching in March as generally available (GA), VMware Horizon® Acceleratorâ„¢ combines the power of dashboard analytics with access to a dedicated team of Horizon Pros ready to provide Day 0 through Day 2 Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Lifecycle services and support, including best […]
Supercloud, multi-cloud, bigly cloud?
When we first heard about supercloud, we assumed it was yet another new cloud hype term with no substance – but we were wrong. (Yes, Silverlinings admits when we are wrong.) | No matter what it’s called the concept of enabling architects and developers to treat multiple clouds as if it were one [..]
VMware GURU Licensing Program: March 2023 Open Enrollment
What is The VMware Guru Licensing Program? The VMware Guru License Program is one of VMware’s Communities-focused recognition initiatives created specifically for members of the Technical Communities who are not primarily VMware Products and Solutions specialists but have directly and indirectly …Read More
VCP-DCV on vSphere 8.x Objective 1.2 – Describe the components and topology of a…
vCenter server is a central point of vSphere. While your clusters can run and ensure High Availability (HA) in an automated matter, you’ll need vCenter server 8 to configure them. Same for vSphere distributed virtual switches or other components. All those different software components are […]
NSX vCenter Plug-in Deployment – Virtual Networking Configuration: Caveats
In the same vein as the post NSX vCenter Plug-in Deployment – Security Only Configuration: Caveats, in this post we will look at the caveats that apply to building an environment using NSX Virtual Networking configuration wizard via the vCenter plug-in.
VCP-DCV on vSphere 8.x Objective 1.3.4 – Describe Storage Policies
This chapter called VCP-DCV on vSphere 8.x Objective 1.3.4 – Describe Storage Policies comes from our re-write work that we currently do on our VCP-DCV 2023 Study guide page that is based on the vSphere 8.x. VMware vSphere 8 storage policies usually specify which datastores with what functions […]
Configure NetApp ONTAP System Manager to Use VMware Identity Manager as a SAML I…
This blog post provides a quick walkthrough of configuring NetApp ONTAP System Manager to use VMware Identity Manager/Workspace ONE Access to provide SAML authentication for users.
Logging into vCenter when vCenter Cloud Gateway (VCGW) is disconnected from vSph…
As part of setting up access to the vSphere+ / vSAN+ Cloud Service, a vCenter Cloud Gateway (VCGW) is deployed into your on-premises infrastructure and serves as a gateway between your vCenter Server(s) and the VMware Cloud Console. If the VCGW has connectivity issues to the VMware Cloud […]
Removing NSX CPU/Memory reservations when deploying a VMware Cloud Foundation (V…
Now that you can deploy a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Management Domain onto a single ESXi host for homelab purposes, another challenge that can arise is simply having enough resources to deploy either a Management or Workload Domain. While you do need to meet some minimum bar in terms of the [..]
VMware VCP-DCV 2023 Exam based on vSphere 8.x
VMware has released a new PDF Blueprint for people interested to take a new VCP-DCV 2023 certification exam based on vSphere 8.x. So far, you can still (until Jan 31, 2024) pass the VCP-DCV 2023 based on vSphere 7.x and (2V0-21.20), which leads to the VMware Certified Professional – Data Center [..]
Migrate Unifi Controller from a Virtual Machine to a Docker Container
Migrate Unifi Controller from a Virtual Machine to a Docker Container. A detailed look at Unifi controller migration, Docker, Traefik, etc.
HCX Bulk Migration for Single vCenter Server Topologies – chrisdooks.com
Part way through the HCX 4.5 release notes it mentions the above with the following note: “In HCX 4.5, HCX can be deployed within a single vCenter Server to enable the Bulk migration. This is useful for cluster-to-cluster migrations in environments where the vendor compatibility or other […]
