Semi-transparent failover with VMFS and…

Semi-transparent failover with VMFS and Active/Passive Replication

Semi-transparent failover with VMFS and…

So in a blog series that I started a few weeks back (still working on finishing it), I wrote about managing snapshots and resignaturing of VMFS volumes. One of the posts was dedicated to why I would choose resignaturing over force mounting almost all of the time. An obvious question after that post is, well […]


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vSphere 6 Troubleshooting Mindmap | Networking

vSphere 6 Troubleshooting Mindmap | Networking

vSphere 6 Troubleshooting Mindmap | Networking

by Paul McSharry on February 21, 2016 I am currently preparing to teach a vSphere 6 Troubleshooting workshop. As part of my presentations and extra hand outs I am producing some Mindmaps to discuss areas of interest for each aspect of the course. The below is the networking edition (pdf version available too). I will post the rest during the week. Note: XHTML is allowed. Your email address will never be published. What is Elastic Sky?


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vSphere 6 Upgrade Prerequisites

vSphere 6 Upgrade Prerequisites

vSphere 6 Upgrade Prerequisites

Though there are multiple blogs talking about the new Architecture and changes in the way vSphere 6 operates. I wanted to make sure that we plan and prepare a pre-upgrade checklist to ensure 100% positive results and a smooth upgrade. Needless to say this – The vSphere Upgrade Guide on the VMware Website is your […]


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vSphere 6 Troubleshooting Mindmap | Storage

vSphere 6 Troubleshooting Mindmap | Storage

vSphere 6 Troubleshooting Mindmap | Storage

Here is my vSphere 6 troubleshooting course hand out for storage module. This course is aimed at VCP and VCIX type certifications and to help vAdmins develop some processes for troubleshooting. I have tried to create a mindmap and a thought process whereby thevAdmin reviews, Baseline & trend Metrics, Capacity, Latency, Connectivity. The vAdmin then […]]> http://www.elasticsky.co.uk/vsphere6_troubleshooting_storage_mindmap/feed/ 0 vSphere 6 Troubleshooting Mindmap | Networking…Read More


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NSX Dual Active/Active Datacenters BCDR

NSX Dual Active/Active Datacenters BCDR

NSX Dual Active/Active Datacenters BCDR

TweetOverview The modern data center design requires better redundancy and demands the ability to have Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery (DR) in case of catastrophic failure in our datacenter. Planning a new data center with BCDR requires meeting certain … Read more ›


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Read @HarryLabana’s blog post on what’s new in…

Read @HarryLabana’s blog post on what’s new in App Volumes 3.0: https://t.co/MS6CifOA4v https://t.co/U9p1pPyfAh

Read @HarryLabana’s blog post on what’s new in…

Read @HarryLabana’s blog post on what’s new in App Volumes 3.0: https://t.co/MS6CifOA4v https://t.co/U9p1pPyfAh


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The #VMware #VSAN 6.2 Licensing Guide is here…

The #VMware #VSAN 6.2 Licensing Guide is here to clear up any questions you might have around Virtual SAN… https://t.co/2wgMxpCtA4

The #VMware #VSAN 6.2 Licensing Guide is here…

The #VMware #VSAN 6.2 Licensing Guide is here to clear up any questions you might have around Virtual SAN… https://t.co/2wgMxpCtA4


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vSphere Replication Part3 – How vSphere…

vSphere Replication Part3 – How vSphere Replication Works

vSphere Replication Part3 – How vSphere…

With vSphere Replication, you can configure replication of a virtual machine from a source site to a target site, monitor and manage the status of the replication, and recover the virtual machine a…Read More


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vSphere Replication Part2 – vSphere Replication…

vSphere Replication Part2 – vSphere Replication System and Ports Requirements

vSphere Replication Part2 – vSphere Replication…

vSphere Replication can either be deployed with IPv4 or IPv6 address. Note: Mixing IP addresses, for example having single appliance with both IPv4 and IPv6 address, is not supported. To register p…Read More


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vSphere Replication Part1 – What are the…

vSphere Replication Part1 – What are the vSphere Replication components

vSphere Replication Part1 – What are the…

Now what are all components of vSphere Replication: Fundamentally, vSphere Replication is a handful of virtual appliances that allow the vSphere kernel to identify and replicate changed blocks from…Read More


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vRealize Operations Manager 6.2: what to…

vRealize Operations Manager 6.2: what to consider in a vROps design

vRealize Operations Manager 6.2: what to…

When it was launched, vRealize Operations Manager was immediately perceived by its user base as a complete rework of its predecessor, vCenter Operations Manager. Changes were introduced not only in terms of features and capabilities, but also in the product’s architecture. Having hit version 6.2 and incorporating even some functionalities inherited by Hyperic, vROps is […]]> When it was launched, vRealize Operations Manager was immediately perceived by its user base as a complete rework of…Read More


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VMware VVol Part 6: The mythical Protocol Endpoint

VMware VVol Part 6: The mythical Protocol Endpoint

VMware VVol Part 6: The mythical Protocol Endpoint

Last time we looked at Storage Containers, Capability Profilesand storage policy-based data placement (based on matching of rules). This time I want to delve deeper into the Protocol Endpoint (PE), a mystical object that lots of peoplehavetrouble understanding…… This post is focused on Block storagerather than NFS. To read more about NFS deployment of VVol (It’s been supported since Day 1 release of VVol),read this great post by my Read More … The post VMware VVol Part 6: The mythical…Read More


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vSphere HA deepdive 6.x available for free!

vSphere HA deepdive 6.x available for free!

vSphere HA deepdive 6.x available for free!

Advertise here with BSA I’ve been discussing this over the last 12 months with Frank, and to be honest we are still not sure what is the right thing to do but we decided to take this step anyway. Over the past couple of years we released various updates of the vSphere Clustering Deepdive. Updating the book sometimes was […] ” vSphere HA deepdive 6.x available for free! ” originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter – @DuncanYB.


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HTML5 Embedded Host Client, this looks promising

HTML5 Embedded Host Client, this looks promising

HTML5 Embedded Host Client, this looks promising

It’s no secret many people have really disliked the vSphere web client, it’s very sluggish, clunky, and based on flash (flash comes with it’s own security issues). It was rumored and highly hoped that vSphere 6 might be re-written in HTML5, but sadly this didn’t and hasn’t happened yet. While vSphere 6 did improve a […]]> https://miketabor.com/html5-embedded-host-client/feed/ 0 How to upgrade Synology DS1815+ to 16GB RAM https://miketabor.com/how-to-upgrade-synology-ds1815-16gb-ram/…Read More


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Monitoring changes to VMware vSphere Template

Monitoring changes to VMware vSphere Template

Monitoring changes to VMware vSphere Template

Template is a common features used by many VMware Administrators. There are articles such as this on how to manage the version. So I will cover something that I could not find in google, which is how you prove to auditor that your templates have not been modified by unauthorised person. If a template has […] The post Monitoring changes to VMware vSphere Template appeared first on virtual red dot.


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