Replace Just Expired Self-Signed vCenter SSL…

Replace Just Expired Self-Signed vCenter SSL Certificate – Part 2 of 3: Replacing

Replace Just Expired Self-Signed vCenter SSL…

So we have already created the self-signed certificate viaMS AD Certificate Servicefor the vCenter Server in the Part 1. In this second section we will replace the expired certificate using the chain.pem and rui.key files. Let’s do thiswith theVMware SSL … Continue reading →


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SUSE & VMware: Partnership for the Software…

SUSE & VMware: Partnership for the Software Defined Data Center

SUSE & VMware: Partnership for the Software…

SUSE and VMware have teamed to provide best-in-class Linux virtualization solutions—on premise, or in private, hybrid and public clouds—that allow you to leverage your investment in VMware tools and solutions to manage the industry’s most interoperable enterprise Linux. Alliance partners since 2004, SUSE and VMware can support your Linux on VMware requirement on vSphere, OpenStack or in the public cloud.


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[Infographic] Learn more about the newly…

[Infographic] Learn more about the newly unveiled VMware Cross-Cloud Architecture!

[Infographic] Learn more about the newly…

The VMware Cross-Cloud Architecture empowers enterprises to run, manage, connect, and secure their apps across clouds and devices in a common operating environment. Learn more with this interactive infographic!


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Let’s Virtualize: Adding ESXi Host Thumbprint…

Let’s Virtualize: Adding ESXi Host Thumbprint to vCenter Server Certificate Store

Let’s Virtualize: Adding ESXi Host Thumbprint…

Today when connected to my Home Lab there was something missing in my environment, i checked again and recalled the number of Virtual Machines i created 4ESXi, 2 vCenterServers, 1 Domain Controller, 1 Openfiler ,1 NAS, is that all ?


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The new Dell Technologies: 6 things you need to…

The new Dell Technologies: 6 things you need to know – PCWorld

The new Dell Technologies: 6 things you need to…

Dell and EMC have completed their $67 billion merger to create Dell Technologies, the world’s largest privately held technology company. It’s a historic day, far from the PC company that sponsored the “Dude, I’ve bought a Dell” campaign.


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VMware Virtual Machine Hardware Version and CPU…

VMware Virtual Machine Hardware Version and CPU Features – BLOG.iGICS.COM

VMware Virtual Machine Hardware Version and CPU…

I always thought that only device not virtualized by VMware ESXi is the CPU. It is generally true but I have just been informed by someone that available CPU instructions sets (Features) are dependent on VM hardware version. CPU Features are generally enhanced CPU Instruction sets for special purposes. For more information about CPUID and Features read this.


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Sharing VMworld slides – Yellow Bricks

Sharing VMworld slides – Yellow Bricks

Sharing VMworld slides – Yellow Bricks

I know the VMworld team will share them as well over time, but I figured I would do the same thing through my blog. Here are two decks. First deck is the deck for “VMworld – sto7650 -Software defined storage @VMmware primer”. This session I presented with Lee Dilworth. I presented VSAN and Lee did […] ” Sharing VMworld slides ” originally appeared on Yellow-Bricks.com . Follow me on twitter – @DuncanYB.


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Reducing MTTI (Mean Time to Innocence) Using…

Reducing MTTI (Mean Time to Innocence) Using vROps Dashboards

Reducing MTTI (Mean Time to Innocence) Using…

By: Chuck Petrie, Blue Medora Based on a recent industry study done by a major analyst firm, IT departments find that an excessive amount of time is lost when trying to determine the root cause of an issue. Often times this leads to dreaded MTTI (mean time to innocence) drills as multiple IT Teams The post Reducing MTTI (Mean Time to Innocence) Using vROps Dashboards appeared first on VMware Cloud Management .


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VSAN, NSX on Cisco Nexus, vSphere Containers,…

VSAN, NSX on Cisco Nexus, vSphere Containers, NSX Future & a chat with VMware CEO – Highlights Of My Day 2 at VMworld 2016 US

VSAN, NSX on Cisco Nexus, vSphere Containers,…

In this post, I will aim tohighlight the various breakout sessions I’ve attended during the day 2at VMworld 2016 US, key items / notes / points learntand few other interesting things I was privy to during the daythat is worth… Continue Reading →


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Cannot connect to vCenter Server via vSphere…

The Virtual Unknown: Cannot connect to vCenter Server via vSphere Client – timeout

Cannot connect to vCenter Server via vSphere…

I’ve been upgrading my company’s solution centre to vSphere/vCenter 6.0 update 2 the past week and noticed that I was having issues logging into the vCenter Server Appliances I had deployed. It was a strange issuebecause I could log into … Continue reading →


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VMware PowerCLI for Mac OS X, Linux & More?…

VMware PowerCLI for Mac OS X, Linux & More? Yes, please! – virtuallyGhetto

VMware PowerCLI for Mac OS X, Linux & More?…

There were a several announcements at last weeks VMworld US Conference, but one of the most exciting piece of news in my opinion was from Alan Renouf, Product Manager for all things API/SDK/CLI at VMware. During Alan’s What’s New PowerCLI session, he announced that PowerCLI is finally coming to both Mac OS X as well as Linux! As you can imagine, the […]


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virtualguido: VMware ESXi Claim Rules unleashed

virtualguido: VMware ESXi Claim Rules unleashed

virtualguido: VMware ESXi Claim Rules unleashed

This blog article explains VMware ESXi claim rules in general and the differences between core and SATP (Storage Array Type Plugin) claim rules. In support we get a lot of questions about claim rules for several reasons. One could be performance tuning while another one could be the usage of a 3rd party multipathing plugin. With a claim rule you can pretty much define how a device of a certain vendor should behave if the the default setting won’t be sufficient. But let’s start from the…Read More


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Modifying VMware Site Recovery Manager –…

The Virtual Unknown: Modifying VMware Site Recovery Manager – Windows 2012 UAC error

Modifying VMware Site Recovery Manager –…

I first came across this issue when helping a customeruninstall Site Recovery Manager last year and wanted to blog about it but because I was pretty busy it totally slipped my mind….. until today!! I’ve been cleaning up the Solution … Continue reading →


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