VCP6-DCV Delta Study – Section 4 – Objective 4.1
This post covers Section 4, Upgrade a vSphere Deployment, Objective 4.1, Perform ESXi Host and Virtual Machine Upgrades of the VCP6 Delta Beta Exam.
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VCP6-DCV Delta Study – Section 1 – Objective 1.2
This post covers Section 1, Configure and Administer vSphere Security, Objective 1.2, Secure ESXi, vCenter Server, and vSphere Virtual Machines of the VCP6-DCV Delta beta exam.
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Nested vSphere 6 VSAN Lab
Here is a quick walk through on creating a Nested vSphere 6 VSAN Lab. The lab requires three nested ESXi 6.0 hosts each configured with three hard disks and a VCSA 6.0. This post covers creating the nested ESXi hosts and configuring a VSAN cluster.
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ESXi Host 3 NIC Connectivity Design
This post was inspired by a cool conversation with @Emad_Younis at VMware PEX about ESXi network design using a limited number of NICs. Emad is working towards his VCDX so we worked through the solution design applying the same design methodology used when creating a VCDX design.
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AutoLab Video Series Part 4 – vCenter Build
In this video the vCenter Server AutoLab VM is built using the AutoLab automation and the ESXi hosts are added to vCenter inventory. Networking and storage is also configured on the ESXi hosts using AutoLab automation.
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AutoLab Video Series Part 3 – Building the DC and Hosts
This video covers building the Domain Controller (DC) and ESXi hosts using the AutoLab automation. The Domain Controller provides the Active Directory infrastructure, the PXE boot infrastructure, the DNS services, and the database services for the AutoLab environment. The hosts will become the ESXi servers for the AutoLab environment.
Read MoreESXi on Cisco UCS C-Series Error – Bootbank cannot be found at path ‘/bootbank’
I have run across this issue several times when running ESXi on Cisco UCS C-Series servers. ESXi is installed on SD cards connected to the Cisco FlexFlash controller. A fault occurs on the Flex Flash controller and the SD cards become inaccessible.
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Setting ESXi DNS and NTP using PowerCLI
This is the second post in a series of PowerCLI scripts I use when doing new vSphere implementations. This PowerCLI script configures the primary and alternate DNS servers, the domain name, and the NTP settings of each ESXi hosts.
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PowerCLI Script to Start VMs in a Predefined Order
The discussion lead to what happens if you lose everything, say in the event of a power failure or something like that. We did not get to deep into designing the infrastructure correctly to make sure things like that do not happen we focused on the “Well what if it did?”
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Using ESXi Lockdown Mode
Using ESXi Lockdown Mode to reduce the security risks associated with simple root passwords on the hosts.
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Updating to ESXi 5.1 Update 1 with the Offline Bundle
Update 1 for ESXi 5.1 has been out for a few weeks now. I had a few minutes of downtime so I decided to go ahead and update the host running my home lab. Not for any specific reason other than I had some time and wanted to get to the latest version.
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