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SAP and NSX Micro-Segmentation Example & Demo
SAP and NSX Micro-Segmentation Example & Demo SAP and NSX Micro-Segmentation Example & Demo Many companies deploying SAP systems run business processes that incorporate credit card payment...
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Learning from certification writing
In the last few months, I have had the opportunity to work on a number of certification writing projects and I thought I would write about some of my thoughts on being involved. At first, it seemed a...
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VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP)… Why?
Two weeks ago, I took my VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCAP6-DCV) and can happily say I passed! Though I have taken and blogged about several of my VCP...
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PowerCLI – Finding host bus adapter (HBA) World Wide Name (WWN)
While trying to get the World Wide Name (WWN) for a host that I needed zoning by the storage team, I ran into an issue working remotely that I couldn’t get at the webclient or the c# client. PoweCLI to...
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ESXi 6.x Password Calculator for Security.PasswordQualityControl
When studying for my VCAP6-DCV Deploy, I developed an Excel sheet to help me understand the password string to change the vSphere password complexity requirements. Based on the vSphere documentation...
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New Release: VMware PowerCLI 6.5.2
New Release: VMware PowerCLI 6.5.2 New Release: VMware PowerCLI 6.5.2 The past couple releases have introduced some new and exciting modernizations for PowerCLI. We’ve moved from Snapins to Modules,...
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PowerCLI – ESXi host versions and build numbers
I’m currently in the process of upgrading a number of hosts in an environment. I needed to see the status of the host upgrading and patching process. Below is an easy way to get a list of ESXi host...
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Content Library – Cannot create service “%s”
Today I experienced an issue with a client’s site with them trying to deploy a VM from a vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 6.0. During the VM deployment wizard, they were getting the error Cannot create...
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PowerCLI on Mac OSX – Tweaks
I’m a great fan of Microsoft PowerShell and VMware PowerCLI to making my life easier through automation. When Microsoft and VMware released PowerShell for Mac OSX / High Sierra and PowerCLI I jumped at...
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After just over five years it’s time to say goodbye to Triangle Computer Services. I have had an amazing time working with some great clients, colleagues and diving deeper into the VMware SDDC stack....
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After a few incidents recently with clients using IBM storage, I thought I would write this quick post to remind people that ATS Heartbeats on IBM Storage arrays should be disabled to avoid possible...
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vCenter 6.7 to 7.0 upgrade via MacOS
While recently, upgrading vCenter 6.7 to 7.0 from my MacOS Catalina (10.15.4) laptop, I ran into an error while trying to complete the upgrade via the Installer UI "ovftool cannot be open because the...
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PowerCLI – vCenter Snapshot Report
A number of my clients have asked for a simple report that can be run against their vCenter to report on VM Snapshots. Though I would recommend that they use vRealize Operations (vROPS), not every...
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Upgrading to ESXi 7.0 via Lifecycle Manager
I found an error when upgrading my ESXi 6.7 hosts to 7.0 today. The upgrade via Lifecycle Manager (AKA Update Manager (VUM)) shows as ‘incompatible’ when the host is remediated (upgraded). I have...
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VMware Center for Advanced Learning Advanced Architecture Course
For several years, I had heard from VMware friends about a course that was by invitation only and was the Top Gun for VMware senior consultants and architects. The Advanced Architecture Course hosted...
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Disabling hardware accelerated locking (ATS)
Due to changes in vSphere 6.x, SCSI reads and writes with the VMware ESXi kernel handling validation, host disconnects can occur if delays of 8 seconds or longer are experienced in completing...
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Why configure: A time source (NTP)?
Does VMware vSphere need to keep time? And what happens is what you think is the correct time and venter doesn’t? Who has the time? The first is ensuring a consistent time source across your...
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How to update PowerShell on MacOS
A new PowerShell stable release is available: v7.3.6 Upgrade now, or check out the release page at: https://aka.ms/PowerShell-Release?tag=v7.3.6 When logging into to PowerShell you may from time to...
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