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How to create a USB media with ESXi 6.5 Installation

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: November 30, 2016

How to create ESXi 6.5 installation/Upgrade USB stick

A few days back we learned about How to upgrade our ESXi 6.0 host via ISO or CD-ROM. Not every server today has a CD-ROM drive, so as an alternative, USB flash drive is usually used. But you need to prepare this USB media and create an installation USB stick first. Today we’ll show you […]

| Filed Under: Home Lab, How To, Server Virtualization Tagged With: ESXi 6.5 USB Installer, How to create a USB media with ESXi 6.5 Installation

How to Upgrade ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 via CLI [On Line]

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: August 7, 2017

How to Upgrade ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 via CLIi

This is a follow-up learning post on a post we did recently, where we have upgraded an ESXi host via an ISO image. Today, we’ll learn how to upgrade ESXi 6.0 via Command line interface (CLI). The process of ESXi upgrade has been already documented on this blog, for previous releases (ESXi 5.x > ESXi 6.0), […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization

Single Backup Solution for Multiple Backup Requirements – Vembu BDR Suite

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: November 23, 2016

Vembu Network Backup

Regular readers of our website did perhaps recently noticed Vembu Backup and DR suite articles. Vembu Technologies is a company which was focusing at the service provider level. They exist since 2004. Vembu has over 60000 clients through 4000 service provider network. I have recently reviewed their  Vembu Backup and DR Suite. Today’s post will […]

| Filed Under: Backup Tagged With: Single Backup Solution for Multiple Backup Requirements - Vembu BDR Suite

How to Migrate Windows based vCenter Server 6.0 to vCenter 6.5 (In-Place)

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: July 3, 2019

How to migrate vCenter Server 6.0 to 6.5 Windows (In-place migration)

I have already done a post where I was migrating a Windows based vCenter server 6.0 to VMware VCSA 6.5 here (With video). You could see that during the migration the old vCenter has been automatically shut down after everything was copied to the new VCSA 6.5. Today, we will conduct a test migration (just for fun) […]

| Filed Under: Home Lab, How To, Server Virtualization Tagged With: Migrate Windows based vCenter Server 6.0 to vCenter 6.5

Nakivo Backup Copy – Why would you use it?

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: May 18, 2018

Nakivo Backup Repository

The whole idea of Backup copy jobs is to provide you with an identical copy of backups in case something is wrong with your hardware at your primary site where you store your backups (for fast restore times), or the whole main site is down. So you can have a synced backup at a remote […]

| Filed Under: Backup Tagged With: Nakivo Backup Copy

How to Migrate Windows Based vCenter to VCSA 6.5 [Lab]

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: December 28, 2016

vCenter Server Migration Assistant - execute it on your Windows based vCenter

And another lab post today. Today we will migrate our Windows based vCenter server 6.0U2 to VCSA 6.5. VMware worked hard on this one so I’m wondering whether I’ll experience problems or not. It is my main lab vCenter server which historically runs on Windows, but in each major version (5.0, 5.5 and 6.0) I […]

| Filed Under: Home Lab, How To, Server Virtualization Tagged With: How to Migrate Windows Based vCenter to VCSA 6.5

How to Install VCSA 6.5 in VMware Workstation [LAB]

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: January 4, 2020

How to deploy VMware VCSA 6.5 in VMware Workstation

This is lab time -:). Normally you don’t do that on your production deployment. This is a guide on How to install VCSA 6.5 in VMware Workstation and see the different configuration options within the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 6.5.  Yes, As you know, we have VMware vSphere 6.5 in GA state (General Availability), […]

| Filed Under: Home Lab, Server Virtualization Tagged With: How to Install VCSA 6.5 in VMware Workstation

Veeam Backup and Replication 9.5 Released – Download Now

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: May 13, 2018

Veeam Availability Platform for the hybrid Cloud

Veeam Backup and replication v 9.5 Released and available for download! Veeam Availability Suite 9.5  is here !!! The 9.5 has been RTM (released to manufacturers) since about 2 weeks, and it means that before the actual release to the general public, service providers have about 2 weeks to upgrade their infrastructures in order to provide Veeam […]

| Filed Under: Backup Tagged With: Veeam Backup and Replication 9.5

How to Upgrade ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 via ISO

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: April 5, 2017

How to Upgrade ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 Easily

One of the methods of upgrading VMware ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 is via ISO (or CD-Rom). Most of you probably don’t use much CD-ROMs and CDs, but servers, especially in small client’s environments usually don’t have KVM, iPMI, ILO, Drac… so one of the options is still to upgrade via CD-ROM. I also recorded a short […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: How to Upgrade ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 via ISO

VMware vSphere 6.5 Released – Start Your Download Engines

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: July 16, 2017

VMware vSphere 6.5 - VM encryption - Apply policy to some VMs

VMware vSphere 6.5 Released today!!! Start your download engines. The release brings all the new features that have been announced, plus even one which has been only a tech Preview. It is the vSphere Predictive DRS, which uses integration between vROPs where vROPs calculates and predict VM CPU and RAM usage. The predictions are based on […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware vSphere 6.5 Released

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