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VMware vCenter Server (VCSA 6.0) Sysprep Files – Enable The “Pi Shell”

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: September 12, 2019

VCSA 6.0 Sysprep Files how to upload

Few days back vSphere 6.0 was released. There is many questions on how to do this or that. Today’s answer is on a question how to upload a sysprep files into VMware vCenter Server (VCSA 6.0). In the previous release, VCSA 5.5, there was this option through the WAMI interface (through the port 5480). This no […]

| Filed Under: Home Lab, How To Tagged With: vcsa 6.0 sysprep, VMware vCenter Server (VCSA 6.0) Sysprep Files

Get Nakivo Backup and Replication 5.5 NFR license

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 17, 2017

I wanted to quickly shared one of my sponsor’s offer for IT pros. It’s a Nakivo who offers free NFR license of their backup and replication product – Nakivo Backup & Replication 5.5, which you can get for your lab. The offer is for current VMUG members, VMware vExperts, VCIs, VCPs, VTSPs, and VSPs. The product […]

| Filed Under: Free Stuff, Home Lab Tagged With: Get Nakivo Backup and Replication 5.5 NFR

Upgrading You Virtual Environment? Options to consider

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 17, 2017

VMware Product Interoperability Matrix

I have done a blog post for VMware SMB blog where I share some consideration on upgrading a virtual environments. There are few important questions that you shall be asking yourself before even thinking of upgrading. One of the first ones is compatibility. You won’t obviously want to lose the possibility to continue to back […]

| Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Upgrading You Virtual Environment

vCenter Server 6.0 SSO Policies – Where To Change Password Maximum Lifetime etc…

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: March 17, 2015

VMware vCenter 6.0 SSO Default Password Policy

In VMware vSphere 6.0, after default installation of vCenter Server and SSO, there are some vCenter Server 6.0 SSO policies that will most likely interest you. Note that the password policy applies only to users in the vCenter Single Sign-On domain (vsphere.local). If yo just leave the default values you’ll be supprised the 91st day you can’t […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization

Patch ESXi 5.5 to ESXi 6.0 – Lab Time

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: March 20, 2015

Patch ESXi 5.5 to ESXi 6.0

There is many ways to upgrade or patch ESXi 5.5 to ESXi 6.0. The standalone version of ESXi or one managed by vCenter server can be patched very easy way via CLI and using SSH client like Putty for example. ESXi 5.5 Free version can obviously be upgraded/patched this way as well. The only problem might be […]

| Filed Under: Home Lab, How To, Videos Tagged With: Patch ESXi 5.5 to ESXi 6.0

How to Upgrade from VCSA 5.5 to 6.0 – Lab Time

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: October 8, 2017

Upgrade from VCSA 5.5 to VCSA 6.0

Upgrade from VCSA 5.5 to VCSA 6.0 is supported scenario. In fact you can upgrade to VCSA 6.0 from 5.1U3 upwards. The upgrade process is quite straightforward, but I still do the walk through to see if any problems will arise in the lab. Upgrade from VCSA 5.5 to VCSA 6.0 is not in place […]

| Filed Under: How To, Server Virtualization Tagged With: How to Upgrade from VCSA 5.5 to 6.0

VMware vSphere 6.0 Generally Available – Get Your Copy

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: March 17, 2015

VMware vSphere 6 Features - HA enhancements

VMware has made finally VMware vSphere 6.0 Generally Available (GA). After the announce roughly about a month ago everyone has thought that this is it, but at that time it was only announced, but not released just yet. The reason AFAIK was to assure compatibility with all the parts of the vCloud suite including Horizon 6.1 […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware vSphere 6.0 GA Available

VMware Horizon View 6.1 Released

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: June 5, 2015

VMware Horizon Suite getting updated with new release of VMware Horizon View 6.1. The Horizon 6.0 release which I covered in details here brought major enhancements in the architecture (cloud pods) and brings new RDS hosted desktops and application catalog. Also VMware VSAN support in the 6.1 brings new dimension into VDI as it’s possible to double […]

| Filed Under: Desktop Virtualization Tagged With: VMware Horizon View 6.1

VMware Virtual SAN Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Reference Manual

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: March 17, 2015

VMware Virtual SAN Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Reference Manual

Another must have document if your’re into VSAN. Again, this document called VMware Virtual SAN Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Reference Manual, which is written by Cormac Hogan (VMware) but this time it does not has 80 pages, but 295! It’s not a simple PFD but rather a book which you can download for free. It’s very […]

| Filed Under: Desktop Virtualization, Free Stuff Tagged With: VMware Virtual SAN Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Reference Manual, VMware VSAN 6.0

VMware Virtual SAN 6.0 Design And Sizing Guide – PDF Book 80 Pages

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: June 10, 2017

There is new PDF document (e-book) of 80 pages written by Cormac Hogan (VMware) called VMware Virtual SAN 6.0 Design and Sizing Guide. This document is very detailed guide which is very useful for enterprise admins and architects willing to design and implement VMware VSAN 6.0. In case you missed my recent post where I […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware Virtual SAN 6.0 Design And Sizing Guide

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