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VMware VCSA 6.5 Active-Passive Setup – Advanced Configuration

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Last week we have done a little lab test where we have tested the new vCenter Server 6.5 (for VCSA only) called vCenter HA. If you don’t know anything about how it works or what it can do I invite you to check our detailed article on that here – VMware vSphere 6.5 – Native vCenter […]

How to upgrade ESXi 6.0 to ESXi 6.5 via Offline Bundle

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During today’s lab post we will do an upgrade from ESXi 6.0 to ESXi 6.5 via CLI and we will be using a zip file called VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) Offline Bundle. At the end of the post, you’ll see a video of the process. If you follow this blog on regular basis you can […]

How to create a USB media with ESXi 6.5 Installation

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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 […]

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

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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) […]

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

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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 […]

How to Install VCSA 6.5 in VMware Workstation [LAB]

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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), […]

Introduction to Turnkey Linux Appliances with No Pain

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The title was meant to be captive. I hope it is, because today we’ll show you an easy way to play with downloadable Linux VMs (but not only) which are prepackaged as Virtual appliances ready to go. Turnkey Linux Appliances are free downloads. The way that they’re prepackaged is quite interesting as when you download them […]

How to install SMIS Provider for your LSI/Avago controller card on VMware ESXi

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If you happen to have ESXi running on a hardware with LSI/Avago storage controller/Raid card, you may (or not) have troubles to see the hardware health status. I haven’t particularly paid attention to this when setting up my lab. The hardware I’m using (the LSI SAS 3008) is on VMware HCL but there wasn’t any […]