VMware vSphere 7 and higher only supports vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) based architecture where a conversion utility is provided for Windows-based vCenter server and also for external Platform Service Controllers (PSC). Starting vCenter server 7 the deployment topology is fairly simpler than in previous releases as external PSCs are no longer supported. The services provided […]
VCP7-DCV Objective 1.6.1 – Describe Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
VMware vSphere has a Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) allowing automatic VM placement and vMotion. The purpose of DRS is to make VMs “happy” so they run smoother. DRS can be set to automatically move VMs based on its algorithms, or be set to manual and give recommendations for manually moving VMs. This post is part […]
How to prevent Brute force attacks on Windows or Linux servers
When you have servers exposed to the internet with RDP or SSH, it won’t take long before they’ll be flooded with connection requests. The worst-case scenario is of course the complete flooded servers crawling under hundreds and hundreds of connections attempts launched at the same time, to gain access by using brute force dictionary attacks. […]
StarWind V2V Converter and P2V Migrator As a Hypervisor Switch
A Switch from one hypervisor to another needs special tools to convert virtual disks and layouts. There is a Free Tool from StarWind called V2V Converter / P2V Migrator. It’s kinda 2-in-1 tool which can do the conversion job, and it can also, if you need, convert some physical machine you might have left non-virtualized. […]
5 Tips How to Secure Your Backups
In this post we’ll try to give you some simple guidelines and tips tips how to secure your backups, your backup infrastructure with your storage repositories, backup servers etc. Those tips can be applied to existing backup infrastructure or on a new deployment of backup software. We’re slightly biased towards Veeam Backup and Replication software, […]
Upgrade from ESXi 6.7 to 7.0 ESXi Free
I had this question in the comments on one of the posts on the blog and I thought that many users of ESXi Free version might be interested. In fact, yesterday someone asked on Twitter whether the ESXi 7.0 Free version will be available. I checked and it wasn’t. A 404 page at VMware made […]
Get to know ZFS With StarWind
A new upcoming webinar which took my attention and I think it’s useful for our readers. It’s tomorrow, 2nd of April, you can register here at this page at StarWind. ZFS is present in many OpenSource storage solutions and it is known for its resilience and reliability. It might be fun to learn some more […]
How to disable VMware ESXi complex passwords and why you should not do it
VMware ESXi hypervisor has a default password complexity turned on. It is to restrict admins using week passwords which is good. The ESXi password restrictions are set by the Linux PAM module pam_passwdqc, because VMware ESXi uses that module within the hypervisor. In this post, we will recap how to disable VMware ESXi complex passwords. […]
PerfOps Data Platform – Introducing FlexBalancer
PerfOps is a SaaS platform that offers a complete set of tools to optimize and analyze your internet infrastructure. It is a young startup which provides smart data and monitoring services via an innovative and cost-effective product. In this post, we will introduce PerfOps Data Platform and their new FlexBalancer. They have recently announced a […]
Appliance (OS) root password is expired – vSphere 6.7
I had this message on one of my vCenter server appliances when I was going to run an update. I’m running my vCenter server in a linked mode in the lab. The messages says that “Appliance (OS) root password is expired“. In fact, just today I noticed that VMware just released a new update – […]
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