In no particular order I’ll start covering VCP6-DCV sections to help out folks learning towards VCP6-DCV VMware certification exam. Due to VMware recertification policy the VCP exam has now an expiration date. You can renew by passing delta exam while still holding current VCP or pass VCAP. The topic today – VCP6-DCV Objective 1.3 – […]
ESXi 5.5 upgrade to 6.0 – via VMware Online Repository Plus few other CLI commands
Today we’ll learn some useful ESXi CLI commands plus we’ll see a different way that we can upgrade a ESXi 5.5 upgrade to 6.0 – via online repository. Note you don’t have to be paid customer for this, it works for ESXi Free version as well. It’s necessary to open a firewall port on the […]
Windows Server 2016 GUI Install – How to
The default install of the Windows Server 2016 (Tech preview 2) do not provide Graphical User Interface (GUI) and even the second option only installs the local administrative tools (Server Manager). Not the traditional desktop that we’re used to having in 2012 R2 or 2008 R2 server systems. So if you take the second option […]
Rename computer remotely – [Guide]
One of those “magics” you may want to experiment in the lab or perhaps impress some of your colleges, IT guys within your company, who knows? It’s the function to rename computer remotely. This operation however needs some downtime on the other end as the system will obviously needs to reboot. The fun part on […]
How-to use VMware vCenter Server Support Assistant 6.0
VMware vCenter Server Support Assistant 6.0 is Free virtual appliance (and plugin) which aims to help to proactively monitor your environment for alerts and recommended fixes. It allows to receive alerts or monthly status emails. The appliance helps when filling up support requests for VMware (reactive support) as it collects and attaches the diagnostic information […]
Configure vCenter Server After Install – Lab Time
vCenter server installation got really simple in vSphere 6, but the config isn’t that evident if you’re new to virtualization and VMware. In this post I’ll do a walk-through on the configuration steps of vCenter. It does not matter if you have deployed vCenter server on Windows or if you have deployed vCenter server appliance […]
Upgrade ESXi with VMware Update Manager (VUM) – [Guide]
On few of my previous posts I showed you how to patch ESXi hosts via CLI (Putty) or simply via CD/DVD where you put the CD in the server > reboot > change boot order in BIOS > upgrade. Tedious, but works. Both methods are good when working in small environments or on ESXi hosts […]
How to backup and restore vPostgres database on VCSA 6
After the release of VMware vSphere 6, the vCenter Server Appliance 6 (Linux) has a possibility to run vPostgres internal DB. The VCSA with vPostgress DB can support up to up to 1000 hosts and 10,000 VMs using the embedded database. If you running vCenter server 6 appliance (VCSA) the built in vPostgres database can be backed […]
Install ESXi 6 to USB as Destination or Have it as Source (USB installer)
VMware ESXi hypervisor can be installed on USB stick, but you can also create USB stick which contains ESXi installer in case your server does not have CD/DVD drive. You could see in my previous post when wrote small tutorial on Install VMware ESXi on USB memory stick by using Unetbootin Freeware. I received few questions through […]
vCenter Appliance 6.0 – Simplified Scripted Installation
VMware vCenter Appliance 6.0 can be deployed in two different manners. Through the GUI as I detailed that in my post here, or second way – by using scripted installation. Scripted installation allows you to stay consistent when deploying multiple isolated sites with multiple vCenter Appliances and PSC for example. Now if you’re not a scripting […]
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