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Top 12 Most Viewed Posts in 2016

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: January 16, 2017

Lab ESX Virtualization

Just a quick recap post as we’re heading towards the end of the year. I thought that I publish which posts were “successful” in terms of web traffic. The ones which were the most read through the year. At first, I thought that I publish a TOP 5 or top 6, but then I thought […]

| Filed Under: Featured, Server Virtualization Tagged With: Top 12 Most Viewed Posts in 2016

WSUS Offline Updater Free Utility

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: December 22, 2016

WSUS Offline Update Free Tool

There is a free utility which is cool and this will be today’s blog post  – WSUS Offline Updater Free Utility. The utility allows offline patching of systems, which does not have an internet connection. Also, you can use WSUS Offline Updater Free utility when for example, you want to download Windows patches to your computer […]

| Filed Under: Free Stuff, How To, Server Virtualization, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016

VMware VCSA 6.5 Active-Passive Setup – Advanced Configuration

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: December 19, 2016

vCenter 6.5 (VCSA) HA advanced configuration how-to

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 […]

| Filed Under: Home Lab, How To, Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware VCSA 6.5 Active-Passive Setup With Advanced Configuration

VMware VCSA 6.5 Active-Passive Setup With Simple Configuration – [LAB]

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: December 20, 2016

How to configure vCenter HA with Basic Option

Today we’ll be testing the new VCSA 6.5 feature allowing to setup active-passive architecture where the active node is your usual VCSA 6.5 which manages your infrastructure, and the passive node is a node which sits there doing nothing, just receiving files from the active node. So today’s post will detail VMware VCSA 6.5 Active-Passive Setup […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: vCenter HA simple configuration, VMware VCSA 6.5 Active-Passive Setup With Simple Configuration

Stratoscale Symphony 3 Generally Available – What’s New?

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: November 9, 2022

Stratoscale Symphony 3 Released

Stratoscale Symphony 3 Generally Available, the announce was officially announced yesterday. Don’t you know Stratoscale or what they do? A Hyper-converged storage, what else? Yes, hyper-converged storage solutions are hot, since several years, but more and more vendors finally bring more useful features for clients. And also more offers is good for the competition if […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization

VMware vSphere 6.5 and New Image Builder GUI – Cloning a profile

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: December 8, 2016

VMware worked hard to get this done. AutoDeploy fling was a long time the only GUI utility allowing manage the setup and deployment requirements in a stateless environment. Some of the features provided through the GUI included the ability to add/remove Depots, list/create/modify Image Profiles, list VIB details, create/modify rules to map hosts to Image Profiles, […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware vSphere 6.5 and New Image Builder GUI - Cloning a profile

How to create a custom ESXi 6.5 ISO with VMware Image Builder GUI

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: January 23, 2017

VMware vSphere 6.5 Image Builder GUI and AutoDeploy

As you know, previously, AutoDeploy and Image Builder played with PowerCLI only. Things have changed in vSphere 6.5 and now you have a possibility to build a custom image within the vSphere Web Client as the new GUI allows you to do that. So, today In the lab – How to create a custom ESXi […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: How to create a custom ESXi 6.5 ISO with VMware Image Builder GUI, VMware vSphere 6.5 and New Image builder GUI

VMware vSphere 6.5 Configuration Maximums

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: May 23, 2017

VMware vSphere 6.5 Configuration Maximums

Yes, with vSphere 6.5 there are new VMware vSphere 6.5 Configuration Maximums. While it is not really important to have even bigger-than-monster VMs, it is still good to know what’s the biggest file size, what’s the biggest number of VMs that can be managed by single vCenter VMs etc. My post will not list everything […]

| Filed Under: Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware vSphere 6.5 Configuration Maximums

VMware VCSA 6.5 Backup and Restore How-To

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 17, 2017

VMware VCSA 6.5 Backup and Restore How-To

The new vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 6.5 has a backup feature. Today’s post is about VMware VCSA 6.5 Backup and Restore How-to. Note that it is an “out-of-the-box” feature which does a file level backup. It’s “built-in” within the appliance itself, and it allows users to backup not only the vCenter Server but also Platform […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Server Virtualization Tagged With: VMware VCSA 6.5 Backup and Restore How-To

How to upgrade a ESXi 6.0 to ESXi 6.5 via VMware Update Manager

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: January 16, 2017

How to upgrade a ESXi 6.0 to ESXi 6.5 via VMware Update Manager

There are many ways to upgrade VMware ESXi Hypervisor. Depending on whether the host is part of a cluster or not, managed via vCenter server or standalone host. Also, you might consider different scenario if you have 2-3 hosts to upgrade or if you need to upgrade 25 hosts or more. So it depends on use. […]

| Filed Under: How To, Server Virtualization Tagged With: How to upgrade a ESXi 6.0 to ESXi 6.5 via VMware Update Manager

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