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How to create a nested ESXi 6.5 Template

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The way of installing or creating ESXi hosts as VMs (mean nested virtualization) has changed many times in the past. But as VMware introduces new features and improvements in every release of vSphere, the time has come again to check what’s the best practices and How to create a nested ESXi 6.5 template. It is […]

How to Deploy VMware LogInsight 4 and What’s new?

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LogInsight 4.0 was released back in November 2016. The product has matured over the time and now is more robust than ever. We have covered the installation/configuration of LogInsight in the past quite a few times, and we liked the “slick” UI and the content pack integrations. The v4.0 introduces New Clarity Theme so we’re […]

Prepare the DHCP Server for vSphere Auto Deploy Provisioning – VMware vSphere 6.5

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We have started our Autodeploy posts in a wrong order. (kind of). Basically, we already explained the initial setup of Autodeploy within vSphere (starting services, initial config) Image Builder management (preparation, image cloning, and management of images). We have also written a post about Autodeploy rules which allows you to create and edit rules (within GUI) […]

WSUS Offline Updater Free Utility

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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 […]

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 […]

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

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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 […]

Stratoscale Symphony 3 Generally Available – What’s New?

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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 […]

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

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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, […]