SDDC in pocket – virtualization, cloud, networking, storage, devops, cloudops
You can create a custom alarm definition to trigger when a host, or multiple hosts, in a cluster is non-compliant with the cluster configuration. This allows administrators to be easily notified if cluster configuration drifts from the desired vSphere Configuration Profile and take the necessary …Read More
In this session, we are upgrading a home lab instance of VCF 5.1.1 to the latest version of 5.2 using the SDDC Manager. With version 5.1.1 you can deploy using William Lam’s PowerVCF scripts and leverage the eval keys by default which helps those learning in a lab scenario.
The cloud landscape is undergoing a rapid evolution, with private and hybrid clouds taking the lead. Approximately 48% of workloads are expected to be hosted in private clouds by the end of the next three years, compared to 41% today, according to a recent report. The VMware Cloud Foundation […]
If you are running VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) in a lab using Nested ESXi and you attempt an upgrade workflow, you may find the following upgrade pre-check fail with the following message: VSAN SCSI controller is not VMware certified You might think you are out of luck, but it is actually […]
Did you know that you can deploy VMware VCF with only one NSX node? This is specifically very helpful if you are running a demo or lab with limited resources, but still want to experience VMware VCF. In this video, I will show you how to set that up.
With just six months remaining until February 2025, it’s crucial for businesses to take note of important upcoming changes regarding VMware products. Specifically, there are 15 products or […]
Quick Tip – vCenter Server Advanced Settings Reference
Simliar to my ESXi Advanced and Kernel Settings reference, I was recently asked about creating one for vCenter Server to capture all the default out of the box advanced settings. With some automation in place, I deployed all major releases of the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) from 6.7 to 8.0 […]
Provide guidance for using the iSCSI target service to support clustered solutions, as well as present storage to physical servers.
Forum Europe’s 2nd European Sovereign Cloud Policy and Industry Day, hosted in collaboration with Broadcom, will again take place in Brussels on the 10th of September, 2024.
VxRail clusters are deployed with one of two vCenter options: VxRail-managed VMware vCenter Server or Customer-managed VMware vCenter Server. Now I will discuss each vCenter option. Option 1 – Use the VxRail-managed vCenter Server This option is used for a stand-alone cluster deployment or […]
