Quick Tip – Auditing ESXi boot firmware type

Quick Tip – Auditing ESXi boot firmware type

I had a customer that recently reached out asking how they could easily audit their entire ESXi infrastructure to determine which hosts was still booting using the legacy BIOS firmware, which has been deprecated and will be removed in a future vSphere release, in favor of the industry standard […]


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Setup HTTPS for OIDC endpoint with Authentik…

Setup HTTPS for OIDC endpoint with Authentik…

If you have been following my recent adventures in playing with both Authentik and Keycloak as an OAuth/OIDC Identity Provider (IdP) for use with vCenter Server or VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Identity Federation, you can take it one step further and authenticate with a Yubico YubiKey or Apple […]


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VPC Networking with VCF NSX » vrealize.it -…

VPC Networking with VCF NSX » vrealize.it -…

The introduction of VPCs (Virtual Private Cloud) at the network level provides a “self-service” for network, security and other network services in an isolated environment. Those responsible for the VPC can create networks and security rules (within their limits), thus relieving the burden […]


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Expand a cluster across racks in VMware Cloud…

Expand a cluster across racks in VMware Cloud…

Use VCF API for expanding a cluster between racks without extending Layer 2 in the physical network. Overview Expanding a cluster across racks serves two key purposes: increasing capacity and enhancing resiliency for workloads. Servers within a single rack often share power and network infrastructur


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