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Month: May 2015

Change vRealize Operations Manager 6.01 appliance IP Address
vSphere 6

Change vRealize Operations Manager 6.01 appliance IP Address

Recently in upgrading a production vSphere 5.5 environment to 6.0, I have been working through the individual infrastructure pieces left over to upgrade.  I spun up a new vRealize Operations…

by Brandon LeeMay 20, 2015November 22, 2023
Install Dell OMSA 8.1 in ESXi 6.0 and add to OME
vSphere 6

Install Dell OMSA 8.1 in ESXi 6.0 and add to OME

Recently, after upgrading a Dell Cluster to vSphere 6.0, one of the tasks that I wanted to accomplish was to install the new Open Manage Server Administrator or OMSA in…

by Brandon LeeMay 18, 2015January 11, 2021
Upgrade ESXi 5.5 Dell Server cluster to ESXi 6 with VUM
vSphere 6

Upgrade ESXi 5.5 Dell Server cluster to ESXi 6 with VUM

In the post today I would like to go through the process to update a Dell ESXi 5.5 cluster to 6.0 using VUM.  Updating a Dell Server cluster running ESXi…

by Brandon LeeMay 15, 2015January 11, 2021
Upgrade VMTurbo to version 5.2
Virtualization

Upgrade VMTurbo to version 5.2

VMTurbo is a great free product out there that is designed to help you monitor your virtual environment free!  Recently, they have released version 5.2.  The process to update is…

by Brandon LeeMay 13, 2015January 11, 2021
How to block ports with Cloudflare
Web

How to block ports with Cloudflare

If you are utilizing Cloudflare as a reverse proxy service for your backend webserver, you may desire to have Cloudflare block certain ports back to your webserver.  Cloudlfare passes along…

by Brandon LeeMay 12, 2015January 11, 2021
Upgrading Windows vCenter Server and Update Manager 5.5 to 6.0
vSphere 6

Upgrading Windows vCenter Server and Update Manager 5.5 to 6.0

The upgrade process to get from the Windows version of vCenter Server 5.5 and Update Manager 5.5 to 6.0 is very straightforward.  The installer in my case worked flawlessly and…

by Brandon LeeMay 9, 2015January 11, 2021
Cisco SG300-20 basic configuration for VMware Lab
Networking

Cisco SG300-20 basic configuration for VMware Lab

Cisco’s line of small business fully managed switches I think are really great for learning Cisco networking as well as having everything you need to create a really functional VMware…

by Brandon LeeMay 7, 2015January 11, 2021
Windows Server Technical Preview 2 Soft Reboot
Windows Server 2016

Windows Server Technical Preview 2 Soft Reboot

One of the highly anticipated features of the next Server OS from Microsoft is the soft reboot feature which allows for a soft reboot of services and the shell instead of having…

by Brandon LeeMay 6, 2015January 11, 2021
Windows Server Technical Preview 2 No GUI
Windows Server 2016

Windows Server Technical Preview 2 No GUI

For those of you like me who jumped on the opportunity to snag a copy of the new Server Technical preview which is most likely going to be Windows Server…

by Brandon LeeMay 5, 2015March 12, 2024
Installing and managing Hyper-V in VMware Workstation 11
Hyper-V

Installing and managing Hyper-V in VMware Workstation 11

If you want to use VMware workstation to play around with Hyper-V or create a Hyper-V lab, this is fairly easy to get up and running.  Let’s take a look…

by Brandon LeeMay 4, 2015January 11, 2021

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