Managing Datastore Files in VMware vSphere 6.5
One of the basic, daily administration tasks for any VMware administrator is managing files in the vSphere environment. With the move to vSphere 6.5, how are file management tasks affected…
Year: 2017
Reinstall VMware Tools in VMware VCSA Appliance
Recently, in working with an upgrade from VCSA 6 appliance to VCSA 6.5, I ran into a particular issue having to do with the VCSA 6 appliance not running VMware…
Differences between Storage Spaces and Storage Spaces Direct
“Software Defined” is all the rage these days with vendors looking at ways to abstract core functionality and features away from the underlying hardware. Software defined storage is an especially…
VMware VCSA 6.5 Photon OS configuration and commands
As we covered in what is Photon OS, it is a cloud operating system built from the ground up for cloud and containers. VMware is using Photon OS in most…
Automate configuration of Thin and Zero Client with Praim ThinMan
When thinking about automating the provisioning of thin clients as well as Windows PCs, a large part of the automation on the front end that we would want to be…
VMware VMWorld 2017 Announcements
With VMWorld 2017 underway and already a couple of days gone by, let’s take a look at VMware VMWorld 2017 Announcements that have already taken place as well. Additionally, I…
Managing Disabling Deleting VMware vCenter Server Plugins
In troubleshooting various problems with the vCenter Server appliance or perhaps in upgrading your VCSA 6.0 appliance to 6.5, you may run into issues with plugins installed in vCenter Server.…
Nakivo Backup and Replication 7.2 GA released
We had announced not long ago on VHT that Nakivo had posted the Beta release of Nakivo Backup and Replication 7.2. It is great news that Nakiov has made it…
VMware VCSA 6.5 Upgrade no Tiny or Small Option
With many looking seriously at upgrading to vSphere 6.5 now with the GA release o Update 1, many will start the process of upgrading their vCenter servers. If you are…
Configuring VMware vSphere Integrated Containers
In the last post, we looked at getting the Docker Toolbox installed, vSphere Integrated Containers Networking Installed and deploying the OVA appliance for vSphere Integrated Containers. In this second post,…