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Configure vSAN Error Disk with VSAN uuid failed to appear in CMMDS
vSAN

Configure vSAN Error Disk with VSAN uuid failed to appear in CMMDS

In configuring a 2-node VMware vSAN cluster with a Witness host I ran into a strange issue that took a bit of head scratching and Googling to figure out. However,…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 31, 2018January 11, 2021
Install and Configure VMware vSAN Witness Appliance in VMware Workstation
vSAN

Install and Configure VMware vSAN Witness Appliance in VMware Workstation

Update 1.30.2018 – Password issues with the vSAN Witness Appliance on legacy VMware Workstation versions One of the really great features starting in VMware vSAN 6.1 was the introduction of…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 30, 2018January 11, 2021
What is VMware NSX Guest Introspection and how is it configured?
NSX

What is VMware NSX Guest Introspection and how is it configured?

VMware NSX provides powerful insight into network traffic and it allows administrators to handle traffic based on very powerful criteria, including the user that is logged into a resource. Now…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 29, 2018January 11, 2021
VMware NSX 6.4 Released New Features and Upgrade
NSX

VMware NSX 6.4 Released New Features and Upgrade

VMware NSX is certainly a VMware product that garners much excitement from admins much as other software defined VMware technologies such as VMware vSAN do as well.  VMware has really…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 22, 2018January 11, 2021
Roll Back VMware Meltdown and Spectre Microcode Patch
VMware

Roll Back VMware Meltdown and Spectre Microcode Patch

Update 1.24.2018 with William Lam PowerCLI code link The last several days have certainly been a rollercoaster ride for VMware administrators and others who have been keeping a close eye…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 16, 2018January 11, 2021
Configure VMware vSphere Encryption Key Management Server Cluster
vSphere 6.5

Configure VMware vSphere Encryption Key Management Server Cluster

One of the exciting features with vSphere 6.5 is the ability to perform virtual machine encryption. We have already taken a look at Hytrust KeyControl as a great way to…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 15, 2018December 22, 2023
Delete VMware Distributed Virtual Switch The Resource Is In Use
VMware

Delete VMware Distributed Virtual Switch The Resource Is In Use

Recently, in working with the home lab environment, moving hosts around, playing around with various networking, etc, I ran into an issue with a distributed virtual switch (DVS) I had…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 12, 2018January 11, 2021
VMware Performance Impact of Meltdown and Spectre Patches
VMware

VMware Performance Impact of Meltdown and Spectre Patches

Update 3.20.2018 – VMware has released vSphere 6.5 U1G which has a newly released microcode update Update 1.17.2018 – Firmware Updates and Initial Performance Data for Data Center Systems Update…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 10, 2018January 11, 2021
Perform Live Backups of VMware Workstation Virtual Machines
Workstation

Perform Live Backups of VMware Workstation Virtual Machines

There are many products out there that support live backups of enterprise hypervisors such as VMware ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V and others. However, you are hard pressed to find a…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 5, 2018January 12, 2024
What is VMware Storage vMotion and How It Works
VMware

What is VMware Storage vMotion and How It Works

One of many hypnotic appeals to leveraging virtual infrastructure is the ability to move workloads around without any downtime. This is certainly true with the VMware vMotion operation that hooked…

by Brandon LeeDecember 27, 2017March 4, 2024

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