updates
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vSphere 7
Host cannot download files from VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager patch store
Well, I had a bit of a mishap in the home lab that, unfortunately, led to the need to restore some data 🙂 I actually had to reload a couple of hosts in the vSAN cluster. I ran into a…
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vSphere 6.7
vCenter Update Failed Fix and Reset Banner Error
I wanted to post a quick post regarding an error received in the lab environment when updating a vCenter Server appliance that I hadn’t logged into in quite a while. There are already a few posts when ones who have…
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Automation
Use Ansible AWX to Automate Linux Updates and Patches
Let’s face it, keeping your VMs and environments updated is a necessary evil that we all realize we need to do for security, stability, and enhancements. Especially from a security perspective, updates are essential. We often hear focus on Windows…
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vSphere 6.5
Install VMware VCSA vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Patches
As we have detailed on previous posts, VMware is committed to using Photon OS in just about all the appliances that are being deployed with various products now. The new vCenter Server appliance is a case in point to that. …
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vSphere 6
Upgrade VMware vCenter VCSA appliance to 6.0 U3b
Even though many may look at their next update/upgrade of VMware VCSA appliance as going to 6.5, some may still choose to remain on the 6.0 level for now until 6.5 gets a bit more maturity, etc. Let’s take a…
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Linux
Install all updates besides select few Ubuntu Server
Recently, in working on updating an Ubuntu server for a client that was running a customized version of Nginx compiled with Google Pagespeed and other mods, we wanted to install all the updates besides any that touched Nginx as we…
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Software
How to slipstream SP2 into your Office 2010 installation
With the recent release of SP2 for Office 2010, it is wise to update Office 2010 installations to include the updated service packs. Admins may want to slipstream in this latest service pack into their Office 2010 installations so that…
