Just wanted to share a couple of pointers which came up during a vSphere design review process for a customer. This is in reference with VMware vCenter Physical vs. Virtual. I have written about this topic before in one of my posts (VMware vCenter Server – Physical vs. Virtual). During my discussions there were argumentsContinue reading “Managing a VMware vCenter Server running on a Virtual Machine!!”
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Running Scripts to Automate SRM Recovery Plans using Powershell / PowerCli !
In my last post, I took a deep dive on how to run commands within the Recovery Plan, which would call out scripts on the recovered Virtual Machines. I would highly recommend that you read that article before reading this one. Here is the link – Using scripts to automate VMware Site Recovery Manager workflows & recovery steps!Continue reading “Running Scripts to Automate SRM Recovery Plans using Powershell / PowerCli !”
Changing the SSH Port on the ESXi server for Cyber-Ark Integration!!
In one of my recent implementation, I got a request from a client to change the default SSH Port on the ESXi server from Port 22 to Port 63022. This was a requirement since they have a password management system from Cyber-Ark which would store and reset the root and other user passwords on the ESXiContinue reading “Changing the SSH Port on the ESXi server for Cyber-Ark Integration!!”
Dividing Bandwidth of a 10 GB CNA Adapter for ESXi Networking andStorage!!
With most of my recent projects customers are moving towards the 10G converged adapters to achieve the benefits of consolidation of network and storage especially on Blade Server Architecture. I am writing this post to provide you guidelines on how you can divide a 10GB CNA card on your ESXi server to meet all the network andContinue reading “Dividing Bandwidth of a 10 GB CNA Adapter for ESXi Networking andStorage!!”
Using scripts to automate VMware Site Recovery Manager workflows & recovery steps!
While I am trying to cope up with projects, new VMware products, training and new initiatives for the VMware community, I quickly thought of coming back to the audience and talk about something which I have discussed before in one of my post and share my experience around that. Well, I am talking about an articleContinue reading “Using scripts to automate VMware Site Recovery Manager workflows & recovery steps!”
A blog series on "Basics of VMware Virtualization" – Share your opinion!!
The idea about this small survey came out of some numerous instances where, college freshers, people in the industry, professionals from other technology sectors etc. have asked me about learning VMware technology. I have answered these questions in a different way every-time. For someone who was not as lucky as me to join VMware and learnContinue reading “A blog series on "Basics of VMware Virtualization" – Share your opinion!!”
Reclaiming Waste Capacity using vCOPS – How to Calculate Waste & Usage Accurately!
This article is coming out of a discussion which I had around a month ago with one of my colleague and then with a customer about the Capacity Management feature of vCenter Operations Manager (vCOPS). If you are new to vCOPS, I would recommend reading my other posts on vCOPS which would make you familiar with thisContinue reading “Reclaiming Waste Capacity using vCOPS – How to Calculate Waste & Usage Accurately!”
Right Sizing vCenter Operations Manager vApp For Efficient Performance !!
Out of a recent engagement on vCenter Operations Manager, the most important discussion point which came out was the sizing of vCOPS vAPP. There were other discussions as well which are interesting and I would write and share about those facts, however I thought this should be a good start towards understanding what vCOPS canContinue reading “Right Sizing vCenter Operations Manager vApp For Efficient Performance !!”
vCenter Operations Manager – Solving Performance, Capacity and Configuration Problems!!
I have been writing about the cloud infrastructure products of VMware all this while. I believe it is important to look at the management side of things as well. No doubt Virtualization makes things easier for an organization and its IT department; however things are good till the time they are small and easy to manage. AsContinue reading “vCenter Operations Manager – Solving Performance, Capacity and Configuration Problems!!”
Things to Know About Guest IP Customization in VMware Site Recovery Manager!
With the introduction of Site Recovery Manager 5.0, the customization workflows of the product were improved tenfold as compared to the previous versions of SRM. SRM 5.0 Guest IP customization was a great revolution as this helped reducing the RTO significantly. In the earlier versions of SRM, it use to take a long time for Virtual Machines to getContinue reading “Things to Know About Guest IP Customization in VMware Site Recovery Manager!”
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