In my current project I am roped in to work on reviewing the existing architecture of a client with a large install base of vSphere. In the process I developed a small review process which I have represented in a form of a flowchart. I thought it would be helpful for VMware consultants and customersContinue reading “vSphere Architecture Design Review Process – Things to do!!”
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How to Backup & Restore a VMware vSphere Distributed Virtual Switch (VDS)
One of the new features of vSphere 5.1 Web Client is to help you backup the settings of your existing Distributed Virtual Switch. You can keep this backup handy for either applying of a new DVSwitch or to restore the settings of the original DVswitch form where you took this backup. This is a simpleContinue reading “How to Backup & Restore a VMware vSphere Distributed Virtual Switch (VDS)”
PernixData – An overview and a lot of excitement!
I could not stop myself to write this article as I was pretty excited about what I am hearing and reading about PernixData. PernixData is a start-up which is trying to innovate the old and left alone technology of Server Side Caching which could be a paradigm shift in the the field of how DatacenterContinue reading “PernixData – An overview and a lot of excitement!”
VMware Virtualization Blogs – Vote for the best in business!
Just wanted to notify all the readers about the voting for the Top 10 Virtualization blogs in the industry which is opened now. This is an yearly election which is conducted by vsphere-land.com by opening a poll to the VMware community to rate the best blogs around the globe. Lets look at what vSphere Land hasContinue reading “VMware Virtualization Blogs – Vote for the best in business!”
Using the VMware Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)!!
With each project kick-off or a knowledge transfer session, I emphasize on the importance of VMware Hardware Compatibility List as being the bible for making procurement and implementation decisions for any piece of hardware for your VMware environment. The Hardware Compatibility List, more popularly known as VMware HCL within VMware, is a single point ofContinue reading “Using the VMware Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)!!”
ESXi/ESX host becomes Inaccessible/Not-Responding in vCenter after Un-Presenting Storage Luns
Today, I was responding to an e-mail from a system engineer from the VMware Partner Community. This was about an issue which they recently faced in a customer’s VMware Infrastructure. This is reference with handling of Storage LUNS and Datastores on vSphere 4.x and 5.x platforms. Here is the issue:- “We have some unused dataContinue reading “ESXi/ESX host becomes Inaccessible/Not-Responding in vCenter after Un-Presenting Storage Luns”
Managing a VMware vCenter Server running on a Virtual Machine!!
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!!”
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!!”
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