A big push of VMware in the past couple of years has been policy based EVERYTHING. With the move towards automating every aspect of the implementation process, from storage to compute to networking, it seems that object metadata (tags) and policy associations are going to continue to play a bigger role in every tool set… Read More »
At this point in my home lab, I have got vCenter, Update Manager, and vSphere Replication all upgraded to vSphere 6. Finally, it’s time for the upgrade of ESXi! Having the hosts up to 6.0u1 is necessary for all of the really cool things that are part of vSphere 6, including vSAN 6.1 and the… Read More »
Things are looking good after upgrading vCenter at both of my home labs to version 6.0. The process I followed for this was outlined in my previous post here. However since upgrading vCenter to 6.0, I have lost my ability to monitor and configure my vSphere Replication workflows. Per the VMware product compatibility matrix at… Read More »
I had the opportunity last week to take part in a VMware sponsored Social Lab on VSAN 6.1 (HOL 1608). These are essentially instructor led Hand on Labs, with an appointed SME from VMware present to give some back ground material on the subject matter, as well as answer any questions during the lab. I… Read More »
Download the 3.0.0 upgrade PAK file: Take a snapshot of your vLogInsight appliance 😉 Log in using admin credentials In the upper right hand corner, click on the 3 horizontal bars and choose “Administration”: In the left column click on “Appliance”: And now we wait: Eventually you will get kicked back to the log in… Read More »
You’ve customized your first dashboard. It’s looking great and now you want to share it out, but how? It’s not as intuitive as you’d think… hence this post J Log in with admin rights Go to Administration -> Dashboards: Click on the dashboard you want to share: Click the down arrow next to the cog… Read More »
The *day* that I finally got vROps upgraded from 6.0.2 to 6.1 was the exact same day that the 6.2 upgrade came out! VMware has assured me that the process for going from 6.1 to 6.2 will be less painful… Let’s find out! Download the 2 PAK files from VMware: Log into admin portal for… Read More »
Download the OS update and Application update pak files from VMware (read the “read more” section to determine exactly what you need). This was what I needed for our environment: Take a snapshot of all your nodes. Install the OS Update pak file 1st. (This step is very important and must be done before the application update.)… Read More »
So the quarter rack came in, and it’s exactly as advertised. Good machining, the front and sides are both vented and removable. The removable hinges feel solid and not easily breakable. The front locking mechanism isn’t *great*, but that’s not a concern in my environment. It came with casters & leveling feet which were very… Read More »
I thought it would be worthwhile to document how my lab is setup for the basis of these NSX blogs. Here is a quick diagram of how the lab currently looks, it being actually two labs across two locations so that I can test the various VPN and other cross site functionalities in the product.… Read More »