While running through a large vSAN cluster upgrade project recently i ran into the occasional issue where hosts would fail to exit maintenance mode following an upgrade from ESXi 6.7U3 to 7.0. The error seen was “A general system error occurred: end of header not found” This is caused by unused entries in the hostd
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This is a really exciting development and one I cant wait to see in the wider world, I can see this being extremely useful at the edge and on remote/mobile sites where power consumption can often be a concern. #VMware #vExpert ESXi-on-Arm is real and VMware will use it to… Even third-party software could run
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The below steps assume you have an existing environment deployed and you’re simply wanting to add vRNI to it.Before you get started, please ensure that you have collected your IP information & have configured DNS entries for the platform and collector VMs. Log into vRLCM and go to the environments section: Find the environment you
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Today I have woken to an email from VMware notifying me of some newly discovered critical (9.3) vulnerabilities, these affect a range of products including ESXi 6.5 up to 7. You can find the full list here VMSA-2020-0015There are a variety of exploits so please check the above link to confirm how your environment is
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Registration for VMworld 2020 opens soon and this time it’s online! Might actually get to virtually go for once 😀 #VMworld #vExpert #VMworld2020 VMworld 2020 global registration launches June 23! Responding to today’s rapidly changing world with an innovative event on a globally diverse scale, VMworld captures the momentum and puts it within your grasp
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The VMware vExpert advocacy program is open for applications again from the 1st of June until the 20th. If you have a passion for VMware products and go out of your way to help the community by going above and beyond your day job, you should absolutely apply to be a part of the program.
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This is a fairly short one. Were going to create the IP pool for our TEP interfaces & then create the transport zones Were going to start in the Networking Menu, go to IP Address Pools and then select Add IP Address Pool. Name your IP Pool something appropriate then click Set to define a
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Before we get started you’re going to want to make sure you have your IP addresses ready for the 2 additional NSX Managers as well as a VIP & DNS Records setup. Log into your NSX Manager with the previously applied IP and credentials then accept the EULA. Click on System then Fabric then Compute
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Before we get started you’re going to want to make sure you have your IP address ready, DNS Records setup & the passwords you intend to use Note: There is a minimum password length of 12 characters for default passwordsFor sizing information, see Here Right Click on your cluster and select “Deploy OVF Template” then point
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As I’ve been getting my head around NSX-T for some time now, I’ve decided to put together a little installation series to demonstrate how I’ve gone about deploying it in my nested lab. I will go over my physical network setup, the logical layout of the environment & other requirements before covering the installation I
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