VAMI: Probably shouldn’t use hashtags for the VCSA root password, either.
So, I was updating a 6.7 vSphere via the VAMI (vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface) yesterday and I noted that I had gotten lucky, and
Search for an Active Directory user or group with PowerShell
I actually don’t even care if I’m late to the game on this one. I search AD for users a few times a month, and
Reboot ALL ESXi hosts in a cluster at one time
Do you: hate your job? dislike your users? like getting headaches at 3:45pm on a Friday? love creating RCAs for your leadership? Well you’re in
Updating Standalone ESXi the Easy Way
Managing ESXi without vCenter is annoying enough, but updating it is the worst. I feel like I have to relearn it every time I do
Fixing missing coredumps error in ESXi
If you use iSCSI storage for your ESXi hosts- including boot from SAN, you will need to create dump files for your ESXi hosts. If
Configuring ESXi after Boot from SAN
You know what sucks? iSCSI Boot from SAN with Cisco UCS. Well- not really. What sucks is doing Boot from SAN on UCS for a
Sizing vROPS for idiots (like me)
Sizing your vROPS (vRealize Operations Manager) can be tricky. You definitely don’t want to undersize it, but you also don’t want to make it too
NOPE: Roaming Start Menu and Task Bar items in Horizon 7.x
Specifically- you can’t really roam Task Bar and Start Menu items in Windows 10 at all. I checked with VMware support. You have two alternatives:
Restart ESXi Host Management Agents on 6.5 via SSH
I came in this morning with a Host that was disconnected from vCenter. It was showing the typical “Host Connection and Power State” and “Cannot
The other way to cold migrate vCenter safely on a DvSwitch
I needed to turn on EVC. It was a long time coming, really. I should have turned it on when I had the entire vSphere