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Configuring ESXi after Boot from SAN
November 10, 2019November 15, 2019 Dave

Configuring ESXi after Boot from SAN

Cisco UCS, General IT, VMware Tips

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

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Sizing vROPS for idiots (like me)
August 27, 2019August 28, 2019 Dave

Sizing vROPS for idiots (like me)

General IT, VMware Tips

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

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NOPE: Roaming Start Menu and Task Bar items in Horizon 7.x
August 3, 2019August 4, 2019 Dave

NOPE: Roaming Start Menu and Task Bar items in Horizon 7.x

End User Computing, Horizon, VMware Tips, Windows Tips

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:

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Restart ESXi Host Management Agents on 6.5 via SSH
July 30, 2019September 5, 2020 Dave

Restart ESXi Host Management Agents on 6.5 via SSH

VMware Tips

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

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The other way to cold migrate vCenter safely on a DvSwitch
March 19, 2019August 22, 2019 Dave

The other way to cold migrate vCenter safely on a DvSwitch

VMware Tips

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

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February 26, 2019August 4, 2019 Dave

Office Web Apps for SharePoint – Disappearing IIS Sites (Fix)

General IT, Windows Tips

Howdy! So, my peer and I are in the process of updating a certificate on an Office Web Apps (OWA) server for SharePoint. The process

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Installing CheckMK on Windows
February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 Dave

Installing CheckMK on Windows

General IT, Windows Tips

We are piloting CheckMK at work to get away from SCOM for Windows monitoring. Now, don’t get me wrong- SCOM isn’t bad, but it’s a

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Turn off TLS 1.0 in vSphere 6.5
February 1, 2019July 13, 2020 Dave

Turn off TLS 1.0 in vSphere 6.5

VMware Tips

Here’s what VMware’s documentation is missing.

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Getting Started
February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Dave

Getting Started

VMware Tips

ThatVMwareDude.com is a place for me to put up my hard-won fixes for VMware problems. I’ll add them as I learn so I can be

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