2019 – That VMware Dude

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

August 27, 2019August 28, 2019 Dave

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

August 3, 2019August 4, 2019 Dave

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:

July 30, 2019September 5, 2020 Dave

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

March 19, 2019August 22, 2019 Dave

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

February 26, 2019August 4, 2019 Dave

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

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

February 1, 2019July 13, 2020 Dave

VMware Tips

Here’s what VMware’s documentation is missing.

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Dave

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