Changing IP / Hostname on existing vCenter 7.x

At one time or another, we've all found our current IP scheme to be lacking or needing a refresh. That's the situation I found myself in this week. In order to match with other networks and systems, I needed to change some IP addresses around. In the past changing this...
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VCIX-NV Objective 2.2 – Configure and Manage Layer 2 Bridging

Underneath todays objective we have the following topics: Add Layer 2 Bridging Connect Layer 2 Bridging to the appropriate distributed virtual port group So first let's do a little background on what we are doing and more importantly the why. Layer 2...
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VCIX-NV Objective 2.1 – Create and Manage Logical Switches

Recovering from dual hernia surgery and changing job roles…….it's me and I'm back. Moving back into the Blueprint, we are working on Objective 2.1 – Create and Manage Logical Switches. We will be covering the following points in this blog post. Create and...
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Objective 1.2 – Prepare Host Clusters for Network Virtualization

As mentioned above the next objective is preparing your environment for network virtualization. We will cover the following topics specified in the blueprint. Prepare vSphere Distributed Switching for NSX Prepare a cluster for NSX Add / Remove Hosts...
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VCIX-NV Objective 1.1

So I started this journey a while ago, I let things get in the way of me getting it, and here we are. Trying to get back on track once again. This cert has eluded me longer than it should have. I am going to try to do a little bit of mixed media in this Blog series,...
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Creating vROps 6.5 Email Alerts and SMTP instances

Here is another small nuggetized video. In this video I will show how to create email alerts and a SMTP instance in vROps 6.5. Let me know if you find it...
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vRealize 6.5 Creating Views and Reports

Been working on some Monitoring and Logging stuff at work so decided to share a little bit more. Here is one of the videos I felt might help a few people. Now this is just a small portion of what can actually be done with vROps 6.5 and of course 6.6 but with the basics...
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Log Insight UI Walkthrough 4.3

For those that would rather watch a video otherwise, scroll past:    Welcome to the walkthrough of the Log Insight UI So, Log Insight is installed – what's next? How do you use it? First, you'll need to have an understanding of the UI and where...
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Objective 8.1: Deploy ESXi Hosts Using Auto Deploy

So I have skipped a few sections dealing with troubleshooting. I may circle back around and get to them if I can but I am shooting to try to get all the other stuff done. Besides, I am sure if you have gotten this far – you have had at least a couple problems and...
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Objective 6.1: Configure and Administer a vSphere Backups/Restore/Replication Solution

Welcome back to another version of Mike's VMware show! Up for today, we are going to discuss Backups and Replication. In specific, the topics we are going to cover are: Identify snapshot requirements Identify VMware Data Protection...
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