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Networking configuration for ESX or ESXi Part 5
Fifth part of the vSphere networking series is for 4 x 10Gbps network adapters – 2 x dual port NICs.Network traffic types:mgmt – VLANID 10vMotion – vLANID 20VM network – vLANID 30storage iSCSI –...
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HowTo deploy and configure OpenFiler VSA
I had to rebuild my homelab storage “infrastructure” and this is a good opportunity to create quick how deploy and configure OpenFiler virtual appliance. OpenFiler is a OpenSource storage appliance...
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Upgrade OpenFiler to version 2.99
Few days ago I wrote blog post about OpenFiler virtual appliance deployment and configuration for vSphere homelab. Today, quick how to for in place upgrade from OpenFiler 2.3 to OpenFiler version...
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Upgrade firmware on HP c7000 enclosure
Upgrade firmware on HP c7000 enclosureWhen it comes to upgrade firmware on HP c7000 enclosure components with VMware ESX or ESXi blade servers inside – It is a drama and pain :-/ – to find a...
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vOpenData – send data now !!
vOpenData is a very cool project that grew from the question “What is the average VMDK size for deployed virtual machines?” Project collects data from virtual infrastructure and provides awesome...
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Cool Tools – visual esxtop
VMware labs released new tool, graphical ESXTOP – awesome tool for people which don’t like to use command line tools. Tools runs on both Windows and Linux operating systemsFeatures:Live connection to...
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Fixing storage misalignment – Part 2
After installation and configuration of NetApp Virtual Storage Console one has to identify virtual machines which are misaligned. VSC during VMFS scanning identifies misaligned virtual machines and...
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Fixing storage misalignment – Part 3
Offline disk alignment using NetApp toll called mbralignment toolIn most cases offline alignment would be performed on old Linux or Solaris versions.make sure VM is powered of and has no snapshotsSSH...
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Remove shared VMFS from cluster
Sometime might happen you have to share VMFS across two different clusters for any reason. As it is not recommended to have it shared permanently sooner or later you should remove VMFS from one of the...
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vSphere 4.X heading towards end of General Support Phase on May 2014
In case you missed blog posts from my blogger fellow Chris or simply overlooked this information, General Support Phase for VMware vSphere 4.X is ending on 21′st may 2014. Which means no more new...
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