vCenter Automated Install
So how long does it take you to install vCenter, not using the VCSA, but the Windows package? How many manual steps does it require you to perform? Have you actually ever counted? It is quite a lot. …
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Subscribe via RSS →Migration Path for the VCSA from vPostgres to.. ??
Wait… there is no way to do that – is there? Today I would like to address a point that is perhaps pretty obvious but not really well known, and that is the lack of a migration path out of the vCenter …
Guest Customization on Ubuntu 12.04 Fails
I came across an issue today – trying to deploy a Ubuntu Precise VM from a template and applying a customization setting to the VM – with default DHCP configuration. These are the errors I was getting …
Things I Don’t Like About the vCenter Virtual Appliance
VMware are looking to move everything to a virtual appliance model. That is pretty obvious. And of course the most central component is your vCenter, I wrote a post a while back about Should You Patch …
Automating vSphere With VMware vCenter Orchestrator
I had some time this past week to read Automating vSphere: With VMware vCenter Orchestrator by Cody Bunch. I stand by my views that vCenter Orchestrator is one of those uncovered gems that …
Should You Patch the vCenter Server Virtual Appliance?
With vCenter 5 came the release of the the vCenter Server Virtual Appliance. This move was applauded by many due to the fact that VMware made the first step in the direction of removing their …
InventorySnapshot Fling Updated
Personally I think this is one of the most useful Fling’s I have come across. For those of you who do not know what a fling is… A fling is a short-term thing, not a serious relationship but a …
Restarting vCenter Services - with PowerShell
Has it ever happened that you need to restart a vCenter service? I guess that you have been there before. Once upon a time I wrote a post that mentioned that there are not enough tools available today …
VMware vCenter Converter to be Retired
Who uses vCenter Converter? Well I do. So I have some bad news for you. It looks like the built-in converter plugin which was part of vCenter 4.x will be no more. This is screen shot from the Beta …
Strange vCenter Permissions Issue
Today I came across a strange issue with permissions and the lack of ability to change permissions on a VM. Someone had by mistake given the explicit Role VirtualMachineUser to the Built-in Group …