I’ve been toying with automated and scripted deployments of vCSAs and ESXi recently so thought I’d do a quick run through deploying an additional embedded vCSA in Enhanced Linked Mode via CLI. This topology is
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Remove Enhanced Link Mode vCenters from Inventory with cmsso-util
Setting up Enhanced Linked Mode is easy and almost mandatory for bigger environments; but what about when things go wrong? Dead vCenter instances in your inventory is, if nothing else, unsightly. Here’s how you can
Read moreDeploy VMware vCSA with CLI Installer
The whole point of a homelab is having an environment that’s detached from production and can be broken without consequence. Recently though, my homelab has become a bit more prod/DC/darling, why is the internet not
Read more“Duplicate SID” When Joining Active Directory Domain
I’ve been doing some fairly large scale labbing at work recently and came across a problem I’ve somehow dodged until now. I’d created a fully patched Windows Server 2012 R2 VM with a few things
Read moreCreating a NAS on VMware ESXi with Nexenta
Nexenta NexentaStor is an enterprise grade NAS appliance that provides block (iSCSI) and file (SMB, NFS) services. It’s also great for homelabbers as a restricted ‘community’ edition is available, which makes for a great alternative
Read moreFinding VMware vSphere Update Manager Build Numbers
With the recent discovery of both Meltdown and Spectre I’ve been dispatched to do some patching. This has led to more than a few compatibility and interoperability checks- fun times indeed. I then realised I’ve
Read moreFixing vCenter Error: “Another task is already in progress”
I came across an odd issue for the first time in my lab. A Veeam backup failed to complete with one VM reporting the following- Error: Another task is already in progress
Read moreUpgrade VMware vRealize Log Insight
All this monitoring my lab business has got out of hand recently. So much so that I finally decided to upgrade my VMware vRealize Log Insight appliance from the suitably vintage v3.0. It’s not a
Read moreDeploy OVAs to vCenter with VMware OVF Tool
Try to deploy an OVA in vCenter 6.5 and you’ll likely see the following helpful little number- After some mucking about, I found a supported solution- VMware OVF Tool.
Read moreAdd ESXi 6.5 Hosts to an Active Directory Domain
You have everything hooked up to AD, right? There’s no better way to compromise your entire lab than having a SSO password for just about everything. I’m not (entirely) serious of course, but that’s a
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