Creating & Remediating Image Based Clusters with VMware PowerCLI – Sargon Khizer… Creating & Remediating Image Based Clusters… My time as a Systems Administrator came to an end 3 years ago, I had the self-realization that automation was not in my arsenal and the time needed to learn was not always there. HOWEVER..the relentless side of me still wants to learn a few new things. […]

Private AI in HomeLAB: Affordable GPU Solution with NVIDIA Tesla P40 – vDan Private AI in HomeLAB: Affordable GPU Solution… In our pursuit of Private AI in my HomeLAB, I was on the lookout for budget-friendly GPUs with a minimum of 24GB VRAM. Today, I’m excited to share our discovery of the refurbished NVIDIA Tesla P40, which boasts some intriguing specifications. VMware Social Media Advocacy

[VCSA] SHA1 Certificates not supported with vCenter 8.0 [VCSA] SHA1 Certificates not supported with… If you want to upgrade your vCenter Server Appliance from 7.0.x to 8.0x, you have to check a lot dependencies and interoperabilities, but one thing the most of you (including me) may didn’t have on the radar… The LDAPS certificate!! The error showed a certificate issued for an AD related […] […]

vExpert Overview / How to Apply vExpert Overview / How to Apply The vExpert community is a global network of VMware experts who are passionate about sharing their knowledge and expertise with others. vExperts provide valuable insights and guidance to the VMware community, helping organizations to use VMware technologies to their fullest potential. What is […] VMware Social Media Advocacy

Tinkering with Nvidia Tesla K80 + VMware Horizon Tinkering with Nvidia Tesla K80 + VMware Horizon I always wanted to give a try on Data Center GPU and now is the time to get the experience. Luckily, I found a very low price and I negotiated even little bit more down the price. I was very skeptical maybe the GPU could be broken or something […]

GMKtec M3 Mini PC Review: Good Home Server for VMware or Proxmox? GMKtec M3 Mini PC Review: Good Home Server for… Discover how the GMKtec M3 mini PC/NucBox M3 performs as a home server. Get an in-depth review of this mini PC running VMware and Proxmox. VMware Social Media Advocacy

Exporting Aria Operations Content via the API and PowerShell Exporting Aria Operations Content via the API… I recently spent some time creating custom dashboards in Aria Operations and realised very quickly that I would not want to lose them! So I looked at exporting the content using the API and then automating this. Firstly I used my go to language, PowerShell (this requires PowerShell 7) […]

Why Become VMware vExpert | 2024 Edition Why Become VMware vExpert | 2024 Edition 2023 comes very close to an end. Many things happened this Year and for me most important event was release of my book which I blogged about Blog post about my book released in 2023. Apart from that I was super hyped about VMware Explorer 2023 in Barcelona GCVE Sessions at […]

How to Backup vCenter Server Appliance 7.x and 8.x How to Backup vCenter Server Appliance 7.x and 8.x In a past I prepared a post How to backup vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 Blog Post. It was relevant until version 7.0 of vCenter Server Appliance. I was backing up my vCSA already using new method and I want to show how you can do it in […]

Introducing VMware Converter 6.4: Elevating Virtual Machine Conversions with Cut… Introducing VMware Converter 6.4: Elevating… VMware has announced the release of its updated VMware Converter, version 6.4. This latest iteration introduces a host of new functionalities, including the capability to support NVMe disks and virtual hardware version 20. […] VMware Social Media Advocacy