6. November 2024

Moving a vSAN cluster from one vCenter Server to another

vSphere 7 to 8 updates are slowly in full swing, many customers are migrating to October ’25 -> EOL for vSphere 7. Some of my customers want a brand new vCenter right away, because some of theirs are still from version 5, the ex-colleague fiddled in the Postgre database before he quit and so on and so forth – the reasons seem to be endless. […]

4. November 2024

Image Compliance shows hardware compatibility issues

During an ESX server cluster update on image basis, I was confronted with a strange thing. The message says that there are hardware compatibility issues. However, if you look at the details, you will quickly realise that there is nothing under the firmware version. If you then scroll down a little, you will see the warning ‘Device is incompatible with the Driver/Firmware in clusters image‘. […]

3. November 2024

VCF Operations | Ideas for Practical and…

VCF Operations | Ideas for Practical and Effective Dashboards VCF Operations | Ideas for Practical and… Sample Dashboard Designs to review first thing in the morning while drinking your Coffee or Energy Drink. Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

3. November 2024

Interesting VMware Homelab Kits for 2024

Interesting VMware Homelab Kits for 2024 Interesting VMware Homelab Kits for 2024 Where did 2024 go!? I can not believe there is only a few more months left before the end of the year! During VMware Explore US, I had several folks ask whether I was going to publish a 2024 edition of my annual interesting VMware homelab kit blog post, simliar to HERE and […]

3. November 2024

New ESXi-Arm Fling based on 8.0 Update 3b

New ESXi-Arm Fling based on 8.0 Update 3b New ESXi-Arm Fling based on 8.0 Update 3b I am very happy to share that the ESXi-Arm team has just released a brand new version of the popular ESXi-Arm Fling (v2.0), which is now based on ESXi 8.x codebase and specifically using the latest ESXi-x86 8.0 Update 3b release! This is a very exciting update, as the […]

3. November 2024

Should I migrate Domain Controllers using HCX?…

Should I migrate Domain Controllers using HCX? – chrisdooks.com Should I migrate Domain Controllers using HCX?… Whilst HCX is a perfectly suitable to migrate most workloads, there are some which require careful consideration and planning such as SQL Clusters, Oracle (or other database servers), load balancers, and even Active Directory Domain Controllers. […] Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

3. November 2024

5 Docker Update Image Tools to Keep Images Up…

5 Docker Update Image Tools to Keep Images Up to Date 5 Docker Update Image Tools to Keep Images Up… A list of Docker update image tools to keep container images up to date for your standalone hosts and Docker Swarm clusters Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

2. November 2024

Updating Kubernetes Cluster (K8s) for NAPP…

Updating Kubernetes Cluster (K8s) for NAPP Deployment Updating Kubernetes Cluster (K8s) for NAPP… This post details the process of updating the Kubernetes cluster linked to the NSX Application Platform (NAPP), ensuring alignment with VMware’s interoperability standards. It addresses the issue of unsupported TKR versions and provides a step-by-step guide for updating components to maintain […] Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

2. November 2024

Announcing the Teams for the {code} Hackathon…

Announcing the Teams for the {code} Hackathon at VMware Explore Barcelona 2024 Announcing the Teams for the {code} Hackathon… The {code Hackathon is making a triumphant return to Barcelona, and we’re thrilled to invite you to join us for this epic challenge. Teams are forming now, and we want YOU to be a part of it! Whether you’re passionate about PowerCLI, […] Broadcom Social Media […]

2. November 2024

Identity and Access Management for VMware Cloud…

Identity and Access Management for VMware Cloud Foundation Identity and Access Management for VMware Cloud… The Identity and Access Management for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution provides detailed design, implementation, configuration, and operation guidance on the use of Active Directory as an identity provider and authentication source, and on the use of role-based access control (RBAC) […] Broadcom Social Media Advocacy