This is part 6 of the vSphere 6.5 Basics, detailing the setup of vCenter HA using the Basic method. If you have used vCenter Server Heartbeat (based upon Neverfail), then you will certainly appreciate the simplicity of this feature. Continue reading vSphere 6.5 Basics – Part 6 – Build a vCenter HA Cluster
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vSphere 6.5 Basics – Part 2 – vCenter Server Appliance Install
This is part 2 of the vSphere 6.5 Basics, detailing the installation and initial configuration of the vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 using the UI from Windows Server. Continue reading vSphere 6.5 Basics – Part 2 – vCenter Server Appliance Install
First Turbonomic Reference Architecture White Paper
Turbonomic and RoundTower Technologies are collaborating on a series of “Powered by Turbonomic” Reference Architecture and Best Practice Guide white papers.
Eric Wright and myself worked together on producing the first in this series, the Turbonomic Automation Platform with VMware vSphere Reference Architecture. Click on the link to download. Any feedback or questions you may have are welcomed.
vSphere 6.5 Basics – Part 1 – ESXi Install
This is part 1 of the vSphere 6.5 Basics, detailing the installation and initial configuration of ESXi 6.5. Continue reading vSphere 6.5 Basics – Part 1 – ESXi Install
vSAN Design Considerations
I have gone through the vSAN 6.2 Design and Sizing Guide, the vSAN 6.2 Network Design Guide and the vSAN 6.2 Stretched Cluster & 2 Node Guide (230+ pages) and aggregated all of the design decisions, design considerations and best practices into one page of bullet points that is easy to consume. If you read any other articles on my blog, you will realise that I am very fond of condensed lists and summarized bullet points. Here is a comprehensive list of resources for all things vSAN.
If you are interested in Nutanix HCI design, I also have my design decision summary for ESXi and AHV.
vRealize Suite Link-O-Rama
The VMware vRealize Suite Link-O-Rama Resource Page
This is an aggregation of resources for the VMware vRealize Suite. If I have missed any other resources, reach out to me on Twitter and I will add them. This page will continue to evolve over time and new content will be marked as “NEW!”.
Since vCloud Director is well and truly alive, I have included it as well.
Until I go through and list each individual blog post from an author, you can click on the author name to jump to their latest content. Continue reading vRealize Suite Link-O-Rama