Note to self: updating my standalone ESXi host

10. January 2020 SDDC, Tips & Tricks, vSphere 1
Update April 15th 2020: If you are doing a full upgrade, make sure you specify the proper profile name using: esxcli software profile update -d </path/to/depot.zip> -p <profile name> You can list the profiles included in the depot with: esxcli software sources profile list -d </path/to/depot.zip> I’m running a fully nested homelab on a single ...

Data protection for physical Windows Servers with NAKIVO Backup and Replication v9.0 [Sponsored]

12. September 2019 Partners 0
Data protection for physical Windows Servers with NAKIVO Backup and Replication v9.0 [Sponsored]
With the release of Backup and Replication v9, NAKIVO put a lot of emphasis on data protection for physical Windows servers with full support of application-aware backup, network acceleration, global deduplication, compression, log truncation, file and object recovery. In this blogpost I will walk you through the simple process of configuring Backup and Replication for ...

NAKIVO Releases v9 with Support for Physical Windows Server Backup [Sponsored]

23. July 2019 Partners 0
NAKIVO Releases v9 with Support for Physical Windows Server Backup [Sponsored]
NAKIVO Backup & Replication v9 can protect physical, virtual, and cloud environments.NAKIVO Inc., a fast-growing software company dedicated to protecting virtualized and cloud environments, announced today the release of NAKIVO Backup & Replication v9. The new version adds support for Microsoft Windows Server backup, allowing customers to protect physical, virtual, and cloud environments from a ...

Finally … VCDX6-NV and Double VCDX! A reflection

12. June 2019 VCDX 2
Finally … VCDX6-NV and Double VCDX! A reflection
First steps into VCDX6-NV Wow! This has been quite a journey. After I achieved my first VCDX on DCV, I was pretty soon looking at the VCDX6-NV blueprint and quietly developed the ambition of shooting for the double. I’m in the luxury position of working at ITQ so I didn’t have to convince anyone at ...

How to Upgrade to vRealize Network Insight 4.1

03. May 2019 SDDC, vRealize 0
How to Upgrade to vRealize Network Insight 4.1
After upgrading to vRealize Operations Manager 7.5, my next task at hand was upgrading to vRealize Network Insight (vRNI) 4.1. I’m really looking forward to this release because it supports VMware Enterprise PKS and Kubernetes as a data source. Very cool! vRNI 4.1 What’s New! Martijn Smit recently made the move to the vRealize Network ...

How to Upgrade to vRealize Operations Manager 7.5

01. May 2019 SDDC, vRealize 0
How to Upgrade to vRealize Operations Manager 7.5
It was time to upgrade the operations management layer of my homelab environment. This includes an upgrade to vRealize Operations Manager 7.5. vRealize Operations Manager 7.5 What’s New! vROps 7.5 introduces a lot of exciting new features, including: vSAN-aware performance optimization Return of the allocation model Identify orphaned (or “zombie”) virtual disks with reclaimable capacity ...