Category: Virtualization
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Getting the SSH RSA Key Fingerprint and SSL Thumbprint of an ESXi Host
Reading Time: 3 minutesGetting the SSH RSA Key Fingerprint and SSL Thumbprint of an ESXi Host is an article that aims to collect SSH and SSL details used during the VCF management domain bring-up process. What is the SSH RSA Key Fingerprint? It is like a unique identifier for an SSH public key. A fingerprint…
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How to Administratively Disable a BGP Peer on NSX
Reading Time: 4 minutesHow to Administratively Disable a BGP Peer on NSX is an article that aims to show how to disable a BGP peer administratively. Disabling a BGP peer to stop the neighborhood between them can be helpful or necessary in some situations. For instance, the Tier-0 gateway has two BGP neighbors in the…
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Creating an NFS Share in the vSAN File Services
Reading Time: 7 minutesCreating an NFS Share in the vSAN File Services article shows how to create and mount an NFS share. We will create it in the vSAN File Services and mount it in a PhotonOS client VM. First and Foremost, What is an NFS Share? NFS is an acronym for Network File System.…
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Creating a Custom vSphere Alarm
Reading Time: 4 minutesCreating a Custom vSphere Alarm will show all the necessary steps to create a custom vSphere Alarm to monitor the CPU usage of all virtual machines. First Things First, What is an Alarm? An alarm is a notification sent in response to an event or condition with an object in the inventory.…
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Working with a vSphere Resource Pool
Reading Time: 7 minutesWorking with a vSphere Resource Pool is an article that briefly explains vSphere Resource Pools and provides some examples and case uses. First and foremost, what is a vSphere Resource Pool? vSphere Resource Pools allow you to delegate control over the resources of a host or a cluster. When we talk about…
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What is a vSAN ESA Storage Pool?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis article aims to show some details of the Storage Pool – the logical unit used by the vSAN ESA to group the disk into an ESXi host and store the vSAN components. First and Foremost, What is the vSAN ESA? vSAN ESA is an acronym for Express Storage Architecture. vSAN Express…
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Comparing vSAN Architectures OSA x ESA
Reading Time: 2 minutesComparing vSAN Architectures OSA x ESA is an article comparing both vSAN architectures OSA and ESA. First and Foremost, What is vSAN ESA? OSA is an acronym for Original Storage Architecture. It is the original vSAN architecture released when vSAN was made. ESA is an acronym for Express Storage Architecture. It is…
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Fixing the Stats Primary Election alert on the vSAN ESA Cluster
Reading Time: 3 minutesFixing the Stats Primary Election alert on the vSAN ESA Cluster is an article that explains how to fix the error “Stats Primary Election” detected by the vSAN Skyline Health on a vSAN ESA cluster. Detecting the Issue When you access the vCenter Server through vSphere Client, you can see an alert…
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Configuring MPIO on Windows iSCSI Initiator
Reading Time: 6 minutesConfiguring MPIO on Windows iSCSI Initiator is an article that explains how to configure the MultiPath Input Output in a Windows Client to provide load balancing and failover process to access an iSCSI LUN provided by the vSAN iSCSI Target Service feature. First and foremost, What is MPIO? MultiPath Input Output (MPIO)…
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Using the vSAN iSCSI Target Service
Reading Time: 7 minutesUsing the vSAN iSCSI Target Service is an article that explains how to enable and configure the vSAN iSCSI Target Service. We will show in a basic way how to enable and configure this service. Before starting, I want to share some official links about this service: https://core.vmware.com/resource/vsan-iscsi-target-usage-guide https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vsan.doc/GUID-13ADF2FC-9664-448B-A9F3-31059E8FC80E.html About the vSAN…
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What are vSAN Durability Components?
Reading Time: 7 minutesvSAN is a software-defined storage solution used a lot in modern data centers. It’s a police-driven technology that provides us the flexibility to apply different policies for each virtual machine (VM) and different policies for each virtual disk (vmdk level). This article aims to provide a basic understanding of the vSAN Durability…
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What are the vSAN Trace Files?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis article will provide an introduction to the vSAN Trace Files and some techniques to customize the maximum size and location to place those files. So, First and Foremost, What are the vSAN Trace Files? vSAN traces are log files that are used for diagnosing and troubleshooting issues with vSAN. These files…