Category: Virtualization

  • Restoring a vCenter Server through Backup

    Reading Time: 4 minutesRestoring a vCenter Server through Backup is an article that shows how to restore a vCenter Server Appliance using a valid backup. Firstly, to have the possibility to restore the vCenter Server using a backup, you need to have configured the backup schedule on your vCenter Server. Without it, you cannot perform…

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  • Performing tests on the NSX-T Overlay Networking

    Reading Time: 6 minutesPerforming tests on the NSX-T Overlay Networking is an article that shows how to perform some tests to validate the correct communication on the NSX-T Overlay Networking. Firstly, we have written an article explaining an Introduction to NSX-T:Introduction to NSX-T – DPC Virtual Tips Let’s talk a bit about the NSX-T Architecture…

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  • Configuring BGP Neighbor Between NSX-T and VyOS Router

    Reading Time: 5 minutesConfiguring BGP Neighbor Between NSX-T and VyOS Router is an article that shows how to configure BGP to exchange routes between NSX-T T0 and VyOS Router. So, below we have our lab topology: As we can see in the above picture, our environment has an NSX-T with T0 and T1 Gateways and…

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  • Why does the vSAN File Services VM become inaccessible objects during MM?

    Reading Time: 5 minutes“Why does the vSAN File Services VM become inaccessible objects during MM” is an article that explains what is the reason for the vSAN File Service VM to stay with inaccessible objects during ESXi’s maintenance mode operation. First things first, so, vSAN is a VMware technology for creating an Object-Based Datastore, totally…

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  • Accessing vCenter with MFA

    Reading Time: 5 minutesAccessing vCenter with MFA is an article that shows how to configure MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) for accessing the vSphere Client. First and Foremost, What is “MFA”? MFA is an acronym for Multi-Factor Authentication. In simple words, MFA is a security approach to prevent data breaches caused by stolen or compromised credentials and…

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  • Prep a vCLM Cluster to be part of NSX-T

    Reading Time: 4 minutesPrep a vLCM Cluster to be part of NSX-T is an article that shows all configurations necessary to prep hosts inside a vLCM cluster for working in an NSX-T infrastructure. We have written a short article explaining how the vLCM works in a practical way. Click on the below link to check…

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  • Creating a vCenter Enhanced Linked Mode Group

    Reading Time: 5 minutesCreating a vCenter Enhanced Linked Mode Group is an article that shows how to group two or more vCenter Server instances to work as a group, having a single point-of-glass for managing all inventories for all vCenter Server instances. First and Foremost, What is the vCenter Enhanced Linked Mode? Simply put, vCenter…

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  • Integrating vCenter with Windows ADFS

    Reading Time: 6 minutesIntegrating vCenter with Windows ADFS is an article that shows how to change the Identity Provider used by the vCenter Server and integrate with Windows ADFS. Basically, What is the IDP? The Identity Provider (IDP) is a service running on the vCenter Server responsible for interacting with the end-user and providing authentication…

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  • Working with IDFW on NSX-T

    Reading Time: 5 minutesWorking with IDFW on NSX-T is an article that shows what are the IDFW rules and how to create your IDFW rules on the NSX-T environment. IDFW is an acronym for Identity Distributed Firewall. Basically, with this feature, we can create DFW (Distributed Firewall) rules based on users and groups of users…

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  • DHCP Server on NSX-T

    Reading Time: 3 minutesDHCP Server on NSX-T is an article that provides all the steps to set up a DHCP Server on an NSX-T Segment. With this configuration, NSX-T will be your DHCP Server for the specific NSX-T Segment. First and Foremost, What is DHCP? Basically, DHCP is an acronym for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.…

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  • Configuring DNS Service on NSX-T

    Reading Time: 5 minutesConfiguring DNS Service on NSX-T is an article that provides the necessary steps to configure the DNS Forwarder service on the NSX-T environment. DNS is the acronym for Domain Name Server. This network protocol translates DNS names/FQDN to IP addresses (and vice versa). In the picture below, we have an example of…

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  • Useful RVC Commands for Troubleshooting vSAN

    Reading Time: 21 minutesUseful RVC Commands for Troubleshooting vSAN is an article that provides some RVC commands to help the vSAN troubleshooting process. Firstly, What is RVC? RVC is an acronym for Ruby vSphere Console. It is an interactive command-line console accessible by the vCenter Server. The RVC is based on the popular RbVmomi Ruby…

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