What-If VMWare vRealize Operations for VxRail/vSAN Host Remove from Cluster
Have you ever acquired hardware for a new project that gets killed or moved to the cloud? Has it ever
What-If in VMware vRealize Operations for VxRail/vSAN Host adds to Cluster
One of the things I enjoy about VMWare vRealize Operations is the ability to add or remove HCI nodes in
What-If in VMware vRealize Operations for VxRail/vSAN 6.7/7.0 Workload Placement
I thought I would take a moment to write an article on an exercise that happened to me recently. Recently,
VMWare vExpert Cloud Management & NSX Sub Programs
Today I was selected into the vExpert Cloud Mgmt & NSX programs. This is truly an honor and I cannot
15 Habits of Innovative IT Leaders by VMWare
VMWare quoted me in their recent article on the 15 Habits of an Innovative IT leader. This was truly a
Excessive Hardware health alarms being triggered for “Sensor -1 type” on ESXi hosts running vSphere 6.7 U3 (74607) Work Around & Solution
Recently while working in my environment I uncovered a known issue and a KB article with a resolution and work
Powershell / PowerCLI Script to List & Unmount ISO on VMWare VMs prior to VxRail 4.5 or 4.7 upgrade
In the past I have spoken about needing to remove mounted ISOs from VMs prior to a VxRail upgrade. I
Leveraging -WhatIf command in PowerShell & PowerCLI Scripts
Have you ever been writing a PowerShell or PowerCLI script and wished you could see what would happen if you
How to fix PowerCLI and/or PowerShell running scripts is disabled
I know this one should be real basic but sometimes we forget the basics. Have you ever stood up a
How to Kill a 6.7 U3 VM &/or process via esxcli – useful command for split brain
In the last couple of weeks due to a bug that was fixed, I had split brain on a host.
How to install PowerCLI 11.5 in PowerShell and PowerShell ISE
While i was standing up a new engineering box I needed to install PowerCLI. I figured since I am writing
VMWare 6.7 U3 vCenter, DellEMC VxRail iDRAC, DellEMC VxRail event codes
Have you ever gotten an alarm on your VxRail Manager with some strange code like VXR124003 and wonder what does this
How to edit VMWare 6.7 U3 VM boot time or force to boot up at BIOS during next boot
Recently, I was asked if there was a way to extend the boot time to give an end user time
How to change VxRail w/ vSAN 6.7 U3 storage policy for entire VM or each object individually.
I was recently asked for a quick way to edit all and individual objects in vSAN 6.7 U3. I thought
How to fix Thick non-vSAN provisioned policies on your VxRail cluster running vSAN 6.7 U3
Have you ever had someone do a restore of a backup to your vSAN cluster? Ever find it annoying that
Setup email alert for alarms in vCenter 6.7 U3
Recently, I was approached by someone who wasn’t fully familiar with VMWare. They quick ask was how do I get
How to fix Out of Date VxRail vSAN 6.7 U3 status on VM Storage Policy
Sometimes you will find yourself in a situation where a vSAN object Storage Policy Compliance status will become Out of
How to check VxRail & vSAN 6.7 U3 Storage Policies Compliance on a VM
Sometimes you will need to confirm that a VM is in compliance with it’s Storage Policy. Please find below that
How to create new VxRail vSAN storage policy in 6.7 U3
When you stand up a new cluster you may have storage requirements besides just the default vSAN storage policy. Since
How to place VMWare vSphere ESXi Host into maintenance mode via esxcli
Recently, I was attempting to place a ESXi host into maintenance mode via the GUI in vCenter. However, it kept