In my previous post I explained how SVMotion saved the day, this blog post is about the need for storage fabric redundancy. Storage fabric/network redundancy makes simple upgrades work without the need to power off any VMs or virtualization hosts. My recent upgrade to a Brocade 240E went smoothly once I could access the device.
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CPU Checks Required for Running Virtualization Hosts within VMware Workstation
So you want to run VMware ESX or ESXi within VMware Workstation but you do not know if your laptop or desktop will support the functionality? It will work but if you do not have the proper hardware, it will run extremely slow, ie. take several hours to boot a VM. So you will need …
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vSphere Upgrade Saga: Pre-Upgrade Tasks for 7.0
Every upgrade within vSphere major versions requires some pre-upgrade tasks to first be completed. Those are always third party software and hardware updates. It is often a bad idea to upgrade too fast when you use a lot of third party software. Your backups, management tools, and hardware may fail when in use. Therefore, it …
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Conference and Event Tips v2
Given the prevalence of COVID-19 and other illnesses, it is important to document a new set of conference and event tips. So, in version 2 of my conference and event tips, I have added a health section with information for protecting not just your own health but the health of those around you. When you …
Ansible: Where vSphere and Linux Collide
Recently, I moved what I call my ‘base’ installers to Ansible. Base installers are those that install the bare minimum number of tools I require on top of the minimal installs of Linux; that is, Linux installations that include just enough of the OS components to boot and provide minimal, mostly manual administrative tasks. The …
vSphere Upgrade Saga: Blade Swap
My latest vSphere Upgrade Saga is about upgrading server hardware. I don’t mean simply replacing components or adding more memory—I mean full server replacements. This was not my first full server replacement, but it was by far the easiest. Perhaps it is now more a science than an experiment.