In this post we will cover upgrading a vCenter Server from version 6.7 to version 8 in our labs. To get all details about upgrading vCenter Server check the documentation here The first thing to do is check my running version of vCenter Server 6.7 can be upgraded to version 8 using Product Interoperability Matrix […]
Upgrading to ESXi 8 using the command line ESXCLI
Exciting times again 🎆 with the vSphere 8 release published for download in October 2022. Scan the QR code below and download the ISO file or offline bundle for your selected upgrade method. This link will take you to the download page As always, we recommend checking the documentation for details on performing your upgrade […]
Create a vCenter Content Library using OCI Object Storage
William Lam’s blog inspired this article, the idea is to walk you through setting up a vSphere Content library, adding items to the library, and removing a library item when it’s no longer required using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Object Storage. Before jumping into the steps let’s cover What is a Content Library and some […]
NSX-T 3.2 Add NSX Advanced Load Balancer Error Verification failed
Starting with NSX version 3.2 AVI load balancer integrates with NSX allowing users to deploy and configure AVI using NSX-T UI or API. As seen in NSX-T 3.2 release notes AVI is called NSX Advanced Load Balancer and is integrated into NSX-T, the NSX-T Native Load Balancer is going away. Excerpt of load balancer release […]
Learning resources to master Oracle Cloud VMware Solution
Hello everyone!! Several months ago, Guillermo wrote about the “Oracle VMware Cloud Solution” for the first time. From that date to today, more information is available, so I made a compilation of the links that I consider more helpful. I leave the message box open to suggestions. Thank you very much. I hope you find […]
Stretch VSAN cluster error in VCF 4.3
Let’s talk about VCF a little bit. A recent VCF implementation conversation inspired this post. You received your hardware to deploy your VCF Management Domain or Workload Domain. Exciting times after a long wait! While you are preparing the host by installing the devices you need and the supported firmware is possible that your physical […]
Fix Issue: “Deleting or renaming a vDS uplink port fails” error
Welcome to another Baking Clouds post. You are maybe here because you are experiencing the error Deleting or renaming a vDS uplink port fails with: Uplink name is in use by the teaming policy defined at DVPort as documented in this KB article on vCenter Server 5.5 or above. It is unusual to experience this […]
Backup vCenter Server Appliance using OCI File System Service
VMware continues supporting multi-cloud strategy and partnering with major cloud service providers, including Oracle VMware Cloud Solution (OCVS).This article will cover one of the many cases of integrating a cloud-native service and the VMware solution: “Backup the vCenter Server Appliance running on OCVS using the OCI File System Service“. Let’s begin! Prerequisites To add an […]
NSX-T Migration Coordinator Troubleshooting Guide – Chapter 1
We will keep it short and direct to the point. You are here because you have intentions to use NSX-T migration coordinator for your NSX-V to NSX-T migration project for a smooth and easy migration. Or at least that is what we all expect right? Guess what. There are many reasons migration coordinator service can […]
An introduction to Security Information and Event Management System (SIEM)
SIEMs are monitoring and supervision systems that allow anticipating or detecting security incidents that affect information availability, integrity, and confidentiality. SIEMs are the central core of the monitoring and supervision of an organization’s ICT assets. By processing the security events of the different information and communication systems, they anticipate or detect information security incidents. In […]