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Installing Horizon 8.1 Connection Server on Windows 2019.

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This is the first part in a series of blog posts to install Horizon 2012 (Aka 8.1) – These are basic install steps on how to get up and running with Horizon 2012. I really like the Horizon product and what it brings, EUC has always been important but more so in the last year, […]

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VMware vSphere 7.0 U1 C Released

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Just before Xmas this update landed https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/rn/vsphere-vcenter-server-70u1c-release-notes.html Looking forward to testing out this new feature that’s appeared after the upgrade! Just need to deploy another vCenter!

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SRM 8.3.1.1 Released

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SRM 8.3.1.1 was released in December. https://docs.vmware.com/en/Site-Recovery-Manager/8.3/rn/srm-releasenotes-8-3-1-1.html Planning a walk through of an upgrade from 8.2 to 8.3.1.1 (With Pure Storage). Look out for this walkthrough coming soon !

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VCSA 7.0 Backups with SMB

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Today I was asked to set some of backups of vCenter. My pre-reqs (Windows Fileserver) Network Path (mine being \\MS1-FS1\vcenterbackup) Service Account of vcenterbackup Open up the VAMI of your vCenter <<vcenter name/ip>>:5480 Log in as root Make sure your Username doesn’t include your domain (In my case it was ms1/vcenterbackup) as error is listed […]

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VCSA 7.0 – Forgotten root password

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Resetting Root Password Reboot your vCenter VM Press “E” on bootup. Enter rw /bin/bash at the end of the 2nd line as below. Press F10 to boot into rescue shell. At the prompt, type in Mount -o remount,rw / passwd Type in your new password Finally type in umount / reboot -f Now I can […]

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VMworld 2020 Back Pack!

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Nice email to find out I’ve won a Limited Edition backpack, nice one VMware

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2V0-21.20 Study Guide!

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Hi All, the plan is to create a study guide for all the objectives on the “Version 7” of the exam…. To start with please check out the blueprint of the exam. I anticipate this will take me a few months to put together, as I have a 3 year old and a day job […]

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Professional VMware vSphere 7.x (2V0-21.20) – PASSED!

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Today I sat the VCP – DCV 2020 (based on vSphere 7) exam, and happy to say I passed!!… To that end, I will be creating an unofficial study guide, with links & demos of some of the requirements and objectives taken from the blueprint. This will be a work in progress but I am […]

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EMC VM SAN Migration Hiccup…

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This weekend I have been involved in a EMC VMAX to Unity SAN migration for our shared VMware farm, most cases the VM’s went across using Storage vMotion with no issues. But I’m at the business end of the migration and we have a few issues towards the end. The common theme was the VM’s […]

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VCAP-DTM (Design) Study Guide – Coming Soon!

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I’m currently embarking on a journey to become a VCAP/VCIX in Horizon. My plan Is to give you hints/tips if you are studying for the VCAP-DTM (Design) exam. I think we all agree 2020, has been the year of VDI. At the current time the deploy portion of the VCIX is based on Horizon 6, […]

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  • Installing Horizon 8.1 Connection Server on Windows 2019. January 14, 2021
    This is the first part in a series of blog posts to install Horizon 2012 (Aka 8.1) – These are basic install steps on how to get up and running with Horizon 2012. I really like the Horizon product and what it brings, EUC has always been important but more so in the last year, […]
    Michael
  • VMware vSphere 7.0 U1 C Released January 11, 2021
    Just before Xmas this update landed https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/rn/vsphere-vcenter-server-70u1c-release-notes.html Looking forward to testing out this new feature that’s appeared after the upgrade! Just need to deploy another vCenter! The post VMware vSphere 7.0 U1 C Released first appeared on .
    Michael
  • SRM 8.3.1.1 Released January 11, 2021
    SRM 8.3.1.1 was released in December. https://docs.vmware.com/en/Site-Recovery-Manager/8.3/rn/srm-releasenotes-8-3-1-1.html Planning a walk through of an upgrade from 8.2 to 8.3.1.1 (With Pure Storage). Look out for this walkthrough coming soon ! The post SRM 8.3.1.1 Released first appeared on .
    Michael
  • VCSA 7.0 Backups with SMB November 23, 2020
    Today I was asked to set some of backups of vCenter. My pre-reqs (Windows Fileserver) Network Path (mine being \\MS1-FS1\vcenterbackup) Service Account of vcenterbackup Open up the VAMI of your vCenter :5480 Log in as root Make sure your Username doesn’t include your domain (In my case it was ms1/vcenterbackup) as error is listed […] […]
    Michael
  • VCSA 7.0 – Forgotten root password October 30, 2020
    Resetting Root Password Reboot your vCenter VM Press “E” on bootup. Enter rw /bin/bash at the end of the 2nd line as below. Press F10 to boot into rescue shell. At the prompt, type in Mount -o remount,rw / passwd Type in your new password Finally type in umount / reboot -f Now I can […]
    Michael
  • VMworld 2020 Back Pack! October 23, 2020
    Nice email to find out I’ve won a Limited Edition backpack, nice one VMware The post VMworld 2020 Back Pack! first appeared on .
    Michael
  • 2V0-21.20 Study Guide! August 12, 2020
    Hi All, the plan is to create a study guide for all the objectives on the “Version 7” of the exam…. To start with please check out the blueprint of the exam. I anticipate this will take me a few months to put together, as I have a 3 year old and a day job […]
    Michael
  • Professional VMware vSphere 7.x (2V0-21.20) – PASSED! July 30, 2020
    Today I sat the VCP – DCV 2020 (based on vSphere 7) exam, and happy to say I passed!!… To that end, I will be creating an unofficial study guide, with links & demos of some of the requirements and objectives taken from the blueprint. This will be a work in progress but I am […]
    Michael
  • EMC VM SAN Migration Hiccup… July 18, 2020
    This weekend I have been involved in a EMC VMAX to Unity SAN migration for our shared VMware farm, most cases the VM’s went across using Storage vMotion with no issues. But I’m at the business end of the migration and we have a few issues towards the end. The common theme was the VM’s […]
    Michael
  • VCAP-DTM (Design) Study Guide – Coming Soon! July 17, 2020
    I’m currently embarking on a journey to become a VCAP/VCIX in Horizon. My plan Is to give you hints/tips if you are studying for the VCAP-DTM (Design) exam. I think we all agree 2020, has been the year of VDI. At the current time the deploy portion of the VCIX is based on Horizon 6, […]
    Michael

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