August, 2022 | Michael Sweeney Blog

VxRail Lego!

Been doing some major VxRail deployments of late.. now have my own Lego version…Who doesn’t love a bit of Lego ? Thanks @DellTech @VMware

VCF Homelab – Coming Soon January 8, 2024
First bash of a VCF 5.1 deployment in the homelab…. Hold on tight! The post VCF Homelab – Coming Soon first appeared on Michael Sweeney Blog.
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VMware Partner Training @ Palo Alto September 23, 2023
Amazing time at VMware HQ on partner training. Didn’t get many photos as long days, but learnt so much, not only technical but a different mindset to designing and delivering solutions. Thanks to the guys at VMware for a superb week! The post VMware Partner Training @ Palo Alto first appeared on […]
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Dell VxRail Operate Exam! May 19, 2023
First time I’ve ever been involved with creating an exam, I do have a newfound respect for anyone who is involved at this level and the work involved! I would suggest to anyone who has the chance to get involved in exam development or contribution, don’t hesitate, do it ! Fine out the details […]
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Setting up accounts for use with Nessus Scans on ESXi March 19, 2023
FD Recently had a request to add a non-root/out of the box root user for some Nessus scans recently. For ESXi hosts it’s a process of creating a localuser and running the contents of the below in a Powershell Script. $esx_hosts = Get-VMHost | where {$_.ConnectionState -ne “NotResponding”} foreach ($esx_host in $esx_hosts) { Write-Host […]
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VCAP-DCV Passed! March 1, 2023
Happy to clear this one! Passing both Deploy & Design has enabled me to also pick up the VCIX Badge! https://www.credly.com/badges/694e82de-2851-4a3c-8647-6eeaaede0759/ Whats next? Maybe NSX Deploy The post VCAP-DCV Passed! first appeared on Michael Sweeney Blog.
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vRealize Log Insight Vulnerability (VMSA-2023-0001) January 25, 2023
If running vRLI make sure you follow this advisory for Links and advise in the link below. https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2023-0001.html The post vRealize Log Insight Vulnerability (VMSA-2023-0001) first appeared on Michael Sweeney Blog.
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vRealize Operations Upgrade Guide 8.x November 30, 2022
This guide was written to follow steps on upgrading vROPs 8.X, the screenshots below show an 8.10 install, but the instructions are the same for any update. Also, this is a standalone instance of vROPs, any secondary of collector nodes will also have to be updated using this guide. Any vROps instance using vRealize Lifecyle […]
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VxRail Lego! August 1, 2022
Been doing some major VxRail deployments of late.. now have my own Lego version…Who doesn’t love a bit of Lego ? Thanks @DellTech @VMware The post VxRail Lego! first appeared on Michael Sweeney Blog.
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VMware Horizon 2111 Upgrade December 23, 2021
Decided to uplift the lab environment from Horizon 2106 (8.3) upto Horizon 2111 (8.4) Before beginning this, ensure servers are backed up, or snapshots taken in case of issues. Make sure you read: – https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Horizon/8%202111/rn/vmware-horizon-8-2111-release-notes/index.html prior to any upgrades. Click Next > Click on I accept the terms in the license agreement […]
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VMworld 2021! November 23, 2021
What a great VMworld we had again this year, also a load of new swag which I won for attending!! The post VMworld 2021! first appeared on Michael Sweeney Blog.
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