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Update a VxRail Satellite Node

Figure: VxRail Manager and Satellite nodes Updating a VxRail Satellite node is slightly different from updating a VxRail Cluster. The update bundle for satellite nodes is based on the recovery bundle of the managing cluster. The recovery bundle include firmware, drivers, software, and PERC controller updates. The satellite node update […]

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.6 (Beta)

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone provides an easy-to-use solution that automates the process of creating VMware virtual machines from physical machines (running Windows and Linux) and other virtual machine formats. What’s New Added support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 (64-bit) and later minor versions. Added support for Red Hat Enterprise […]

VxRail Hardware Refresh

Today I will share a success story of VxRail hardware refresh (Gen 14 to 15), now let’s discuss it. Environment Site A and B (the 40GbE layer 2 network is ready between 2 sites) 1 x VxRail Stretched Cluster (Hybrid), 10 x VxRail G560 nodes1 x External vCenter Server Appliance 71 […]

Upgrading vCenter Server 8.0 U2

In this post, I will show how to apply the upgrade patch for vCenter Server 8.0 U2 Preparation Download the VC-8.0u2 patch. Now I will upgrade vCenter Server 8.0 to 8.0 U2. Go to Services menu, make sure all services are running in Healthy. Then go to Update menu, click […]

Deploy the Runecast Analyzer on VMware vSphere 8

Runecast is a patented enterprise IT platform that provides IT ops and security teams one platform for configuration monitoring, vulnerability management, security compliance, remediation, upgrade planning and reporting. Now we will show how to deploy the Runecast Analyzer on VMware vSphere environment. Runecast Analyzer Release Updates: https://www.runecast.com/release-notes?_gl=1*15gwdw1*_ga*MTM2NTUyMDIyNC4xNjkxNTc2NTYy*_ga_8CMBJF9551*MTY5MTk0MTcxOC40LjEuMTY5MTk0MTc0Ny4zMS4wLjA. The Runecast Analyzer […]

Upgrading vCenter Server 8.0 U1b

In this post, I will show how to apply the upgrade patch for vCenter Server 8.0 U1b. Preparation Download the VC-8.0u1b patch. Now I will upgrade vCenter Server 8.0 to 8.0 U1b. Go to Services menu, make sure all services are running in Healthy. Then go to Update menu, click […]