The other day I was working with a developer friend (I know right… who knew developers had friends?) when we discussed moving his test app into my Azure Cloud. As this was a whistle-stop tour I didn’t have my MacBook with me…
Wednesday Tidbit
Wednesday Tidbit: Replace SSL certificates on vCloud Connector using the Java Keytool
A few days ago I decided to redeploy the vCloud Connector Server and Node to my lab. After performing the initial installation I set about replacing the default untrusted SSL certificates with genuine ones, only to receive an error. Continue reading
Wednesday Tidbit: Migrating an embedded PSC to an external PSC
Recently I deployed a new vSphere 6 vCenter with an embedded Platform Services Controller to the home lab for a PoC. Whilst the deployment was only meant to be temporary, it has evolved into a permanent feature. Unfortunately I need scalability with my PSC (high availability and across sites), so the embedded just wasn’t going to work. I needed to migrate it to an external PSC. Continue reading
Wednesday Tidbit: Two ways to force a disk to appear as an SSD
The other day I was installing a VSAN 6 Proof of Concept in the lab and needed a disk to appear as an SSD. There are two ways to do this, each with their own merits, although only one can be used if you plan on using nested ESXi on vCloud Air. Continue reading
Wednesday Tidbit: Using VCA-CLI to manage vCloud Air
Recently I’ve been using vCloud Air a lot, for both proof-of-concept and spinning up my own lab machines. But for some reason I just don’t gel with the UI. It’s not particularly bad, I just don’t find it very intuitive. So I set off in search of another tool, and found the VCA-CLI. Continue reading
Wednesday Tidbit: Make sure you’re running the correct SSH daemon on NetBSD
After my post a few months back on compiling a new version of OpenSSL on NetBSD, it occurred to me I don’t always configure the SSH daemon correctly on my test lab boxes. Even though I always install the latest version, I sometimes forget to ensure this is the version that starts on boot. Continue reading
Wednesday Tidbit: Using a connection file with Microsoft Azure
Continuously entering connection details to cloud systems can quickly become boring. However, if you’re connecting to Azure and from a secure system, then there is an easier way.
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Wednesday Tidbit: Who turned off Admission Control?
After my post on measuring and preventing vSphere resource over-commitment, a discussion arose at the company I work regarding HA admission control. It would appear that it has been disabled on a number of internal Continue reading
Wednesday Tidbit: Create an alert for ESXi host profile deviation
In vCenter, I’ve always found it strange that by default if an ESXi host deviates from its host profile, then the only notification an administrator would receive is a red cross in the GUI. I don’t know about you, but we regard that as a serious issue, as any deviation could lead to unplanned downtime. Continue reading
Wednesday Tidbit: Creating a UCS backup on an F5 appliance
Despite the majority of my day-to-day work being centred around the VMware platform and Microsoft Exchange, I often have to work with other technologies. One example are F5 appliances, as these often provide the load-balancing to View and Exchange installations. Continue reading
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