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Remember, end of general support for ESXi 5.5 is coming, and you cannot directly upgrade from ESXi 5.5 to 6.7. You must upgrade to ESXi 6.5 as an intermediate step.
How to Upgrade to ESXi 6.5 Using VMware Update Manager
How to Upgrade to ESXi 6.7 Using VMware Update Manager
VMware’s PowerCLI can come in quite handy in a vSphere environment, especially when you are managing a large number of hosts. Sure, you can find sample scripts on the Internet to run, but it is also a good idea to at least get a fundamental understanding of how PowerCLI works. After all, you would not …
Kali Linux is a popular and powerful Linux distribution that comes with many security tools built right in. If you have ever head of BackTrack, BackTrack became Kali Linux in 2013. It is a Debian based distribution. A distribution like Kali is important for security professionals because it comes with so many tools baked …
When it comes to VMware in your datacenter, you’ve probably heard a number of terms thrown around when talking about it. Some may call it vSphere, some may call it the ESXi environment, or some may just refer to everything as VMware. Today I want to take a closer look at the VMware products we …
vSphere 7 U1 is now available. Let’s take a closer look at what this vSphere update brings to the table, and and some of my favorite features vSphere 7 U1, along with the other VMware software products that were released alongside of it. At the heart and soul of any VMware datacenter is of course …
One of the most useful features in VMware vSphere are VMware snapshots. While people love to use snapshots, VM snapshots are also something that can be confusing or easily misunderstood. This is the complete guide to VM snapshots in VMware, VMware snapshots explained in plain easy to follow language. What is a VMware Snapshot? A …
Virtualization has become prevalent in all areas of our infrastructure, from the datacenter, to our remote offices. Virtualizing the ROBO (a common term used for remote or branch offices) brings additional challenges to organizations, beyond just the initial deployment. One of the most difficult aspects of vSphere ROBO management can be justifying the licensing costs to …