Sometimes we are in a hurry when installing a vSphere environment and forget little things like entering license keys, especially the vCenter license key. Remember, the vCenter license that comes with VMware vSphere, the vCenter Server evaluation license, lasts 60 days, as do the other VMware evaluation licenses. This means your vCenter server license …
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When it comes to AL/ML workloads, things are a little different than many traditional infrastructure people are used to. When we talk about virtualization, we tend to focus on three key areas: compute, network, and storage. Network and storage are pretty self explanatory, but traditionally compute consists of CPU and RAM. When we enter the …
Recently I had to take a look at some vCenter logs, and I realized logs are not something I have talked about that much, especially when it comes to vCenter. The truth is that we can learn quite a bit about what is going on in our environment, and looking at vCenter logs can help …
Did you know patches come out for VMware vCenter, just like any other component of your infrastructure? While we usually refer to these as updates in VMware lingo, patches do come out on a regular basis and should be applied to your vCenter as they become available. Let’s take a look at why patches come …
Another round of vSphere upgrades are upon us, and vSphere brings some changes with the introduction of vSphere Lifecycle Manager. vSphere 7 brings a whole slew of new features, especially when it comes to managing the lifecycle of your vSphere environment. As of vSphere 7, vSphere Update Manager no longer exists and vSphere Lifecycle Manager …
One of the vCenter Server features I am most excited with when it comes to vSphere 7 is vCenter Server Update Planner. I’ve talked quite a bit about upgrading VMware products on this blog, especially when it comes to using VMware vSphere Update Manager. Over the years, VMware has also made massive strides in …