When it comes time to update ESXi hosts, VMware vSphere Update Manager often comes to mind first.  You may also here it referred to as VMware VUM, or vCenter 6.7 Update Manager.  While vSphere Update Manager, does more than upgrade ESXi, it makes the upgrade easy and removes the risk of human error. Reducing risk …

VMware vSAN is one of the the most rapidly evolving VMware technologies, but you you may not know much more about it beyond that, you may be asking yourself “What is vSAN anyway?”. If this is the case, don’t worry! Many times we do not learn about something until we have a reason to. The …

When it comes to managing a VMware vSphere inventory, things can get crazy.  Being able to determine what a virtual machine or other vSphere object actually does can be influence by any number of things from the naming convention in place, to who worked in the environment before you. The VMware tag feature built into …

Automation. In the Information Technology (IT) arena we have heard over and over it can make our lives as administrators and operators easier. Our mundane daily tasks can be automated to give us more time to do ‘real’ work, whatever that may be. There are more tools than we can shake a stick at to …

Paul Woodward Jr. of ExploreVM was nice enough to invite me onto his podcast.  I’ve known Paul for a number of years, and met him through #VirtualDesignMaster.  He was also nice enough to have me on his podcast at #VMworld 2017. For those of you who may not know, I released my first book IT …

If you have ever worked with Cisco UCS, or are thinking about bringing it into your environment, the Cisco UCS Platform Emulator is a true asset.  The UCS Platform Emulator has recently been updated to a new version, version 3.1(2ePE1).  This article talks about this version, and you can find a complete tutorial on how …