VMware vSphere 8.0 was released in late 2022 along with VMware ESXi 8.0 and VMware vCenter Server 8.0. All this comes with lots of new features, improvements and a brand new GUI look. In this article, I will show you step by step how to install ESXi 8. Prerequisites License and ISO VMware provides a... Continue Reading →
In Ansible, you can run multiple tasks by grouping them under a single play. A play is a collection of tasks that target a specific set of hosts and are executed in order. In this article I would like to share couple of my Ansible Playbooks for ESXi Maintenance and Reboot. All Ansible Playbooks used... Continue Reading →
Ansible Inventory is a hosts file which contains every server that is managed by Ansible. Inventory file is located in /etc/ansible/hosts on your Ansible VM. Once you add server in hosts file, you need also to establish an SSH connection using SSH key. In this article I will show you how to add servers to... Continue Reading →
Managing a virtual infrastructure can be a challenging task, especially when you have a large number of virtual machines or ESXi hosts to manage. In order to manage these virtual machines, you need a tool that can automate the process and provide you with a single interface to manage all of your virtual machines. This... Continue Reading →
Visual Studio Code has a feature that allows you to create, modify and run Ansible Playbooks directly on the Ansible Node Linux VM. No need to copy YAML files to run from a VM. In this article, I will show you step by step how to configure Visual Studio Code to run it on a... Continue Reading →
Patching vCenter Server Appliance looks different than upgrading. As you probably already know, an upgrade is a completely new version of the software, and a patch is a new release of the current version with the latest fixes. I have already described the vCenter Server Appliance upgrade in this article. In this article, I will... Continue Reading →
Patching is a release that includes improvements to the current version of the software. You can patch the ESXi host with vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vSphere Update Manager in version 6.7 and lower), but I think it's worth trying to patch the ESXi host with the Command-Line Interface (CLI). This will allow you to practice managing... Continue Reading →
vSphere Lifecyce Manager (vLCM) is a new feature in vSphere 7 that provides a centralized way to manage software and ESXi host software versions. It is the next generation replacement for vSphere Update Manager (VUM). It can be used to update multiple hosts simultaneously. This method is suitable for upgrading hosts in a vSphere environment... Continue Reading →
There is a difference between patching and upgrading. A software patching is usually a release that includes improvements to the current version. An upgrade is a whole new version of software that represents a significant change or major improvement. When it comes to vCenter Server Appliance, the upgrade process looks different than patching. In this... Continue Reading →
Zerto Virtual Manager VM requires continuous connection to vCenter, which it supports. Once the connection is somehow interrupted, you will not be able to access the Zerto Portal and perform any actions such as failover. Fortunately, replication should not be interrupted as it is performed by the Z-VRAs installed on each ESXi host. In vCenter... Continue Reading →
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