In this article I would like to show you how to replace failed HDD (or SSD) drive in VMware vSAN cluster running on Softlayer Cloud. 1. Open web-client and navigate to: Hosts and Clusters -> choose Cluster -> Manage -> Settings -> Virtual SAN -> Disk Management You will see all… Continue reading
Some time ago we reviewed Altaro backup 6.0. It was first edition to support VMware, a flexible architecture, easy to install and use. Considering its affordable price, these were good reasons to choose Altaro over other solutions. Altaro developers worked hard meanwhile; the product has reached version 7.6 and its… Continue reading
Here below I would like to share with you the issue I had in the past. One day I found NSX Manager VM non-responding. Reboot didn’t help because of the filesystem error as shown below: If you press Enter it just power off the VM. There is no way to login… Continue reading
After following the procedure to upgrade vSphere Data Protection 6.1.4 to 6.1.6 I lost access to it using vCenter plugin with the following error message: The first thing that I checked was the services of vSphere Data Protection appliance Everything green… what now? vSphere Data Protection is working only vCenter plugin is not… Continue reading
Some time ago I published a post on creating Linux OVF template, apparently people liked the idea because I was asked to do same for a Windows 2016 Server image. If you are a Windows guy, you for sure know that there are millions of ways to deploy customised Windows… Continue reading
We often hear about clusters, but what does a “cluster” actually mean? How are clusters used and what are their benefits? In this article, I will take a look at the most frequently used types of clusters and advantages of using them within the framework of the VMware virtual infrastructure.… Continue reading
As most of the folks in the IT, I’ve spent last couple of days researching about famous Spectre and Meltdown attacks and their possible impact to our infrastructure. These security flaws are especially bad, not only because they’ve been here for more than 2 decades, but mitigation comes with significant… Continue reading
A lot has been written in the last few days about the Shockwave Flash crashing when using vSphere Web Client 6.x VMware produced KB2151945 on how to workaround the problem, yes a workaround, because until now there is no resolution for the problem. Until now nothing new, just follow the KB… Continue reading
Despite the plentiful business benefits of database virtualization, it still has a bad reputation because it slows down the database while trying to save your time and money. For that reason, any enterprise designing a virtualization infrastructure to ensure better business continuity and easier disaster recovery must also ensure that… Continue reading
In previous article at Runecast.biz I’ve described a use case for consuming the Runecast Analyzer REST API from vRO to remediate specific KB. It’s a valid option, but I felt there was too much overhead – adding REST endpoint, adding REST operation, taking care of each request and parsing the… Continue reading