Based on my hands-on experience with VMware HCX, I recently spent several weeks researching Azure VMware Solution (AVS) as part of planning for a possible project with a financial services company. The customer has an on-premises VMware environment with 500 VMs across multiple clusters that they want to migrate to AVS, driven by the goal [...]
In this quick blog post, I’ll go over how to reset the root password on How to reset the root password on VMware Cloud Director on v10.6. There’s been a slight change compared to previous versions, so here’s what’s new. In earlier versions, we used the pam_tally2 command to reset failed login attempts. However, with [...]
Migrating ESXi from an SD Card to a Local Disk: My Experience Recently, I was experiencing some issues with one of my ESXis 8.x that I installed on a 25GB SD card. After troubleshooting, I realized the SD card was failing. I had the choice of repairing it (which I had done a couple of [...]
It’s been a while since I last covered VMware Cloud Director here on the blog, but after spending the last couple of weeks working intensively with vCD and NSX, I decided it was time to revisit it. In this post, VMware Cloud Director 10.6.1 – What’s New and How to Upgrade, we'll explore the key changes [...]
From Reluctance to a Decade-Long Journey This year, I celebrate my 10th anniversary as a VMware vExpert—a milestone I once never imagined reaching. I hesitated to apply for years, convinced my contributions weren’t “enough.” Back then, my world revolved around Experts Exchange, where I spent countless hours answering VMware, Veeam, and Windows Server questions, amassing [...]
For the past two days, I’ve been troubleshooting a frustrating issue with my NSX v4.2 cluster. Both nodes refused to start, showing only error code 101 in the browser with no service details (unknown state). Connectivity between nodes was inconsistent, and the Corfu service failed, making troubleshooting even more challenging. What followed was a deep [...]
Today, I had a storage issue, and all my VMs crashed. One of those VMs was my VMware Cloud Director (vCD). After resolving the storage problem and rebooting the VM, I noticed that vCD did not start properly. Checking the services, I found that some failed with errors, preventing vCD from functioning. In this VMware Cloud [...]
After a fulfilling journey in the IT and virtualization field, which has presented numerous opportunities to share my knowledge through writing, I have always chosen to wait for the right moment to write a book. That moment has finally arrived. This book reflects my experiences and is a guide to understanding the intricate world of [...]
Continuing our series on security reports, we revisit a vital topic that resonates throughout the corporate world: safeguarding data. This time, in this blog post, "Insights on Veeam Data Protection Trends Report 2024," we focus on the Veeam Data Protection Trends Report 2024, based on input from 1,200 IT leaders and implementers. These findings build [...]
Being a part of VMware Explore and presenting my session the past week was a fantastic experience. It was a milestone for me, mainly because it was my first time doing a session independently. I'm really excited to share some insights about my session in this blog post. I am grateful for the opportunity to [...]
