If you have a home lab or a sealed off environment with no DNS in place, you can use the local hosts files of vCenter and ESXi to setup a "name service". You can use vi to edit the /etc/hosts file or to make it much easier use this command echo "192.168.0.1 esx01 esx01.domain.local" >>/etc/hosts... Weiterlesen →
Some months ago I wanted to update my homelab VCSA 7.0. I used the VAMI update feature to install the latest available update at this time. After pre update check an error message stated that "Update installation failed. vCenter Server is non-operational." After some research I discovered that there is a file existing that contains... Weiterlesen →
The Ruby vSphere Console(RVC) is one important tool to check the state of your vSAN. It is part of the vCenter(VCSA and Windows) and in this article I focus on the VCSA. Connect to VCSA Connect to VCSA via SSH and login as root or simular. Start and login RVC Now you have to start... Weiterlesen →
Like the most of us I made the decision to a homelab. Some years ago I started with one HP Microserver N40L and over the last years this setup evolves to the current state. My homelab approach was to have an environment where I can test the most of the things I´m doing every day... Weiterlesen →
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