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Deploy OVF Template Error – VMware Log Insight

March 10, 2017 virtuadmin

Update: This issue is reportedly fixed in VMware’s latest vCenter 6.5b patch. Recently, while trying to deploy an OVA (VMware vRealize Log Insight 4.3), I received an error stating ‘This version of vCenter Server does not support Deploy OVF Template using this version of vSphere Web Client. To Deploy OVF Template, login with version 6.5.0.0 of vSphere Web Client.’ Here is the catch; I was using the 6.5 vSphere Web Client. After a little research, I came across this KB…

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File Level Restores from Zerto Journal

March 8, 2017 virtuadmin

Today I wanted to walk-through a Zerto journal file restore. This feature has been available since version 4.5 but fills such a crucial need in many organizations. The recovery process allows you restore a file or folder utilizing any checkpoint in the journal. When compared to traditional nightly backups, this can be a game changer when it comes to data loss. With Zerto RPOs typically in seconds, you can granularly restore data back to the moment right before data corruption or loss….

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How to Create a Security Message on the DCUI Screen of an ESXi Host

March 3, 2017 virtuadmin

Creating a message on the DCUI screen of your ESXi host can prove useful by relaying pertinent information to targeted individuals. Perhaps you want to help your staff distinguish between production and development hosts. Or perhaps you want to put up a security disclaimer deterring unauthorized access. Whatever your reasoning be, you can do so in two easy ways. Both are relatively painless, so pick your poison… vSphere Web Client ESXCLI A few notes: Adding a message updates the /etc/vmware/welcome…

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Rename Virtual Machines and Datastore Files

February 26, 2017 virtuadmin

Today, I wanted to quickly go through the process of renaming VMware virtual machines and their underlying datastore files. To be clear, this will just rename the virtual machine name as it appears in inventory. It does not change the DNS name of vm. I usually perform this after vCenter upgrades, so the new vCSA name matches the DNS name. This is a quick two-step process. We will rename the vm in inventory first, followed by a Storage Migration to…

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Veeam and vSphere 6.5

February 22, 2017 virtuadmin

Attention VMware and Veeam backup users: If you are thinking about upgrading your VMware environment to 6.5, Veeam has a YouTube session for you. Veeam’s own Anton Gostev will be discussing ‘vSphere 6.5 backup gotchas’. As per the Veeam Community Digest, the session will be available to the base install group via his live YouTube channel tomorrow. A recording will be available for all others. In this session, he will be discussing topics that should be considered when upgrading to vSphere…

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