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HPE Network Adapter Replacement on VMware Hosts

HPE Network Adapter Replacement on VMware Hosts

Last week, HPE released a customer advisory pertaining to an issue with network adapters that have been upgraded from certain custom ISOs or bundles. The advisory states, HPE ProLiant servers running VMware ESXi 5.5, 6.0, or 6.5 are experiencing network issues after installing or upgrading QLogic drivers to version 2.713.30 from the July Service Pack for Proliant or July HPE Custom ESXi Image. The noted network issues are causing network disconnections or network adapter absence in the OS or RBSU….

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Configure vCenter High Availability

Configure vCenter High Availability

A great feature that was introduced in vSphere 6.5 was the ability to implement vCenter High Availability (VCHA). If you are unfamiliar with the vCenter High Availability, it is an active-passive architecture to safeguard your vCenter Server appliance from host, hardware, or application failures. How does it work? The VCHA deployment is comprised of three nodes; active, passive and witness. The active node is just that, the active vCenter Server Appliance instance. This node has two interfaces; a standard management…

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Connect vCenter to vRealize Orchestrator 7.x

Connect vCenter to vRealize Orchestrator 7.x

Last month, we discussed how to install VMware vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) 7.x. Once vRO is installed, you can begin utilizing Orchestrator plug-ins. Orchestrator plug-ins allow you to access and interact with external applications through workflows. Natively, the vRealize Orchestrator appliance deploys with a set of standard plug-ins. It is also possible to develop custom plug-ins with Orchestrator’s open standards. The vCenter connection plug-in is a good place to begin your Orchestrator journey. In order to access objects and run workflows against…

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Install Windows Server 2016 on VMware

Install Windows Server 2016 on VMware

Historically, the adoption rate on major server releases is slow. With Windows Server 2016 about to hit one year in the release cycle, more organizations are gearing up to deploy the operating system in their environments. That being the case, it seemed appropriate to walk through an install of Microsoft Windows Server 2016 as the guest OS in a vSphere 6.5 environment. NOTE – Server 2016 is fully supported from ESXi 5.5 and up, as per the VMware Compatibility Guide.