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How to Install Nested ESXi 6.7 on Ravello

How to Install Nested ESXi 6.7 on Ravello

Late last year, I posted a tutorial on how to install ESXi 6.5 on Ravello. With the recent release of VMware ESXi 6.7, I wanted to walk through an updated ESXi 6.7 install. The process is fundamentally the same; however, there are a few changes needed for 6.7 to run properly on Ravello. These changes come complimentary of Ian Sanderson (@ian0x0r), David Owen (@vMackem), and Raff Poltornieri (@RaffaPol). And thank goodness for them! Until I found Ian Sanderson’s post, I…

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Install or Upgrade VMware ESXi from HPE iLO

Install or Upgrade VMware ESXi from HPE iLO

There are multiple ways to install or upgrade VMware ESXi. In the past, we have discussed how to upgrade ESXi via the HP Onboard Administrator, VMware Update Manager, and ESXCLI. Today, we will walk through the ESXi upgrade process from HPE Integrated Lights-Out (iLO). If you are unfamiliar with iLO, it is HPE’s lights out management flavor to manage servers remotely. Install or Upgrade ESXi from HPE iLO To begin, launch an iLO Remote Console Session. In this instance, the…

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Oracle Ravello Second Blogger Day

Oracle Ravello Second Blogger Day

Recently, I had the opportunity to attend Oracle Ravello’s second blogger day, aptly coined #RBD2. RBD2 consisted of a group of 29 vExperts/bloggers from around the globe. I had previously been introduced to Ravello through the vExpert program, so I had a working knowledge of the offering going into the day. A few months back, I posted about my experience installing ESXi on Ravello. Since then, I have tested various VMware workloads with exceptional results. What is Oracle Ravello? If…

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Spectre/Meltdown Vulnerability – How to Patch VMware vCenter 6.5

Spectre/Meltdown Vulnerability – How to Patch VMware vCenter 6.5

As per Security Advisory VMSA-2018-0007, VMware has begun releasing virtual appliance updates to address side-channel analysis due to speculative execution vulnerabilities. One of the first virtual appliances VMware has patched is vCenter 6.5. The latest release, vCenter 6.5U1f, patches the VCSA’s Photon OS to address Spectre-1 (CVE-2018-5753) and Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754) vulnerabilities. Mitigations for Spectre-2 (CVE-2017-5715) are absent from the latest patch as Spectre-1 and Meltdown mitigations were ready to be released; whereas, Spectre-2 patches were still being prepared. UPDATE –…

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Zerto Replication – Export/Import VPG Settings

Zerto Replication – Export/Import VPG Settings

On occasion, administrators may need to import and export Zerto Virtual Protection Group (VPG) settings. Whether you need to export settings prior to un-installing Zerto and import settings after re-install or simply need a settings backup, Zerto has a utility to perform this. Let’s walk through the process of exporting and importing Zerto VPGs. Export Virtual Protection Group (VPG) Settings To begin, launch the Zerto Diagnostics application. You can either search your Programs for Zerto Diagnostics or launch the program…

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