Jason has graciously asked if I would Guest Blog about a certain feature that I uncovered, while studying for my VCAP-DCA, with respect the IOMEGA Storcenter NAS devices. In particular I was looking for a way to simulate the Snapshot and Resignaturing process that is on the VCAP-DCA Blueprint, Section 1.1 – Implement and Manage Complex Storage Solutions - Understand and [...]
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VMware VCAP Studying with Trainsignal
Last week I received an email from someone who recently passed their VMware VCP 5 exam (congratulations again Justin!) leveraging the study guide that myself and Josh Coen have put together (located HERE). Justin also let me know that his next goal was to begin prepping for and passing the VMware VCAP-DCA 5 exam and [...]
VCAP-DCA5 Objective 8.1 – Execute VMware Cmdlets and Customize Scripts Using PowerCLI
Hey vNoob here; Helping out Jason and Josh by doing an objective for them. Hope it is helpful Objective 8.1 – Execute VMware Cmdlets and Customize Scripts Using PowerCLI Knowledge Identify vSphere PowerCLI requirements Directly from the vmware website for PowerCLI 5.1 release notes: To use VMware vSphere PowerCLI, you need to have installed the following software: [...]
VCAP-DCA 5 Objective 9.2 – Install ESXi Hosts Using Auto Deploy
Objective 9.2 – Install ESXi Hosts Using Auto Deploy For this objective I used the following resources: VMware “vSphere Installation and Setup” documentation Knowledge Identify Auto Deploy Requirements Auto Deploy Environment Requirements Do not use VLAN tagged networks at the boot NIC 2GB of disk space (minimum) for Auto Deploy repository DHCP server in the [...]
VCAP-DCA 5 Objective 9.1–Install ESXi Server with Custom Settings
Objective 9.1 – Install ESXi Server with Custom Settings For this objective I used the following resources: vSphere 5 Documentation Center -> Understanding Image Builder vSphere 5 Documentation Center -> Image Builder Common Tasks VMware “vSphere Installation and Setup” documentation Knowledge Identify ESXi Image Builder Requirements Microsoft .NET 2.0 Microsoft PowerShell 1.0 or 2.0 vSphere PowerCLI (includes [...]
Migrating portgroups from a vSS to a VDS
Over the last few days I have a had a few people ask (this means you Tim Jabaut) about the process of migrating from a virtual standard switch over to a virtual distributed switch without any corresponding down time. I am guessing the reason for this question is more folks are planning and studying for [...]
VCAP-DCA 5 Objective 5.2 – Deploy and Manage Complex Update Manager Environments
Objective 5.2 – Deploy and Manage Complex Update Manager Environments For this objective I used the following resources: Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update Manager Reconfiguring VMware vSphere Update Manger VMware KB Article 1012382 “TCP and UDP Ports required to access vCenter Server, ESX/ESXi hosts, and other network components” VMware KB Article 1004543 “VMware Update [...]
VCAP-DCA 5 Objective 5.1–Implement and Maintain Host Profiles
Objective 5.1 – Implement and Maintain Host Profiles For this objective I used the following documentation: vSphere Host Profiles documentation VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch: Migration and Configuration white paper Skills and Abilities Use Profile Editor to edit and/or disable policies To access/manage Host Profiles from the “Home” menu screen select “Host Profiles” under the “Management” [...]
VCAP-DCA 5 Objective 7.2–Configure and Maintain the ESXi Firewall
Objective 7.2 – Configure and Maintain the ESXi Firewall For this objective I used the following resources: VMware “What’s New in VMware vSphere 5.0 – Platform VMware KB Article 2005284 “About the ESXi 5.0 Firewall” Eric Sloof’s Blog William Lam’s Blog Knowledge Identify esxcli firewall configuration commands New in ESXi 5 is a esxcli firewall [...]
VCAP-DCA 5 Objective 7.1– Secure ESXi Hosts
Objective 7.1 Secure ESXi Hosts For this objective I used the following resources: vSphere Security Documentation vSphere Examples and Scenarios Documentation vSphere 5 Hardening Guide VMware KB Article 1002934 How promiscuous mode works at the virtual switch and portgroup levels VMware KB Article 1017910 Using Tech Support Mode in ESXi 4.1 and ESXi 5.0 VMware [...]
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