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How to archive files using a NetBackup policy?
Some days ago I got email from my reader with question about how to archive files in NetBackup. NetBackup provides not only backup but also archiving as well 😛 Sometimes it can be useful to create a...
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How to install and configure highly available (cluster) VMware vCenter on WSFC?
Some months ago I showed how to configure highly available Platform Services Controller (PSC). After publishing the mentioned procedure for PSC HA, I received some emails to show how to install highly...
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EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VM) Part 3: Connecting vRPA Clusters.
This is the next post about configuring of EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VM). I showed how to set up environment before deploying RP4VM. I described also how to create vRPA clusters...
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How to expand VMFS datastore from the command line (CLI) on vSphere 5.x and 6.x?
Today I needed to expand a datastore on my nested ESXi 5.5 in my lab. Unfortunately when I resized a VMDK for my ESXi host, I was not able to expand the datastore via Web Client - because no additional...
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What's new in VMware VSAN 6.1?
Now during VMworld 2015 US, VMware announced Virtual SAN 6.1 with the following most important new features: Virtual SAN Stretched Cluster - at last! With VSAN 6.1 you can build a stretched VMware...
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What's new in VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 6.1?
VMware published a new technical white paper with new features of Site Recovery Manager 6.1. There are some useful and long awaited features as follows: Support Stretched Storage and Orchestrated...
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What's new in VMware NSX 6.2?
Some days ago VMware released NSX 6.2. NSX 6.2 + vSphere 6.0 support Cross vCenter NSX. It means that you can deploy logical switches (LS), distributed logical routers (DLR) and distributed firewalls...
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Upgrading VMFS datastores after migrating to vSphere 6?
Recently I got the following question from my customer: Can I mount a datastore formatted under vSphere 6.0 to the vSphere 5.1 or 5.5 host? I answered: yes, it should work fine because there is the...
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Veritas NetBackup basics: backup and scheduler types.
I decided to write this post because recently I have met again a situation when NetBackup schedulers have been used incorrectly Let's discuss the following areas: NetBackup type of backup types....
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VMware NSX 6.2 features: Cross-vCenter Networking and Security.
In August, VMware released NSX 6.2 with some new features. One of them is Cross-vCenter Networking and Security that I would like to discuss. In this post you can find the following info: Overview of...
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VMware NSX for vSphere - basics: components and services overview.
As a settler in the SDDC world I can't miss a key product in the software-defined data center - VMware NSX NSX allows creating, deleting or restoring software-based virtual networks. I'm impressed how...
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VMware vSphere 6.0 U1 and vSphere Replication 6.1 and more have been released.
Today, 10th September, VMware released new version of the following products: VMware ESXi 6.0 Update 1 VMware vCenter Server 6.0 Update 1 VMware Update Manager 6.0 Update 1 VMware vSphere Replication...
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Problem with vCenter VAMI interface after upgrade to VCSA 6.0 U1.
Yesterday VMware released new version of products such as vSphere 6.0 U1, Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 6.1 or VSAN 6.1. As it's time to upgrade my lab I decided to patch my vCenter Appliance 6.0. VCSA...
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How to calculate VMware HA Admission Control for unbalanced vSphere cluster?
Yesterday I received an email with the following question: how to calculate VMware HA Admission Control for unbalanced vSphere cluster? Just for a quick reminder, Admission Control is used to ensure...
View ArticleVMware vSphere 5.5 U3 has been released.
Some days ago, VMware released vSphere 6.0 U1. Today vSphere 5.5 U3 was released with the following features: vCenter Server database support: vCenter Server 5.5 U3 now supports the following external...
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Cisco Nexus 1000v - L3 Capability Control bug.
Over the last few months I had to work with Cisco and VMware support to solve an issue with Nexus 1000v in my customer environment. Almost one year ago! we deployed Cisco Nexus 1000v with L3 control (I...
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How to reset root password on vCenter Appliance (VCSA) 6.x?
Recently I received two emails from my readers. One of my reader wrote that my procedure to reset the root password on vCenter Appliance (VCSA) 5.5 is not valid for 6.x version and the second mentioned...
View ArticleWhat's new in Veritas NetBackup 7.7.1?
Veritas released the next version of NetBackup - 7.7.1. There are some nice features as follows: NetBackup Accelerator for NDMP! NetBackup Accelerator for NDMP is a long awaited feature! NetBackup...
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Recover vSphere infrastructure when signed certificates are expired.
Recently I worked with one of my customers on vSphere infrastructure with expired signed certificates. Some vSphere components didn't work such as vCenter Server but fortunately all VMs were running...
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When to use the NetBackup Auto Image Replication (AIR)?
Over the past few weeks I have received a lot of emails with questions about AIR and also comments as well under the following posts: NetBackup Auto Image Replication Overview or AIR configuration and...
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