Unable to update vCSA 6.5 to 6.7 – quick fix

I am quite busy with keeping my Homelab up to date and I faced strange issue with upgrading vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 to 6.7. The fix is rather easy but let's identify the issues first. … Continue reading →

VMware vExpert PRO Award

Two days ago VMware announced a Sub-Program called vExpert PRO. I was selected as the "local" vExpert PRO from Poland. What is the vExpert PRO program? vExpert PRO is a program which is focused on recruiting, mentoring and support a new vExperts from each particular region. Who are the … Continue reading →

Zentyal – my new Homelab Swiss Army Knife

I recently had to rebuild homelab due to the SSD disk failure. I had backups but the initial setup wasn't optimal. I decided to rebuild it from scratch. As I am using PowerCLI script from William Lam https://github.com/lamw/vghetto-vsphere-automated-lab-deployment one of the prerequisites to … Continue reading →

Send VMware backups to the cloud – Altaro Offsite Copies to an Azure Cloud Storage

Quite a neat feature of modern backup solutions is a possibility to send "offsite" backup copies to the cloud. Many Public Cloud providers offer very affordable storage solutions. In this post, we will send VMware backups to the cloud using Altaro Offsite Copies to an Azure Cloud Storage. … Continue reading →

VMworld 2018 US sessions download

Hello, VMware fans! Yet another VMworld 2018 US is past us. Unfortunately, Las Vegas is far away from home and I didn't attend it. Luckily for all of us which are in the same situation, VMware allows watching videos on their website. In this post, you will find out how to download VMworld 2018 … Continue reading →