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VMware Telco Cloud Automation is a centralized management platform that automates from the infrastructure up to the network service layer across any cloud and network. VMware Telco Cloud Automation is accessible by stakeholders such as developers, deployers, operators, vendors, and administrators who are responsible for the life cycle management of …
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March, 2023
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10 March
PowerCLI: how to get the BIOS version of my esxi hosts?
I had one task to update the BIOS of servers with the help of PowerCLI/PowerShell which I will share the process with you a bit later but in this post I want to get the BIOS version of my ESXi hosts which are not a few! 1. Connect to the …
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February, 2023
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11 February
PowerCLI: how to remove a specific VIB from many ESXi
I was in a situation which I had to remove a VIB file from ESXi hosts which reside in a cluster. In such cases PowerCLI is our good friend. Let’s see how it can help us: 1. Connect to the vCenter Server: Connect-VIServer VC_ADDRESS 2. The we create a variable …
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3 February
PowerCLI: how to get the model of all servers in a big virtual infrastructure?
In order to do some task I had to get the model of all servers in a big VMware infra. It is quite easy but can be helpful: 1. Connect to the vCenter Server: Connect-VIServer VC_ADDRESS 2. Then we get the property: Get-Vmhost | Get-View |Sort-object Name |select Name,@{N = …
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January, 2023
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7 January
“Operation Timed out” error while configuring HA in vCenter Server
Issue: When we enabled HA we face Operation Timed Out error Solution If you check /var/log/fdm.log: We see Build mismatch error. Now we check fdm version installed on hosts: We see some hosts have lower version. so we need to upgrade. For vCenter Server Appliance Connect to the ESXi with …
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December, 2022
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28 December
PowerCLI: Migrate Content library items from one Datastore to Another
There was a question which I have answered but I have faced the same scenario and I want to share the solution: You can create another local Content Library and use PowerCLI cmdlet “Copy-ContentLibraryItem” in order to copy items. For example: 1. Connect to the vCenter Server: Connect-VIServer VC_ADDRESS 2. Move …
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22 December
Renamed Windows built-in administrator reverts back when using VM customization specifications
Issue: A Windows server template create and the name of the built-in administrator account has been changed in this template. But Whenever we create a new VM from this template and use the “VM customization specifications”, by the time I try to logon to the new VM, the name has …
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