This is Part 1 of a series of posts on how to configure VMware vSphere 6.0 to use Certificates from Microsoft Windows Server Certificate Services. I have heavily invested into my Home Lab over the last few months and as part of building my new VMware vSphere 6.0 Home Lab. I have decided that creating…
Continue reading →So on the 26/02 (afternoon), I failed at my first attempt to gain my VCAP5-DCD with a score of 279. Beforehand I did say that i would rather have failed hard than nearly get there with a close to passing score. Put simply, I ran out of time. Like most exams i take i go in with a…
Continue reading →I have recently been completing some study for the Microsoft 70-417 exam (upgrading to MCSA Windows 2012) and whilst I have not had a lot to do with implementing Group Policy Objects (GPOs) in the recent past, I still find it is important to know how and when they get applied. The following is some…
Continue reading →Today I start my journey to obtain my VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 – Data Center Design certification. I have been designing and supporting VMware products for a lot of years, so I thought it was about time I got my VCAP certifications! Firstly, let me just say I realise the VMware Certified Advance Professional 6…
Continue reading →Ok so the bits and bobs have started to arrive and i have put together one of the hosts and after a little work, i now have one host up and running with he following The components in ESX-Host-1 are:- 1 x SuperMicro MBD-X11SH-LN4F-0 Motherboard (4 x 1GbE, 64GB, Socket 1151, M.2 PCIe, IMPI 2.0,…
Continue reading →@grantorchard has just released a new version of the vRealise Automation 7 API reference documentation as a Docker container called Platypus! For all those guys who, like me, don’t run a Mac laptop and cannot use the VMware’s AppCatalyst to run Photon, I thought I would write a quick post on how to get Platypus working within a Docker Container…
Continue reading →I have finally taken the first steps in upgrading my home lab and over the next few posts i’ll go through what I have purchased. I have started with just a single host so i can check all the components, some of which are not the on the official VMware HCL, actually work. At a…
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