vSAN Specialist: vSAN Policies & Virtual Machines – Part 1
4.1 Explain how Storage Polices Work What is a storage policy? vSAN storage polices define storage requirements for…
vSphere 6.5 Lockdown Modes Explained
In vSphere 6.5 (and older versions), that’s a feature called ‘Lock-Downmode’. Lockdown Mode is just another way you…
vSAN Specialist: 3.1 – Identify Physical Network Requirements
Quick notes on vSAN Networking Requirements. Minimum NIC Requirements for vSAN Networking 10GB+ Support 1GB+ Support Comments Hybrid…
vSAN References
As I continue to study for the vSAN Specialist exam. I wanted to take a moment to list…
vSphere 6.x Upgrade References
I’m about to go through a vSphere 5.5 to 6.5 update 1 upgrade and in order for me…
Shockware Flash Crashes vSphere 6.x Web Client
I recently saw something about this a few weeks ago and didn’t think much of it, until today.…
Error Occurred While Consolidating disks msg.fileio.lock.
I was in vCenter the other day and noticed that one of my virtual machines had the following…
How to Check NTP Server Date & Time Using Windows Command Line
Ever wonder if your NTP server(s) time is correct before pointing mission critical devices to them? Here’s a…
vSAN Specialist: vSAN Configuration – Part 1
Objective 3.1 – Identify Physical Network Requirements All flash vSAN configurations require 10Gb network connectivity. 1Gb connections are…
vSphere 6.5 – VCSA Root Account Auto Expires
I came across a post the other day that’s very for IT administrators to be aware of. I…