A quick tip- did you know you can search for a Virtual Machine by IP address in the search bar in vSphere? You can use this to quickly locate a VM when all you have to go on is the IP address and, as the screenshot from a vCenter 7.0 environment shows, you can also search on just part of an IP address. For example, you …

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If you’re running VMware vCenter and ESXi 6.5 or 6.7 it’s time to upgrade as General Support ends on 15 October 2022. General support for vSphere 6.5 and 6.7 is ending this week, so there will be no new security patches or bug fixes to these older versions. Support for vSphere 6.5 was extended back in 2021 so the end …

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Don’t make this mistake when configuring vCenter Emails to use the Office365 SMTP service! This is a quick hint for anyone setting up their vCenter 7.0 to send alert emails via Office365. If you follow the VMware instructions exactly then you won’t end up staring at the screen (as I might have done) trying to figure …

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The Content Catalogue for VMware Explore (formerly VMworld) is now live. Here’s my pick of 5 sessions from the VMware Explore Europe Content Catalogue you don’t want to miss. The Multi-Cloud Universe: Bold Innovations and Insights to Accelerate Your Business [GEN2906EUR] The General Sessions, the main Keynotes of the …

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The London VMware User Group is coming back in person on Thursday 7th July 2022. Here’s a quick preview. The London VMware User Group meeting hasn’t been held in-person since January 2020 (an event I missed as I was elsewhere!) but next week sees the return of the in-person event at the TechUK venue in London, with an …

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Looking for the “Add New Collector” button? So was I. Following the “Add Collector” instructions in the VMware Skyline Product Documentation I was unable to find the “Add New Collector” button on my Skyline Dashboard. I had the Collectors shown, but no link to add any more. After some poking and head scratching, a …

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How to throttle vSAN resync traffic in vSphere 7.0. Resync throttling has been a feature of vSAN since version 6.6 (April 2017) and the functionality to set it existed in the vSphere Client GUI through to 6.7 before it was removed. However, you still have the ability to perform this throttling using PowerCLI. There is …

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What to do when a PowerCLI upgrade to 12.6 fails with a certificate issuer error. Symptoms Updating the module in the normal way: 1update-module vmware.powercli Returns the Error 1Install-Package: Authenticode issuer 'E=noreply@vmware.com, CN="VMware, Inc.", O="VMware, Inc.", L=Palo Alto, S=California, C=US' of the …

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Early Bird Registration for VMware Explore 2022 US is open so now seems a good time to look at some of the key dates for the event. Call For Proposals – Closes May 10 A form is available for speaker submissions on the VMware Explore website (see here) and the #vBrownbag team is also looking for speakers for both the US …

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VMworld - the global VMware conference that has been running since 2004 is changing to “VMware Explore” and after a 2 year virtual stint is back in-person for 2022. Where and When? VMworld VMware Explore 2022 is going to be a global event with two main conferences in San Francisco, US and Barcelona, Spain plus a number …

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