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Master VMware vSphere 8.0: 20 Hours of Bite-Size Learning on YouTube!

Monday, September 30th, 2024

Releasing the HOW TO: Series: VMware vSphere 8.0 on YouTube

Hello, VMware enthusiasts and tech aficionados! I’m excited to announce the release of the HOW TO Series: VMware vSphere 8.0 on my YouTube channel. After sharing knowledge on VMware vSphere 7.0, it’s time to bring you the latest tips, tricks, and tutorials for version 8.0.

What’s in the VMware vSphere 8.0 Series?

This series is packed with step-by-step guides and practical how-tos aimed at both beginners and advanced users. From installation and configuration to managing complex virtual environments, this series covers it all. Whether you’re an IT professional looking to enhance your skills or someone curious about VMware, you’ll find something valuable.

Here are some highlights you can expect:

  • Introduction to VMware vSphere 8.0: What’s new and what to expect.
  • Upgrading from vSphere 7.x to vSphere 8.0: A seamless transition guide.
  • Advanced Networking & Security Features: Learn about the newest security integrations.
  • Optimizing Performance and Resources: Best practices to ensure your virtual infrastructure runs efficiently.
  • Troubleshooting Common Issues: Step-by-step solutions to tackle common challenges.

20 Hours of Knowledge, in Bite-Size Chunks

The series offers over 20 hours of detailed content, broken down into bite-size chunks, so you can easily fit learning into your schedule. Each episode is designed to be digestible, making it simple to follow along and apply the skills in real-time without feeling overwhelmed. Whether you have 10 minutes or an hour to spare, you can dive into a specific topic at your own pace.

Why VMware vSphere 8.0?

VMware vSphere 8.0 brings significant improvements to performance, scalability, and security. The advancements in multi-cloud management, Kubernetes integration, and security capabilities make this version a powerhouse for modern IT environments. As businesses move towards cloud and hybrid solutions, vSphere 8.0 positions itself as a core tool for managing workloads across different infrastructures.

Why YouTube?

Sharing this series on YouTube allows me to connect with a broader audience and make these tutorials accessible to everyone, anytime, and anywhere. With VMware’s evolving landscape, I wanted to ensure that people can stay updated with the latest features and configurations at their own pace. Plus, I love the idea of building a community where we can share ideas, tips, and experiences!

Join the Journey!

The full HOW TO Series: VMware vSphere 8.0 is rolling out now, and I encourage you to dive into the content. Whether you’re just getting started or an experienced pro looking to sharpen your skills, this series is designed for you. So, subscribe to my channel, hit that notification bell, and get ready to explore the world of VMware vSphere 8.0.

Stay tuned for more tech insights and hands-on guides!

Andy

  1. Part 0: HOW TO: Behind the Scene at Hancock’s VMware Half Hour
  2. Part 1: HOW TO: Automate and Deploy a VMware vSphere 8.0 and vSAN 8 Lab using a PowerCLI script – Alternative Link on YouTube
  3. Part 2: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7U3 (7.0.3) to VMware ESXi 8 (8.0 IA) using an ISO image connected to HPE ILO – Alternative Link on YouTube
  4. Part 3: HOW TO: Install and Configure VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0 IA) – Alternative Link on YouTube
  5. Part 4: HOW TO: Connect to the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0 IA) using the vSphere (HTML5 Web) Host Client 8.0 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  6. Part 5: HOW TO: Deploy and Install VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0 (VCSA 8.0) – Alternative Link on YouTube
  7. Part 6: HOW TO: Add VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 8.0 Hosts to VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  8. Part 7: HOW TO: Enable SSH Remote Access on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0) – Alternative Link on YouTube
  9. Part 8: HOW TO: Upload an ISO image to a VMware datastore for use with VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0) using the vSphere Host Client, and checking its MD5 checksum signature is correct. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  10. Part 9: HOW TO: Suppress Configuration Issues and Warnings Alert displayed in Summary status for ESXi 8.0 after enabling SSH or ESXi Shell. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  11. Part 10: HOW TO: Create a VMware vSphere Cluster in VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  12. Part 11: HOW TO: Add and Create a vSphere Native Key Provider in VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  13. Part 12: HOW TO: Create your first Windows Virtual Machine Microsoft Windows 11 on VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0) using a Trusted Platform Module. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  14. Part 13: HOW TO: Create your second Windows Virtual Machine Microsoft Windows Server 2022 on VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0. (ESXi 8.0) – Alternative Link on YouTube
  15. Part 14: HOW TO: Install VMware Tools for Windows on a VMware vSphere Windows virtual machine on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0) Host Server. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  16. Part 15: HOW TO: Create your first Linux Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Desktop Virtual Machine on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0) Host Server. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  17. Part 16: HOW TO: Create your second Linux Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Server Virtual Machine on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0) Host Server. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  18. Part 17: HOW TO: Install open-vm-tools for Ubuntu 22.04 Linux on a VMware Ubuntu Server and Desktop Linux virtual machine on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (ESXi 8.0) Host Server. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  19. Part 18: HOW TO: Install and Use the fully virtualised VMXNET3 network interface driver in Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  20. Part 19: HOW TO: Select an inexpensive HCL Certified 10GBe network interfaces for vSphere ESXi 7.0 and vSphere ESXi 8.0 for VMware vSphere vSAN – Alternative Link on YouTube
  21. Part 20: HOW TO: Change the LBA sector size of storage media to make it compatible with VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0 and ESXi 8.0. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  22. Part 21: HOW TO: Create and Deploy a Microsoft Windows 2022 template using VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0– Alternative Link on YouTube
  23. Part 22: HOW TO: Deploy Runecast and Perform an audit of your VMware vSphere Inventory for Cyber Essentials Compliance – Alternative Link on YouTube
  24. Part 23: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 8.0 GA to ESXi 8.0U2 direct from VMware remotely using the ESXCLI tool installed on Windows 10 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  25. Part 24: HOW TO: Examine the findings relevant to your VMware vSphere environment using VMware Skyline Advisor Pro 3.5 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  26. Part 25: HOW TO: Runecast Analyzer versus VMware Skyline Advisor Pro 3.5 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  27. Part 26: HOW TO: Configure and Test SNMPv3 on VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 8.0U2 using ESXCLI and SNMPWALK – Alternative Link on YouTube
  28. Part 27: HOW TO: Configure and Test Paessler PRTG to manage and monitor VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 8.0U2 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  29. Part 28: HOW TO: Configure and Install Observium CE (Community Edition) to manage and monitor VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 8.0U2 using SNMP v3 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  30. Part 29: HOW TO: Install and Configure BDR Suite by Vembu to backup and restore a virtual machine on VMware vSphere 8.0 U2 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  31. Part 30: HOW TO: Install and Configure Nakivo Backup and Replication on a Synology NAS to backup and restore a virtual machine on VMware vSphere 8.0 U2 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  32. Part 31: HOW TO: Add or Replace a VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0 license to an vCenter Server 8.0 appliance – Alternative Link on YouTube
  33. Part 32: HOW TO: Add or Replace a VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 8.0 license to an ESXi 8.0 Host Server – Alternative Link on YouTube
  34. Part 33: HOW TO: Restore a vCenter Server backup to restore a production vCenter Server 8.0 appliance – Alternative Link on YouTube
  35. Part 34: HOW TO: Update VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0GA to 8.0u2d using the Reduced Downtime Upgrade (RDU) function – Alternative Link on YouTube
  36. Part 35: HOW TO: Update VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0GA to 8.0u2d using the using the (VAMI) Appliance Management Interface – Alternative Link on YouTube
  37. Part 36: HOW TO: Update VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0.2 (8.0u2d) 8.0.2 to 8.0.3 using the Reduced Downtime Upgrade (RDU) function – Alternative Link on YouTube
  38. Part 37: HOW TO: Update VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0.2 (8.0u2d) 8.0.2 to 8.0.3 using the (VAMI) Appliance Management Interface – Alternative Link on YouTube
  39. Part 38: HOW TO: Remediate a vSphere Cluster VMware ESXi 8.0U2 to ESXi 8.0U3 including adding the HPE OEM Addon for ESXi 8.0.3 – A12 using VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) from a single image – Alternative Link on YouTube
  40. Part 39: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 8.0U2 to ESXi 8.0U3 direct from VMware using the “dirty method” – Alternative Link on YouTube
  41. Part 40: HOW TO: Reset VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 8.0 root password using Host Profiles – Alternative Link on YouTube
  42. Part 41: HOW TO: Reset VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi root password by reinstalling VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  43. Part 42: HOW TO: Select VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.0 or 6.1 to complete a P2V of a Microsoft Windows 7 workstation – Alternative Link on YouTube
  44. Part 43: HOW TO: Reset vCenter Server 8.0 root and Administrator@vsphere.local passwords – Alternative Link on YouTube
  45. Part 44: HOW TO: Migrate and Convert a VMware vSphere virtual machine to Microsoft Hyper-V for FREE using Starwind P2V/V2V Converter – Alternative Link on YouTube
  46. Part 45: HOW TO: Update Nakivo Backup and Replication on a Synology NAS to support VMware vSphere 8.0U2 and later – Alternative Link on YouTube
  47. Part 46: HOW TO: Migrate and Convert a VMware vSphere virtual machine to Microsoft Hyper-V for FREE using Disk2VHD – Alternative Link on YouTube
  48. Part 47: HOW NOT TO: Compromise your VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, 7.0, 8.0 by adding to Microsoft Active Directory – Alternative Link on YouTube
  49. Part 48: HOW TO: Migrate physical, virtual and cloud based workloads with real-time replication to VMware vSphere (ESXi) or Microsoft Hyper-V using OpenText Migrate – Alternative Link on YouTube
  50. Part 49: HOW TO: Update VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0.3 to 8.0.3a using the Reduced Downtime Upgrade (RDU) function – Alternative Link on YouTube
  51. Part 50: HOW TO: Check if you have compromised your VMware ESXi 8.0 Hosts if you have added them to Microsoft Active Directory– Alternative Link on YouTube
  52. Part 51: HOW TO: Manually remove a failed vSAN disk group from a VMware vSphere vSAN cluster using ESXCLI – Alternative Link on YouTube
  53. Part 52: HOW TO: Fix Inaccessible objects in VMware vSphere vSAN when all components show as Active – Alternative Link on YouTube
  54. Part 53: HOW TO: Fix VMware vCenter 8.0 Resolving the HTTP 500 Internal Server Error in HA Mode – Alternative Link on YouTube
  55. Part 54: HOW TO: Find the VMware Workstation Pro download on the Broadcom Website – Alternative Link on YouTube
  56. Part 55: HOW TO: Use the VCF Diagnostic Tool for VMware vSphere vCenter Server – Alternative Link on YouTube
  57. Part 56: HOW TO: Update VMware vSphere vCenter Server 8.0.3a to 8.0.3b using the Reduced Downtime Upgrade (RDU) function – Alternative Link on YouTube
  58. Part 57: HOW TO: Fix vSphere Web Client Unresponsiveness After vCenter Server 8.0 Update 3b (8.0.3.00200) Upgrade – Alternative Link on YouTube

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Part 32: HOW TO: Add a Synology NAS providing iSCSI Storage to VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0 Part 2

Sunday, September 29th, 2024

HOW TO Add a Synology NAS providing iSCSI Storage to VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0 Part 2

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Part 31: HOW TO: Add a Synology NAS providing iSCSI Storage to VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0 Part 1

Sunday, September 29th, 2024

HOW TO Add a Synology NAS providing iSCSI Storage to VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0 Part 1

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Part 30: HOW TO: FIX VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) Host vulnerability L1 Terminal Fault’ (L1TF) Speculative-Execution in Intel processors: CVE-2018-3646, CVE-2018-3620, and CVE-2018-3615

Sunday, September 29th, 2024

This video builds on the last videos in this series of Hancock’s VMware Half Hour, where we continue to build our VMware vSphere 7.0 Lab, and in this video, we start to explore the Warning messages appearing on several of our hosts in the cluster.

If you see the Warning message This host is potentially vulnerable to issues described in CVE-2018-3646. please refer to http://kb.vmware.com/s/article/55636 for details and VMware recommendations KB 55636. then this secuerity fix is required for your VMware vSphere Hypervsior (ESXi 7.0) host.

In this video, I will show you HOW TO: FIX VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) Host vulnerability L1 Terminal Fault’ (L1TF) Speculative-Execution in Intel processors: CVE-2018-3646, CVE-2018-3620, and CVE-2018-3615.

Modern Intel CPU do not suffer this issue, but earlier processors do have these security issues, in March 2018, security issues were detected in Intel processors called Meltdown, Spectre and L1 Terminal Fault.

The previous videos are listed here for your convenience

Part 5: HOW TO: Enable SSH Remote Access on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0).

Part 24: HOW TO: Cross vCenter Server vMotion (export) between standalone vCenter Servers 7.0 not linked to the current SSO domain.

Part 25: HOW TO: Add a Synology NAS providing NFS Storge to VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0.

Part 26: HOW TO: Create a VMware vSphere Cluster add an EVC Baseline and then present a Synology NAS to multiple hosts in the cluster.

Part 27: HOW TO: Migrate VMware vCenter Server 7.0 in an enabled EVC VMware vSphere 7.0 Cluster of ESXi 7.0 hosts using “Andy’s Towers of Hanoi solution”

Part 28: HOW TO: FIX the Warning System logs on host are stored on non-persistent storage, Move system logs to NFS shared storage.

HOW TO: Suppress Configuration Issues System logs on host are stored on non-persistent storage

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Part 29: HOW TO: FIX No coredump target has been configured. Host core dumps cannot be saved

Sunday, September 29th, 2024

This video builds on the last videos in this series of Hancock’s VMware Half Hour, where we continue to build our VMware vSphere 7.0 Lab, and in this video, we start to explore the Warning messages appearing on several of our hosts in the cluster.

In this video, I will show you HOW TO: FIX the No coredump target has been configured. Host core dumps cannot be saved. There have been some changes in ESXi 7.0, and the core dumps can now only be written to SSD, HDD, NVMe, not persistent storage such as USB flash drives or SD cards. I discuss some of the issues with ESXi 7.0 and the support of USB flash drives and SD cards. There has been some confusion over the last 18 months about the support of ESXi 7.0 on USB flash drives and SD cards, VMware, Dell and HPE state there were not supported, because 7.0.2 or later caused issues with corruption of the ESXi installation if installed on these devices, and later VMware stated this was deprecated,. and then more recently did an about turn and not it’s supported.

SD card/USB boot device revised guidance (85685)

I think the “writing is on the wall” and if you are in a production environment using USB flash drives and SD cards, now is the time to change to SSD, HDD, NVMe or SATADOM for ESXi installations.

The previous videos are listed here for your convenience

Part 5: HOW TO: Enable SSH Remote Access on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0).

Part 24: HOW TO: Cross vCenter Server vMotion (export) between standalone vCenter Servers 7.0 not linked to the current SSO domain.

Part 25: HOW TO: Add a Synology NAS providing NFS Storge to VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0.

Part 26: HOW TO: Create a VMware vSphere Cluster add an EVC Baseline and then present a Synology NAS to multiple hosts in the cluster.

Part 27: HOW TO: Migrate VMware vCenter Server 7.0 in an enabled EVC VMware vSphere 7.0 Cluster of ESXi 7.0 hosts using “Andy’s Towers of Hanoi solution”

Part 28: HOW TO: FIX the Warning System logs on host are stored on non-persistent storage, Move system logs to NFS shared storage.

HOW TO: Suppress Configuration Issues System logs on host are stored on non-persistent storage

New Kernel options available on ESXi 7.0 (77009)

Configuring a diagnostic coredump partition on an ESXi host (2004299)

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Part 28: HOW TO: FIX the Warning System logs on host are stored on non-persistent storage, Move system logs to NFS shared storage. – Alternative Link on YouTube

Sunday, September 29th, 2024

This video builds on the last videos in this series of Hancock’s VMware Half Hour, where we continue to build our VMware vSphere 7.0 Lab, and in this video, we start to explore the Warning messages appearing on several of our hosts in the cluster.

In this video, I will show you HOW TO: FIX the Warning System logs on the host are stored on non-persistent storage by moving the system logs to NFS shared storage.

The previous videos are listed here for your convenience

Part 24: HOW TO: Cross vCenter Server vMotion (export) between standalone vCenter Servers 7.0 not linked to the current SSO domain.

Part 25: HOW TO: Add a Synology NAS providing NFS Storge to VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0.

Part 26: HOW TO: Create a VMware vSphere Cluster add an EVC Baseline and then present a Synology NAS to multiple hosts in the cluster.

Part 27: HOW TO: Migrate VMware vCenter Server 7.0 in an enabled EVC VMware vSphere 7.0 Cluster of ESXi 7.0 hosts using “Andy’s Towers of Hanoi solution”

HOW TO: Suppress Configuration Issues System logs on host are stored on non-persistent storage

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Part 27: HOW TO: Migrate VMware vCenter Server 7.0 in an enabled EVC VMware vSphere 7.0 Cluster of ESXi 7.0 hosts using “Andy’s Towers of Hanoi solution”

Sunday, September 29th, 2024

In this video, I will show you “Andy’s Towers of Hanoi solution to  Migrating VMware vCenter Server 7.0” – HOW TO: Migrate VMware vCenter Server 7.0 in an enabled EVC VMware vSphere 7.0 Cluster of ESXi 7.0 hosts.

This video builds and continues on the theme in this series  Part 22: HOW TO: Add VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0 Hosts to VMware vSphere vCenter Server 7.0. and Part 25: HOW TO: Add a Synology NAS providing NFS Storge to VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0.

The reason I call this the Andy’s Towers of Hanoi solution is that the Towers of Hanoi is a puzzle game, and a logical approach is required in a certain order to solve it. This is very similar to the puzzle or headache, when you have older and new CPU generation VMware vSphere Hypervisors Hosts (ESXi hosts), and vCenter Server is currently hosted on a new CPU host (with newer CPU), and you want to combine all these hosts in a Cluster using an EVC baseline.

Like the individual blocks of the Towers of Hanoi puzzle, represents a procedure or function in the process to migrate the vCenter Server.

In this tutorial and example in this Lab, this is complicated in the virtual machine vCenter Server 7.0 are also hosted on shared storage which is also hosted on the Dell PowerEdge R730, which we want to add to a Cluster of Dell PowerEdge R720. This example represents adding a new CPU generation host “Haswell” to older CPU generation hosts “Sandy Bridge” in the same Cluster.

In Summary

1. Storage vMotion all virtual machines from shared storage to local storage on the Dell PowerEdge R730.
2. Power off the virtual machine Synology NAS
3. Enable EVC “Sandy Bridge” Per VM EVC for Synology NAS.
4. Power on virtual machine Synology NAS.
5. Storage vMotion all virtual machines from local storage on the  Dell PowerEdge R730 to Shared storage on the Synology NAS.
6. Power off DNS virtual machine.
7. Cold Migrate to Cluster. Power on DNS virtual machine.
8. Power off vCenter Server 7.0 virtual machine.
9. Unregister from vCenter Server 7.0  host (Dell PowerEdge R730).
10. Register vCenter Server 7.0  on new host (Dell PowerEdge R720)/
11. Power on vCenter Server 7.0 on new host (Dell PowerEdge R720).
12. Login to vCenter Server 7.0.
13. Drag and Drop Dell Power Edge R730 into Cluster.
14. Done.

Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) Explained

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Part 26: HOW TO: Create a VMware vSphere Cluster add an EVC Baseline and then present a Synology NAS to multiple hosts in the cluster

Sunday, September 29th, 2024

In this video, I will show you how to HOW TO: Add a Synology NAS providing NFS Storge to VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0. I will show you the process of creating a storage pool followed by a btrfs volume, enabling NFS and Exporting the NFS volume and connecting to VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0, by creating a dedicated storage network using a VMkernel portgroup for NFS traffic.

I will show you how to troubleshoot and check using simple bash tools ping and vmkping, that NFS traffic can reach the NAS.

The syntax I’m using in this video to test network communications between VMkernel portgroups and NAS (NFS), and check for jumbo frames.

ping <IP address>

vmkping -I vmkX <IP address> -s 9000

where X is a number of your VMkernel portgroup

In this video, I make reference to the previous videos written articles

Part 5: HOW TO: Enable SSH Remote Access on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0)

Part 24: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7.0U2 to ESXi 7.0U2a direct from VMware.

Part 25: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7.0U2 to ESXi 7.0U2a in 5 easy steps.

Hancock’s Half Hour VMware vSphere video series

Part 5: HOW TO: Enable SSH Remote Access on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0).

Part 16: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7.0U2 to ESXi 7.0U2a direct from VMware.

Part 17: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7.0U2 to ESXi 7.0U2a in 5 easy steps.

Part 18: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7U1 (7.0.1) to VMware ESXi 7U2a (7.0.2) using an ISO image.

Part 19: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7.0U1 to ESXi 7.0U2a using VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager.(vLCM)

Synology NAS selector

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Hancock’s VMware Half Hour HOW TO: VMware vSphere 7.0 Series – Now on YouTube!

Friday, September 27th, 2024

I’m excited to announce that my entire Hancock’s VMware Half Hour HOW TO: VMware vSphere 7.0 series is now fully uploaded on YouTube! After much effort, the back catalog is finally available, offering nearly 22 hours of in-depth VMware vSphere 7.0 content.

With a total playlist duration of 21 hours, 58 minutes, and 21 seconds, this series is designed to help you dive deep into VMware vSphere 7.0, from foundational concepts to advanced techniques. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to refine your existing skills, this series has something for everyone.

What to Expect:

  • Concise Sessions: Each video is around 30 minutes long, perfect for those who want quick, focused learning sessions.
  • Comprehensive Coverage: From installation and configuration to troubleshooting and advanced tips, the series covers the full spectrum of VMware vSphere 7.0 functionality.
  • Step-by-Step Demos: Many episodes include live demonstrations, making it easy to follow along and implement what you learn.

Why I Created This Series:

VMware vSphere is a robust platform, but mastering it can be a challenge. That’s why I set out to create bite-sized, easily digestible content that fits into a busy schedule. Each episode builds upon the last, so by the end, you’ll have a thorough understanding of VMware vSphere 7.0.

How to Access the Playlist:

The full playlist is available on my YouTube channel. Whether you want to binge-watch or pick a topic that interests you, it’s all at your fingertips. Feel free to share your thoughts, ask questions, or request new topics in the comments section of each video.

Head over to YouTube, grab a coffee, and start learning!

Stay tuned for more exciting content, and thank you to everyone who has supported the channel along the way!

  1. Part 0: HOW TO: Behind the Scene at Hancock’s VMware Half Hour
  2. Part 1: HOW TO: Install and Configure VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 U2 (ESXi 7.0.2). – Alternative Link on YouTube
  3. Part 2: HOW TO: Connect to the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 U2 (ESXi 7.0.2) using the vSphere Host Client. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  4. Part 3: HOW TO: Create an ISO CD-ROM/DVD-ROM image (.iso), and MD5 checksum signature, for use with ESXi 7.0. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  5. Part 4: HOW TO: Upload an ISO image to a VMware datastore for use with VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  6. Part 5: HOW TO: Enable SSH Remote Access on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0). – Alternative Link on YouTube
  7. Part 6: HOW TO: Suppress Configuration Issues and Warnings Alert displayed in Summary status for ESXi 7.0. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  8. Part 7: HOW TO: Create your first Windows Virtual Machine on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0) Host Server. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  9. Part 8: HOW TO: Install VMware Tools for Windows on a VMware Windows virtual machine on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0) Host Server – Alternative Link on YouTube
  10. Part 9: HOW TO: Create your first Linux Virtual Machine Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Server on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0) Host Server. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  11. Part 10: HOW TO: Create your second Virtual Machine Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Desktop on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0) Host Server. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  12. Part 11: HOW TO: Install VMware Tools for Linux on a VMware Linux virtual machine on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0). – Alternative Link on YouTube
  13. Part 12: HOW TO: Install open-vm-tools for Linux on a VMware Linux virtual machine on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0). – Alternative Link on YouTube
  14. Part 13: HOW TO: Backup (Export) and Restore (Import) virtual machines to VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 for free.– Alternative Link on YouTube
  15. Part 14: HOW TO: P2V a Windows XP computer to VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0). – Alternative Link on YouTube
  16. Part 15: HOW TO: Shrink or Reduce a VMware Virtual Machine Disk (VMDK) using VMware vCenter Converter Standalone v6.2.0.1. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  17. Part 16: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7.0U2 to ESXi 7.0U2a direct from VMware. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  18. Part 17: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7.0U2 to ESXi 7.0U2a in 5 easy steps. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  19. Part 18: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7U1 (7.0.1) to VMware ESXi 7U2a (7.0.2) using an ISO image. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  20. Part 19: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7.0U1 to ESXi 7.0U2a using VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM). – Alternative Link on YouTube
  21. Part 20: HOW TO: Rollback VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 U2a using VMware Hypervisor Recovery Mode. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  22. Part 21: HOW TO: Deploy and Install VMware vSphere vCenter Server 7.0 (VCSA 7.0). – Alternative Link on YouTube
  23. Part 22: HOW TO: Add VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0 Hosts to VMware vSphere vCenter Server 7.0. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  24. Part 23: HOW TO: Update VMware vSphere vCenter Server 7.0 (VCSA 7.0) using the (VAMI) Appliance Management Interface. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  25. Part 24: HOW TO: Cross vCenter Server vMotion (export) between standalone vCenter Servers 7.0 not linked to the current SSO domain. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  26. Part 25: HOW TO: Add a Synology NAS providing NFS Storge to VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  27. Part 26: HOW TO: Create a VMware vSphere Cluster add an EVC Baseline and then present a Synology NAS to multiple hosts in the cluster. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  28. Part 27: HOW TO: Migrate VMware vCenter Server 7.0 in an enabled EVC VMware vSphere 7.0 Cluster of ESXi 7.0 hosts using “Andy’s Towers of Hanoi solution” – Alternative Link on YouTube
  29. Part 28: HOW TO: FIX the Warning System logs on host are stored on non-persistent storage, Move system logs to NFS shared storage. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  30. Part 29: HOW TO: FIX No coredump target has been configured. Host core dumps cannot be saved. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  31. Part 30: HOW TO: FIX VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) Host vulnerability L1 Terminal Fault’ (L1TF) Speculative-Execution in Intel processors: CVE-2018-3646, CVE-2018-3620, and CVE-2018-3615 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  32. Part 31: HOW TO: Add a Synology NAS providing iSCSI Storage to VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0 Part 1 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  33. Part 32: HOW TO: Add a Synology NAS providing iSCSI Storage to VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0 Part 2 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  34. Part 33: HOW TO: Deploy and Use the Synology Storage Console for VMware to Add iSCSI LUNs and NFS exports to VMware vSphere Cluster ESXi Hosts – Alternative Link on YouTube
  35. Part 34: HOW TO: Select VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.2 or 6.3 to complete a P2V for Windows XP or Windows 2003 Server – Alternative Link on YouTube
  36. Part 35: HOW TO: Update the ILO Firmware on an HPE Proliant server in the VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0.3 OS – Alternative Link on YouTube
  37. Part 36: HOW TO: Select an inexpensive HCL Certified 10GBe network interfaces for vSphere ESXi 7.0 and vSphere ESXi 8.0 for VMware vSphere vSAN – Alternative Link on YouTube
  38. Part 37: HOW TO: Change the LBA sector size of storage media to make it compatible with VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0 and ESXi 8.0. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  39. Part 38: HOW TO: Remediate a vSphere Cluster VMware ESXi 7.0U3d to ESXi 7.0U3n including adding the DELL OEM Addon for ESXi 7.0.3 – A12 using VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) from a single image – Alternative Link on YouTube
  40. Part 39: HOW TO: Create a VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) for use with VMware vSphere vSAN for the VMware vSphere vSAN Cluster. – Alternative Link on YouTube
  41. Part 40: HOW TO: Create a VMware vSphere 7.0.3 vSAN datastore using Intel Optane NVMe storage devices – Alternative Link on YouTube
  42. Part 41: HOW TO: Increase the capacity of an existing VMware vSphere vSAN datastore by adding new storage devices – Alternative Link on YouTube
  43. Part 42: HOW TO: Export and Backup the VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS) configuration of a VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS) – Alternative Link on YouTube
  44. Part 43. HOW TO: Correctly configure physical uplinks for teaming and failover on a VMware vSphere Distributed Switch vDS – Alternative Link on YouTube
  45. Part 44. HOW TO: Use the vCenter Server 7.0.3 vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) to backup the database and configuration of your vCenter Server – Alternative Link on YouTube
  46. Part 45. HOW TO: Create a new Distributed and VMKernel Portgroups on a VMware vSphere Distributed Switch for the vSphere Cluster for use with vCenter Server HA – Alternative Link on YouTube
  47. Part 46. HOW TO: Create, Configure and Deploy VMware vCenter Server High Availability (HA) – Alternative Link on YouTube
  48. Part 47. HOW TO: Perform storage performance tests on VMware vSphere vSAN, using the VMware Hyper-converged Infrastructure Benchmark fling (HCIBench)– Alternative Link on YouTube
  49. Part 48. HOW TO: Add a VMware vSphere vSAN license to a VMware vSphere vSAN Cluster – Alternative Link on YouTube
  50. Part 49. HOW TO: Synchronize changes when completing a P2V or V2V with VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.4 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  51. Part 50. HOW TO: Deploy and Configure Zerto to migrate workloads between Cloud and On-Prem VMware vSphere infrastructure with limited downtime – Alternative Link on YouTube
  52. Part 51. HOW TO: Update the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 ARM Edition (ESXi 7.0 ARM edition) from v1.12 to v1.15 on a Raspberry Pi 4 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  53. Part 52: HOW TO: Fix Synchronous Exception at 0x00000000XXXXXXX on VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0 ARM) on a Raspberry Pi 4 – Alternative Link on YouTube
  54. Part 53: HOW NOT TO: Compromise your VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 5.1, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, 7.0, 8.0 by adding to Microsoft Active Directory – Alternative Link on YouTube
  55. Part 54: HOW TO: Migrate physical, virtual and cloud based workloads with real-time replication to VMware vSphere (ESXi) or Microsoft Hyper-V using OpenText Migrate – Alternative Link on YouTube
  56. Part 55: HOW TO: Check if you have compromised your VMware ESXi 7.0 Hosts if you have added them to Microsoft Active Directory – Alternative Link on YouTube
  57. Part 56: HOW TO: Manually remove a failed vSAN disk group from a VMware vSphere vSAN cluster using ESXCLI – Alternative Link on YouTube
  58. Part 57: HOW TO: Update VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0U3o to ESXi 7.0U3q using VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) – Alternative Link on YouTube
  59. Part 58: HOW TO: Fix Inaccessible objects in VMware vSphere vSAN when all components show as Active – Alternative Link on YouTube
  60. Part 59: HOW TO: Fix VMware vCenter 7.0 Resolving the HTTP 500 Internal Server Error in HA Mode – Alternative Link on YouTube
  61. Part 60: HOW TO: Find the VMware Workstation Pro download on the Broadcom Website – Alternative Link on YouTube
  62. Part 61: HOW TO: Use the VCF Diagnostic Tool for VMware vSphere vCenter Server – Alternative Link on YouTube

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Part 25: HOW TO: Add a Synology NAS providing NFS Storge to VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0

Thursday, September 26th, 2024

In this video, I will show you how to HOW TO: Add a Synology NAS providing NFS Storge to VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0. I will show you the process of creating a storage pool followed by a btrfs volume, enabling NFS and Exporting the NFS volume and connecting to VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0, by creating a dedicated storage network using a VMkernel portgroup for NFS traffic.

I will show you how to troubleshoot and check using simple bash tools ping and vmkping, that NFS traffic can reach the NAS.

The syntax I’m using in this video to test network communications between VMkernel portgroups and NAS (NFS), and check for jumbo frames.

ping <IP address>

vmkping -I vmkX <IP address> -s 9000

where X is a number of your VMkernel portgroup

In this video, I make reference to the previous videos written articles

Part 5: HOW TO: Enable SSH Remote Access on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0)

Part 24: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7.0U2 to ESXi 7.0U2a direct from VMware.

Part 25: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7.0U2 to ESXi 7.0U2a in 5 easy steps.

Hancock’s Half Hour VMware vSphere video series

Part 5: HOW TO: Enable SSH Remote Access on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0).

Part 16: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7.0U2 to ESXi 7.0U2a direct from VMware.

Part 17: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7.0U2 to ESXi 7.0U2a in 5 easy steps.

Part 18: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7U1 (7.0.1) to VMware ESXi 7U2a (7.0.2) using an ISO image.

Part 19: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7.0U1 to ESXi 7.0U2a using VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager.(vLCM)

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