VMware vSphere is a virtualization platform that provides a comprehensive suite of virtualization products for creating, managing, and optimizing virtualized environments. Here are some key components and features of VMware vSphere:
During the VCSA install, we select a password for the Root user and by that, we access vCenter Management (VAMI) and Command-Line. By default, this password will be expired after 90 days and we can edit expiration settings on the management console > access and select No for never expire. When we do need to reset vCenter Server Password? If […]
To improve security in your virtualized environment, it is advisable to use the signed certificates because a ‘self-signed’ certificate will not be trusted by default in its communications with other systems. In this post, I will be sharing information on replacing self-signed certificates with Certificate Authority (CA) signed SSL certificates in a VMware vCenter environment. VMware has prepackaged the vSphere […]
To improve security in your virtualized environment, it is advisable to use the signed certificates because a ‘self-signed’ certificate will not be trusted by default in its communications with other systems. ESXi host uses default certificates that are created during installation. These certificates are not verifiable and are not signed by a trusted certificate authority. How to Replace VMware ESXi […]
What is vSphere Lifecycle Manager? vSphere Lifecycle Manager is a built-in vSphere service that provides centralized, automated patch and version management for ESXi hosts. Using vLCM you can perform the following tasks: vLCM was introduced in vSphere 7 and comes bundle with the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA). It means you can dive straight into managing hosts with vLCM, using the […]
Before updating or upgrading your virtual infrastructure, fire you must check the ESXi version with hardware compatibility and you can check that on VMWARE COMPATIBILITY GUIDE and VMWARE PRODUCT INTEROPERABILITY MATRICES. Also, you can check ESXi UPGRADE PATH After selecting the version of ESXi you have some ways to update ESXi hypervisor. Upgrade ESXi with ISO file If you want […]
