Despite working with VMware for at least the last 13 years, this is my first time attending a VMware Explore event. I'm a keen advocate of VMware technologies, and with so many changes recently I was keen to attend so I could immerse myself in everything VMware for a few days as well as taking some time out to enjoy everything that Las Vegas has to offer! This years conference is at The Venetian, a large and impressive venue in its own right. Ticket types There are 2 main ti

We all know backing up of your vCenter's using the built in file based backup is critical for recovery. I just wanted to share a couple of important pitfalls i came across recently in case it helps anyone else that comes across this. Do not backup Multiple vCenters at the same start time to the same directory Following the recent addition of some new vCenters, we started to see an unusual increase in backup failures for the associated file-based backup. In this particular env

Did you know the vCenter ISO contains everything you need to complete a fully automated installation of the vCenter VCSA appliance? This is great for homelabbing or even for production deployment. I performed this test using the latest build of vCenter at the time of writing (8.0U3i) but the principal should work with older and newer builds. Lets have a look at the steps required. Assumptions. This guide assumes you already have an ESXi host up and running to deploy the VCSA