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 t 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 envi

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