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Vitalii Feshchenko
  • Vitalii Feshchenko
  • November 14, 2024

How to Schedule Tasks in VMware vCenter Server

Automate your day-to-day operations in vCenter using its built-in scheduler — ideal when you’re not ready to dive into scripting or PowerCLI.
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Vitalii Feshchenko
  • Vitalii Feshchenko
  • October 25, 2024

VMware vSphere – CPU Hot‑Plug and Memory Hot‑Add Support

Discover how to dynamically scale your VMs with additional RAM or CPU cores without shutting them down, even across mixed OS environments.
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Vitalii Feshchenko
  • Vitalii Feshchenko
  • October 17, 2024

Starting with VMware? 6 things beginners should know

If you’re new to VMware, these six quick insights will save you time, help avoid setup mistakes, and make your early experience smoother.
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Vitalii Feshchenko
  • Vitalii Feshchenko
  • October 5, 2024

Installing VMware Tools in Different Environments

Master the VMware Tools installation process across various OSes and learn why this small package is crucial for VM performance and management.
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Vitalii Feshchenko
  • Vitalii Feshchenko
  • September 19, 2024

How to backup & restore VMware vCSA 8.0 Update 3

Follow this guide to reliably back up and restore your vCenter Server Appliance so you’re never stuck if something goes sideways.
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Volodymyr Perishko
  • Volodymyr Perishko
  • September 11, 2024

How to install Windows Admin Center in a Windows Failover Cluster

Windows Admin Center (WAC) is a locally-deployed, browser-based management tool that provides you with the full control over your Windows Server environment. The nice thing is, it does not push you to Azure or any other cloud, so it works for you even if you do not feel that enthusiastic about public cloud.
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Vitalii Feshchenko
  • Vitalii Feshchenko
  • September 9, 2024

How to build a home lab using your PC. Part 2: VMware Workstation

Building a virtualized environment with VMware Workstation is a bit different from the scenario discussed before. Today, I use VMware Workstation 15 Pro – a virtualization platform that supports hypervisor virtualization and allows administrating small VMware infrastructures. Yes, Workstation is a vCenter-like platform, but it has rather limited functionality. Anyway, it allows building a vSphere lab for free! This being said, the solution is good for this article.
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Vitalii Feshchenko
  • Vitalii Feshchenko
  • July 3, 2024

VMware vSphere Content Libraries in a Nutshell: Why use Them (or Why Not)

Some time ago, discussing how cool VMware vSphere 6.7 Update 1 is, I briefly mentioned content libraries. That article was just an overview, so I decided not to go into details, saying that some features need their own posts. In today’s article, I’d like to share my hands-on experience with content libraries and help you to decide whether this feature can make your life any easier.
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Vitalii Feshchenko
  • Vitalii Feshchenko
  • June 30, 2024

VMware solution lifecycle. Does the End of General Availability mean the end for a solution itself?

19 September 2018, VMware announced the end General availability for vSphere 5.5 – their probably most installed vSphere versions to date. But, wait, why write about it in January 2019? You see, some being misled by a title starting with “End”, think that it might be the end for the solution… WRONG! To overcome this fallacy, I decided to write an article that sheds light on VMware Lifecycle Policy and proves that End of General Availability is not the end!
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