ESXi Lockdown Mode is a security feature in VMware ESXi that restricts direct access to the ESXi host, allowing access only through vCenter Server. This feature is designed to enhance security by preventing unauthorized users from modifying the ESXi host…
VMware Admission Control is a component of VMware vSphere High Availability (HA) that guarantees enough resources are allocated within a cluster to satisfy failover needs. It prohibits adding virtual machines (VMs) to a cluster if this would compromise the cluster’s…
Encrypting data drives makes sense on a laptop. If you turn it off and it gets lost, a key has to be provided to decrypt the data on the drives to make it readable. But what about the disks of…
UEFI Secure Boot is a platform feature within the UEFI specification that ensures the system boots using only the software trusted by the hardware manufacturer. Secure Boot provides a verification mechanism in which the firmware validates a boot loader before executing…
In today’s world of Virtualization, we love to thin provision and overcommit. Be vary of the limitations…. When a vSphere datastore becomes full, several issues can arise that may impact virtual machine (VM) operations and the overall performance of the…
Another great tool to automate configurations in vSphere is Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. Red Hat delivers two versions, a Community version and a Enterprise Version. The innovation happens in the community and the best features are perfected and added…
Previously, I posted about the replication of two HCIs using array-based or vSphere-based replication. This article addresses a third way or an addition to the two previously mentioned options. Dell Recovery Point for VMs (RP4VMs) synchronizes virtual machines to destination…
As I mentioned in the last article, I will write a new article about a disaster-avoidant solution I am deploying where it makes sense. Disaster avoidance in this setting means that we have a platform that is able to absorb…
