Category: VMware

Migrating virtual machines using PowerCLI

In my current role as a VMware architect, I architected a greenfield VMware vSphere 6.5 environment. The ‘old’ environment, who I architected 4 year ago, is VMware vSphere 5.5. As the old environment was never updated, the time and risk of upgrading this environment was too high. That’s why, we decided to go for a […]

Tuesday June 4th, 2019 in PowerCLI, VMware | No Comments »

Reboot or shut down vSAN node: Take your time!

While working at a customer’s site, I notice that a system administrator wanted to reboot a vSAN node. The time it took to shutdown the node was too long (30+ min) for the system administrator, so he used iDRAC to hard reset the host. I asked him, why he just didn’t wait until the host […]

Tuesday April 9th, 2019 in VMware, VSAN | No Comments »

Catch me at VMworld Europe

VMworld Europe is just a few day away, and I’m looking forward to a week of fun stuff!  One of the main reason why I go to VMworld, is to meet new people. I love a good (tech) conversation. It inspires me, in my day to day work. Not only as a IT person, but […]

Wednesday October 31st, 2018 in VMware | No Comments »

ESXi and Nutanix post configuration using PowerCLI

For years I’ve been using kickstart for the installation and configuration of VMware ESXi. Who doesn’t know William Lam kickstart blogs? Using kickstart, I can do a fully unattended installation and configuration of ESXi. But, when using an HCI solution like Nutanix, host are pre-installed (foundation) with VMware ESXi, and the Nutanix CVM runs (as […]

Wednesday October 10th, 2018 in Nutanix, PowerCLI, VMware | No Comments »

VMworld 2018

VMworld world is around the corner, just 1 week left until all the fun kicks off. This year, I’m honored to get a blogger pass for the best tech event in the world!  VMworld is a very deverise event, which is fundamental for my role als a VMware architect. Breakout sessions Many bloggers have published […]

Monday August 20th, 2018 in VMware | No Comments »