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Cisco UCS Configuration Guide for vSphere – Part 1 – Overview
You have been given the task of bringing a brand new Cisco UCS online. However, you are used to traditional server infrastructure (eg. HP, IBM, Fujitsu). If you are asking yourself, “What is...
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Cisco UCS Configuration Guide for vSphere – Part 2 – Equipment
This post is broken into two components: the physical Cisco UCS installation and the initial configuration of the Cisco UCS. Seven part series, describing how to configure a Cisco UCS from start to...
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vCenter 5.5 Upgrade with Windows Server 2012 R2 – Part 11 – Upgrading ESXi
This is part 11 of the vCenter 5.1 to 5.5 Update 1c upgrade, detailing the upgrade of ESXi 5.1 to 5.5 and host remediation with vUM. This is an eleven part series, describing how to upgrade from...
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Private Cloud – SDDC 1.0
You may have read my recent Next-Generation Data Center post, that summarised the Conceptual Model and Logical Design of my ideal Private Cloud solution. This post describes the current vendors that...
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Nutanix XCP Deep-Dive – Part 17 – CVM Autopathing with ESXi
This is Part 17 of the Nutanix XCP Deep-Dive, covering Nutanix Cluster Autopathing with ESXi. This will be a multi-part series, describing how to design, install, configure and troubleshoot an advanced...
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Nutanix XCP Deep-Dive – Part 5 – Installing ESXi Manually with Phoenix
This is Part 5 of the Nutanix XCP Deep-Dive, covering the manual installation of ESXi and CVM with Phoenix. This will be a multi-part series, describing how to design, install, configure and...
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NPX – Hands-on Exercise (Nutanix Troubleshooting)
The NPX Design Review (NDR) has a 30 minute “Hands-on Exercise” where the NDR Examiners present an issue with a live system that you need to resolve. This post is an enhancement of the troubleshooting...
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NPX – Design Exercise (Nutanix Design)
The NPX Design Review (NDR) has a 60 minute “Design Exercise” where the NDR Examiners present a design scenario with a set of business requirements and constraints that you need to address. This post...
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Nutanix XCP Deep-Dive – Part 12 – ESXi Design Considerations
This is Part 12 of the Nutanix XCP Deep-Dive, covering ESXi design considerations. This will be a multi-part series, describing how to design, install, configure and troubleshoot an advanced Nutanix...
View ArticleDirectly modifying ESXi host managed by vCenter Server
In the world of Nutanix HCI on vSphere, you sometimes do not have access to the vCenter Server, but you do have the root credentials of the ESXi host. However, when you try to make your changes, the...
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