Daniel Micanek virtual Blog – Like normal Dan, but virtual.
Whether you are configuring vSAN Express Storage Architecture (ESA) directly from vCenter Server or from VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), the underlying ESXi hardware is automatically validated against the vSAN ESA Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) to ensure that you are using supported vSAN […]
Applications for the 2025 vExpert program are now open, with the application deadline newly extended to January 24th, 2025. The vExpert awards are expected to be announced in mid to late February. In this blog post, I will dive into the value of being a vExpert, what it takes to earn the award […]
While upgrading vRealize to Aria Automation I ran into some blocking issues, I share in this article the KB and commands that helped me solve them and complete the upgrade.
And now comes the best part 🙂 As you have seen, the installation with Easy Installer is not complicated, the upgrade requires more attention.
Check out this cool (and downloadable) VMware Cloud Foundation Private Cloud Platform poster!
Using Log Assist in Skyline Health Diagnostics
Skyline Health Diagnostics makes extracting and uploading Support Log Bundles to your Support Request case a one step process with “Log Assist”. Formerly in Skyline, this feature has now migrated to the brilliant Skyline Health Diagnostics Appliance.
vCenter Server Identity Federation with Authentik Identity Provider
While answering a recent question on the VMware Reddit Community, I came to learn about Authentik, an open source identity provider (IdP), which is pretty feature rich and best of all, you can self-host the Authentik IdP solution. While Authentik is not one of the officially supported Identity Providers for vCenter Server Identity Federation such […]
Learn about NVMe memory tiering in VMware vSphere 8.0 Update 3, how to configure it, and my thoughts after using it for months now.
My homelab was in need of some more serious storage and during this exercise I gained interesting insights that I will share in this post.
I have been tuning my Home Lab network during my vacation. Private AI/ML, vGPU and VDI requires a fast Home Lab setup. I tweaked my Switch (Dell EMC S4112T-ON), UDM Pro, ESXi hosts, and also […]
