ESXi

UCS-M2-HWRAID ESXi Boot: RAID 1 on the Cisco Boot-Optimized M.2 RAID Controller (UCS Manager, Intersight, CIMC)

Boot ESXi from a RAID 1 M.2 volume on Cisco UCS-M2-HWRAID: controller limits, UCS Manager, Intersight and CIMC steps, and ESXi 8/9 boot device rules.

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ESXi

Fastest workaround instructions to address CVE-2021-44228 (log4j) in vCenter Server

The fastest workaround for Log4j CVE-2021-44228 (VMSA-2021-0028) on vCenter Server 7.0, 6.7 and 6.5, and why patching is the real fix.

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NSX

NSX Edge on Cisco UCS: Design for NSX 4.x and VCF 9 (Edge VM vs Bare Metal, vNICs, MTU, Geneve Offload)

NSX Edge design on Cisco UCS for NSX 4.x and VCF 9: Edge VM vs bare metal, vNIC pairs without fabric failover, TEP MTU and VIC Geneve offload.

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NSX

Announcing NSX-T 3.2: Innovations in…

Announcing NSX-T 3.2: Innovations in Multi-Cloud Security, Networking, and Operations Announcing NSX-T 3.2: Innovations in… We’re excited to announce the general availability of VMware NSX-T 3.2, one of…

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K8S

My journey to Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Tips from passing the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam: kubectl cheat sheet and autocomplete, Vim and tmux shortcuts, and time management.

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