While installing the new Replication appliance (6.1.1.13216) in my lab i encounter the following error : “Connection to the remote resource was lost. Check your network connection” Solution: Make sure that the machine you access web client can resolve vCenter/PSC DNS name you can configure the windows host file to solve this issue another solution […]
Tags: replicarion, Troubleshooting, vcsa
When i was practicing for my VCP and VCAP Deploy I mainly used VMware workstation as a home lab. I used my Desktop PC which included Intel core i5, 32GB for RAM , One 512 SSD and 1TB of HDD. When i needed to practice backup, replication, multiple PSC’s and multiple VC’s my biggest constrain was […]
Until i get my VCAP6 – Deploy beta exam results, I decided to create a plan for my next step. The next step will be to take the VCAP6 – Design exam which is now GA My plan is use the following resources: Designing VMware Infrastructure Pluralsight course by Scott Lowe ,This is a 2012 course […]
Tags: VCAP 6 Design, VCIX, vmware
So i decided to take the beta exam and give it a try. This is my first VCAP exam so I wanted to find out the cheap way what is all about. The interface is similar to VMware HOL so make sure you practice at least one lab so you get familiar with it. You’ve […]
In this section we are going to cover “Harden a vSphere 6.x Deployment” Here are the objective from the blueprint : Enable and configure ESXi Lockdown mode (Strict / Normal) Configure a user on the Lockdown Mode Exception Users list Customize SSH settings for increased security Enable strong passwords and configure password policies Configure vSphere hardening […]
Tags: ssh, VCAP6-DCV Deploy, vsphere security
In this section we will continue to cover “Manage SSL certificates” Here are the objective from the blueprint : Configure and manage VMware Endpoint Certificate Store Replace default certificate with CA-signed certificate Generate ESXi host certificates Enable / Disable certificate checking Configure SSL timeouts according to a deployment plan Lab Setup: Using VMware workstation: Microsoft Servers 2012R2 […]
Tags: SSL, SSL certificate, VCAP6-DCV Deploy
In this section we are going to cover “Manage SSL certificates” Here are the objective from the blueprint : Configure and manage VMware Certificate Authority Lab Setup: Using VMware workstation: Microsoft Servers 2012R2 for Services (ADCS,DNS , DHCP, etc…) Installed esx0 Installed VCSA Documents used: vSphere Security Guide VMware KB 2112016 Configure and manage VMware Certificate […]
Tags: SSL certificate, VCAP6-DCV Deploy, vsphere 6
In this post i will install Microsoft Certificate Authority Services on my domain controller in preparation for Objective 8.2 Here are the steps: In server manager add the Active Directory Certificate tools Choose the Certificate Authority and Certificate Authority Web Enrollment Follow the wizard and click install (you can close the installation window) Click on the yellow […]
Tags: Microsoft, Microsoft ADCS, SSL
In this section we are going to cover “Backup and Recover vSphere Configurations” Here are the objective from the blueprint : Backup and restore distributed switch configurations Backup and restore resource pool configurations Export Virtual Machines to OVA/OVF format Use a Host profile to recover an ESXi host configuration Lab Setup: Using VMware workstation: Microsoft Servers […]
Tags: backup and restore, host profile, OVA, OVF, VCAP6-DCV Deploy, vDS, vsphere 6