With vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager deployed, along with vIDM 8.0 in the previous blog post, this post covers the configuration of vRSLCM and preparing for the vRealize Suite deployment.
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vRealize Suite 2019 – Easy Installer
VMware has just announced the latest release of the vRealize Suite (2019) and with it comes vRA 8.0, vRLI 8.0, vROps 8.0 and vRSLCM 8.0. So with the exciting announcements out of the way, let’s get these installed!
Read moreHomelab Setup Part 3 – vCenter Install & Configure
With the Intel NUCs set up (and a vSAN datastore created if running pre 6.7 vCenter), it is time to install the vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA). As you probably know, the Windows vCenter Server is deprecated, so the vCSA will be deployed.
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This guide will cover the ESXi installation and configuration process. If installing ESXi onto a bare-metal server from a USB, follow my guide here on how to create a bootable USB installer.
Read moreHomelab Setup Part 2 – vSAN Configuration
To install vCenter you need the datastore in place, which for my environment is vSAN. However to configure vSAN, this is done through vCenter. A classic chicken and egg scenario which thankfully VMware have the solution for.
Read moreHomelab Setup Part 1 – Intel NUC
Homelab Setup 1 – Intel NUC. I have recently decided to purchase a homelab for myself to assist with getting my certifications up to date and after much research and procrastinating I have gone with the setup below.
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