ESXi NTP Security Configuration
To further extend the hardening of my VMware ESXi hosts, I have been working on scripted ESXi NTP Security Configuration. I wanted to restrict access to the host’s NTP …
VMware vSphere Site Availability Concepts
In this article, I will discuss the various VMware vSphere Site Availability Concepts and will try to work out how each concept can be applied to data centers, sites, …
VMware Workstation API remote access
I was really excited by Adam’s great Ansible Module for VMware Workstation. To use this Module from my Development Environment, VMware Workstation API remote access is necessary. You can …
ESXi LLDP Uplink Details
A few years ago I have written a PowerCLI script to collect and report ESXi CDP informations. My use case of this script was the ability to verify the …
Protect new NetApp NFS Exports with Veeam
The capability to protect NFS and SMB Shares on file level was one of the most wanted features of Veeam Availability Suite v10. With prior versions, you only had …
VMware NSX-T 3.0 Highlights
Its been a while since I had the last time my hands-on VMware NSX. However, I have continued to follow with enthusiasm the great progress in the further development …
vRealize Automation 8.1 Highlights
My journey with VMware vRealize Automation already started in the early 6.x-Days. Even then, I was absolutely thrilled by the flexibility and added value of this product. In the …
vRealize Orchestrator 8.1 Highlights
It’s been a while since I published anything about vRealize Orchestrator here. Besides Ansible and PowerCLI, the vRealize Orchestrator is still my first choice for the reliable automation of …
Script – PowerCLI VM Disk Report
Recently I had to create VMware vSphere VMs with a whole bunch of virtual disks. The application running inside of the virtual machines required a special disk layout and …
Veeam Availability Suite 10 unattended installation
Since Veeam has recently published the Veeam ONE 10 and Veeam Backup & Replication 10 RTM Build for Partners and Service Providers, I wanted to get my Veeam Availability …
PRTG Veeam Sensor – Retrospective
In 2016 I never thought that almost four years later I would still be working on my PowerShell script for a PRTG Veeam Sensor. But even shortly after the …
Set persistent scratch location with PowerCLI
In common server configurations for VMware ESXi Hosts, the boot device is usually an SD-Card or a USB stick. These devices are cheap, require very low-maintenance and have a …
NetApp NFS Export with Ansible
For some time now I have been focusing more on NetApp Data ONTAP again. As usual, automation is a spotlight of my interest. NetApp offers a lot of options …
Veeam ONE unattended installation with Ansible
My new hobby project, Veeam ONE unattended installation with Ansible, was pretty interesting for me because of two reasons. First of all, I’ve never taken a closer look at …
Veeam and vSphere Tag Integration with Ansible
VMware vSphere Tags are a great tool to build a deep integration with other VMware or third-party products. Veeam already could use vSphere Tags as a backup object in …