If you ever have some disk space issues on the SDDC Manager or just want to clean up all the old, downloaded update/upgrade bundles which you don’t need anymore, there is a nice PowerShell script from VMware which I want to show you in this post. The script is called VcfBundleManagement.ps1. It is explained in …
After a few months of winter darkness, rain, even storm (over here in Germany) and mostly negative publicity because of the Broadcom acquisition of VMware we can finally see the light at the end of the (SDDC) tunnel. The summer is back and so is VMware – back with a big and shiny monster release! …
The vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) will not only be the “default” Lifecycle Manager for VCF, but will also be increasingly integrated into VxRail environments and work hand in hand with the VxRail LCM. As of VxRail 8.0.210, vLCM supports additional functions that can shorten the update process: In this post I want to demonstrate how …
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If TPM 1.2 chips are configured inside one or all VxRail nodes of your cluster you mainly have two choices before the upgrade of your VxRail cluster to Version 8: I always recommend my customers to replace the chips because you never know if you need TPM features in the future. So, just do it …
This is an additional post up to my previously released Update Guide and Upgrade Guide with new topics regarding the upgrade to VxRail Version 8.0.xxx. I will add items to this post as soon as there is something new and meaningful. // (3rd party) Solution Compatibility & Interoperability Backup Backup is always the first and …
The VxRail Bundle 8.0.000 including vSphere 8.0 and vSAN 8.0 is available for download since a few days now:https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/vxrail-software/drivers Before initiating a prematurely upgrade I’d like to advise to have a look at the Release Notes first – especially the Key Differences section: https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/vxrail-appliance-series/vxrail_release_notes_8.0/what-is-new-in-vxrail-8.0.000?guid=guid-8693278b-2280-47e0-88d9-4b37a7628cf2&lang=en-us (some of the) Key Differences: VxRail based on the Quanta hardware …
Happy and succesful new year to all the readers! Last year I had two relocation projects, each with a VxRail Stretched Cluster. Since I have already written the concept I dediced to share it on my blog for everybody who may need some guidance. Btw, you can also use this guide if you need to …
After I have written the VxRail Update Guide I wanted to write about major version upgrades as well since there are still some companies out there running VxRail Version 4.7.xxx (which is by now End of General Support). Usually upgrades between major versions are a little bit more complex than updates within the same major …
Another month, another tool. Many people probably don’t know it but there is a Dell script which you can use to check the vCenter Server (internally or externally) which manages the VxRail Cluster. It is especially helpful in case of troubleshooting or right before doing an VxRail update or upgrade because it gathers information about …
