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 …
The occasion was anything but desirable but this week I had the pleasure to work with a very skilled VMware Support guy to fix a broken vCenter ELM replication at a customer’s site. In this session I really learned a lot. But what stood out the most was this pretty new VMware Fling: https://flings.vmware.com/vsphere-diagnostic-tool vSphere …
Last week a customer asked me to write a guide he can use to update his VxRail clusters on his own in the future. Because I think this guide could also be useful for others out there I decided to share a more or less generalized version on my blog. // important notes This guide …
I am a really big fan of the As Built Report and have often used the default vSphere module in my projects especially when the customer has not ordered (resp. paid) an installation documentation. That’s why I wanted to write about it. Some time ago I had seen that the VxRail module has been released. …
Last week I had a customer request to integrate a 3rd vCenter (Version 7 with embedded PSC) into his existing vSphere SSO domain where he already had 2 similar vCenters. His main use case was to have all vCenters in a single pane of glass using the vCenter Enhanced Linked Mode (ELM). As far as …
