Now that a Platform Services Controller installed, and vCenter Server installed; it's time to configure single sign-on sources for our SSO domain. SSO, or Single Sign On, was introduced in vSphere 5.1 and provides a more secure way of authenticating…
Now that the Platform Services Controller (PSC) is installed, it's time to install the vCenter server. For the lab, we will be installing vCenter 6 onto Windows 2012 R2. After mounting the ISO image, autorun will give us the option…
Objective 1.2 deals with the managing infrastructure. In this blog, I will cover the installation of a Platform Services Controller on a dedicated server, instead of the simple install option, where the PSC is deployed with vCenter on the same…
To finish off objective 1.1, we have three things to cover: Edit system swap / scratch configuration Configure ESXi to use a central syslog server Manage / edit the core dump configuration of an ESXi host Edit system swap…
In part 1, we covered using Auto Deploy to install ESXi onto our physical hosts. In part 2, we will cover unattended installations. Sometimes known as a scripted install, or a kickstart, this deployment method automates the install process, which…
To kick off the series on the blueprint for the VCAP-DCV exam, I thought I would start at the beginning. I will split objective 1.1 into 3 parts: Objective 1.1 - Perform advanced ESXi Host Configuration Skills and Abilities (Part 1)…
Since I hold a VCAP-DCD for 5.5, and want to upgrade to the VCIX-DCV 6, I have to study and take the VCAP-DCV Deploy test. Thankfully, VMware has made the process easy - I don't have to upgrade the VCAP-DCD…