PowerCLI Script to Export All RDM Disks in a vSphere Cluster
I recently had to audit a vSphere environment and identify all VMs using RDM disks.One quick method is using RVTools—just export the data, go to the vDisk sheet, and filter …
Cloning a VM via GUI Leads to VMDK Misconfiguration
Another day, another interesting situation in the VMware world. Straight to the issue: the cloned virtual machines’ VMDK file(s) will point to the VMDK file(s) of the source machine used …
CPU Scheduler in ESXi
While preparing for the VCAP Deploy exam, I came across an insightful on-demand course from Broadcom: VMware vSphere: Advanced Administration [V8] – On Demand. One of the topics covered was …
Failed to Remove ESXi Host from vSphere Distributed Switch
Recently, I encountered an issue while trying to remove an ESXi host from a vSphere Distributed Switch in order to complete the decommissioning process of the host. The ESXi was …
Switching between VCSA Default Appliance Shell and BASH Shell
In the context of vCenter Server (the centralized management platform for VMware environments), you’ll often encounter both Appliance Shell and Bash Shell when accessing the system through its vCenter Server …
Understanding VMCA Certificates: Machine SSL Self-Signed vs. CA-Signed Certificate
vSphere has a built-in certificate authority (VMCA) that automatically provides and manages the necessary security certificates for vCenter Server and ESXi. This setup works out of the box with minimal …
How to Download and Install vCenter Server Machine SSL to Avoid Web Browser Certificate Warnings
In this blog post, we’ll walk through the steps to manually trust the Machine SSL certificate and recognize it as valid on a Windows machine when accessing vCenter. This way, …
Introduction Post
Hi and welcome to my blog! My name is Alexandru Capras, but the awesome people just call me Ali. I’m a passionate virtualization enthusiast with a deep interest in VMware. …