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Sessions I'll Be Attending at VMworld 2021

VMworld 2021 is right around the corner! This year we are again unable to attend in person due to COVID-19, however this still gives everyone the chance to attend as its an online …

Posted by Stephan McTighe on 28 Aug 2021

Enabling VM Rightsizing in vRealize Operations Manager (vROPS)

One of the many great features of vRealize Operations Manager (vROPS) is the ability to identify and address over or under sized virtual machines. I was asked a short while ago why …

Posted by Stephan McTighe on 24 Aug 2021

Getting Started With Packer to Create vSphere Templates – Part 5 – Bringing it Together!

Here we are, Part 5! If you have stuck with me through this series, thank you for taking the time. If not, you can catchup with Parts 1-4 by searching my blog! I wanted to end this …

Posted by Stephan McTighe on 3 Aug 2021

Getting Started With Packer to Create vSphere Templates – Part 4 – Blocks

Welcome to Part 4 of the Packer Series! In this part we will look at putting together all the block and files we need to deploy a template! As we have touched upon in earlier …

Posted by Stephan McTighe on 14 Jul 2021

Getting Started With Packer to Create vSphere Templates – Part 3 – Variables

Welcome back to part 3 of my Creating vSphere Templates using Packer series, if you missed part 1 or 2, you can find them here and here. In part 3 we will explore variables! Why …

Posted by Stephan McTighe on 6 Jul 2021

Getting Started With Packer to Create vSphere Templates – Part 2 - Answer Files and Scripts

Welcome to part 2 of my Getting Started with Packer series, if you missed part 1, you can find it here. In part 2, we will take a look through an important part of creating your …

Posted by Stephan McTighe on 22 Jun 2021

Getting Started With Packer to Create vSphere Templates - Part 1

Virtual Machines Templates, why? Templates are a great way to achieve consistent, repeatable and fast virtual machine (VM) deployments, be it an on-premise vSphere environment or …

Posted by Stephan McTighe on 15 Jun 2021

Upgrading Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 8.3.1 to 8.4

I recently started looking at prerequisites to a vSphere 7 upgrade, by reviewing any associated upgrades that might be needed. VMware Site Recovery Manager was one product that …

Posted by Stephan McTighe on 25 May 2021

Upgrade vRealize Operations Manager (vROPS) 7.5 to 8.4

Recently I tested a vRealize Operation Manager (vROps) upgrade from version 7.5 to 8.4 ahead of a vCenter 7.0.2 upgrade and thought I would share the process. Something worth …

Posted by Stephan McTighe on 18 May 2021

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