The high level steps are laid out in the VMware guide which can be found here. The main things I wanted to achieve in the upgrade/migration was to test the process, keep the same Names and IP's and have the bonus of getting rid of another windows based system. Prerequisites Check all your compatibility, vCenter... Continue Reading →
COMMVAULT Ransomware Protection
Ransomware being so prevalent these days it is important to protect your data from this corruption. Just as important is protecting your backups from falling foul of the same thing. Imagine if not only your servers data was encrypted but the backup data was also encrypted and you were left reaching for your tape or... Continue Reading →
HPE 3PAR SSMC SSL Certificate Change
So you have installed the HPE 3PAR SSMC web management software onto a server and you now want to secure this with a signed SSL certificate. You have read through the most thorough of user guides supplied by HPE on how to do this but have got lost at a few parts, well i did... Continue Reading →
Windows vCenter 5.5 to vCenter Appliance Migration Assistant Error
So you have decided to migrate your Windows vCenter to the vCenter 6.5 appliance, you download the 6.5 installer, extracted the migration assistant on your vCenter and ran it. After entering your suitably complex SSO administrator password and waiting for the assistant to run you are presented with the following error; You then spend some... Continue Reading →