Automated vSphere Lab Deployment Script
Very handy! @lamw has put together an automated lab deployment script which will deploy a 3 host nested vCenter/ESXi/VSAN/NSX Lab.
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Lab Deployment PowerCLI Script for TCC VMware ICM Class
Finished up another successful vSphere 6 Install Configure Manage class at Tidewater Community College last week. Time to re-provision the lab environments to get things ready for the next class.. This is a PowerCLI Script I put together to help automate the lab deployment for TCC VMware IT Academy classes.
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Nested vSphere 6 VSAN Lab
Here is a quick walk through on creating a Nested vSphere 6 VSAN Lab. The lab requires three nested ESXi 6.0 hosts each configured with three hard disks and a VCSA 6.0. This post covers creating the nested ESXi hosts and configuring a VSAN cluster.
Read moreAutoLab with vSphere 5.5 Support!
In case you missed it AutoLab 1.5 has been released and includes support for vSphere 5.5. The ability to lab up VSAN is also supported in this version. AutoLab automates the deployment of a nested VMware lab either in VMware Workstation (or Fusion) or on ESXi.
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Updating to ESXi 5.1 Update 1 with the Offline Bundle
Update 1 for ESXi 5.1 has been out for a few weeks now. I had a few minutes of downtime so I decided to go ahead and update the host running my home lab. Not for any specific reason other than I had some time and wanted to get to the latest version.
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Ran across a PowerCLI script that can be used to shutdown your virtual infrastructure written by Alan Renouf and thought
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