vRealize Orchestrator is a great automation platform and can be used to automate many everyday tasks. Sometimes we don't realize that we have the required license, and we can use it in our environment because it is included in the vSphere license (check vRO licensing here). We can build custom workflows or use out-of-the-box plugins … Continue reading Register vRealize Orchestrator 8.3 as an extension of vCenter Server 7.0
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How to shrink a thick VMDK disk on a virtual machine
Extending a virtual disk is a common task. Just grow VMDK disk on VMware and then on the operating system. Usually, you don't need a maintenance window for that. But what if you need to shrink the disk. It is not so obvious. For example, we had a virtual machine that required 1000GB disk space … Continue reading How to shrink a thick VMDK disk on a virtual machine
How to build custom ESXi image
Introduction Sometimes you need to create your own ESXi image with additional content. In my case, I had to add the community-created ne1000 VIB. Below you will find a short instruction on how to do this. Create own image Install PowerCLI and import Image Builder module: Windows PowerShell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. … Continue reading How to build custom ESXi image
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