In this part we will configure the network connections for each ESXi host in vCenter Configuring the vSwitch Click into the host on the left hand pane: On the top bar, click into the Configure tab: Click on the Virtual Read more…
Now we need to add the 3 ESXi Servers into vCenter. First we need to open and login to the vCenter web interface: https://lab-vcenter01.lab.local/ui Adding a Datacenter We should see the dashboard once we have logged in: First, we need Read more…
Now we have the vCenter VM setup, its a good time to get the iSCSI VM setup done so this can be added as storage to the cluster when it is created. VM Configuration The VM has 8GB of RAM Read more…
In this part, we will setup the vCenter Virtual Appliance to manage the 3 ESXi hosts. Deploying the vCenter Virtual Appliance You need to download the ISO for this before you can install it, you can get a trial from Read more…
In this part, we will verify that all 3 ESXi hosts are setup correctly and then setup DNS records on lab-dc01 to point at the relevant IP addresses. ESXi Host Verification First of all, we need to make sure that Read more…
I this part, we will setup the 3 ESXi hosts. Firstly, here is a photo of what the Virtual Network Adapters page looks like in VMware Workstation: On the ESXi hosts, I have them configured as below: This is the Read more…
This is the first part in a series of guides on how to get a cluster setup with VMware ESXi and vCenter. This first guide shows what my environment looks like and how I plan for it to look. Host Read more…
Here is the painful way to convert a Citrix XenServer VM to work on Hyper-V (Hopefully without any BSOD’s!) Firstly its a very good idea to snapshot your VM in the event that this goes wrong and you need to Read more…
Changing an AD Domain name may sound complicated but depending on your setup it not be. My Environment: LAB-DC01 – 10.1.21.252 Changing the domain from lab.local to ad.avidpontoon.co.uk First, create a new primary DNS forward lookup zone for the new Read more…
SIP ALG can be both useful and a pain. This can become apparent when trying to setup a SIP connection to a PBX on the internet somewhere. Or alternatively, dialling into a local PBX from externally. Many do no realise Read more…