VMware UEM script repository

VMware UEM script repository

The ability for EUC administrators to easily deploy scripts who may not have access to NETLOGON shares and group policy management can be tricky.  UEM provides an environment variable created by default pointing to a script repository in the Configuration share.

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Deploying VMware NSX-V – Part 3 NSX Installation

Deploying VMware NSX-V – Part 3 NSX Installation

Continuing from where we left off in part 2 the next step is to prepare the hosts. Host preparation simply means installing several VIBS to each of the hosts within the cluster to enable functionality such a distributed firewall, distributed routing and VXLAN.

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Deploying VMware NSX-V – Part 4 Deploying NSX Controllers

Deploying VMware NSX-V – Part 4 Deploying NSX Controllers

This part will cover deploying NSX Controllers to the environment. These are responsible for control plane information for all logical networks as well as maintaining VTEP, MAC and ARP tables.

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Deploying VMware NSX-V – Part 1 Deploying NSX Manager

Deploying VMware NSX-V – Part 1 Deploying NSX Manager

In this series of blogs posts, I’m going to cover the deployment process of NSX-V and how to configure some of the components required to demonstrate functionality such as micro-segmentation, logical switching and distributed routing.

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Manual install of NSX VIBs to ESXi Hosts

Manual install of NSX VIBs to ESXi Hosts

I’ve had a few problems (predominantly in labs) where the NSX host preparation stage has failed.  There can be a few reasons for this but I have found the most consistent way around this is to deploy the vibs manually.

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Installing vCenter 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller – Part 1

Installing vCenter 6.5 with External Platform Services Controller – Part 1

In a previous post I covered some of the considerations that need to be made when designing the vCenter topology for your environment. This post is a step by step guide in which I deploy and single PSC and vCenter per site and will use the virtual appliance.

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