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  • Unable to Sync vLCM Updates - Error: 'integrity.fault.HostPatchInvalidVendorCode'

    Oct 7, 2020 vSphere Lifecycle Manager vCenter Server vSphere 7.0
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    After upgrading my vCenter Server to the latest vSphere 7.0 Update 1, I was unable to see ESXi 7.0 Update 1 Image. When I attempted to sync the updates I got the error “Download patch definitions task failed while syncing depots. Error: ‘integrity.fault.HostPatchInvalidVendorCode’.” Let’s take a look how we can resolve this issue and be able to sync the latest updates.

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  • What's New in the Pure Storage vRealize Orchestrator Plugin 3.5

    Jul 31, 2020 vRealize Orchestrator
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    Released on July 30, 2020 the latest vRO plugin for vRealize 7.x is here!

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  • Using Terraform to Deploy the Pure1 VM Analytics Collector

    Jun 30, 2020 Terraform VM Analytics Pure1
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    Pure1 VM Analytics is a great tool to have in your environment. You don’t need to even have a Pure Storage array, but it makes it even better! Back in 2019 the collector was converted to an OVA format and has been much simpler to deploy. You can deploy it through the UI or even Powershell. With the latest update to the Terraform vSphere provider we can now deploy OVA’s, so lets jump in to see how we can deploy the VM Analytics collector!

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  • Using Terraform to Deploy the VMware Event Broker Appliance

    Jun 29, 2020 Terraform VMware Event Broker Appliance
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    With the addition of OVF/OVA customized properties in Terraform, I figured I would put together a few runbooks for appliances to deploy. In my first post I covered how to deploy SRM, this post will include the details on how to deploy the VMware Event Broker Appliance (VEBA).

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  • Using Terraform to Deploy the VMware Nested ESXi Appliance

    Jun 29, 2020 Terraform ESXi HomeLab
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    With the addition of OVF/OVA customized properties in Terraform, I figured I would put together a few runbooks for appliances to deploy. This post will cover the details deploy the Nested ESXi Appliance.

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  • Using Terraform to Deploy the Site Recovery Manager 8.3 Appliance

    Jun 26, 2020 Terraform Site Recovery Manager
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    Previously I covered how to deploy the SRM appliance using PowerCLI, but as I started to tinker with Terraform I figured why not create a new blog post to document the process. Without the latest Terraform vSphere 1.20.0 Provider, this wouldnt be possible! Lets dive in and take a look on how we can do some appliance deployments.

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  • Using the VMware Event Broker Appliance to Automatically Expand a Pure Storage FlashArray Datastore

    Jun 24, 2020 VMware Event Broker Appliance PowerCLI vSphere FlashArray
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    Something we get asked quite often it seems here at Pure Storage, is can we automatically expand a datastore when it gets full? The answer is yes! With all of the integrations with automation platformsm, Pure Storage Arrays have many options. This blog will cover how to handle this with the VMware Event Broker Appliance (VEBA)!

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  • Updating the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) with PowerCLI - Revisited

    Jun 22, 2020 PowerCLI vSphere 6.7 REST API vCenter Server vSphere 7.0
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    In previous blogs, I covered how to update your VCSA using PowerCLI and with Postman. I also had multiple code sessions at VMworld 2019 where I got great feedback on the module. It’s been a while since I have looked at the module, and time has passed so I thought it was due for an update. The module will no longer need to be manually imported, it is now located in the Powershell Gallery!

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  • Configuring vRealize Orchestrator to use Pure1 Integration

    Jun 5, 2020 vRealize Orchestrator Pure1
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    The more I play with our integrations the more I am impressed. My latest project within vRealize Orchestrator had me utilizing our Pure1 integration. This post will cover how to generate the needed pieces to configure the Pure1 Integration within vRO.

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  • Unable to Provision a vVol Hard Disk on a VM Located on VMFS Datastore

    Jun 2, 2020 vSphere ESXi vVol VMFS
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    An interesting issue came in from one of our customers that they were unable to provision a new vVol Disk on a VM that was based on a VMFS Datastore. After some troubleshooting it seems there was a regression which no longer makes this available in the UI. Take a look at this blog post on how I will cover a workaround.

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