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Installing IBM SmartCloud Entry 2.3 for VMware vCenter
To install IBM SmartCloud Entry 2.3 for VMware vCenter, you must have a non-vCenter Windows or Linux server to host the application on. **You cannot install SmartCloud Entry on a vCenter server by default due to a TCP port conflict. Run the SmartCloudEntry 2.3 Trial installer Select Language (English), click Ok Click Next Click I accept […]
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Find all snapshots within your vCenter environment using PowerCLI
Find all snapshots within your vCenter environment using PowerCLI $snaplist = Get-View -ViewType VirtualMachine -Filter @{“snapshot”=”$snaplist”} $snaplist | select name
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Add a new NFS datastore to all of the hosts in a cluster using PowerCLI
Needing a way to add a NFS to multiple hosts, I resorted to using VMware’s API PowerCLI! get-vmhost | New-Datastore -Nfs -Name DataStoreName -Path /data1/export -NfsHost nfshost.domain.local
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How to deploy a VMware ESXi host in your IBM PureFlex Flex System environment
IBM has made deploying ESXi within the IBM PureFlex Flex System environment a snap. They’ve included VMware ESXi (5.1 at this time) on each and every X series compute node. To deploy this, start by going to the Chassis Management Module (CMM). Then go to Chassis Management > Compute Nodes > Select Node > Action […]
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