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Update VMware Tools package on ESXi

In most cases VMware Tools are available as part of ESXi installation. When updating an ESXi host, the VMware Tools could be updated, but most of the time not to the latest version. In this post I’ll show you how ESXi hosts can updated to the latest available version, when Read more…

By Daniël Zuthof, 3 monthsJanuary 2, 2023 ago
Cloud Director

Cloud Director: Distributed Firewalling with NSX-T

In the beginning of 2022, I attended the “VMware Cloud Director: Advanced Networking with NSX-T Data Center” training for VCD 10.2. The training touched on a couple of topics, that are blog worthy. Let’s start with the third one in this latest Cloud Director series. Previous ones in this series Read more…

By Daniël Zuthof, 1 yearMarch 7, 2022 ago
Cloud Director

Cloud Director: Comparing Data Center Group network features

In the beginning of 2022, I attended the “VMware Cloud Director: Advanced Networking with NSX-T Data Center” training for VCD 10.2. The training touched on a couple of topics, that are blog worthy. Let’s start with the next one in this latest Cloud Director series. Other posts in this series Read more…

By Daniël Zuthof, 1 yearFebruary 16, 2022 ago
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Homelab

IPv6 Series: Part 4 – IPSec VPN

In this IPv6 series I’d like to tell you about my “journey” to implement the protocol. I already had some knowledge of it, but not extensively. As a first step IPv6 is implemented at home. The plan is to work my way back from home to my lab in the Read more…

By Daniël Zuthof, 2 yearsMarch 15, 2021 ago
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Security

Change AD password on macOS via Remote Desktop

You probably know the feeling, when you’re trying to do something uber standard, but you’re struggling with it. It’s extra annoying because you know, it should be simple (which it eventually is 🙃). I had just that feeling this week when I needed to change my AD password using a Read more…

By Daniël Zuthof, 2 yearsFebruary 23, 2021 ago
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Cloud Director

Getting a Cloud Director TLS “A” Grade – Part 2

In part 1 of this blog post, I wrote about the background of TLS. In this second part I show you how VCD (VMware Cloud Director) and often also the Load Balancer can be configured to enhance security, integrity and page speed. In this multi-part series I hope you benefit Read more…

By Daniël Zuthof, 3 yearsSeptember 1, 2020 ago
Cloud Director

Getting a Cloud Director TLS “A” Grade – Part 1

The Let’s Encrypt certificate I use for the Cloud Director portal running in my lab environment expired lately, therefore a renewal was needed. While renewing the certificate and checking my TLS config, it was not up to par with modern standards and that needed for be fixed. While writing down Read more…

By Daniël Zuthof, 3 yearsSeptember 1, 2020 ago
Security

Using Equinix SmartKey for VM and vSAN Encryption

Since a while now, customers show an increasingly interest in data-at-rest encryption. vSphere has build-in encryption features since the 6.5 version. I wrote this post to show how Equinix SmartKey can help implementing these encryption features without buying HSM appliances yourself. Since I started working with the SmartKey product, I Read more…

By Daniël Zuthof, 3 yearsMarch 20, 2020 ago
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