I’ve had the lab online in its minimum viable configuration for about a week. I’ve ordered more and more parts of the puzzle and have patiently awaited their arrival. Maybe the Holiday Season wasn’t the best place to start playing with a #homelab… In my initial post, I said that I wanted to begin playing… Read More
Don’t Look Back in Anger – A Review of My 2019
It has been quite a tumultuous year for me. So many things have happened – both good and bad. In hindsight, I had some great moments and some not-so-great moments. Let’s recap some of the major stuff. VMUG Leader Summit – February I had the opportunity to attend the VMUG Leader Summit for the second… Read More
Home(lab) for the Holidays!
A few years ago, I wanted a homelab to dig deeper into my virtualization journey and play with things that I wouldn’t normally do in Production. At one point, a fellow vExpert had given me their former lab when they upgraded. It consisted of three Shuttle boxes and some miscellaneous other gear. I attempted to… Read More
A Thought on Termination of Employment
At the start of the post, I’ll be very honest with you – I do not yet feel as though I’ve made my way ’round the block fully. I still feel as though I’m a juvenile at the very beginning of my career. I have have seen tens of jobs in my lifetime, but I… Read More
Upgrade Specified, but ESXi Version 6.0 or Greater was Not Found on Disk – Multiple Boot Configurations
At work, I’ve had the pleasure and the ability to build new systems and migrate users by workload instead of needing to upgrade systems that I know little about. I’ve done this when I needed to go from vSphere 5.5 to 6.5, Horizon View 6.2 to Horizon 7.3, and, most recently, from vRealize Automation 7.0.1… Read More