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I’ve worked on-prem virtualization for years. From ESXi clusters to vCenter management, I’ve built and maintained infrastructure that’s rock‑solid. But the next logical step isn’t more on-site servers—it’s " The Cloud ". Cloud is no longer

Recently I had to upgrade my vCenters (5 vCenters in linked mode) from 8.1.0.400 to 8.0U2e to mitigate the Critical security issue from Oct 2024. I followed the recommended procedure for upgrading a group of vCenters in link mode, power them all off, take offline snapshots

Time for the fun stuff :D On my previous posts ( here and here ) I talked about what made me decide to go for a physical server, the parts that I selected considering my budget and the lowest noise possible and today I will talk about the logical design behind the

Selection of budget-friendly hardware

The thinking process behind the start of a VMware Lab

https://thevirtualist.org/vcsa-filesystem-is-out-of-disk-space/

https://thevirtualist.org/horizon-one-golden-image-multiple-desktop-pools/