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  • :DRAFT: Upgrading Veeam Backup and Replication to v11

    Mar 3, 2021 Backup Restore Replication
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    Veeam has recently announced

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  • Cloud Block Store Use Cases for Microsoft Azure - Terraform Edition

    Mar 2, 2021 Cloud Block Store Azure Terraform
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    Previously I explained how to use Terraform to Deploy an Azure VM. Now that Cloud Block Store iS GA in Azure, I can cover how to use Automation for Test/Dev, Disaster Recovery and Migration use cases to move workloads from on-premises to Microsoft Azure!

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  • Using vRealize Automation 8.x with the Pure Storage vRealize Orchestrator Plugin

    Feb 18, 2021 vRealize Automation vRealize Orchestrator
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    Previously I explained how to use the vRealize Orchestrator Plugin 3.5 with vRealize Orchestrator and Automation 7.x. Back in November of 2020 we released the latest update to our vRO workflow package 4.0 which introduced support for vRealize Automation/Orchestrator 8.x! Our integration with vRA utilizes the vRO Plugin and allows users to self-provision their infrastructure using all the goodness included with vRA such as blueprints, approval workflows and reservations. Lets Dive in and take a look!

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  • vExpert 2021

    Feb 12, 2021 vExpert
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    I am honored to have been selected as a VMware vExpert once again for 2021!

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  • Using the Pure Storage Cloud Block Store Terraform Provider for AWS

    Feb 10, 2021 Terraform Cloud Block Store Amazon Web Services
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    Im excited to announce the first release of the Pure Storage Cloud Block Store (CBS) Terraform Provider. The first release introduces support for Cloud Block Store on AWS. Let’s dive in and take a look at how to utilize the new provider!

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  • Error downloading plugin-in: com.vmware.h4.vsphere.client

    Feb 1, 2021 vSphere Client vSphere 7.0
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    Welcome to my first blog of 2021! Its been a crazy year so far, but glad to be back writing. This issue is one that has been bothering me for some time in my vSphere 7 environment. Every time I logged into the vSphere Client i got the following error. “Error downloading plug-in. Make sure that the URL is reachable and the registered thumbprint is correct.” I finally had a few moments to research the issue and resolve it.

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  • What's New in Pure1 VM Analytics and OVA Collector 3.0

    Nov 17, 2020 VM Analytics Pure1 vSphere
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    On November 16, 2020 the latest version of the Pure1 VM Analytics OVA Collector (3.0) was released and with it comes some new Pure1 features! Let’s take a look at how the collector has changed, and what new features we now have within Pure1 VM Analytics.

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  • Backup and Restore Kubernetes Applications Using Portworx

    Nov 16, 2020 Portworx Kubernetes Backup Restore Migrate PX-Backup
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    When deploying any enterprise application it is always important to think about the BC/DR strategy. Containers work really great from a Business Continuity perspective as they are stateless, but what happens if you lose the entire datacenter? What happens if you need to migrate an application to another site? PX-Backup from Portworx by Pure Storage is a great tool for this! Lets take a look how we can backup and restore applications using PX-Backup

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  • Deploying a Linux EC2 Instance with Hashicorp Terraform and Vault to AWS and Connect to Pure Cloud Block Store

    Nov 12, 2020 Terraform Amazon Web Services Vault EC2 Linux Cloud Block Store
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    Another update to my “Terraforming AWS” series is the ability to deploy a Linux based Instance and connect to an existing data volume sitting on the Pure Cloud Block Store. This post will cover how to setup your environment and deploy and bootstrap your linux instance to connect via ISCSI.

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  • Using Pure1 Meta for Intelligent Datastore Selection and VM Provisioning

    Nov 11, 2020 vSphere vRealize Orchestrator VMFS Pure1 PowerCLI Powershell
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    When it comes to monitoring your Pure Storage environment Pure1 is a great place for that. It is also a great place to use your analytic’s data to your advantage and use it for intelligent VMware provisioning! In this blog post I will cover how to use this data to your advantage to make sure you can easily deploy VM’s to the most optimal array and datastore.

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