Category: Tech Notes
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List of Publications – Journal Articles, Books, Chapters
Title of Publication Name of Journal / Conference Authors ISSN No/ VOL No, Issue No How can your IT Infrastructure Withstand the Pressure of Digitalization? International Journal of Research in Electronics and Computer Engineering Dr. Pranay Jha*, Dr Ashok Sharma http://nebula.wsimg.com/b205966c404e7bf650de85b2f6c3a86e?AccessKeyId=DFB1BA3CED7E7997D5B1&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 IJRECE Vol.7 Issue 1(January-March 2019)ISSN:2393-9028(Print)|ISSN:2348-2281(Online) Behavior Analysis and Crime Prediction using Big Data and…
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Cisco UCS – Part 1 – Getting Start with Implementation of New Cisco UCS Domain
When we are starting with implementing new Cisco UCS Domain environment, there are few steps that need to be follow to complete installation and configuration part. Steps are mentioned in below table. We will discuss the same in detailed information in coming articles. Step 1 Console Setup Step 2 Configure Administration Policies Step 3 Configure…
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How to Upgrade from Windows vCenter 5.5 to VCSA 6.5 including SRM
In last couple of days, I heard this question many times for below scenario. Since 5.5 is about to expire this month, so IT admins are upgrading their environment to new version of vSphere. Though going directly to 6.7 is something that do not meet N-1 requirement for most of the environment. Hence most of…
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How VMware HA Works | Deep Dive
Overview of HA (High Availability): – When you creates HA cluster very first time, then Virtual Machines are configured with cluster default settings. VM Restart Priority Host Isolation Response VM Monitoring There is master host election when the cluster is first created. All other hosts are slaves. Master host is responsible for monitoring the host…
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How VMware HA Works | Deep Dive
Overview of HA (High Availability): – When you creates HA cluster very first time, then Virtual Machines are configured with cluster default settings. VM Restart Priority Host Isolation Response VM Monitoring There is master host election when the cluster is first created. All other hosts are slaves. Master host is responsible for monitoring the host…
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How vMotion Works ?
What is vMotion? vMotion enables live migration of a running virtual machine between ESXi Hosts It is transparent to the Virtual Machine’s OS and applications. Invaluable tool to admin to achieve the followings; Avoid Server Downtime Allow Troubleshooting Provide Flexibility Key enabler of DRS, DPM, and FT What needs to be migrated? Processor and devices…
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Learn SRM – Part 15 – Perform Real Recovery during Disaster Scenario in VMware SRM 6.5
In last article, we saw how to perform a test DR or you can say that Test Drill using Site Recovery Manager. In this article, we are going to explore a live situation if you face a real Disaster then how will you recover Virtual Machines from Protected Site to Recovery Site. Step by Step:…
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Learn SRM – Part 14 – Perform Cleanup Activity in VMware SRM 6.5
Once our Testing has been completed, we need to run cleanup of the environment. Site Recovery Manager performs several cleanup operations after a test. Powers off the recovered virtual machines. Replaces recovered virtual machines with placeholders, preserving their identity and configuration information. Cleans up replicated storage snapshots that the recovered virtual machines used during the…
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About the Author
Dr Pranay Jha
Dr. Pranay Jha is a Cloud and AI Consultant with 18+ years of experience in hybrid cloud, virtualization, and enterprise infrastructure transformation. He specializes in VMware technologies, multi-cloud strategy, and Generative AI solutions. He holds a PhD in Computer Applications with research focused on Cloud and AI, has published multiple research papers, and has been a VMware vExpert since 2016 and a VMUG Community Leader.
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