Category: Tech Notes
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vCenter 6.7 Installation | Error: Universal C Runtime is not installed on the system.
While deploying windows based Virtual Center 6.7, I faced below error. Error: Universal C Runtime is not installed on the system. You can download it from Microsoft website and install. Solution: Download latest pack of Microsoft Visual C++ 2015. Install the package and retry vCenter Installation. It will fix the issue. Thanks for visiting here.…
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vCenter 6.7 Installation | Error 1722. There is a problem with this windows Installer package. A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected
While Installing the windows based Virtual Center in my home lab, I found this error during initial steps of Installation. Environment: Operating System: Window Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition, Service Pack 1 Database for Virtual Center – Using embedded Database(vPostgres) for VCDB vCenter Version – vCenter 6.7.0c vCenter Type – Windows based Virtual Center Error:…
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How To – Enable NIC Teaming in Windows 10 using PowerShell
Hey All, Today I am going to write a blog on How to Enable NIC teaming in Windows 10 Operating System. While I was configuring my home lab, I had planned to use existing two Network Adaptors as NIC teaming on a Windows 10 machine. I had explored the same and thought to share with…
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List of Default UserName and Password of Different Products
List of Default Username and Password Product User Name Password EMC Secure Remote Support (ESRS) Axeda Policy Manager Server admin EMCPMAdm7n EMC VNXe Unisphere (EMC VNXe Series Quick Start Guide, step 4) admin Password123# EMC vVNX Unisphere admin Password123# EMC CloudArray Appliance admin password EMC CloudBoost Virtual Appliance localadmin password EMC Ionix Unified Infrastructure Manager/Provisioning…
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Free Tools for VMware Admins
Hey All, Here We are going to share the list of Free tools related to Performance, Network, Day to Day Support Utilities, Monitoring, Backup, Automation, Log Management and Inventory. These tools are very useful for any VMware admins for day to day operations while working on Virtualization Platform. All products listed below are either free…
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VMware Certification Path for Beginners to Experts
Four Technology Tracks defined in Four Level in each track starting from Associate to Design Expert, that’s all about the certification roadmap. Sometimes we get confuse that which certification shall I start with? Here is a complete path for you. First you need to choose the technology you are interested in. If you are interested…
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#vSphere 6.7a is GA
VMware has released #vSphere 6.7a which is available for download now. Download Here
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Deep Dive – Choosing Openfiler for your Home Lab
Hey All, Here we came with the new deep dive topic for choosing the Openfiler as storage for your virtual environment. Here we are going to setup our lab before we explore anything new. Initially, we are using 4 physical machines to setup our Virtualization lab. Out of these 4 servers or can say workstations,…
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CCA175 – Cloudera Spark and Hadoop Developer
The certification is conducted by Cloudera and can be a masterstroke in boosting career in Big Data field. Every certification needs a proper study plan and a well-planned D-Day strategy. In this blog I am going to give idea how you can plan for the certification and clear it very easily. I cannot reveal exam…
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Learn HCX – Topic 6 – Type of Migration
After Deploying of fleet components, Tunnel are ready and all set to migration but please ensure that all prerequisite are done example Firewall rule to be set up at cloud side. Related Topics: Learn HCX – Topic 1 – What is HCX (Hybrid Cloud Extension) ? Learn HCX – Topic 2 – What are the…
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Learn HCX – Topic 5 – Site Pairing and Deploying Fleet Components
Once you deployed HCX manager, configured and activated with Cloud HCX instance then you are ready for site pairing and deploying fleet components. In this topic, we are going to cover Site Pairing and Deploying Fleet Components. You may also refer to below related topics. Related Topics: Learn HCX – Topic 1 – What is…
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Learn HCX – Topic 4 – Deployment and configuration of HCX
v:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Once we got the HCX instance on Cloud side from AWS or IBM cloud portal then we have to get On-prem side ready for HCX installation and configuration. First you have to download the OVA for HCX Enterprise Client . Related Topics: Learn HCX – Topic 1…
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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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