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  • Versions of Kubernetes | Learn Kubernetes – Part 3

    This article provides latest versions of Kubernetes that you are going to use in next articles to setup a Kubernetes Environment. You can download it from GitHub. v1.11.2 v1.9.10 v1.12.0-alpha.1 v1.10.6 v1.11.1 v1.8.15 v1.9.9 v1.11.0

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  • Components and Architecture of Kubernetes | Learn Kubernetes – Part 2

    Kubernetes consists of several components, some of them optional, some mandatory for the whole system to function. There are mainly two nodes. Each nodes have several components. Master Node Master node is responsible for the management of Kubernetes cluster. This is for all administrative tasks. It is also responsible for taking care of Orchestrating the…

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  • What is Kubernetes? | Learn Kubernetes – Part 1

    One Liner Definition: – Kubernetes is a platform to work with Container. It provides Deployment, Scaling, and Monitoring. Origin and meaning of Kubernetes: – Kubernetes, an Open source project from Google, generally known as K8s. The name Kubernetes originates from Greek, meaning helmsman or pilot, and is the root of governor and cybernetic. K8s is…

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  • What is VMware vSphere Replication

    VMware vSphere replication is a proprietary solution by VMware for data protection and disaster recovery of virtual machines. This is integrated with VMware vCenter Server, providing host-based, asynchronous replication of virtual machines. Major use cases for vSpehere Replication are data center migration and disaster recovery. Key benefits: >It comes as virtual appliance so it is…

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    Issue: HCX Bulk migrations failed at 90%  for virtual machine with an error code”Virtual machine is not configured for replication” Cause: It was found that if other type of replication configured (VMware replication ) along with HCX replication than HCX replication get invalid and mmigration gets  fail. Resolution: VMware recommends not to configure VMware replication…

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  • Unable to find Virtual Machines in Migration Palette of HCX UI

    Issue: Users are unable to find virtual machines in migration Palette of HCX UI. Cause: It is found to be known issue where migration palette keeps only data of 15 days  with HCX version 3.5.1.8852579 or previous version. Resolution: Upgrade HCX version to 3.5.1.9064170 to resolve this issue. Thanks for visiting here. Share this article…

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  • Verify Operation | OpenStack Swift – Part 8

    We are done with all installation and deployment. Now it’s time to validate and verify the operations. Perform below  steps  on controller node ( Proxy server node). swift stat   Related Topics: An Overview of Swift – An Object Storage Service | OpenStack Swift – Part 1 Deploy Multi node Openstack Swift – Queens Configuration…

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  • Migrating VMware workload to Cloud

    Companies are moving their workload to cloud as it gives you agility, security, reliability and global scale while reducing your overall cost of infrastructure. Today we are going to discuss migration tools which can help to migrate VMware workload  from on-premises to cloud. First we will talk about Azure, Azure offers  many services out of…

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  • Create and Distribute Initial Rings | OpenStack Swift – Part 7

    Before starting the Object Storage services, you must create the initial account, container, and object rings. The ring builder creates configuration files that each node uses to determine and deploy the storage architecture. For simplicity, this guide uses one region and one zone with 2^10 (1024) maximum partitions, 3 replicas of each object, and 1…

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  • Install and configure components | OpenStack Swift – Part 6

    Perform these steps on each storage node: $yum install openstack-swift-account openstack-swift-container openstack-swift-object Obtain the accounting, container, and object service configuration files from the Object Storage source repository: $curl -o /etc/swift/account-server.conf https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/swift/plain/etc/account-server.conf-sample?h=stable/queens $curl -o /etc/swift/container-server.conf https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/swift/plain/etc/container-server.conf-sample?h=stable/queens $curl -o /etc/swift/object-server.conf https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/swift/plain/etc/object-server.conf-sample?h=stable/queens Edit the /etc/swift/account-server.conf file: [DEFAULT] bind_ip = 10.0.0.4 bind_port = 6202 user = swift swift_dir =…

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About the Author

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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Ankit Jain

Sr Solutions Architect – Presales

Pranay has very deep technical knowledge and exceptional capabilities. He has strong ability to well-manage complex situations and deliver the customer expectations with high standards of satisfaction. We worked together in one of most complex migration projects and Pranay delivered flawlessly.

Stephen Jewett

Distinguished Enterprise Architect

Pranay was my VMware Architect on one of our financial accounts at IBM. He was instrumental in documenting and recommending our reference architecture. As a Chief Architect, you are only as good as your team that supports you. Pranay was top notch.

Priyanka Sharma

Strategic Cloud Innovator – Engagement Manager

Pranay is proactive, result oriented, responsible and technically sound. Always ready to put all his energy to get the job done. Exceptional troubleshooting skills in Windows Server, virtualization and VMware — a great asset to any company.

Praveen Kumar

Senior Director – Solution Principal

Pranay is one of the most talented and dedicated persons I have ever worked with. His vast knowledge from different domains enables him to discuss and help on almost every topic in IT. Needless to say, he is expert of experts in VMware.

Manish Jha

Enterprise Architect – Cloud Services

Passionate and hardworking — two qualities that best describe Pranay. Highly motivated, always in learning mode, never shy away from challenges. Solid VMware knowledge. He believes in giving back and shares his expertise freely. An asset to any company.

Francis J’ Appiah

Cloud Migration Specialist

Brilliant top-class professional.