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How to – Install VCSA 6.7 (Virtual Center Server Appliance)
Step by Step Procedure to Install VCSA 6.7 vCenter Installation Type: – Windows Based Virtual Center VCSA (Virtual Center Server Appliance) In this blog we are covering installation of VCSA which is appliance based Virtual Center. There are lot of benefits using VCSA. One of them are saving Operating System license cost and SQL Database…
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How to – Install VMware Workstation 14.0
VMware workstation is Type 1 hypervisor. It is the industry standard for running multiple operating systems on a single Linux or Windows PC. We generally use for our test or home labs. Steps: – Download the ISO image of VMware workstation 14.0 from Vmware website. Click on ISO image setup file. Click on next Click…
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How to – Install OpenFiler Storage
Here is Step by Step procedure to install OpenFiler. We were exploring the same in our Home lab. Steps: – Click on New Virtual Machine and Select typical and Click Next. Click on Installer Disc image file and click Next. Select the Operating system and click Next Click on browse and select the path drive…
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How to Install Domain Controller in Windows Server
In this blog, we are going to write step by step procedure on how to install a Domain Controller for new environment. This is what we explored when we were setting up our home lab for Virtualized Environment. Go to Run and Type the command DCPROMO Click on Next. Click on Next. Select button on…
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How to Install Domain Controller in Windows Server
In this blog, we are going to write step by step procedure on how to install a Domain Controller for new environment. This is what we explored when we were setting up our home lab for Virtualized Environment. Go to Run and Type the command DCPROMO Click on Next. Click on Next. Select button on…
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vCenter 6.7 Installation | Error -VMware Virtualcenter failed firstboot. Failed to generate VirtualCenter symmetric encryption key.
We were setting up our home lab for vSphere 6.7 environment and we are using Windows based Virtual Center. Error: VMware Virtualcenter failed firstboot. Failed to generate VirtualCenter symmetric encryption key. Environment: Operating System: Window Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition, Service Pack 1 Database for Virtual Center – Using embedded Database(vPostgres) for VCDB vCenter Version…
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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…
Architect’s Toolkit
PJ’s Tools
VMware Cloud Foundation
- VCF Documentation
- VCF 9 Planning & Preparation Workbook
- VCF Bill of Materials (BoM)
- VMware Compatibility Guide
- VMware Interoperability Matrix
- VMware Configuration Maximums
- VMware Ports & Protocols
- VMware Hands-on Labs
- RVTools Download
Nutanix
AI & Cloud-Native Platform
- NVIDIA Build (Model Catalog)
- NVIDIA AI Enterprise Reference Architecture
- NVIDIA NIM Performance Benchmarking
- NVIDIA NGC Catalog
- NeMo Microservices Helm Chart
- Helm Charts Repository
- Hugging Face Models
Architecture & Design
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.
Recommendations & Endorsements
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.
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.
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.
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.
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