February 4, 2025

Reordering vmhba and vmnic in ESXi Hosts

If you encounter issues with the ordering of vmnic and vmhba in some of your ESXi hosts, such as one host not following the expected order and violating your cluster configuration, you can reorder them to match your desired setup. Steps to Reorder vmnic and vmhba Put the Host into Maintenance Mode: Start SSH and ESXi Shell Services: Connect to […]

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July 19, 2024

VMware vSphere Glossary of Terms

In this post, I want to explain the most recent terms of VMware vSphere in short. Some of the features can be confusing and easily misunderstood, so I decided to create a brief identification of all these useful terms and features. VM (Virtual Machine): A software-defined computer system that operates like a physical computer. Guest OS (Operating System): The operating […]

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June 29, 2024

Configuring a Shared RDM Device Over Fiber Channel Storage for Multiple VMs

Configuring a Shared RDM Device Over Fiber Channel SAN Storage for Multiple VMs In VMware vSphere, setting up a shared Raw Device Mapping (RDM) device can be particularly useful for scenarios such as creating a Microsoft Windows Failover Cluster (WSFC) in a production environment. Here’s a step-by-step guide to configuring a shared RDM device accessible to multiple VMs over Fiber […]

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