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Senior Solution Architect

Dario Dörflinger

Dario konzentriert sich auf die SDDC-Technologie und unser Marketing

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Experience
18 Jahre IT Erfahrung
Languages
DE · EN

This person's own profile is only available in German: focus, technologies, education and projects.

  • 8 Jahre interne IT
  • 10 Jahre IT Dienstleister
  • 13 Jahre Blogging Erfahrung

Awards

  • Broadcom Knight award:broadcom-knight
  • VMware vExpert award:vexpert

Focus areas

  • VMware Cloud Foundation
  • Automatisierung
  • Health Checks
  • Zerto Data Protection

Technologies

Hardware HPE Server (DL & Synergy Systeme)
Netzwerke VMware NSX
Virtualisierung VMware Cloud Foundation
Container & Cloud Native Kubernetes, VMware Kubernetes Service
Data Management Software Defined Storage Lösungen
Betriebssysteme macOS, Windows Server, Linux
Public Cloud VMC on AWS

Further education

  • VMware Center of Advanced Learning: Advanced Architecture 2021
  • Informatiker mit eidg. Fachausweis

Certifications 40 · verified via Credly

Broadcom Partner Certification - Broadcom Knight - VCF Operations 2026
Broadcom Partner Certification - Certified Expert - VMware Cloud Foundation - Implementation 2026
Broadcom Partner Certification - Broadcom Knight - VCF Storage 2026
Broadcom Partner Certification - Broadcom Knight - VCF Networking 2025
Broadcom Partner Certification - Broadcom Knight - VCF Automation 2025
Broadcom Partner Certification - Broadcom Software Knight - vSphere 2025

A selection. 34 further active certifications are not shown. · expired ones are filtered at ingest

Project history 5 periods

  1. 2026

    Finanzsektor

    Senior Consultant

    Konzeption & Umsetzung von VMware Cloud Foundation 9 für Professional Services im Namen der Broadcom.

  2. 2025

    Öffentlich

    Senior Consultant

    Konzeption & Umsetzung einer zentralen Rechenzentrums-Strategie für Professional Services im Namen der Broadcom.

  3. 2024

    Öffentlich

    Senior Consultant

    VMware PSO Projekt bei grossem Kunde in Deutschland. Neue Virtualisierungsinfrastruktur über zwei Verfügbarkeitszonen mit Stretched Cluster in den Zonen.

    Flughafen

    Senior System Engineer

    Flughafen Zürich Umsetzung nach Ausschreibung. 8 Umgebungen mit aktueller vSphere Technologie und Security Hardening.

  4. 2023

    Engineering

    System Engineer

    Umsetzung diverser Health-Checks für die IT Infrastruktur mit Massnahmenkatalog und Präsentation der Findings gegenüber dem Management des Kunden.

  5. 2022

    Öffentlich

    System Engineer

    Konzeption, Proof-of-Concept und Umsetzung eines Desaster-Recovery Projekts auf Basis von Zerto.

2009 - 2021

Konzeption und Implementation hochverfügbarer Dual-Site VMware vSphere Metro Storage Cluster Infrastrukturen, Scriptlösungen für Automatisierungsprojekte, Proactive Services inklusive regelmässigen VMware Health-Checks & Performance Analysen, Auswertungen und Empfehlungen, Data Center Migrationsprojekte. Weitere Projekte schweizweit.

Posts

Fix NSX to Re-Import ESX into VCF

If you stumble upon this blog chances are you are working on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.x.

2025-10-11 · posts/how-to-fix-nsx-to-re-import-esx-into-vcf.md · 587 words · 3 min · dario-doerflinger

Cloud cloud 2.20 Virtualization virtualization 1.59

VMware Explore Las Vegas – Hackathon 2025

The VMware Code Hackathon is a special event that took place during this year's Explore in Las Vegas. Whenever I am allowed to go to an Explore I'm excited if there is a Hackathon.

2025-09-12 · posts/vmware-explore-las-vegas-hackathon-2025.md · 433 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Get Online Depot working in VCF 9

In VMware Cloud Foundation 9 we can configure a Online Depot to get access to the Binaries for the Management as well as the Instance Components.

2025-09-02 · posts/how-to-get-online-depot-working-in-vcf-9.md · 396 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Cloud cloud 2.20 Virtualization virtualization 1.59

VMware Explore 2025 Las Vegas – soulTec will be there

VMware Explore, the big cloud event for VMware technologies, goes to Las Vegas in 2025, from 25 to 28 August at the Venetian Convention and Expo Center.

2025-05-24 · posts/vmware-explore-2025-las-vegas-soultec-dabei.md · 384 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Renew the STS Signing Root Certificate in vCenter

I recently had a call from a customer that received multiple alerts about their ESXi Hosts certificate was about to expire.

2025-05-23 · posts/how-to-renew-the-sts-signing-root-certificate-in-vcenter.md · 357 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Virtualization virtualization 1.59 Security security 2.23

Create a password hash for vSphere Configuration Profile

Configuration Profiles have emerged as the modern successor to VMware's legacy Host Profiles, bringing enhanced automation and streamlined management to your vSphere environment.

2025-05-22 · posts/how-to-create-a-password-hash-for-vsphere-configuration-profile.md · 265 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Cloud cloud 2.20 Virtualization virtualization 1.59

VMware Hackathon 2024 Project

The VMware Code Hackathon is a special event that runs alongside VMware Explore. Since 2016, I've been fortunate to participate in both the main event and hackathon most years.

2025-01-06 · posts/vmware-hackathon-2024-project.md · 391 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Partner Technical Leadership Forum

We are live in Barcelona at VMware Explore 2024, the first VMware Explore since the acquisition by Broadcom was finalised. A lot has changed and a lot has stayed the same.

2024-11-06 · posts/partner-technical-leadership-forum.md · 428 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Monitor Cronjobs with Aria Operations

On a professional services project the customer wanted the VMware SRM backup monitored automatically, with a warning raised if the backup job ever failed. Here is how I did it.

2024-02-22 · posts/howto-monitor-cronjobs-with-aria-operations.md · 407 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Monitoring monitoring 3.08

VMware Hackathon 2023 Project

The VMware Code Hackathon is a special event that runs alongside VMware Explore. Since 2016, I've been fortunate to participate in both the main event and hackathon most years.

2024-02-15 · posts/vmware-hackathon-2023-project.md · 306 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

PowerShell Script to test multiple IP Addresses

This small scriptlet reads a CSV with a column called “IPaddress” and pings its way through the addresses. In a lot of projects I have to confirm that a set of IPs is free.

2024-02-04 · posts/powershell-script-to-test-multiple-ip-addresses.md · 107 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

redfishlib.cpp:264 :: In executeRedfishCall()

On a current project we run vSphere Lifecycle Manager together with HPE OneView and HPE OneView for vCenter, so a cluster image can carry the firmware as well.

2024-01-31 · posts/redfishlib-cpp264-in-executeredfishcall.md · 293 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Virtualization virtualization 1.59

iSCSI Datastore Not Consumed

On a customer project running current vSphere 8.0 U2, some hosts recognised their iSCSI devices but reported them as “not consumed”, so the ESXi host saw no iSCSI datastores at all.

2024-01-24 · posts/iscsi-datastore-not-consumed.md · 245 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Storage storage 2.64

Health check: a new default in the advanced settings

We run a lot of health checks. One advanced setting changed its default in vSphere 8, and it turned up in our reports as a deviation that was not one.

2024-01-03 · posts/health-check-neuer-standard-bei-advanced-settings.md · 391 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Software-Defined WAN

SD-WAN uses software and cloud-based functions to deliver internet connectivity simply, quickly, at good quality and securely.

2023-03-29 · posts/vmware-software-defined-wan.md · 1004 words · 5 min · dario-doerflinger

Network network 2.83

VMware Master Services Competencies

Our small team takes on large things. Within our first year we reached the top and are now among the leading VMware partners in Switzerland.

2023-03-08 · posts/vmware-master-service-competencies.md · 1413 words · 7 min · dario-doerflinger

Hybrid office and flexibility at work

I am writing this from my home office, at my corner desk, in front of the large monitor, with a view across the city from the ninth floor.

2023-02-01 · posts/hybrid-office-und-flexibilitat-am-arbeitsplatz.md · 455 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Certified Kubernetes Administrator – CKA

soulTec has something to celebrate. Three of our engineers passed the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam.

2023-01-15 · posts/certified-kubernetes-administrator-cka.md · 2734 words · 14 min · dario-doerflinger

Containers containers 2.58

VMware Security Advisory

VMware has disclosed new vulnerabilities, covered by VMware Security Advisory 2022-0030 and 2021-0025. They are rated 7.1 to 7.5 on the CVSS scale.

2022-12-09 · posts/vmware-security-advisory-vmsa-2022-0030.md · 128 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Security security 2.23

soulTec becomes Switzerland's preferred PSO partner

We won the tender and are now the preferred VMware PSO partner in Switzerland for the next two years, just short of a year after founding the company.

2022-09-15 · posts/bevorzugter-vmware-pso-partner.md · 529 words · 3 min · dario-doerflinger

VMware Security Advisory

VMware has disclosed new vulnerabilities in VMware Security Advisory 2022-0021. They are rated 4.7 to 9.8 on the CVSS scale.

2022-08-05 · posts/vmware-security-advisory-2022-021.md · 107 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Security security 2.23

Cloud on AWS

VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC on AWS) brings the familiar VMware infrastructure software straight into the AWS cloud.

2022-04-26 · posts/vmware-cloud-on-aws.md · 969 words · 5 min · dario-doerflinger

Cloud cloud 2.20

Automatically deleting VMware VM snapshots

Automatically deleting VMware VM snapshots with vRealize Operations Manager (vROPs) is very easy to implement.

2022-02-24 · posts/vmware-automatically-deleting-vmware-vm-snapshots.md · 1430 words · 7 min · dario-doerflinger

Monitoring monitoring 3.08

VM News Collector 1.0

A new fling to keep up to date On January 4th 2022 VMware has released a new Fling: VM News Collector.

2022-01-11 · posts/vmware-vm-news-collector.md · 171 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Virtualization virtualization 1.59

Setting up a small DNS server for your Homelab

Setting up a small DNS server for your home lab Setting up a small DNS server for your Homelab is actually quite simple.

2021-12-28 · posts/homelab-setting-up-a-small-dns-server-for-your-homelab.md · 731 words · 4 min · dario-doerflinger

How to get around “your connection is not private”

This little post is about how to get around the “Your connection is not private” message.

2021-12-10 · posts/how-to-get-around-your-connection-is-not-private.md · 286 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

vSphere Update 3 releases withdrawn

VMware has withdrawn all vSphere 7.0 Update 3 releases.

2021-11-19 · posts/vmware-vsphere-update-3-releases-withdrawn.md · 208 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Virtualization virtualization 1.59

Getting started at our StartUp

The first of November marked a new stage in my career. Together with four good colleagues, I started at soulTec AG.

2021-11-11 · posts/soultec-getting-started-at-our-startup.md · 192 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

How to skip vSAN HCL Checks for ESXi Upgrades

A short blog about how one can disable vSAN HCL Checks in VCF SDDC manager.

2021-10-08 · posts/vmware-cloud-foundation-how-to-skip-vsan-hcl-checks-for-esxi-upgrades.md · 417 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Cloud cloud 2.20 Virtualization virtualization 1.59 +1

First Steps

I learn how the newly released vRealize Automation 8.0 works. I am documenting what I learn as I go by doing a Series of blog posts about this. Stay tuned.

2019-10-21 · posts/vrealize-automation-8-0-first-steps.md · 1325 words · 7 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

vRO Masterclass

This post is about my experience from this week's VMware Livefire training about vRealize Orchestrator that took place at the VMware offices in Zurich.

2019-10-18 · posts/vmware-livefire-vro-masterclass.md · 699 words · 3 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Lisbon

In my third week working I was sent to the VMware EMPOWER Partner Conference in Lisbon.

2019-05-21 · posts/vmware-empower-2019-lisbon.md · 2294 words · 11 min · dario-doerflinger

2019: I'm in!

Good news! Made it into the program once more. A small thank you post with an outlook of things to come on my blog.

2019-03-07 · posts/vexpert-2019-im-in.md · 264 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Moving VMs into resource pools based on a tag

A script which automates the assignment of VMs into resource pools based on tags. Has some added functionality to make sure all VMs have tags.

2019-03-05 · posts/powercli-moving-vms-into-resource-pools-based-on-a-tag.md · 674 words · 3 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Assigning Tags based on VM Notes

Addressing the problem with not finding VMs based on information in the notes when using the HTML5 client.

2019-02-21 · posts/powercli-assigning-tags-based-on-vm-notes.md · 953 words · 5 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

How To make sure your USB Device always gets passed through to your VM

A short story about a support request that involved VMware workstation, a Windows XP VM and a custom keyboard for a perfectly good use case.

2019-02-13 · posts/how-to-make-sure-your-usb-device-always-gets-passed-through-to-your-vm.md · 1333 words · 7 min · dario-doerflinger

Releasing my vCheck Fork

I have been working on a lot of improvements to the popular PowerCLI HTML Framework script “vCheck Daily Report” which was originally developed by Alan Renouf and has been enhanced by the VMware Code

2019-02-05 · posts/powercli-releasing-my-vcheck-fork.md · 291 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Setting Resource Pools right

I wrote a script to set resource pools right.

2019-01-09 · posts/powercli-setting-resource-pools-right.md · 444 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Changing default Backup location for MSSQL database

Just yesterday I upgraded Zerto from 6.0 U2 to 6.5 at a customer site.

2018-09-21 · posts/changing-default-backup-location-for-mssql-database.md · 235 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Backup and Recovery backup-recovery 2.53

Progress report

Today I want to share an update about my VCDX journey. In the past weeks I have intensified my efforts towards the goal of achieving the VCDX-DCV certification.

2018-08-15 · posts/vcdx-journey-progress-report.md · 936 words · 5 min · dario-doerflinger

HA Admission Control Cluster Resource Percentage Misconception

Today I was working on my VCDX design and came across HA admission control. With VMware vSphere 6.5 a new feature introduced was “Cluster resource percentage”.

2018-08-13 · posts/vmware-ha-admission-control-cluster-resource-percentage-misconception.md · 415 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Breaking and Fixing

Today I realized that my GitLab server was severely out of date and the underlying ubuntu (17.10) was end-of-life.

2018-08-09 · posts/breaking-and-fixing-gitlab.md · 622 words · 3 min · dario-doerflinger

DevOps devops 3.75

Moving VCSA&PSC across data centers

Today I was at one of our customers that use Zerto as their BC/DR software. The customer is in the process of migrating his workloads into two new data center locations.

2018-08-08 · posts/moving-vcsapsc-across-data-centers.md · 795 words · 4 min · dario-doerflinger

9 Free NSX eBooks to download

Last year I was fortunate enough to go to VMworld in Barcelona. One of the coolest “goodies” that I brought back was a small NSX book about automating NSX using PowerNSX.

2018-08-06 · posts/nsx-free-nsx-ebooks-to-download.md · 303 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Network network 2.83 Security security 2.23

First time vExpert!

This morning I got a very cool e-Mail: I was accepted as vExpert 2018. This is a great honor for me and I am very excited about it. Becoming a vExpert is actually not that difficult.

2018-08-03 · posts/first-time-vexpert.md · 111 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Success Story with Coop Switzerland

After an open RFP for a BC/DR solution from a well known retail company in switzerland we answered with Zerto and won the RFP. I am proud to share the success story following this project.

2018-07-25 · posts/success-story-zerto-and-coop-switzerland.md · 229 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Backup and Recovery backup-recovery 2.53

Copying my scripts to Github

I have been blogging for almost 4 years now. After a slow start back in 2014 and some quiet months every now and then I have published quite a lot of powershell code on here over the years.

2018-06-28 · posts/copying-my-scripts-to-github.md · 158 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Automating VPG journal limit changes

I helped one of our customers implement Zerto in their environment.

2018-06-06 · posts/zerto-automating-vpg-journal-limit-changes.md · 727 words · 4 min · dario-doerflinger

Backup and Recovery backup-recovery 2.53

Change Admission Control Percentages

I was recently asked by a customer to explain some of the vSphere 6.5 features that would be interesting for his environment.

2018-06-05 · posts/powercli-change-admission-control-percentages.md · 1158 words · 6 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Getting the Usage of a cluster

Our customers sometimes call us in to check their environment. Because this happens quite often we created a basic checklist on what checks we do when we start.

2018-06-04 · posts/powercli-getting-the-usage-of-a-cluster.md · 340 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Reporting the duration of snapshots

One of our customers had a problem with VMs losing network connectivity while the backup was running. Their backup solution was based on VMware snapshots.

2017-10-10 · posts/powercli-reporting-the-duration-of-snapshots.md · 587 words · 3 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Checking ESXi Hosts Advanced Settings against VMware's default

Over the years and releases from VMware the best practices change sometimes.

2017-10-05 · posts/powercli-checking-esxi-hosts-advanced-settings-against-vmwares-default.md · 508 words · 3 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Adding a disk to a VM

Recently I stumbled upon a stubborn vSphere Client at a customer. It just would not let me add a disk a VM.

2017-10-04 · posts/powercli-adding-a-disk-to-a-vm.md · 899 words · 4 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Setting up a greenfield vSAN cluster on 6.5 Update 1

Recently I had the pleasure of doing a vSAN project for one of our customers. The project scale was very small but nonetheless very interesting.

2017-09-07 · posts/setting-up-a-greenfield-vsan-cluster-on-6-5-update-1.md · 423 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Storage storage 2.64

Getting Started with Clarity UI

As you know when you read my blog, I like to develop and script a lot of things. One things that was always hard for me was the design of the user interface.

2017-09-04 · posts/getting-started-with-clarity-ui-from-vmware.md · 314 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Find and disconnect CD Drives on your VMs

One of the things that regularly pops up in our health checks in VMware environments are connected CD Drives that prevent DRS from functioning properly or prevents a host from entering maintenance

2017-07-31 · posts/powercli-find-and-disconnect-cd-drives-on-your-vms.md · 153 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

vSphere 6.5 Update 1

A couple of days ago VMware released version 6.5 Update 1 for some of their products: vCenter Server: Link ESXi: Link, Link to HPE Custom Image Site Recovery Manager (SRM): Link I was waiting for

2017-07-31 · posts/vmware-releases-6-5-update-1.md · 334 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Virtualization virtualization 1.59

Cannot power on VMs after deleting resource pools

One of my colleagues had a problem the other night. He was called to troubleshoot a VMware View environment which was not running as expected.

2017-07-27 · posts/cannot-power-on-view-vms-after-deleting-resource-pools.md · 164 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Modern Workplace modern-workplace 2.20 Virtualization virtualization 1.59

Tips and Tricks for vSAN troubleshooting

Today I attended a Web-Session from VMware with the topic vSAN troubleshooting tips and tricks and I wanted to share those tips and tricks with you.

2017-07-27 · posts/tips-and-tricks-for-vsan-troubleshooting.md · 602 words · 3 min · dario-doerflinger

Storage storage 2.64

Testing your networks

If you are knee-deep in a troubleshooting session with a customer you want to be able to have some tools ready that do some tests for you.

2017-07-26 · posts/powercli-testing-your-networks.md · 2732 words · 14 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

a fast and awesome way to protect your vms

First off: This article is not sponsored by zerto in any way. I got to know zerto in-depth during a PoC we did for one of our customers and I fell in love with it.

2017-07-26 · posts/zerto-a-fast-and-awesome-way-to-protect-your-vms.md · 802 words · 4 min · dario-doerflinger

Backup and Recovery backup-recovery 2.53

Backing up Fault-Tolerance protected VMs (the operation is not supported on the object)

How to get rid of the error “the operation is not supported on the object”

2017-07-25 · posts/backing-up-fault-tolerance-protected-vms-the-operation-is-not-supported-on-the-object.md · 257 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Virtualization virtualization 1.59 Backup and Recovery backup-recovery 2.53

Find Zombie Files on Datastores

Everyone who works in our industry is familiar with RVTools. It's a great tool that achieves a lot in short time in terms of infrastructure checks. I would not want to do my job without it.

2017-07-25 · posts/powercli-find-zombie-files-on-datastores.md · 661 words · 3 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Automating VMware Tools and Hardware Upgrades

A couple of years ago I struggled with VMware Update Manager in a large environment. The Use case was to update about a 1000 VMs to the latest VMware Tools and VM Version (hardware).

2017-07-24 · posts/powercli-automating-vmware-tools-and-hardware-upgrades.md · 2244 words · 11 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Report Empty LUNs

Once again I'm writing about a customer use-case.

2017-07-24 · posts/powercli-report-empty-luns.md · 348 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Automating VM Shutdown triggered by USV

So another customer had a requirement. They want their USV to trigger a script that moves all VMs from one datacenter to the other datacenter in case of a power failure.

2017-07-21 · posts/powercli-automating-vm-shutdown-triggered-by-usv.md · 409 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Virtualization virtualization 1.59 Automation automation 1.80

Automating VCSA Backup & Restore

I've recently stumbled upon a VMware communities thread where someone had trouble backing up the VCSA database.

2017-07-20 · posts/automating-vcsa-backup-restore.md · 1405 words · 7 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Automating VM Skeleton Deployment

We recently had to write a script for a customer which would deploy a VM skeleton.

2017-07-20 · posts/powercli-automating-vm-skeleton-deployment.md · 902 words · 5 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

New Fling: DRS Lens

I have always been a fan of the VMware Flings. There have been some great Flings in the past that eventually made it into VMware's products.

2017-07-19 · posts/new-vmware-fling-drs-lens.md · 488 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Virtualization virtualization 1.59

share powershell scripts on-site

If you work in the field of VMware you tend to automate things as soon as the opportunity presents itself. Either to save time or to rid yourself of tedious work that repeats itself over and over.

2017-07-18 · posts/my-solution-to-share-powershell-scripts.md · 306 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80 DevOps devops 3.75

Starting the journey towards VCDX DCV

I always wanted to prove the skills that I obtained working for a IT service provider over the last two years.

2017-07-18 · posts/starting-the-journey-towards-vcdx-dcv.md · 282 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Introducing the new ESXi Staging Appliance

A couple of years ago I made a post about the “REDA – Rapid ESXi Deployment Appliance” which was basically a customized version of the old “EDA” which was available to download from the VMware

2017-05-02 · posts/introducing-the-new-esxi-staging-appliance.md · 544 words · 3 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

HPE Custom ESXi Image breaks pxeboot

With the latest vSphere 6.0 Update 2 May 2016 HPE Custom ESXi Hypervisor Image to download from VMware HPE managed to reference a uppercase letter in one of its configuration files.

2016-06-18 · posts/hpe-custom-esxi-image-breaks-pxeboot.md · 230 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

SDDC LiveFire Training

This week I was fortunate to be able to attend a LiveFire Class at the VMware UK Headquarters in Staines upon Thames in England.

2016-06-18 · posts/vmware-sddc-livefire-training.md · 1007 words · 5 min · dario-doerflinger

New Ways to set vMotion, fault Tolerance Logging, etc.

Hello guys! I'm back on my blog after changing my job and generally having been very busy over the last two years.

2016-06-16 · posts/esxi-kickstart-new-ways-to-set-vmotion-fault-tolerance-logging-etc.md · 307 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Find differences between DNS-Name and VM Display-Name

My boss asked me to create a report which shows all the VMs that have a difference in DNS-hostname and the displayname shown in the client.

2014-12-09 · posts/powercli-find-differences-between-dns-name-and-vm-display-name.md · 361 words · 2 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Rapid ESXi Deployment Appliance

When you're thinking about upgrading your infrastructure to the latest stable version of ESXi you have to think about how you will deploy your hosts with the new ESXi Hypervisor.

2014-11-21 · posts/alternative-to-vmware-autodeploy-rapid-esxi-deployment-appliance.md · 522 words · 3 min · dario-doerflinger

Automation automation 1.80

Problems with a restored VM: Invalid IDs in the Snapshot Files

Recently we've had the pleasure to restore a Database-VM from the most recent Backup because one of my coworkers accidentally deleted a vital .vmdk File on the datastore..

2014-11-21 · posts/problems-with-a-restored-vm-invalid-ids-in-the-snapshot-files.md · 261 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

Virtualization virtualization 1.59 Backup and Recovery backup-recovery 2.53

VCP5 – DCV: Exam Preparation Tips

I took the VCP5-DCV for the version 5.5 last week and passed with 491 of 500 possible Points.

2014-11-21 · posts/vcp5-dcv-exam-preparation-tips.md · 127 words · 1 min · dario-doerflinger

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Bootcamp. A Review

Last week I was attenting my first VMware Bootcamp. The Bootcamp consisted of two courses: “VMware vSphere 5.5 – Fast Track” and “VMware vSphere 5.5 – Optimize and Scale”.

2014-11-21 · posts/vmware-bootcamp-a-review.md · 623 words · 3 min · dario-doerflinger

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