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VMware: How to Upgrade an ESXi Server

In this post, we’ll see step-by-step how to upgrade a standalone ESXi server, using both online and offline methods.

The process requires the …

VMware: How to Install vRealize Operations Manager

In this post, we’ll see step-by-step how to install VMware vRealize Operations Manager.

But what is VMware vRealize Operations Manager? vRealize …

VMware: How to Install an ESXi Server

In this post, we’ll see step-by-step how to install the VMware ESXi Hypervisor… but what is a hypervisor?

A hypervisor is software that allows a …

VMware: Updating Windows Templates in VMware with PowerCLI

As we’ve seen in previous posts, the typical way to create new virtual machines is through templates. As administrators, we need to keep these …

VMware: How to Create a Virtual Machine from a Template – GUI/PowerCLI

In this post, we’ll see how to create a new VM from a template. In previous posts, we saw how to create a VM from scratch; however, the ideal …

VMware: How to Convert a Virtual Machine into a Template, from GUI/PowerCLI

In this post, we’ll see how to create a virtual machine template that we can use to create other virtual machines.

I recommend updating Windows …

VMware: How to create a new virtual machine from scratch.

In this post, we’ll see how to create a new virtual machine from scratch. While the ideal approach is to create virtual machines from a …