Category Archives: VMware

Backing Up A vCenter Appliance

It’s actually built into the 6.5 vCenter Appliance where you can back up the server data. Log in to https://appliance:5480 and under Summary select Backup. Couple of interesting tips as I proceeded though. Backup logs are located in /var/log/vmware/applmgmt as … Continue reading

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Upgrading VMware vCenter

I’m upgrading my VMware cluster to support VMware 7. Currently I’m running 6.5 on three older Dell R710’s and a Dell R410. I’ve rebuilt the R410 to run Ubuntu and run KVM on it as it’s a different VM management … Continue reading

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