NSLOOKUP is a very powerful tool for troubleshooting and querying DNS servers and clients. There are a multitude of useful commands that will tell you everything you need to know about a DNS setup. Here are some useful commands and examples.
Getting to know PowerCLI with examples
What is PowerCLI? PowerCLI is a Windows PowerShell interface for managing VMware vSphere. PowerCLI is a powerful command-line tool that lets you automate all aspects of vSphere management, including network, storage, VM, guest OS and more. PowerCLI is distributed as a Windows PowerShell snapin (PowerCLI 6.0 introduced PowerShell module), and includes over 500 PowerShell cmdlets for managing and automating vSphere and vCloud, along with documentation and samples. Here are some useful commands to get started.
NetApp FAS2650 Resizing Aggregates LUNs & Volumes to resize VMware Datastores
This post goes over the process of resizing Aggregates LUNs & Volumes to resize VMware Datastores for NetApp FAS2650 SANs. The whole process in NetApp and VMware can be completed without any downtime. I’ll first just give a brief introduction to all the technology and then the process to resize everything.
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Use Active Directory for vCenter Authentication and SSO
To authenticate your vCenter users with Active Directory for Single Sign-On (SSO) follow the method below. This will work for VMware vSphere versions 6.0 and 6.5. You will first need join the vCenter server to the domain.
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