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The challenge with build automation is too much convenience Think about it. If it's easy to compose and deploy workloads, it's also easy to develop sprawl, and a good system designer would have methods in place to mitigate that. In a previous post I covered how to deploy vSphere VMs with Ansible and the Automation …
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Problem Inventory - Mellanox Driver Update on ESXi 8.0u1 causing network virtualization issues After installing ESXi 8.0 Update 1, some issues start to appear with affected nmlx5_core adapters: Delayed / Failed IP discovery on VLAN-backed segments, even within the same host. Once in the ARP cache, no issues persist …
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In a previous post, we covered how to create a virtual machine from a VM template in vSphere using Python and the REST API as an example of service-agnostic methods to invoke infrastructure resources. VMware's PowerCLI is a fantastic tool, but it's not for me. Tweaking or porting functionality from PowerCLI to other …
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VMware introduced RESTful APIs with their vSphere 7.0 release train; migrating from the old MOB APIs is a welcome choice. REST clients provide a powerful tool for automating processes, but it's important to embody reliable practices when interacting with infrastructure. The neat thing about published and documented …
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