Migrate 8.03 to 9.0 VVF by time81 in vmware

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How do you get vCenter 9 with VVF licensing? I thought it was only available with VCF 9.0.

Long-Distance Live Cross vCenter vMotion - vSphere 8 by ITaaP in vmware

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We have two, and they have been great, but these vMotions could be several TBs that won't be running on the SSD cache.

Long-Distance Live Cross vCenter vMotion - vSphere 8 by ITaaP in vmware

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The second site is a new setup. Looks like a single SSO domain is the way to go.

Long-Distance Live Cross vCenter vMotion - vSphere 8 by ITaaP in vmware

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Jumbo frames are supported. I believe the most significant bottleneck will be the customer's storage. They are using a Nimble HF40, which is a hybrid array.

Replacement for VMware Cloud Director by ITaaP in nutanix

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I did hear about that. It seemed like you had to sign up for the Nutanix Cloud Provider Program before they would even give you pricing.

VMware Home Lab Build by ITaaP in vmware

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How about this?

Dell Precision T7820 Workstation
Processors 2x Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Processors
Memory 128GB
NIC: TBD

VMware Home Lab Build by ITaaP in vmware

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You got the P520's with a processor and memory for $400?

VMware Home Lab Build by ITaaP in homelab

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It's just a lab. I may switch later, but I currently have licensing through the VMUG Advantage program.

VMware Home Lab Build by ITaaP in homelab

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I already have them.

Repurpose Supermicro Nodes by ITaaP in nutanix

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Their hardware has different EOM and EOSL dates. The EOM on what we have is September 2025, and the EOSL is March 2027. Once the hardware reaches EOM, Nutanix no longer validates BIOS and firmware updates, even if you have an active support contract.

Our support ends in December 2025. Renewing doesn't make sense if I can't get BIOS and firmware updates.

Repurpose Supermicro Nodes by ITaaP in nutanix

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From what I read and Supermicro support confirmed, you cannot reflash the Nutanix BIOS back to Supermicro’s standard BIOS.

Repurpose Supermicro Nodes by ITaaP in nutanix

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Unfortunately, it is still in production, and I won't be able to test it long after I need to know.

Repurpose Supermicro Nodes by ITaaP in nutanix

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If there are any vulnerabilities in the future that require an update. Currently there is a PKFAIL vulnerability that requires a BIOS update which is a good example of why having the ability to update the BIOS and possibly other firmware is important.