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Troubleshoot missing ESXi host BIOS data
Recently, I was involved in the investigation of missing or incomplete ESXi BIOS info. I’ll share multiple ways how this data can be retrieved to troubleshoot such scenario, and what was the outcome of the investigation. UI vSphere Client https://vc-address/ui The vSphere Client is usually the go-to place for day-to-day operations.
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VMware vCenter tasks and events collection
vCenter tasks and events provide valuable information that can be used for historical and audit purposes. They are stored in the vCenter Server’s database and available until the data retention setting is reached. By default tasks and events are cleaned up after 30 days and increasing this limit can result in a significant increase of the vCenter Server’s DB size.
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100 Days of Code - Challenge Completed!
Day 100 of #100DaysOfCode It’s a little hard to believe but I DID IT! A hundred days, at least one hour per day working on my coding skills. Was it difficult to keep up? Sometimes yes. Besides normal things like having a bad day or not in a mood to code, during this challenge I had to handle other things like:
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100 Days of Code
I was having the 100daysOfCode challenge page opened in my browser for about a month before I actually decided to start. It might be a late Sunday evening decision, but I feel finally ready to start this commitment! This is going to be totally new experience for me, but since it’s something I really want to do I think I’ll enjoy the ride.
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About Me
Hi there! I’m Ivaylo [Ivo] Ivanov. I’m an IT oriented person working in server virtualization field. I’ve been breathing VMware for the past 7 years, working with many products from their portfolio. Even though majority of my IT career was on the Ops/Engineering side, I always enjoy writing scripts. I guess it’s safe to say that I’m quite interested in programming, probably ever since I finished university (where actually this was may major, but somehow I tried to get around it).
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Hello World
Hello World! This is my first post using Hugo and written only using the command line. It’s going to be fun! This is actually being hosted completely for free using GitHub Pages. Of course, it supports custom domains, so basically if you have your own domain name you don’t even need to pay for and maintain hosting system.
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