What is cloud computing?

cloud computing

Using the Internet (“the cloud”) as a distribution medium, cloud computing makes it possible to supply computer resources such as servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence more rapidly and cost-effectively. Because you only pay for the cloud services you use, you can reduce your operational costs, improve the efficiency of your infrastructure, and …

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YUM error: Peer cert cannot be verified or peer cert invalid” or ‘certificate verify failed`

The error produced during the yum update is: Error: failed to retrieve repodata/-primary.xml.gzerror was [Errno 14] Peer cert cannot be verified or peer cert invalid Perform the following steps to resolve the yum error: check and correct the date and time of the server. Disable SSL verification by adding sslverify=false in /etc/yum.conf Delete all repos …

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What is a Data Center?

datacenter

A data center is a physical location where businesses keep their mission-critical programs and data at its most basic level. The design of a data center is built on a network of computer and storage resources that allow shared applications and data to be delivered. Routers, switches, firewalls, storage systems, servers, and application-delivery controllers are …

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Enabling and Disabling Native Drivers in ESXi

native drivers in esxi

Many new native drivers are included in ESXi 6.5, which replace the older vmklinux drivers. After installation or upgrade, most of the new native drivers are enabled by default. Because they do not fully support the functions of the corresponding vmklinux drivers, several of the new native drivers are disabled by default. Consider the following …

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ESXi Quick Boot Compatibility

esxi quick boot

Quick Boot is a vSphere feature that speeds up the ESXi server update process. A normal reboot entails a complete power cycle requiring firmware and device initialization. Quick Boot optimizes the reboot path to avoid this, cutting the upgrading procedure time in half. The Quick Boot feature is not supported by all servers or setups. …

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ESXi error: Unable to restore system configuration. A security violation was detected

vsphere hypervisor

Your ESXi server may fail during boot and display the following errors. Unable to recover the system configuration. Failed to decrypt system configuration. Unable to restore system configuration. A security violation was detected. Note that quick boot currently does not support TPM. This article will walk you through troubleshooting your ESXi host’s failure to boot …

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[MissingVibError] Cannot find VIB(s) in ESXi 7.0 U2a

vmware

Running “esxcli software component apply” fails during an upgrade from ESXi 6.5/6.7 to ESXi 7.0 U2a with OEM Customized Installer due to an error similar to: [root@localhost:~] esxcli software component apply -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore/amsdComponent_701.11.8.0.15-1_18612107.zip [MissingVibError] Cannot find VIB(s) VMW_bootbank_i40enu_1.8.1.136-1vmw.702.0.0.17867351 in the given VIB collection for component Intel-i40en_1.8.1.136-1vmw.702.0.0.17867351 vibIDs = ['VMW_bootbank_i40enu_1.8.1.136-1vmw.702.0.0.17867351'] /var/db/esximg/reservedComponents/ directory has *.xml files which …

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YUM Error: “nothing provides module(perl:5.26)”

YUM displays conflicting requests with modules after installing perl-DBI or perl-DBD-* as shown below. Problem 1: conflicting requests - nothing provides module(perl:5.26) needed by module perl-DBD-MySQL:4.046:8010020190322121447:073fa5fe-0.x86_64 Problem 2: conflicting requests - nothing provides module(perl:5.26) needed by module perl-DBD-SQLite:1.58:8010020190322125518:073fa5fe-0.x86_64 Problem 3: conflicting requests - nothing provides module(perl:5.26) needed by module perl-DBI:1.641:8010020190322130042:16b3ab4d-0.x86_64 It is impossible to install …

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