Good news everyone! I passed my CKA Exam and I got a pass on the first try. To practice I used an online lab and I have to say, I am a fan. This is why I am going to share how I set up an online lab for Kubernetes. How it was set up, […]
The year 2022 was quite the year for me. Unforgettable in many ways. Without a doubt the most important event for me was changing jobs. As of December 1st 2022 I am part of the ITQ family and joined the CloudNative team. It’s energetic, it’s vibrant and I am really looking forward for all that […]
How to setup Horizon View Connection Server with Ansible. In my previous Horizon and Ansible posts I assumed the connection server was already there. What if it isn’t though and you need automation on it. This question on Reddit actually triggered me. It’s true I do not mention installing and configuring the Connection Server. So […]
How to export NSX-T loadbalancer information with PowerCLI? This question popped in my mind after a customer request to generate a list with their loadbalancers and associated virtual servers. This was not as easy as I thought! First of all, the NSX-T userinterface is not very export-friendly and i could not find a way to […]
Kubernetes and Cloud Native, just two goals as part of my new adventure . Two and a half months ago I started ‘sprakling fresh’ in my new job at Redlogic and I am still going strong! Great collegues, great knowledge and a great atmosphere. Yes, even in the digital world the atmosphere can be great. […]
In my environment I am using the Ansible vmware_guest module to deploy Windows Server VM’s on a vSphere platform. After using the module I should have a vm with a clean Windows Server installation which is automation ready. This works, however, the template was pretty static and kind of hard to maintain. Some necessary scripts […]
A little while ago I wrote part 1 of VMware Horizon View with Ansible and Powershell. The blog was about setting up a simple and scalable environment of FullClone VDI pools. In this post I will add some extra tasks and complexity to Horizon View with Ansible and Powershell. I will create a flow that […]
After battling Covid19 almost the whole of September I can say that I am back in business! In this post I want to show you how you can create a Horizon View Environment with Powershell and Ansible. This post will be one of three and will guide you in creating a simple and automated VMware […]
Last July I decided to pick up on the VCAP-DCV Deploy exam, again. This exam was actually a long time due for me. Almost two years ago I failed the 6.0 version of this exam. There were some serious problems with the exam delivery, but also, I had underestimated the exam. So, after a job […]
We probably all know this situation. You did a task in VMware vSphere or any VMware product and the task fails. The only feedback you get are generic errorsc and not much of a help at all. This can be very frustrating and sometimes infuriating, at least to me. What I didn’t expect was that […]