Author: Piotr Tarnawski

Welcome to my blog! My name is Piotr Tarnawski and I am an experienced System Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology industry. Skilled in Linux, Windows, Virtualization (VMware), DNS, and Active Directory. I work for Salesforce however content is my own and does not represent Salesforce as a company Contact: Twitter @AngrySysOps Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AngrySysOps Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AngryAdmin
Posted in Virtualization

vSphere ESXi 7.x will be the final release supporting Apple Mac platforms.

Yesterday (3rd of August 2022) VMware released this Knowledge base article to inform the community that vSphere ESXi 7.x will be the final release supporting…

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Posted in PowerShell

PowerShell to ensure TLS1.2 is enabled

Today I will show you how to ensure that TLS1.2 is enabled. I will write a short script to perform a check and remediate if…

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Posted in PowerShell

Let’s create a local user for ESXi and add the new account to the exclusion list for Lockdown Mode

Today we will use PowerCLI to create a local user for ESXi hosts and exclude that user from Lockdown Mode. The challenge is to communicate…

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Posted in Competition

VMware exam voucher to grab for free with VMware Rewards!

If you are looking for free exam vouchers from VMware, this is a place where I show you how to grab one, or a few…

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Posted in Security Advisory vSphere

VMware fixed Security Token Service (STS) error with new patch – VMware vCenter Server 7.0 Update 3g

As we reported in this article, there was a bug in VMware vCenter Server 7.0 Update 3f, causing installation hung on 93%. An issue with…

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Posted in vCenter

How to reset the administrator@vsphere.local password

As for security standards, passwords should be kept in a secure vault, and admins should have access to them. Sometimes however passwords are getting lost…

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Posted in PowerShell

PowerCLI 12.7 is here and packed with a lot of new features!

The new version of PowerCLI has been released. The release has number 12.7 and is packed with new and exciting features. Along with improving the…

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Posted in Security Advisory

Patching time! VMware released an update for vCenter Server and ESXi -> 7.0 Update 3f.

vCenter server: NOTE: If your source system contains hosts of versions between ESXi 7.0 Update 2 and Update 3c, and Intel drivers, before upgrading to…

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Posted in Security Advisory

New ransomware is targeting Windows and Linux VMware ESXi servers – RedAlert/N13V

The ransomware was discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, who tweeted images of the malicious actor’s data leak webpage. The ransomware was called RedAlert as it has this…

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Posted in vRNI

VMware vRealize Network Insight 6.7, Universal, and Cloud

VMware announced the latest version of vRealize Network Insight 6.7. This version also includes the same updates for vRealize Network Insight Universal and vRealize Network…

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