VMware Tutorial: Install and Configure vCenter Server 7

VMware vCenter provides centralized management capabilities for ESXi hosts. It also enables additional functions like migrating virtual machines between hosts using vMotion. This tutorial provides an overview of installing VMware vCenter on an ESXi host. Step 1: Check Requirements for installing vCenter Server To begin with, you should ensure that the existing environment can fulfill … Read more

VMware Tutorial: Configure ESXi Host Management Network

VMware ESXi Management Network provides traffic between an ESXi host and clients. After installing an ESXi hypervisor on a server, an ESXi management IP is obtained via Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). You may want to configure a static management IP and configure the hostname for the ESXi host. Follow the guide below to configure … Read more

VMware Tutorial: Install ESXi Hypervisor

A hypervisor is software that allows a server to run multiple operating systems. It allows you to create virtual machines (VM), which enables users to customize hardware resources and perform actions such as taking a VM snapshot and migrating virtual machines to other hosts without downtime. VMware ESXi is one of the most commonly used … Read more

AWS Basics: EC2 Instance Types

Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a variety of cloud computing services. Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is one of the most important elements in AWS because many services are derived from it. EC2 is similar to running virtual machines on the cloud. To get started on using AWS, you should first learn … Read more

The Basics of Serverless and Microservice Architecture

Severless is a type of cloud computing service model which offers function as a service (FaaS). Some service providers bill users based on the actual code execution time and number of requests for functions. A serverless architecture can be coupled with microservices, meaning developers can build small pieces of programs and integrate them through APIs … Read more

AWS Basics: Create and Connect to EC2 Instances

If you are familiar with the concept of Virtual Machine (VM), you should know that an EC2 instance is basically a VM running on Amazon Web Services (AWS). What makes running an EC2 instance special, however, is its convenience. Creating a VM from an ISO is nothing new. But how can you segregate your network? … Read more