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Brian O'Connell @LifeOfBrianOC

Family Guy, Musician, Average Golfer, #VVD #VCF #PowerVCF Staff II SDDC Solution Architect @VMware #vExpert #Messer

Joined May 2012
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[New Blog] Setup HAProxy as a Load Balancer for VMware VCF Operations lifeofbrianoc.com/2025/01/23…

Setup HAProxy as a Load Balancer for VMware VCF Operations

HAProxy is a free opensource load balancer that is supported for use with VMware VCF Operations (formerly VMware Aria Operations). Here are the steps you need to install and configure it on a Debia…

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Thanks to @andynash99 for the awesome #vExpert shirts!
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Great start to #VMwareExplore today with some fantastic customer conversations. Also great to meet some old friends and make some new ones! I'll be at the #VMwareCloudFoundation booth every morning this week talking all things #VCF & #ValidatedSolutions. Come say hello!
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QuickTip: Renew SDDC Manager VMCA Certificate lifeofbrianoc.com/2024/07/11… #VMware #VCF #vExpert

QuickTip: Renew SDDC Manager VMCA Certificate

I got a question from someone internally if renewing the VMCA signed certificate on SDDC Manager in a VCF instance is possible. For context, out-of-the-box SDDC Manager is signed by the VMCA on the…

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[New Blog] PowerCLI Module For VMware Cloud Foundation: Introduction lifeofbrianoc.com/2024/07/11… #VMware #VCF #vExpert

PowerCLI Module For VMware Cloud Foundation: Introduction

As you are no doubt aware I am a fan of PowerShell and PowerCLI. Since my early days working with VMware products, whether it was vCenter, vCloud Director or VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), I have a…

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11 Jan 2024
Only 9 Days Left to Apply for #vExpert 2024. This year we will have 11 subprograms giving you direct access to business units. via.vmw.com/vexpert
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Cleanup Failed Credential Tasks in VMware Cloud Foundation lifeofbrianoc.com/2023/11/14… #vmwarevcf #PowerVCF #vExpert

Cleanup Failed Credential Tasks in VMware Cloud Foundation

I have covered how to clean up general failed tasks in Cleanup Failed Credentials Tasks in VMware Cloud Foundation in a previous post. Another type of task that can be in a failed state is a creden…

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Install HashiCorp Terraform on a PhotonOS Appliance lifeofbrianoc.com/2023/11/10… #vExpert #VMware #Terraform

Install HashiCorp Terraform on a PhotonOS Appliance

HashiCorp Terraform is not currently available on the Photon OS repository. If you would like to install Terraform on a PhotonOS appliance you can use the script below. Note: The versions for Go an…

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Deploy VMware Cloud Foundation Cloud Builder using the vSphere Terraform Provider lifeofbrianoc.com/2023/11/09… #vExpert #VMware #Terraform

Deploy VMware Cloud Foundation Cloud Builder using the vSphere Terraform Provider

As part of my series on deploying and managing VMware Cloud Foundation using Terraform, this post will focus on deploying the VMware Cloud Foundation Cloud Builder appliance using the vSphere Terra…

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Terraform Module for Deploying VMware Cloud Foundation VI Workload Domains lifeofbrianoc.com/2023/11/09… #vExpert #VMware #Terraform

Terraform Module for Deploying VMware Cloud Foundation VI Workload Domains

I have been working a lot with Terraform lately and in particular the Terraform Provider For VMware Cloud Foundation. As I covered previously, the provider is something that is in development but i…

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VMware Cloud Foundation Terraform Provider: Create a New VCF Instance lifeofbrianoc.com/2023/11/01… #VMware #VCF #Terraform #vExpert

VMware Cloud Foundation Terraform Provider: Create a New VCF Instance

Following on from my VMware Cloud Foundation Terraform Provider introduction post here I wanted to start by using it to create a new VCF instance (or perform a VCF bring-up). As of writing this pos…

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VCF Terraform Provider: Introduction lifeofbrianoc.com/2023/11/01… #vmwarevcf #Terraform #VCF

VMware Cloud Foundation Terraform Provider: Introduction

HashiCorp Terraform has become an industry standard, infrastructure-as-code & desired-state configuration tool for managing on-premises and cloud-based entities. If you are not familiar with Te…

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As of Thursday 5pm PT, flings.vmware.com will redirect to Sample Exchange (developer.vmware.com/samples), where you can continue to explore experimental tools and scripts.

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I’ve started posting about a non-tech passion of mine - Outdoor Cooking & BBQ - if you’re interested find me on here, Instagram & Tiktok @CloudyBBQs or on my blog here CloudyBBQs.com

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BBQ All Year-Round

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Surf n Turf - Scallops & Reverse Seared Tomahawk using the @kamadojoe Classic II & the @weberuk Jumbo Joe. Get the full recipe and method here cloudybbqs.com/2023/09/15/su… #bbq #kamadojoe #kamadojoeuk #barbecue #steak #scallops #angusandoink #weber #cloudybbqs
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Import a vLCM Cluster image to SDDC Manager using PowerVCF lifeofbrianoc.com/2023/09/18… #PowerVCF #VMware #VCF
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4 Sep 2023
Hello everyone, I have a small bit of news on this bright September morning. I am delighted to announce that my new stand up show 'A bird in the hand' is debuting this coming January in the historic and gorgeous @theeverymancork. Retweets most welcome. All the love 💚 Cornelius
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Official Apology To Scientology From Waterford Whispers News
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[New Blog] What’s New for VMware Validated Solutions – Edition #17 (June 2023) my-cloudy-world.com/2023/06/…

What’s New for VMware Validated Solutions – Edition #17 (June 2023)

Last Updated: 27-June-2023 Welcome to Edition #17 of the What’s New for VMware Validated Solutions, today we announced the following updates: Added support for VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0.0 Open-so…

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Monday night wings and burgers followed by roasted marshmallows on the #kamadojoe 👌
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