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Replacing CentOS NTP servers with Photon and Chrony

Replacing CentOS NTP servers with Photon and Chrony

Michael Poore / March 01, 2022

One of the CentOS 8 time servers in the homelab let me down recently, so I decided to replace it with Photon OS and Chrony

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Tags: vExpertNTPPhotonCentOSHomeLab
Cloud-Init with vRealize Automation and vSphere - No CD Drive!

Cloud-Init with vRealize Automation and vSphere - No CD Drive!

Michael Poore / May 06, 2021

This article explains how to use Cloud-Init with vRealize Automation and vSphere without requiring a CD drive in every VM.

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Creating vSphere VM templates with Packer (part 6) - CentOS

Creating vSphere VM templates with Packer (part 6) - CentOS

Michael Poore / May 12, 2020

Having created a Windows template, in Part 6 of this series it's now time to make one for Linux using my go-to distro, CentOS 8.

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Creating vSphere VM templates with Packer (part 4) - vSphere variables

Creating vSphere VM templates with Packer (part 4) - vSphere variables

Michael Poore / May 05, 2020

In part 4 of this series it's finally time to introduce some JSON. The variables that I re-use in every template for telling Packer where to provision machines.

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Creating vSphere VM templates with Packer (part 3) - Variables, builders and provisioners

Creating vSphere VM templates with Packer (part 3) - Variables, builders and provisioners

Michael Poore / April 30, 2020

In part 3 of this series I cover some of the configuration and terminology required to get going with builds and that will be used in the rest of the series.

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Creating vSphere VM templates with Packer (part 2) - Preparation

Creating vSphere VM templates with Packer (part 2) - Preparation

Michael Poore / April 28, 2020

Now Packer is introduced, it's time to prepare for using it to create some vSphere templates. This is part 2 of a series.

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Creating vSphere VM templates with Packer (part 1) - Introduction

Creating vSphere VM templates with Packer (part 1) - Introduction

Michael Poore / April 27, 2020

Bored of hand-rolling vSphere templates? I was! This is part 1 of a series that documents creating vSphere templates using Packer.

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Tags: PackerHashiCorpvSphereWindowsCentOSHomeLab
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