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How to Update Esxi 7.0u3d to 7.0u3k using vSphere Lifecycle_Manager

This post will cover how to update an ESXi host to 7.0u3k from 7.0u3d using vSphere Lifecycle Manager.

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vSphere Lifecycle Manager

Recently, I ran into an issue where I really needed to get my vSphere homelab upgraded to version 7.0U3k. More on why this was so urgent in a future post. However, I was still back on 7.0U3d. To get to 7.0U3 I used vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM). In case you missed it, vSphere Lifecycle Manager is built into vSphere 7.

How to Encrypt a VM Using vSphere Encryption

This post will walk through the steps to encrypt a VM using vSphere encryption. Encryption keys are obtained from a deployed Entrust KeyControl v5.4. KMS cluster

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VMware Encryption

To get started here is what you will need to complete the steps in this post:

Now, let’s get started…

How to Add KeyControl v5.4 as a Key Provider in VSphere 7

This post will walk you through the steps to add Entrust KeyControl v5.4 as a Key Provider in vCenter v7.x. **Updated 10-15-2021**

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Key Management (KMS) and vCenter Key Provider

To get started here is what you will need to complete the steps in this post:

Now, let’s get started…

Enable the KMIP Server in KeyControl

  1. Log in to the deployed Entrust KeyControl cluster and click the KMIP menu item.

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