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Invalid credentials message when registering vCenter Server with external...
When vSphere 6 was released, I decided to delete my RTM version of my external Platform service Controller and vCenter Server appliances, to replace them by the GA versions. Installing the PSC went...
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VMworld 2016 Opening Keynote
I was fortunate enough to attend VMworld again this year. This is my take on the Monday morning Keynote. Pat Gelsinger, VMware’s CEO kicks of limping a little due to a broken foot. 21 Alumni Elite...
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The second keynote is usually a more tech savvy, and packed with demos (which used to be live but are replaced by recorded demos nowadays). Keynote starts with Sanjay Poonen,General Manager of End-User...
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vCenter 6.5 upgrade did not recognise vSphere 6.0 Platform Service Controller...
When I tried to upgrade my lab environment from vCenter 6.0 with external PSC to vCenter 5.5, I ran in to an annoying issue. I tried to upgrade my PSC, but the installer was not able to determine the...
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vSphere Distributed Switch refused to upgrade to version 6.5
Just after vSphere 6.5 was released I decided to upgrade my lab to 6.5. Most of the upgrade went pretty smooth, but two of my 3 distributed switches refused to upgrade. Googeling for a solution dit not...
View ArticleFixing problems with in-context log viewing from vROps to Log Insight
Had an issue at a customer where I was not able to use the in-context log viewing in vROps to view the logs for the ESXi servers in Log Insight. Using crops 6.6.1 and Log Insight 4.5.1 First part of...
View ArticleThe ramdisk ‘var’ is full on ESXi host and fix (without maintenance mode or...
I recently encountered an issue where vMotions on a host would fail, the host would disconnect from vCenter, and some other strange errors. This was an HP host installed with the HP ISO image, but not...
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Possible front-end port oversubscription on Dell PowerStores
While architecting an environment with a Dell PowerStore for a customer, I noticed some interesting details in the “Dell PowerStore: Best Practices Guide” First a part about the on-board mezzanine...
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Dell PowerStore warning when using two storage networks (can be ignored ….)
While configuring Dell PowerStore 1000T for NVMe over TCP, I opted to use two separate storage networks for availability purposes, similar to 2 storage fabric used in a Fibre Channel SAN. So each...
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Updated: Problem with downloading VIBs from...
Update as of januari 31st Seems like Dell fixed their repository and vLCM can now download the VIBs again as it should when adding a VIB to an image. Here is the original article I wrote We have been...
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