PowerCLi to export LUN (Datastores) settings
Do check out this guide on “6 Common Datastore Hurdles and the Easy PowerCLI to Export LUN (Datastores) Settings” My first write-up for VMware 🙂
vCenter 7 Upgrade: Virtual Distributed Switch version
One of the key pre-checks before vCenter upgrade we often miss out is the Virtual Distributed Switch (vDS) version. One of my customer was planning… Read More »vCenter 7 Upgrade: Virtual Distributed Switch version
vCenter 7 Upgrade – Post Upgrade Issue
Continue from the previous post on vCenter 7 upgrade, after VCSA was upgraded, we ran into an issue when users try to edit VM and… Read More »vCenter 7 Upgrade – Post Upgrade Issue
vCenter 7 Upgrade – Stuck at 60% at Stage 1
I was working with my customer recently to upgrade one of their vCenter from 6.7U3 to 7.0.2d. VCSA 7.0 Update 2d was chosen because of… Read More »vCenter 7 Upgrade – Stuck at 60% at Stage 1
vCenter Server 7.0 upgrade – PNID, SSL Trust Cert error
Quick post on vCenter server upgrade PNID error. I was working my customer to upgrade one of the vCenter from 6.7 to 7.0. Before proceeding… Read More »vCenter Server 7.0 upgrade – PNID, SSL Trust Cert error
VM Right-sizing vROps dashboard
For all my TAM customer who uses vROps (vRealize Operations Manager), I usually configure the default Oversized Virtual Machine Report to be sent out weekly… Read More »VM Right-sizing vROps dashboard
vExpert
Glad to join all the top ranks in #vExpert community before me. Looking forward to contribute more.
Upload logs to VMware Support via Skyline
Most often when my TAM customer raises a SR to VMware Support, they would required to upload logs either vCenter or ESXi log bundle for… Read More »Upload logs to VMware Support via Skyline
ESXi host protection
One of the ways to protect ESXi hosts is to patch the host to the latest build as per VMware Security Advisories guidelines. While this… Read More »ESXi host protection
ESXi SD/USB device new guidance
VMware has released new guidance in running ESXi on SD/USB boot device. In the new revised guidance KB85685 VMware will continue to support SD/USB boot… Read More »ESXi SD/USB device new guidance