Fails to put ESXi host into Maintenance Mode
I recently worked with a customer who fails to put a ESXi 7.0 host into Maintenance mode for patching. The cluster consists of 8 hosts.… Read More »Fails to put ESXi host into Maintenance Mode
VMware has released ESXi 7.0 U3k to address Windows 2022 Patch issue
VMware has released ESXi 7.0 U3k – https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/rn/vsphere-esxi-70u3k-release-notes.html This release addresses the recent Windows 2022 Patch issue – https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/90947 “After you install Windows Server 2022 update KB5022842,… Read More »VMware has released ESXi 7.0 U3k to address Windows 2022 Patch issue
Windows Update KB5022842 – Virtual Machine fail to boot up after applying the patch
There have been several incidents happened recently where customer unable to boot up their VM after applying Windows 2022 patch KB5022842. This issue come about… Read More »Windows Update KB5022842 – Virtual Machine fail to boot up after applying the patch
ESXiArgs Ransomware
There have been a number of articles written on the Internet with regards to Ransomware attacks on ESXi host. This has caused some concerns among… Read More »ESXiArgs Ransomware
Upgrade vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager – PSPAK
I recently worked with a customer to upgrade their vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager (vRSLCM) from version 8.8.2 to 8.10. Under vRSLCM, they have vRealize Operations… Read More »Upgrade vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager – PSPAK
Traceroute – revisit
This is a quick post on traceroute. Traceroute is usually used to check the connectivity on all the hops it takes from the source to… Read More »Traceroute – revisit
Stepping up to the Half-marathon challenge
I have been doubting myself if I can do it. My longest run was 11km and it felt like I’m standing inches away at a… Read More »Stepping up to the Half-marathon challenge
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