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Continue reading →: Enabling EVC (Enhanced vMotion Compatibility)
It has been a while since I have had to enable EVC, but I needed to the other day in the office. I created a cluster with a HP DL380 G7 and an older HP DL380 G5. When I tried to turn EVC on for the cluster, I ran into…
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Continue reading →: VMworld 2015 Schedule Builder is now live!
Time to sign up for the Ask the Expert vBloggers session first! #VMworld 2015 Schedule Builder is now live! VMworld 2015 Schedule Builder is now live! Search from over 400 unique sessions, sign up early for your favorites, and view customized recommendations based on your attendee profile! Are you ready…
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Continue reading →: Who’s ready for the VMworld Party Already…
Looks like VMware is heading back to ATT stadium this year. Join the VMworld community at AT&T park, home of the San Francisco Giants, for an evening of fun, feasting, and fantastic entertainment! VMworld will transform the park with exciting carnival rides and interactive midway games with the stunning backdrop…
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Continue reading →: VMworld 2015 Content Catalog is now live!
What sessions will you attend? The #VMworld 2015 Content Catalog is now live! VMworld 2015 Content Catalog is now live! The Content Catalog allows prospective VMworld attendees access to the VMworld agenda, with the ability to peruse breakouts and note sessions of interest. You can search and filter to your…
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Continue reading →: Change Active Adapters and Load Balancing using ESXi Shell
Anyone ever had a network administrator make your hosts lose connectivity and the only option you have is to use the ESXi shell through an HP ILO port? I have. Here are the changes that were helpful to me at the time. esxcli network vswitch standard list — This lists…
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Continue reading →: PowerCLI shutdown/startup script for remote sites.
In my environment I have 11 Remote Locations that each have one ESXi host. I had a problem with ILO firmware updates the other day where I had to reboot these remote hosts. I really didn’t want to use the VIC to click on each of the VMs to shut them…
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Continue reading →: False alerts after upgrading ILO firmware from 1.55 to 1.8
There are two separate alerts that I have experience from these upgrades. Please note that after the update the ILO cards were rebooted, but our esxi hosts running vsphere 5.1 were not rebooted. Error1: Out of 31 hosts that had firmware updated, this error has appeared on 6 so far.…
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Continue reading →: Failing/Failed Disk And Detailed Information From HPACUCLI
Today I was alerted by vCenter with a yellow, “Host Storage Status” alarm. Clicking the ESXi host in the alert I find from the description that I can check the Hardware Status tab of the host for more details I see that the disk is failing and that RAID is…
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Continue reading →: Can’t power on VM in Workstation 10 after Windows 8.1 October Rollup KB2995388
This issue has been fixed with the release of VMware Workstation 10.0.4. VMware recommends that if you made changes to the config.ini that you remove the entry or change the value to “FALSE”. The Workstation download can be found here. When powering on a VM in Workstation 10 after rollup…
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