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  • After remediating all hosts in the cluster using vlcm to esxi 7.0 update 2

    Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) for ESXi 7.0 Update 2a Upgrade

    VMware vSphere 7 Update 2 contains many great enhancements that I have written about here. Since Update 2 was pulled initially due to an error with the upgrade, VMware has released vSphere 7.0 Update 2a that resolves the upgrade error.…

  • New vmware esxi 7.0 update 2a released for download

    VMware ESXi 7.0 Update 2a Released for Download

    Well, we have been waiting for a few weeks now for the updated release of ESXi 7.0 Update 2 to drop since the first release of ESXi 7.0 Update 2 was pulled due to an issue with an upgrade that…

  • Restarting the management agents from the dcui

    Restart Management Agents ESXi Impact

    Many of us have certainly been there in times past. You have a host that is not responding correctly or some other issue that is weirdly affecting a specific ESXi host. You may hit a VMware KB that points you…

  • Vmware announces vmware anywhere workspace

    VMware announces VMware Anywhere Workspace

    There is no question that work from home initiatives are here to stay in at least some capacity or another for most organizations. Since the beginning of the global pandemic last year, most businesses have pivoted to work from home…

  • Native key provider is active and key derivation key is downloaded

    VMware vSphere 7.0 Update 2 Native Key Provider Configuration

    To take advantage of the data encryption features of vSphere, you need to have what is referred to as a key management server (KMS). Before the release of VMware vSphere 7 Update 2, you had to use a third-party solution,…

  • Launching and running rvtools 4.1.3

    RVtools: Free VMware best practices and health analyzer

    As your VMware virtual environment grows and expands in terms of hosts, vSphere clusters, and virtual machines just to name a few, the health of your environment can deteriorate if left unchecked for best practices and other health metrics. As…

  • Log disk exhaustion on vcsa error message

    Log Disk Exhaustion on VCSA 7 Fix

    Keeping a “happy” vCenter Server in your vSphere environment is crucial to having a vSphere environment that operates correctly and smoothly.  Space issues are definitely an issue that can cause problems.  I wanted to shed light on a problem I…

  • New vmware cloud announced with cloud universal console and navigator

    New VMware Cloud Universal Announced with Cloud Console and Navigator

    Most organizations today are now making use of cloud environments to power their business-critical processes, services, and data. VMware today has announced new cloud offerings that will help to accelerate app modernization through modular multi-cloud services across the board. Today,…

  • Leaving the vsan cluster from the command line

    Force Delete vSAN Datastore from ESXi Host

    VMware vSAN provides an incredible technology that allows combining local storage from multiple ESXi hosts to form logical storage for both virtual machines and modern technologies such as containers. With VMware vSAN 7.0 Update 2, VMware has continued to push…

  • Multiple scsi controllers to vmdk mappings

    Find Which VMDK your Windows Server Disk matches

    Have you ever been in the situation of needed to extend a Windows Server hard disk in a VMware vSphere VM and was unsure which disk to extend? This is especially the case if you have multiple disks that are…