Linux Instant Clone agent initialization state error 1
I'm trying to set up a CentOS 7 automated desktop pool. I have the following setup: vSphere 6.7Horizon 7.6CentOS 7.4Agent is installedLinux machine is joined to the domain via `winbind`. A script...
View ArticleBest ways to upgrade the VMware ESXi without losing data!
Hi, We are trying to upgrade the ESXi from 6.5.0u1 to 6.7.0u1 to see if it improves the overall performance. However, when we do, it complained that 'VMFS cannot be upgraded, continuing will wipe all...
View Articlejava.util.date and Date objects
I'm working on a workflow getting the lease end date of deployments. That returns a java.util.date object. Is there a way to convert this to a Date object? I'm trying to get the days between the...
View ArticleDevice/Credential Guard error on Windows 10 Home
I recently upgraded to the latest version of VMware Workstation (14.1.1) and am now encountering the following problem when trying to launch VM's that worked fine previously. "VMware Workstation and...
View Article6.5 fails to boot OVA imported VM because of bogus nvram file reference
Not sure exactly what the problem is, if that's a problem exporting the VM or a bug in that specific 6.5 version. I use ovftool on Linux to export a virtual appliance from vCenter 6.7. When importing...
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vCenter server is dead- Emergency Mode
I'm not sure what's happened, but I may have had power issues and I think my vCenter VCSA server has corrupted drive(s). This website shows exactly what happened to me and after implementing the...
View ArticleVMs and installation too much slow
Hi there, I recently started a new job in a company and this one has a VM structure that includes some hosts ESXi 6.0. One of these ESXi hosts is too much slow (really, really slow). Whenever I try to...
View ArticleCan Storage vMotion be continuing on after a suspension.
If we run into an issue during Storage vMotion, are there any ways the same process can be resumed and continue on from the point where we stuck on? Second, from GUI, how could I see the status on a...
View ArticleNeed vSphere Replication suggestion
Hi,I am currently running VCSA 6.5 upgraded from Windows VC 6.0.. vSphere replication 6.1.1 was running under Windows VC 6.0. The goal is to get to 8.1 with VCSA 6.7 U1. I want to upgrade to 8.1 from...
View ArticleESXi 6.5.0 Update 2 (Build 8294253) Randomly Freezing or Locking Up
I have a standalone ESXi host, not connected to vCenter, that randomly locks up or freezes. It can go a few days or a few weeks between lock ups. When it locks up I am unable to ping the host, the VM...
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Get VM Tools infomation failed
I use get-datacenter to get VM tools infomation in my vSphere environment. But it's failed,Why?
View ArticleVMware Fusion can't be opened error message
Hi I recently had to replace the logic board on my Mac so I lost all of the data, I did however have it backed up, I have copied across my virtual machine and reinstalled fusion. when I try and open...
View ArticleHost Profile - Domain Join Issue
vSphere 6.0 U2 I have a Host Profile that defines AD domain membership. When I remediate a host it joins the domain OK. However if you then perform a subsequent remediation it fails with the error:...
View ArticlevROPS 7.0 Dyanmic Group not updating
Hey All, Spun up a 7.0 vROPs cluster from scratch. I imported a number of custom VM groups from our 6.5 instance, however they don't appear to be updating properly. I have "keep group membership up to...
View ArticlevSAN Build Recommendation Engine Health
We're seeing an error on our VSAN cluster after upgrading from 6.5 to 6.7. Error is "Unexpected VMware Update Manager (VUM)baseline creation failure. Please check vSAN and VUM logs for details", we've...
View ArticleDetails on how read cache works in hybrid setup
Hi, I'm keen to know more on how the read cache operates in hybrid deployments. How is it decided what data is stored on the caching layer for the read cache?
View ArticleUserVars.Nutxxxx can't find them
I am trying to hook up ESXi to a Nut server on my Synology NAS and the instructions say to create several UserVars that all start with Nut. I put these in a script to create from the shell and for each...
View ArticleMove a VM from dead ESXi host to another host
If an ESXi host is dead and you can't access the VMs on it and you need to move a VM to another host while the original host is in disconnected state, SSH to the new host and run the belo command that...
View ArticleCheck for lockdown mode on all ESXi hosts
To check lockdown mode on all ESXi hosts in vCenter Server or a Cluster level, run the bellow PowerCLI command: get-vmhost | get-view | Select Name, @{N='LockDownActivated';E={$_.Config.AdminDisabled}}
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