Configure iLO through ESXi
During a VMware vSphere upgrade at a new customer site, we discovered that there is no access to HPE iLO as the configuration on the hosts has not...
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Connecting to vCenter appliance with WinSCP
When uploading or downloading files to/from vCenter server appliance we need make some additional settings through connecting if the setting from VMware KB 2107727 have not been made....
vCenter appliance machine cert expired
One of our customers has had insufficient vCenter monitoring and ran into the issue that his machine certificate inside the vCenter appliance is expired and so some of...
Migration option for VMs is greyed out
After activating maintenance mode on one of the cluster nodes, some VMs still resided on the host. I can see that the migration option is greyed out for...
vExpert Gift – first private lab
With the vExpert gift from VMware and Cohesity I started a private lab. I bought a M.2 SSD and got 2x 8GB DDR4 ram module to enlive the...
VMware Aria – the next big thing
At today’s VMware Multi-Cloud December 2022 briefing we explored how the new VMware Aria portfolio of multi-cloud services can help organizations optimize the cost, performance, configuration and delivery...
VMware Explore 2022 – Recap
VMware Explore 2022 has been my fourth large VMware conference in-person in Barcelona. After two years holding the conference online due to the pandemic, it was good to...
vCenter doesn’t start – Failed to start File System Check on /dev/dis…
A customer called this morning that his vCenter appliance (VCSA 6.7) didn’t start anymore. When I logged into the customer environment, I tried first to log into vCenter...
Reset/Unlock Photon OS root account
When upgrading an appliance, you need to login with the root account. From time to time the account get locked out either from entering the incorrect password or...
VMware Explore 2022 – the excitement is building up
It’s nearly the time of the year – Barcelona is calling. I’m looking forward to heavy busy week at the Fira Gran Via on the VMware Explore 2022....
