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September 25, 2017

When ssh esxtop looks all csv…y

Running esxtop on MacOS usually needs a workaround to prevent a CSV view.

July 28, 2017August 24, 2017

Patching vSphere ESXi to 6.5U1 failing with error 15. Cause: Ran out of VFAT space due to vsantrace and vsanobserver files.

While updating my home lab I ran into an error while patching the ESXi hosts with Update Manager. The error given was: The host returns esxupdate error code:15. The package manager transaction is not successful.... Read More

January 25, 2018January 25, 2018

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DRS vMotion Failure Due to EVC incompatibilities from Spectre/Meltdown Patching

I ran into an issue recently where DRS was failing to move some VMs. Appeared to be related to our Spectre ESXi/BIOS patching.

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017

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VCSA 6.5 vCenter Failing to Check for Updates with error “Stage failed”

VCSA 6.5 vCenter failing to check for updates within the admin interface with “Stage failed** error.

September 8, 2017September 14, 2017

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vCenter Appliance 6.5/6.5U1 Email Alerts Not Working

VCSA 6.5/6.5U1 Email Alerts Not Working. Until it’s fixed you can follow this workaround.

August 2, 2017August 24, 2017

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Fun with vSphere Tags, PowerCLI, and vRealize Operations – Part 1

One of the more powerful features that VMware has added to several product lines lately has been vSphere tags. As time has gone on support for these tags has been added to other products beyond... Read More

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Customer: This technical thing is broken. Support: Define…broken?