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6. November 2024

Moving a vSAN cluster from one vCenter Server to another

vSphere 7 to 8 updates are slowly in full swing, many customers are migrating to October ’25 -> EOL for vSphere 7. Some of my customers want a brand new vCenter right away, because some of theirs are still from version 5, the ex-colleague fiddled in the Postgre database before he quit and so on and so forth – the reasons seem to be endless. […]

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4. November 2024

Image Compliance shows hardware compatibility issues

During an ESX server cluster update on image basis, I was confronted with a strange thing. The message says that there are hardware compatibility issues. However, if you look at the details, you will quickly realise that there is nothing under the firmware version. If you then scroll down a little, you will see the warning ‘Device is incompatible with the Driver/Firmware in clusters image‘. […]

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28. October 2024

vSphere UI Client Plugin is at N/A state before vSphere 8 Upgrade

We are rapidly approaching the end of vSphere 7 support (October ’25), and during a vSphere 8 upgrade pre-check at my customer’s site, we ran into the problem mentioned in the title. The so-called “…vmware.h4…” plugin was in a N/A state. In the past this plugin has appeared several times and should be unregister beforehand, this is the VMware Cloud Director Availability Plugin, which cannot […]

Blog Dell Dell VxRail
23. October 2024

Dell VxRail / vSphere 8.0.310 Update – Advisory Report identified issues with BOSS Device

In a VxRail 8.0.300 deployment, I wanted to upgrade the appliance to the latest 8.0.310 after the initial cluster deployment, but I was confronted with a very strange phenomenon in the advisory report. Important details: Normally, all components of a VxRail node are updated with the RASR or Update image to the version provided by the Image, e.g. 8.0.300. This time, however, I was confronted […]

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19. October 2024

Generate a VMware Aria Operations Passphrase for Node Adding

For new deployments or extensions of Aria Operations Cluster, the admin credentials are required to add the nodes. To prevent this, especially as a security concern, the administrator can generate a temporary passphrase in the Admin Console of Aria Operations. I would like to describe how this works in this blog post. First, we log in to the admin console of Aria Operations: Under “Nodes […]

Blog Dell Dell PowerEdge Dell VxRail
18. October 2024

How to kill a Dell iDRAC Session of another User

Now one or the other will ask themselves, why should I kill an iDRAC session of another user, well, if you know the admin credentials of the iDRAC anyway and the colleague has e.g. forgotten to close his iDRAC session and has gone on lunch break and you absolutely want to complete the RASR process of the VxRail – then it might make sense to […]

Blog Dell Dell PowerProtect
17. October 2024

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Root Password expired

As the title of the blog post says, it is about restoring the root password of the PowerProtect Data Manager. Because once this password has expired, the system will not run properly until the password is restored. You can set the expiration time for passwords to “never” in the UI of the PPDM, which I recommend for HomeLab purposes, but never for productive environments! Important: […]

Blog Dell Dell PowerProtect
18. July 2024

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Setup

In this post, I want to give you a feel for how easy the setup of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is. Starting in the welcome area, you can select whether you want to restore from a backup or whether it is a new installation. In my case it is a new installation, I skip the view of the EULA which we have to accept either […]

Blog PowerCLI VMware
26. June 2024

PowerCLI Add-VMHost: Unable to verify the authenticity of the specified host

Yep, I also started using PowerCLI more intensively. It’s really fun and makes repeating tasks easier to apply. As a Rookie in whatever you’re starting out with, there are obstacles that you might not be able to explain straight away. So let’s start with something small and I wanted to add an ESX host to my vCenter with the following command: But this failed because […]

Blog VMware vSAN
11. June 2024

vSAN Skyline Health: A possible storage capacity limitation with vSAN OSA versions 8.0U2 and 8.0U2b

Another Day another Warning inside vSAN Skyline Health. 🙂 Frequent Deletion of VMs….. Hmm….. I’ve been using vSAN since vSphere 6.7 U3 in my home lab and I’m pretty sure I deleted VMs more frequently, especially in my rookie times and never had this kind of warning in vSAN Skyline Health. Anyway, lets try to fix it! 😉 What I really like about vSphere 8 […]

Blog VMware vSAN
10. June 2024

vSAN Skyline Health: Network diagnostic mode (Warning)

Today, I saw the above warning in vSAN Skyline Health, and I would like to share the solution with you. The following information can be found under Details: Network diagnostic mode is enabled more than 24 hours (94 hours). The network diagnostic mode is only used for troubleshooting, if the troubleshooting is done, please disable it. No sooner said than done, we switch to the […]

Dell Dell OpenManage Enterprise
21. April 2024

Dell OpenManage Enterprise Darksite Plugin Implementation

I recently had the challenge of retroactively implementing the PowerManager plugin in a dark site for a Dell OpenManage Enterprise Appliance. Since dark sites are not uncommon, I thought I would describe the process. If you look under Application Settings -> Console and Plugins you should see plugin installation options for an OME appliance with internet access, in a dark site this does not happen […]

Blog Dell Dell VxRail
25. March 2024

Dell VxRail 7.0.482 deployment validation with external vCenter fails

I recently had a VxRail deployment with an external vCenter, which drove me crazy. 🙂 In the normal case, if you select “Join existing vCenter Server” under Global Settings (Step 7), the next Cluster Configuration steps should adapt. This means that under Virtual Network Settings (Step 12), under vCenter Server Network, you only have to choose between Static or Ephemeral Binding. However, I had the […]

Blog VMware vSphere
22. March 2024

The number of VMware vSphere HA datastores for this host is 0, which is less than required: 2

Recently I had the situation that at cluster level, the vSphere HA displayed a heartbeat of datastores at zero, whereby I have defined two specific datastores under vSphere HA settings under Heartbeat Datastores and these must always be pingable. The two defined datastores were no longer visible under Datastores, which is why the warning appeared. After consulting with the storage team, it turned out that […]

Home Lab Stage VIII
4. March 2024

irgNET – LAB 8.0 U1

I want to start my 8.0 HomeLab U1 Update with a full lifecycle, which means that all my 13th Gen Dell PowerEdge servers have been replaced by 14th Gen Dell PowerEdge servers and my Datacenter has even grown. But that’s not all – I’ve implemented 2 new Data Protection solutions in my Datacenter – Dell PowerProtect & Cohesity and I’ve replaced my HPE 1GbE switches […]

Blog VMware vSphere
1. March 2024

How to Reset vCenter 8.0 Root Password

Yep, there are still vCenter’s out there with expired root passwords. 😀 Therefore, I will describe the workaround to reset the root password for vCenter 8.0, which also works for vSphere 6.5 through today’s releases. First, take a snapshot of your vCenter VM: Then switch to the ESXi Host Client and open a virtual console from the vCenter VM: Now reboot the vCenter and watch […]

Blog Dell Dell PowerStore
26. February 2024

Dell PowerStore Upgrade from 3.2.1 to 3.6 (Dark Site)

Last week I had the challenge of upgrading a Dark Site PowerStore from 3.2.1.0 to 3.6.0.0. PowerStore 3.6 brings a lot of new features, for me there are the following highlights: Starting with the Upgrade BIN file, you will first need to login into your Dell Support account, whereupon you will need to enter the service tag of the PowerStore system. Then filter by operating […]

Blog Dell Dell PowerStore
26. February 2024

Dell PowerStore: CPU utilization level too high. Reduce system load prior to NDU. (cpu_usage_level_exceeded)

During a PowerStore Appliance upgrade, one of the most common warnings during a pre-upgrade health check (PUHC) is the message: CPU utilization level too high. Reduce system load prior to NDU: This is a 2-node PowerStore cluster which is to be upgraded from 3.2.x to 3.6.x. The existing checks used to find CPU usage include management and platform CPU cores. As a result, on an idle […]

Blog Dell Dell PowerEdge Home Lab Stage VIII
7. February 2024

irgNET – LAB 8.0

I know it’s been a long time, almost 1 year (in 2 days), so it’s time for another HomeLab update. In my last HomeLab update I told you about my VMware SD-WAN / SASE solution, this time we’ll take another look at my Data Protection Server. Because I replaced it with a Dell PowerEdge T430 in November 2023. You can find the documentation of my […]

Blog Dell Dell PowerProtect
28. January 2024

Dell PowerProtect – Cannot reset CBT while VM has an existing snapshot

In my last backup jobs I noticed in the Dell PowerProtect Data Manager that 1 asset was Completed with Exceptions. The warning was as follows: I have to admit that the warnings and errors in PowerProtect DataManager are mostly self-explanatory and well detailed. We can see that the backup job was successful, but Change Block Tracking (CBT) could not be reset due to an existing […]

Blog VMware vSphere
24. January 2024

Bug Alert: Powering On VM in VMware vCenter stucks at 66%

Today I had a strange issue in my vCenter, after a maintenance operation on my server I wanted to power on several VMs and I noticed that they got stuck at 66% in the power on process. There are no warnings or errors. Some VMs take up to 60 minutes to power on and some remain at 66%. Officially, I could not find a KB […]

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16. November 2024

Hackathon Barcelona 2024 – Winner Announcements

Hackathon Barcelona 2024 – Winner Announcements Hackathon Barcelona 2024 – Winner Announcements Our Judges announce the top 3 teams in this year’s {code} Hackathon that took place at VMware Explore Barcelona 2024. Judges this year were: Alan Renouf – Hackathon Legend from Broadcom Lino Telera – {code} coach and Terraform Jedi Michael Roy – {code} coach and VCF Community leader at Broadcom Broadcom Social Media […]

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16. November 2024

#707 – VMUG Advantage and Free VCF with Eric…

#707 – VMUG Advantage and Free VCF with Eric Nielsen and Corey Romero #707 – VMUG Advantage and Free VCF with Eric… Listen in to this most recent VMware Community Podcast from Wednesday, Nov. 13. Host Eric Nielsen is joined by co-host Corey Romero to go over the important – and exciting! VMUG announcements from VMware Explore 2024 BCN. Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

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16. November 2024

VMware Explore Video Library – Dive In

VMware Explore Video Library – Dive In VMware Explore Video Library – Dive In Missed the live event? Dip into our on-demand library. Dive into the sessions captured at VMware Explore 2024 to sharpen your skills and get deeper cloud insights. Don’t miss the Barcelona general session and the hundreds of sessions captured at Explore Las Vegas. It’s all available, at your […] Broadcom Social […]

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15. November 2024

Netdata 2.0 Adds Native Windows Monitoring Support

Netdata 2.0 Adds Native Windows Monitoring Support Netdata 2.0 Adds Native Windows Monitoring Support Learn about the exciting Netdata 2.0 release that includes native Windows support. You can now monitor both Windows and Linux together Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

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15. November 2024

VMware to Offer Fusion and Workstation for Free…

VMware to Offer Fusion and Workstation for Free to All Users Starting November 2… VMware to Offer Fusion and Workstation for Free… In a significant shift poised to impact developers, educators, and businesses alike, VMware announced that its flagship desktop hypervisor products—VMware Fusion and VMware Workstation—will become […] Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

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15. November 2024

Split Horizon DNS: How I Resolve a Subset of…

Split Horizon DNS: How I Resolve a Subset of DNS Records locally Split Horizon DNS: How I Resolve a Subset of… See how you can use Split Horizon DNS to resolve a subset of your DNS records locally and the rest at your external DNS provider Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

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15. November 2024

New Updates on vExpert 2025 & VMUG Advantage…

New Updates on vExpert 2025 & VMUG Advantage Programs – Virtual Bytes New Updates on vExpert 2025 & VMUG Advantage… VMUG Advantage and VCF Licenses: A Cost-Effective Way to Stay Updated | If you’re looking for a way to stay ahead in your VMware career, look no further than the VMUG Advantage program. For just $210 per year, you get access to a wealth of […]

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15. November 2024

Broadcom’s Approach to Sovereign Cloud:…

See the latest blog from Hock Tan, Broadcom President and CEO, on the heels of #VMwareExplore Barcelona. Discover how our sovereign cloud solutions empower European businesses to retain control over their data, harness the power of AI responsibly, and thrive in the digital era. Broadcom’s Approach to Sovereign Cloud:… See the latest blog from Hock Tan, Broadcom President and CEO, on the heels of #VMwareExplore […]

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13. November 2024

VMware Live Cyber Recovery Components and…

VMware Live Cyber Recovery Components and Architecture VMware Live Cyber Recovery Components and… VMware Live Cyber Recovery protects VMware vSphere VMs by replicating them to a cloud file system and recovering them as needed to a VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC. Service Components The VMware Live Cyber Recovery service consists of the following components: Cloud file system. A cloud component […] Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

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13. November 2024

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​​VMware Cloud Service Providers: The Competitive Advantage Your Business Needs ​​VMware Cloud Service Providers: The… One of the things I care deeply about is enabling businesses to make better choices during their digital transformation journey and from where I’m standing, cloud adoption matters more than ever. If you want to boost innovation speed, more effectively scale your systems and streamline IT […] Broadcom Social Media […]