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 […]
I had to remove the “storage” disk of my DDVE VM for availability reasons and move the DDVE VM to my vSAN cluster so that I can maintain my backup server. Of course, this also means that I took a certain risk, as my backups were “deleted” – but that’s what I wanted. After the migration, I was able to replace my backup server at […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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VMware Explore: Core Technical Concepts for 2024 and 2025 with AI Integration VMware Explore: Core Technical Concepts for… Introduction: VMware Explore continues to be a pivotal event for virtualization and cloud computing professionals, showcasing the latest innovations and technological advancements. As […] Broadcom Social Media Advocacy
Failed uploading the update/upgrade patch files to VUM when upgrading to VCF 5.2 Failed uploading the update/upgrade patch files… I did the precheck for a VCF 5.2 upgrade after uploading the HPE ProLiant custom iso for VMware ESXi 8.0 Update 3 Build 24022510 and was greeted with the following error: Bundle validation for bundle of type HOST with upgrade version 8.0.3-24022510 failed due to error […]
Aria Operations Audit Events Aria Operations Audit Events From vExpert Brock Peterson. Aria Operations 8.18 was a big release, several new features were added, including one we haven’t discussed yet: Audit Events. Let’s explore! Broadcom Social Media Advocacy
Automating vSphere HA Configuration: Adjusting the Unknown State Monitor Period … Automating vSphere HA Configuration: Adjusting… In our vSphere environment, we encountered issues related to the default configuration of vSphere HA (High Availability) advanced settings. Specifically, the default setting for the unknown state monitor period did not align with our operational needs, […] Broadcom Social Media Advocacy
Aria Operations API: Adding VMs to Custom Groups Aria Operations API: Adding VMs to Custom Groups There are ways to get all Custom Groups, create new Custom Group definitions, modify existing Custom Group definitions, and more. But it’s not clear how to add a VM to a Custom Group. I expected to see a PUT /api/resources/groups/{groupId} or a PUT […] Broadcom Social Media Advocacy
Hock Tan, Broadcom’s President and CEO, and Chris McCain, Director of Technology Product Management, recently spoke at the VMware User Group (VMUG) UserCon in Boston. Hock shared Broadcom’s private cloud strategy and participated in an open Q&A with VMUG members. It was a great opportunity to connect with this independent, customer-led group and discuss the #VMware portfolio. Thank you to everyone who joined us in […]
Experience sharing – Upgrading VxRail 7 to 8 Experience sharing – Upgrading VxRail 7 to 8 Remark: The upgrade pre-check is passed successfully and no any errors detected. Upgrade issue: vCenter upgrade fails during VxRail upgrade process The VxRail upgrade script includes two core checks: 1. NTP check, this test defaut try 3 times (15 seconds each time) 2. Network check, this […] Broadcom Social […]
Expanding Core-ESXi RAM from 128GB to 593.72GB Using Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe S… Expanding Core-ESXi RAM from 128GB to 593.72GB… With the release of vSphere 8.0 Update 3, VMware introduced Memory Tiering over NVMe as a Technical Preview. This feature enables users to expand memory capacity on a host using locally installed […] Broadcom Social Media Advocacy
Memory Tiering over NVMe: Expanding RAM from 128GB to 593.72GB Using Samsung 970… Memory Tiering over NVMe: Expanding RAM from… Expanding Core-ESXi RAM from 128GB to 593.72GB Using Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe SSDWith the release of vSphere 8.0 Update 3, VMware introduced Memory Tiering […] Broadcom Social Media Advocacy