For a standalone ESXi host I manage the host with the ESXi Embedded Host Client (HTML client). So no vCenter Server is used to manage this host. The standalone ESXi host is 24×7 up and running and has some critical infrastructure VMs for my lab and home environment. The critical VMs are …
Continue ReadingLast week VMware launched vSphere 6.7. In this blog post I show how easy it is to upgrade a vCenter Server 6.x appliance to a new vCenter Server 6.7 appliance using the graphical interface (GUI) upgrade. The GUI upgrade uses a two stage process: Stage 1: Deploy a new vCenter Server 6.7 appliance …
Continue ReadingI’ve got the opportunity to test Runecast Analyzer. Runecast Analyzer Proactively use VMware KBs, best practices and security hardening guidelines to identify problems in your VMware environment. In this review you find my own experiences of testing Runecast Analyzer. Deployment The deployment of …
Continue ReadingYou probably heard about the two massive security flaws: Spectre and Meltdown (link ). These security flaws allow attackers to access “secure” data by compromising privileged processor memory from major manufacturers, including Intel, AMD, and ARM. So the most CPUs are affected by Spectre and …
Continue ReadingWhen starting one of my VMware ESXi 6.5 lab hosts I was unable to login using the vSphere Host Client. I tried to make an SSH session to the host but got an “Access Denied” message. Using the Direct Console Interface (DCUI) I was able to login using the root account. In the log folder (under …
Continue ReadingWhen trying to deploy an OVA/OVF with the vSphere Web Client the following error is displayed: The operation failed for an undetermined reason. Typically this problem occurs due to certificates that the browser does not trust. If you are using self-signed or custom certificates, open the URL below …
Continue ReadingAt VMworld 2017 in Las Vegas VMware Cloud on AWS (VMConAWS) is announced. This partnership between VMware and AWS makes it possible to create a VMware Software Defined Datacenter (SDDC) in Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this blogpost I highlight some information on “What is the VMware Cloud on AWS”. …
Continue ReadingvSphere 6.5 Update 1 is the first major update after the GA release of vSphere 6.5. Besides great new improvements such as vSAN 6.6.1 some nasty bugs are fixed. Here’s a short list you want to know before upgrading to vSphere 6.5 Update 1: Upgrade from vSphere 6.0 Update 3 is now a supported upgrade …
Continue ReadingIn less then 54 days I’m attending VMworld Europe in Barcelona again. My first VMworld visit was in Cannes (France) in 2009. This year I visit VMworld with two other Ictivity (Dutch VMware partner) colleagues. Here are a couple of reasons why I’m so excited to visit VMworld Europe: 1. General …
Continue ReadingIn the vSphere Web client an orphaned vSAN object was listed named: /vmfs/volume/vsanuuid From the vSphere Web Client you cannot manage orphaned vSAN objects . To check and fix orphaned vSAN objects, the Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) is needed. The ‘vsan.check_state’ command checks if VMs …
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