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vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) Hardware Status tab not working
Yesterday I observed a small problem in my environment. When I clicked on the hardware status tab in the C# client I got the following error message. I done a little research on Google and found some...
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Cannot format hard disk with VMFS5 after removing it from RAID array
Today I tried to install the new NexentaStor 4.0.1 on my x3650 M2 with local harddisks. To get the best performance my plan was to pass-through all local disks to the VM. For that I had to remove all...
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Cannot convert Template to Virtual Machine
When I wanted to convert an existing template back to a Virtual Machine this entry was greyed out. Also the entry for “remove from inventory” was greyed out. Other VMs can be converted to templates and...
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VMUG Austria – A new beginning!
Today I’m very pleased to announce that after a couple of years Austria has again its own VMUG local group. The new local group leader is Andreas Lesslhumer (@lessi001, www.running-system.com) and I’m...
View ArticleHow to create a customized ESXi Installer Image
A week ago I was at a customer site to upgrade from vSphere 5.1 to vSphere 5.5 U1a. The customer has IBM Rack Server and is using Cisco Nexus 1000v. First I tried to get an customized image from IBM...
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Hey Dude where’s my NIC?
Today I was at a customer site and the customer told my a really strange story and I don’t know if everybody else is/was aware of the following behavior. But first of all the story. He was contacted...
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Can’t remove standalone host from Veeam Backup & Replication 7 (Used in Job)
I was attending the Veeam Certified Engineer course this week and tried some things in my home lab. One of the discussions in the course was, if it’s possible to add a ESXi Hypervisor to Veeam Backup...
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How-to add an ESXi connected USB device to a VM
Last time a colleague came to me and ask me how to pass-through a license dongle to a VM. The first thing that came to my mind was “Hm…. haven’t done that before, but should not be so complicated”. I...
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VMworld EMEA 2014 Tips & Tricks
With VMworld EMEA 2 months away and VMworld US kicking in in 1 week I thought I can give some Tips/Tricks/advice that I’ve learned over my last 5 VMworlds. Some of these are general for both, US and...
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vCenter Database running full
I had this problem several times in the last few months. In a small environment the customer is using SQL 2008 R2 Express Edition for their vCenter database. When using SQL 2008 R2 Express you must be...
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The third time is the charm – Moving on!
Since 2005 I have been employed by VMware solution & service provider partners and I have learned a lot about all the different VMware products. Over time virtualization especially with VMware took...
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Cannot create Storage Profiles in vCenter 5.5
Yesterday Henrik Andersson and I discovered a strange problem. The following screenshot shows the problem we saw in our demo environment. To be clear, this error showed up as soon as we clicked Create...
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My Schedule for VMworld 2014 EMEA, Gatherings and more
I’m very happy that I can attend my 6th VMworld in a row and I’m very pleased and honored that VMware selected me for a blogger pass. I will do my best to spread as much info as possible during the...
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#vBreakfast at VMworld Europe
At VMworld US there is always a traditional vBreakfast at Mel’s Diner invented by Shane Williford. So Jane Rimmer, Pietro Piutti and Andres Prieto discussed on twitter that there should also be a...
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VMworld 2014 Europe – Sunday
I arrived at Barcelona with some delay because there was a lot of traffic up in the air. Also this “traffic jam” causes a much longer delay at the luggage retrieval because it started 45 minutes after...
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VMworld 2014 Europe – Wrap-up Monday
After a really awesome vRockstar Party on Sunday, VMworld was official started with the Partner Day for VMware Partners and also the TAM (Technical Account Manager) Day for TAM customers. We arrived at...
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VMworld Europe 2014 – Wrap-up Tuesday
My day at VMworld Day 2 started at 6:30 because we (Austrian “Gang”) wanted to participate in the vBreakfast. We found the Cafe near the Fira on time. Unfortunately we were the only one there. A fourth...
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New series – Things you should know (TYSK) – Today Cross-Host vMotion
From time to time I learn something new about features in vSphere and other products I thought I was familiar with, so I decided to create a series of blog posts under the topic “Things you should...
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Things you should know (TYSK) – VAAI and Licensing
I made recently a really cool discovery with vStorage APIs for Array Integration in short VAAI, but first what is VAAI. vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) vSphere offers an API to offload...
View ArticleHomeLab Part 3: Design Process – High End Design
In Part 1 and Part 2 I covered low power designs and medium designs of my homelab design process. In this part I cover one high end design which was inspired by the builds from Erik Bussink and Frank...
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