Another interested VMware problem today: I attempted to put a host into maintenance mode, but after making it to 60% the operation failed. The error…
Guest Customization Specification and why you should use it
When you clone a VM you have the option of selecting Guest Customization if you have it configured correctly. In order to understand why you…
Have you restarted your management services today? (Cont.)
In my last blog entry, I spoke about the importance of restarting management services when troubleshooting VMware ESX issues. One thing that I have noticed…
Have you restarted your management services today?
There are two VMware ESX commands that every VMware ESX administrator should know and master: service mgmt-vmware restart service vmware-vpxa restart You may notice that…
The Virtual Disk Is Either Corrupted Or Not A Supported Format
Another interesting VMware issue came up this week. I was in the process of reconfiguring some ESX hosts and as such was forced to put…
V-M-w-a-r-e
I would like to take this blog entry as an opportunity to point out the proper spelling of VMware. The company, like all of its…
Unable to add an ESX host to vCenter
While this issue has been discussed at length both in the communities and in knowledge base articles (ex. http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003409), I cannot find a single KB…
VMware VI 3 End of Support
In addition to patching your VMware environment it is important to note the VMware Life Cycle Policy and when an upgrade to a major, minor,…
Phantom VM
For those of you who do not know, I am a VMware fanatic. From time to time, I will be posting blog entries on discoveries…