I recently needed to change a *.vmdk size of an VM which had created an error saying: Reconfigure virtual machine Status: Invalid or unsupported virtual machine configuration. vSphere Replication does not support changing the length of a replicated disk. Actually, this VM was replicated using vSphere Replication in the past but it has been... Continue Reading →
Part 2 – VxRail 4.7.300 update / Repointing VxRail Manager after PSC converge and decommissioning
Disclamer: The following steps regarding the repointing of the VxRail Manager to a new PSC are not supported nor official and should be performed under supervision of trained professionals / certified engineers and/or in a training environment! These steps were performed in my own lab and should not be performed in a production infrastructure without... Continue Reading →
Part 1 – VxRail 4.7.300 update / external vCSA and non-embedded PSC (Converge Tool)
I was facing the following situation: VxRail Cluster Version 4.7.1xx external vCSA 6.7 U1 external PSC 6.7 U1 Goal was to update the system to the newest VxRail version 4.7.300, converge the PSC into the vCSA and update vCSA to 6.7 U3b. First things first, check the compatibility guide for issues and supported update path.... Continue Reading →
VMware ESXi on Dell PowerEdge internal dual SD module may not be responsive
Last week I came up on a situation on my homelab where one of my VMware ESXi host was not responsive and not connected to the vCSA, even though the virtual machines running on it were not affected. Trying to connect to the host's website I received this error: I connected to the host by... Continue Reading →
Havin’ a vBeer? Western Germany Meet-Up
Earlier this month I started a Twitter poll and asked the community if anyone would be interested in some kind of community gathering besides the VMUG or any other event. I thought about this because, looking at the western of Germany, there seems to be a huge gap with a lot of potential. There are... Continue Reading →