After upgrading one of my home lab servers to VMware ESXi 6.7 Update 3, I’ve got the following error when trying to boot: Shutting down firmware services… Page allocation error: Out of resources Failed to shutdown the boot services. Unrecoverable error After changing the boot mode from UEFI …
Continue ReadingRunecast Analyzer is a tool that helps VMware administrators to proactive manage there vSphere environment. It discovers potential risks in the VMware environment before they can cause a major outage. It uses best practices, security hardening guides (VMware, DISA STIG, PCI-DSS v3.2.1 and HIPAA) and …
Continue ReadingIn January 2019 I did a review of the Shuttle SH370R6 (link ) using VMware ESXi. A couple of weeks ago the new Shuttle SH370R8 is released. The main differences between the Shuttle SH370R6 and SH370R8 are: Update October 19, 2020: Supports up to 128 GB of RAM! Memory compatibility list: link Ready …
Continue ReadingAfter upgrading the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) to version 6.7 Update 2, I tried to log in using the vSphere Client. After entering the credentials an endless blue running circle appears. In the VAMI interface (https://vcsa-fqdn:5480) of the VCSA, the health statistics of all the components are …
Continue ReadingThe VMware Unified Access Gateway (UAG) acts as reverse proxy and tunnels sessions (PCoIP and Blast) to desktops and remote apps. Besides Horizon support, new features are added for AirWatch and Identity Manager. With version 3.4, the VMware Unified Access Gateway is offered in three editions based …
Continue ReadingFor my home lab I needed a new host that replaces my Intel NUC (link ) that act as management host. The hardware resources (CPU and memory) on the NUC were limiting my lab activities. I had the following requirements for the new home lab host: Ability to run the latest VMware ESXi 6.7 U1 version …
Continue ReadingWhen trying to update a VMware ESXi 6.7 build 9484548 host to the latest ESXi 6.7 Update 1 build I’ve got the following error: [DependencyError] VIB VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.7.0-1.28.10302608 requires esx-update « 6.7.0-1.29, but the requirement cannot be satisfied within the ImageProfile. …
Continue ReadingIn Augustus I did a blog post (link ) about the announcements made at VMworld 2018 US. This week it’s time for VMworld Europe in Barcelona with 12000 attendees. The vision of VMware is still the same as the last years: any cloud, any application, any device. In this blog post an overview of new …
Continue ReadingWhen trying to upgrade the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) to version 6.7 using the GUI wizard, I’ve got the following error: Failed to send http data. I checked the logs but didn’t find any clue. When installing the VCSA using the CLI I’ve got the same “Failed to send http …
Continue ReadingYesterday VMware released a Knowledge Base article that VMware Tools version 10.3.0 is recalled because issues with the VMXNET3 network driver for Windows on ESXi 6.5. The issues can cause a Purple Diagnostic Screen (PSOD) or guest network connectivity loss. Because of these issues, VMware Tools …
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