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Update Manager ELX_bootbank_elx-esx-libelxima.so driver conflict

Just provisioned the HPE ESXi 6.7 Update 3 custom OEM image onto some HP DL560 Gen10 servers. After I updated…

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Applying automatic fix for PowershellScriptExecution prerequisite failed

When upgrading from vRealize Automation 7.4 to 7.5 or other versions you might get the error: Applying automatic fix for…

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How to upgrade to VMware Tools 10.3.10

So VMware released a security advisory (VMSA-2019-0009) about vulnerable VMware Tools. In short it is recommended to upgrade all VMware Tools…

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VMware vCenter Appliance Installer on Ubuntu Linux

I have found that, when working with VMware vSphere, there are many benefits of running Linux on your workstation. Things…

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vSAN – Downgrading NVMe driver in ESXi 6.7 Update 1

Recently ran into a HPE Proliant m510 server running vSAN, where vSAN complained that the controller driver for the NVMe…

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VMware PowerCLI on Powershell Core

I recently installed Powershell Core om Ubuntu 18.04, and after installing the PowerCLI module. I ran into an error. The…

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10fb does not support flow control autoneg

Issue with nic driver on HPE servers after updating HPE drivers on ESXi 6.5 and 6.7 What happened I ran…

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Host xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is not compatible with the VDS version

Just had an odd issue today. A customer had created a Virtual Distributed Switch, but was unable to add his…

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Fujitsu Primergy ESXi Install Server Notes – BIOS Settings

So I was installing some Fujitsu Primergy RX2530 M4 servers today, and since I mostly work with HPE and Lenovo…

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Things to know about upgrading vCSA 6.0 to vCSA 6.5

Here is a list of things that you might want to do before you upgrade your vCenter from vCSA 6.0…