VMware vCenter Upgrade: Error “No space left on device”
I was trying to upgrade VMware vCenter (VCSA) to v7.0U3 at my work using the command shell, I got an error while staging the ISO. OSError:[Error 28] No space left…
Updating/Changing DNS IPs in VMware vCenter Appliance and ESXi hosts
If you try to change / update DNS IPs on the ESXi host from within the vCenter , it will give an error " This operation cannot be performed while…
VMware ESXi: Unable to take snapshot after upgrading to ESXi 7.0
Background: Earlier this month I upgraded my production VMware vSphere environment from 6.7 U3 to 7.0.0. All the hosts in the cluster are HPE DL380 Gen10 server. I used HPE…
Upgrading ESXi from 6.7 U3 to 7.0
There are two ways you can upgrade ESXi hosts:- Upgrading ESXi using ESXCLI- Upgrading ESXi via VMware LifeCycle Manager. VMware Update Manager has been replaced with VMware Lifecycle Manager in…
Upgrading VMware vSphere from 6.7 U3 to vSphere 7
vSphere 7 went GA on April 2, 2020 and it is a major release. I run ESXi on a single Dell R720 server and running nested ESXi hosts. Here is a link to my lab. Now checking VMWare compatibility…
VMware VM resolution
I was getting VM display resolution of max 1280 x 800 only. Small console window and hard to work with. Resolution: Power off the VMIncrease the total video memory. I…
VMware: Replacing existing ESXi hosts with the new hosts/hardware
VMware infrastructure upgrade is one of the my 2019 first quarter goals. Upgrading vCSA and replace all the esxi hosts with the new hardwares. I am near completion. I am…
Upgrading vCenter Appliance (vCSA) and ESXi 6.5 to 6.7
This article is for upgrading vCenter Appliance and ESXi 6.5 to 6.7 on internet disconnected environment. Login to https://my.wmware.com/ and download the following two files: VMware-VCSA-all-6.7.0-8546234.iso VMware-ESXi-6.7.0-8169922-depot.zip Always upgrade the…
SharePoint 2016: EventID 6389: The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.FeedCacheRepopulationJob (IDb0da4589-982d-4b22-9384-9856ea686c8b) threw an exception.
Following errors were logged at least 3 - 4 times a day. Error: Event Log Event ID 6389 The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.FeedCacheRepopulationJob (IDb0da4589-982d-4b22-9384-9856ea686c8b) threw an exception. Unexpected…
VMware VCSA Connection Control Operation Failed for disk “ide0:0”
When attaching an .iso from a data store to VCSA appliance CD/DVD, VM become unresponsive for certain period of time. Error: Connection Control Operation Failed for disk "ide0:0" Solution: Make…