Resetting a Dell iDRAC password from inside vSphere ESXi
I’m guessing you landed here because you’ve got a Dell server with an iDRAC module you no longer have access to? If your server is running an operating system that Continue Reading…
Category: Virtualization
Migrating from vCenter 5.5 Windows to vCenter 6.5 appliance woes
I won’t go into intimate detail as it’s all poking around online, but I’ll give a run down of all the stupid things I ran into while trying to go Continue Reading…
What physical memory is in my vSphere ESXi host?
If you’re running vSphere on a system you don’t have a vendor-provided out of band management system installed in, aren’t running ESXi 6.0U2+ where physical memory config is visible in Continue Reading…
VMware vSphere error “Cannot change the host configuration” adding storage
Ever run into this error trying to add storage to an ESXi host? “Cannot change the host configuration”. In my case it was occurring when trying to add a LUN Continue Reading…
Upgrading vCenter 5.5 SSL’s to public CA-issued certs
Well, I started out writing this article with the expectation that I’d be providing a solution to the world after figuring it out myself, and at this point I’ve given Continue Reading…
VMware vCenter Converter no likey MacOS SMB shares as targets
I recently switched from a big honkin’ Dell XPS ‘gaming’ desktop computer to an iMac with additional Thunderbolt monitor as my home rig. I added a G-Technology G-Speed Studio 12TB Continue Reading…
Installing/Upgrading EMC PowerPath/VE 5.9 for vSphere 5.5 support
This is actually fairly easy as far as upgrades go. If you already have a working install of some prior version of PowerPath/VE, you should not encounter any issues as Continue Reading…
ESXi 5.1 to 5.5 via VMware Update Manager (VUM) failure due to ramdisk
I was trying to upgrade a VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1 server to version 5.5 this evening and I wanted to do it via the ‘recommended’ VMware Update Manager method. Last Continue Reading…
VMware vSphere 5.1 to 5.5 upgrade errors related to SSL/SSO
Just wanted to run a few errors by you in case you get stuck in the places and can’t figure out how to decipher VMware’s nearly useless knowledgebase articles. Okay Continue Reading…
Fixing a broken EMC ‘Storage Viewer’ vCenter plugin in vSphere/VMware
I recently had an issue where my “EMC VSI” tab disappeared in my vSphere Client on my vCenter server. I went to Home -> Solutions & Applications -> EMC and Continue Reading…