Re: /VSAN/DOMOwnerForceWarmCache deprecated in vSAN 6.7 ROBO ?
Okay, so looks like I went down the troubleshooting rabbit-hole above; the cause for trigger appears to be far more simple from looking at the vsan health log, in lab test it triggered this check...
View ArticleRe: Can we lock the configuration element?
Are you saying that in a 3 node vRO cluster, that if I use the locking API, it will still work (aka lock across the 3 nodes)? I understood that was not true but I am always open to correction :-)...
View ArticleRe: ESXi 6.7 SNMP Service stops repeatedly
Do you see any memory exhaustion messages in syslog.log? Share the log file so that even I can take a look. Cheers,Supreet
View ArticleRe: VMware Fusion 11
@VirtualMac2009 - Hi, I feel that both pieces of software are very good, and it comes down to whatever works best for you. It's just that, over time, I started having a few issues with Parallels that...
View ArticleRe: Can we lock the configuration element?
LockingSystem API internally stores lock records in a database table (VMO_Lock). All nodes participating to a vRO cluster are sharing the same database, so yes, locks should work across all cluster nodes.
View Articlereclamation
I have vcenter 6.0 and esxi 6.0 and also emc vnx 5400 . emc vnx pool on thickdisk. now i want to learn that if i delete Thin provisioning vm's then i must run un map command on esxi or my emc pool is...
View ArticleRe: Nothing happens after UM 3.6.1 attempts to log into vCenter
Hi vmw_layuso, VMware Support had resolved the issue. Thank you!
View ArticleIs it possible to extend an existing 500GB virtual hard disk to 2TB for...
Hi there, Is it possible to extend an existing 500GB virtual hard disk to 2TB for VMware vRealize Log Insight 4.6.1 or 4.5.1? Will it be usable as every article found is suggesting to add as a new 1TB...
View ArticleRe: Can we lock the configuration element?
We use locking in a 2-node cluster successfully with the approach Ilian described. I'd also look into using reload method on a config element before read/write, I recall it was giving us some grief in...
View ArticleWINDOWS 10 LTSB and Windows Firewall
Windows firewall/defender is causing me some major speed issues when users login to their Instant Clone desktops. I have Defender Turned off and Firewall service disabled in the MASTER but when i push...
View ArticleRe: Downloading a datastore folder using Powershell
When I run the same script against a different datastore and folder, the file sizes are identical, but for the datastore that I am working on the sizes are quite different. The file sizes of the...
View ArticleRe: reclamation
AFAIK, it is not necessary in your case since the backend pool is pre-allocated due to being thick - VMware Knowledge Base Cheers,Supreet
View ArticleRe: Downloading a datastore folder using Powershell
Could it be that one VMDK is allocated as Thick and the other one as Thin?
View ArticleRe: Free backup VMs
Yeah, there are no "real" backup tools (free or paid) that support the free ESXi (vSphere Hypervisor) version. Reason being that only a paid edition of ESXi unlocks the necessary APIs. So, essentially,...
View ArticleVsphere Data Protection 5.5 - can't recover disk
Hello to all,Congrats on the community for these valuable resources. First time in the forum, so bear with me. Setup is the following:Vsphere Web Client 5.5 with Data Protection 5.5 (two appliances). I...
View ArticleRe: Is it possible to extend an existing 500GB virtual hard disk to 2TB for...
No, do not extend any disk currently used by Log Insight. Doing so may corrupt the system. You must always add a new disk and never expand an existing one.
View ArticleRe: Attempting to upgrade 5.5 to 6.0 with the dreaded "Please ensure...
Firstly, why are you upgrading an existing vCenter on Windows? Windows is basically dead, so you really should be moving towards the vCSA. Second, this error means it has detected a registered...
View ArticleRe: Change IaaS Service Account for vRealize Auotmation
Those instructions do not apply to the vSphere agent. The account running this endpoint is what is used to determine the access. You need to update this for your endpoint within vRA and also probably...
View ArticleRe: Nothing happens after UM 3.6.1 attempts to log into vCenter
Happy to hear it was resolved!
View ArticleRe: Vsphere Data Protection 5.5 - can't recover disk
Hi and welcome. Do you happen to have support from VMware on this? If so, I would recommend to *immediately* open a support case and hope they'll help you. Reason being that VDP is way out of vogue...
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