Windows shows unspecified MediaType with VMware Workstation
Lately I've been running some Storage Spaces Direct labs on VMware workstation. Part of doing labs means testing things until something breaks and as a…
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Rudolf Kleijwegt
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Using localcli on ESXi for troubleshooting
Just a small ESXi Pro tip this time. I recently had a host that was experiencing issues and the management services were unresponsive. This is…
Transform your server into a stateless F@h appliance
With the worldwide outbreak of the coronavirus the Folding@home project has seen a massive influx of new users donating their computer's idle CPU cycles to…
Poor man’s LUN migration
Recently I've been involved with a project that required the use of physical mode raw device mappings (pRDM) on vSphere. We weren't thrilled with the…
Round up virtual hard disk size
Quick post of something I ran into this week. When creating new VMs it makes sense to create disks that have a certain size in…
Clearing ESXi System Event Log (SEL) via PowerCLI
We recently noticed some hosts in our environment that show an alert triggered by 'Status of other host hardware objects'. Upon further investigation it turned…
VMCI Sockets bug and missing MSR partition prevents VSS-aware backup (fixed)
Recently I had to do just that when a customer I recently on-boarded to our vSphere platform was having issues creating a VSS-aware backup. Even…
Incorrect PostgreSQL object ownership prevents vCenter upgrade
Recently I had to upgrade a vCenter Server Appliance with embedded PSC from version 6.5 U2e to 6.7 U2c. It seemed a pretty straightforward process…
How to shrink VCSA logical volumes before an upgrade
I found that especially when you migrate Windows vCenter servers to the VCSA you might end up with a deployment size that is less than…
vExpert 2019 Second Half Applications: Rudolf is in!
Sadly I didn't make the cut back in March. But I made it this round. I'm honored to be accepted in VMware's vExpert program. And…