vSphere Configuration Profiles and the USER_DEFINED mac_mode trap that disconnects your ESXi hosts
Introduction We recently stood up a fresh vSphere 8.0 Update 3 environment. Since it was a clean start, we decided we did not want to…
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How to fix a stranded Org VDC stuck with DELETE_VRP_CONTAINING_VMS in VMware Cloud Director
Introduction Once in a while you'll need to decommission an Organization in VMware Cloud Director (VCD), for example when a tenant leaves. Recently while doing…
VCF HoloDeck issue certicate issue? or not?
Introduction I've been playing around with the VCF HoloDeck tookit lately to explore how we would like to use VCF. This toolkit provides a fully…
How to resolve a stuck Recovery Plan in VMware Cloud Director Availability
Introduction Welcome to the last post for 2025! I encountered a strange issue a couple of months ago and never came around creating a blog…
How to detach Provider VDC Resource Pool in VMware Cloud Director
Introduction Once in a while you will have to remove a Resource Pool (vSphere Cluster in vCenter Server) in VMware Cloud Director (VCD). In this…
How to fix VMware Cloud Director relocate task timeouts
Fixing relocate taskt timeouts in VCD was never easier. Read the blog to find out.
Understanding the Usage Meter 9 collection issue on vSphere 8.0u3 and below
Introduction Recently we had to upgrade a lot of our Usage Meter estate from version 4.8 to version 9. After the upgrade, we had a…
How to fix VCF Usage Meter v9 connectivity issues after upgrade
Introduction Starting last month Broadcom announced the general availability for a new version of VMware Usage Meter. This time we were required to upgrade from…
How to delete invisible RT based VM’s in VMware Cloud Director
Introduction Starting with VMware Cloud Director (VCD) 10.5 VMware made a new construct possible within the product. A replication tracking (RT) VM object. This is…
Changing the Cloud Director DB dstore_moref value in bulk
As co-author Bryan described in great detail a situation can occur where the dstore_moref value of a VM in the cloud director database is empty.…