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Invalid product ID key causes Win2K8 to reboot repeatedly during deployment
Hello all, I had to do a test last night, and I had some problems deploying a new virtual machine from my template. The error was during the sysprep phase and was Windows could not parse or process...
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sysprep executed properly only three times – what’s up about that?
Hi all, In my template article I talk about doing sysprep before you turn the VM into a template. I got a tweet from Josh Cohen that said sysprep can only be used three times before it will error out....
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Internal error has occured – unable to load resource….
After you upgrade your vSphere 5.5 U2d vCenter to vSphere 6, the very first time you log in you get right after the log in an error like below. This error occurs a lot. Really a lot. It occurs...
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503 Service Unavailable … false _port=9090
Hello all, I have not worked in my home lab for a week or so, with this darn heat wave (right now it is 31 degrees C) I wanted to make sure some of my hosts were in standby mode…Read more ›
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My very weird lab issue – a not fun lab story
This is one of the weirder issues I have had to deal with (and if we ever drink together I can share some really weird issues – some problems involving steel, and some salt in fact). Things are working...
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You cannot remove a host – VDS in use
Hello there, I wanted to do some serious playing with vSphere 6 to do my VCP6-DCV delta exam. I have heard it is harder then expected. Plus, some of the stuff in 6.0 Update 1 is exciting so I...
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The dangers of peppers!
Hello all, I hope that everyone has enjoyed the holiday season and in particular enjoyed time with family and friends? I certainly have, and in fact still am. I had some particularly exciting time...
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Could not copy owner or primary group
Hello all, An odd problem / solution to share today, and while I suspect no one will ever see it, I need to share it just in case. I was migrating files between Windows file server locally hosted...
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A very odd error – host configuration changes will not be saved
I upgraded to vSphere 6 a while back, and shortly after that I noticed an odd error. Everything still worked, and I was busy so …. I did nothing. I did an update yesterday using VUM. After it was...
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Server Crash, then Veeam backups fail
Hi all, This is one of those things that will likely not impact you, but I write it down just in case! I had, late yesterday, a vSphere host die. This was in fact in the middle of a SureBackup…Read...
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Why it is important to listen to the VSAN HCL!
In the past, during my time at VMware, I ran VSAN in my home lab and in fact used a number of versions and it worked great. So lately when I needed more storage in my home lab, and I…Read more ›
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Why can’t I access my View environment?
I use View to access my lab when traveling. It normally works very well indeed. I have used it from very far distances and customers can never notice any latency. This is due to the PCoIP protocol...
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No software bundles visible when using Firmware Update wizard
I have Dell OpenManage installed in my test lab, getting ready to move it into my production lab. Once it was working, using my article, I thought I would just confirms it works, confirm my article,...
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VMware Tools Not Installed on Windows 2016, but …..
Hi there, Working on my Win2K16 VMware template. Been a bit painful. I installed VMware Tools and restarted but still saw this in the vSphere Web Client. Odd. I checked the running services and...
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DHCP is not doing its job!
Hi there, I am supposed to be out with my wife orienteering. A very useful sport for people that spend a lot of time in the mountains exploring. But I had a problem in my lab. DHCP was not being…Read...
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Why vExperts should get some support!
Hi all, If you download Veeam to test it out you get basic support. If you are a Veeam Vanguard you get premier support. As a vExpert we get no support. I think we should get some basic level of…Read...
View ArticleCustomization of the guest operating system ‘windows9Server64Guest’ is not...
Hi all, An odd issue. I am trying to update my lab - to the new AD version, so that I can add things like Exchange in it, and also be more current. There are some things customers have mentioned to...
View Article10 GB connection dropping on SYS-5028D-TN4T
I have four of the wonderful Supermicro mini - towers (details here). I really like them. But just recently I have had two incidents of the 10 GB port dropping. This would impact my storage and...
View ArticleAdding gear to an Eero World
Hello all, When I sold my lab, all I had left was my Eero Wifi stuff. As I got rid of my DNS and DHCP Eero took that over. And everything worked really well. But than I had to add a NAS to my home...
View ArticleVM takes long time to log into Horizon View
Hello, I recently got Horizon View working in my new lab. But, it takes 5 or 6 minutes to get a desktop when logging in inside my lab. And logging in outside fails due to the amount of time it takes...
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