Category: vCenter
vCenter Upgrade Hell: Russian Roulette with 25GB VMDKs (And Why You Can’t Expand Them)
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The “Simple” Storage Migration: Why Subscribed Content Libraries are a Pain
We’ve all been there. You’re in the middle of a glorious storage refresh. The storage team has finally racked the new PowerMax arrays, the zoning…
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 9.0 — What’s New, Why It Matters, and How to Use It
TL;DR: VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 9.0 is now GA with support for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0, virtual hardware version 22, full SSL certificates, and—big…
Simplifying vCenter Certificate Management with vCert tool
What is vCert? vCert is a command-line tool developed by Broadcom to help administrators manage SSL certificates within vCenter Server. Whether you’re replacing expired certificates,…
Resolving SHA-1 Certificate Error During vCenter Server Upgrade
How to Remove CA Certificates from the TRUSTED_ROOTS store Introduction Upgrading to VMware vCenter Server 8.0 update 2a from version 7.x can sometimes present challenges,…
Unable to reset password for user, Error: Authentication token manipulation error
When using appliances based on Photon OS, it can be quite frustrating to encounter restrictions on reusing a password for the root user. This issue…
“Log disk exhaustion” warning on the vCenter
Is your VMware vCenter experiencing a “log disk exhaustion” warning? Is your vCenter’s storage space being consumed by an unusually large vmafdd.log file? You’re not…
What is vSphere Diagnostic Tool and how to use it?
Introduction In the ever-evolving world of virtualization, ensuring the smooth operation of vSphere environments is paramount for businesses and IT professionals. Recognizing this need, VMware…
vCenter – HTTP status 500 – internal server error
Today, I encountered a situation wherein one of my vCenter instances presented an HTTP status 500 error. Should you ever encounter this error, two potential…
