Category: vCenter
“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…
Navigating vCenter Troubles: A Case Study in Resolving HTTP Status 500 – Internal Server Error, STS cert.
Today, I want to share an interesting, and admittedly frustrating, experience I recently had with VMware vCenter. It all started with an innocuous attempt to…
VMware vSphere 8 Update 1 is here!
VMware has introduced the inaugural major update to its flagship vSphere 8 suite and has refined the release cycle for the upcoming version. VMware has…
Let’s talk about snapshots! Snapshots Explained!
A VMware snapshot is a point-in-time copy of the virtual machine’s state, including its virtual disk files and configuration. Snapshots are used to capture the…
vSphere 8 Upgrade! How to upgrade your vCenter Server 6.5\6.7\7.0 to vCenter 8.0
On October 11, 2022, VMware announced the initial availability (IA) of VMware vSphere 8.0. This new status of “initial availability” adheres to VMware’s new release…
How to deploy vCenter 8.0 using VMware Workstations.
The new vSphere 8 IA is out there and ready to install on your development environments. Please read this article on the differences between IA…
The default partition ‘/’ has only 2.6 GB of available space. Enter a new export directory on the source machine below.
During the upgrade VCSA 6.7 to version 7.0 I faced the issue with free space. As shown on the screenshot above, the default partition ‘/’…
How to fix pre-chek SSL certificate issue during vCenter upgrade from 6.7 to 7.0
I just ran an upgrade and stage 1 went perfectly fine. However, during pre-check on stage 2, I received this error message: The machine SSL…