Three weeks after releasing ESXi Update 3j, VMware has announced the release of yet another patch, Update 3k. This new patch comes with several bug fixes, including the resolution of issues that were grouped as follows: Build Details Download Filename: VMware-ESXi-7.0U3k-21313628-depot Build: 21313628 Download Size: 378.7 MB md5sum 5de990d0ac9f9a2d0be05e75a4fc1595 sha256checksum: 6760070a49eadfaae1fe906d90a783e642fe207ed9bd7f98e400c1ac543eb6e5 Host Reboot Required: Yes Virtual…
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Regalo de San Valentín de VMware: Descubra las novedades de VMware ESXi 8.0b – Una guía completa de notas de lanzamiento.
Como regalo de San Valentín para los administradores de TI, VMware acaba de publicar un nuevo parche para su software de virtualización, ESXi 8.0b. Esta actualización promete ofrecer una serie de interesantes novedades y mejoras en la plataforma, aumentando el rendimiento, la estabilidad y la seguridad. Los administradores de TI y los administradores de sistemas…
Read moreVMware ESXi 7.0 Update 3j has been released today!
This patch addresses the following issues: Build Details Download Filename: VMware-ESXi-7.0U3j-21053776-depot Build: 21053776 Download Size: 379.0 MB md5sum: 7f67b843759aacc1a05d2074149bcc9b sha256checksum: ddff86dcdbe00180b7c6281770715a40c597c12f8c60ecee980167c25ada45ea Host Reboot Required: Yes Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required: Yes Components Component Bulletin Category Severity ESXi Component – core ESXi VIBs ESXi_7.0.3-0.70.21053776 Bugfix Critical ESXi Install/Upgrade Component esx-update_7.0.3-0.70.21053776 Bugfix Critical With vSphere 7.0 and…
Read morePowerShell to bulk remove VIBs from multiple ESXi hosts (putting hosts in MM mode beforehand)
During my last upgrade from vSphere 6.7 to vSphere 7.0 on one of my clusters, I come across the issue with VIBs. Of course, the upgrade process was stopped and I saw the error shown in the picture below: As you can see the baseline is Incompatible and The upgrade has VIBs that are missing…
Read moreESXi upgrade from 6.7 to 7.0 failed on libupgradepsadeviceconfig.so
I come across this strange issue that upgrades for ESXi 6.7 to 7.0 is failing on a few hosts with PSOD and the error being : After reboot, the rollback works, and the host is back on the 6.7 version. Google is showing nothing regarding libupgradepsadeviceconfig.so I found this KB, https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/76239 but this is for a different module. …
Read moreHow to deploy ESXi 8.0 using Vmware Workstation!
Today we will deploy ESXI 8.0 IA using VMware Workstation PRO 16. Please remember this is Initial Avalibity, not General Avalitbity, hence do not use it for production environments! YOu can read more about the differences between IA and GA here -> https://angrysysops.com/2022/10/11/the-new-release-model-of-vsphere-8-ia-is-live/. Here is a step-by-step video on how to deploy ESXi 8.0: 🔥Subscribe…
Read morePatching time! VMware released an update for vCenter Server and ESXi -> 7.0 Update 3f.
vCenter server: NOTE: If your source system contains hosts of versions between ESXi 7.0 Update 2 and Update 3c, and Intel drivers, before upgrading to vCenter Server 7.0 Update 3f, see the What’s New section of the VMware vCenter Server 7.0 Update 3c Release Notes, because all content in the section is also applicable for vSphere 7.0 Update 3f. Also,…
Read moreCritical Severity – VMSA-2022-0004 – VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion
Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion were privately reported to VMware. Updates are available to remediate these vulnerabilities in affected VMware products. These issues were discovered as part of the Tianfu Cup, a Chinese security event that VMware participates in. These vulnerabilities were reported to the Chinese government by the researchers that discovered them,…
Read moreRun the pre-check python script before upgrading vCenter Server 7.0 to Update 3c
Upgrading to vCenter Server 7.0U3c now requires an additional precheck to ensure that the ESXi Hosts managed by your vCenter Server are at the correct version and will not have any issues related to driver conflicts as detailed in VMware KB86447. Download python script from VMware website – > here. Transfer the file to a folder on vCenter…
Read moreCannot copy files to host data.host. Check the management service status, network connectivity with vCenter and disk space on the host.
Oh boy, oh boy, what a bumpy ride I had with upgrading my vSphere environment form 6.5 version to 7.0.2. First I had issue with prolong boot on ESXi hosts, I wrote about this in this article providing solution, now after following workaround I upgraded to 7GA (generic version, first release) and wanted to run…
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