One of my team members informed me that there is no new patch in Lifecycle Manager and the latest patch visible is update 2a – 17867351. I had to see this for myself. I logged in to vCenter and I confirmed that the latest patch I could see was : Looks like there is some…
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VxRail: Unusual recommended upgrade sequence for 7.0.320
As we know by now, performing a vCenter upgrade to version 7.0 U3c will trigger a new pre-check before vCenter is updated. This pre-check will attempt to identify if your hosts can cause conflict due to the i40enu driver known as the “dual i40en driver conflicts”. NOTE: This pre-check error will occur only for vCenters…
Read morevSphere Lifecycle Manager Failed to Prepare NSX-T Cluster
Login to NSX node On the NSX Manager, go to System → Fabric → Nodes → Host Transport Node. From the Managed by drop-down menu, select the vCenter Server. Identify the failed cluster to view the error state. Click the error link to open a popup window. Click Resolve to initiate transport node profile realization on the cluster. Have a look around…
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 morevCenter Server 7.0 Update 3c has been released.
Finally, VMware released a new update for vCenter Server addressing all the issues documented in KB86281, also including Apache log4j version 2.17. IMPORTANT: VMware removed ESXi 7.0 Update 3, 7.0 Update 3a, and 7.0 Update 3b from all sites on November 19, 2021 due to an upgrade-impacting issue. Build 19193900 for ESXi 7.0 Update 3c ISO replaces build 18644231, 18825058, and 18905247 for ESXi…
Read moreHow to upgrade PowerCLI in PowerShell
I am preparing an article on how to automate virtual disks encryption in vSphere, when I come across an issue with PowerCLI, where I needed to upgrade version. In this short video I will walk you through the process of upgrading the PowerCli. Please like and share to spread the knowledge in the community. If…
Read moreVxRail update 7.0.300 has been cancelled along with vSphere update 7.0 U3b
If you wanted to update you VxRail cluster to 7.0.300 then you need to know that it has been pulled off. It is knock off effect to what happened with VMware vSphere Update. In line with VMware recommendations to remove VMware ESXi 7.0 Update 3 (7.0 U3) – Dell EMC VxRail Engineering have decided to…
Read moreWhat to do if you already upgraded to vSphere Update 3b?
As you probably know by now, update 3b has been recalled. But the question remains open for those who like me went through with this update. In this short video we will go through some question you may have. However if you do not find satisfying answer, please get in touch with me! Enjoy: Please…
Read morevSphere 7.0 U3b has been recalled!
VMware just recalled their latest update for vSphere and vCenter Server 7.0 U3b is no longer available for download. If a vCenter has already been upgraded to vCenter 7.0 U3b(or earlier) and is experiencing the symptoms mentioned in this KB 86191, please remove the i40enu driver. Furthermore here is a table of the critical issues…
Read moreVMware vCenter Server 7.0 Update 3a
It has been not even a month since VMware released vSphere 7 Update 3, and not everyone including me implemented that update, yet today (23/10/2021) VMware announced he release of vSphere 7 Update 3a (7 U3a). New update focus on workloads with GPU support in VMware Tanzu® Kubernetes GridTM (TKG) cluster, allowing newly created VMs to…
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