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How the vExpert Program has impacted my career

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Being awarded VMware vExpert and being part of the program has been a highlight of my professional career. It started as recognition for community involvement but has grown into something more impactful which shapes how I learn, how I approach my professional role and how I engage with the community. Invitations and deeper insight One … Continue reading How the vExpert Program has impacted my career

VMware ESXi Host Maintenance Mode blocked by stuck VM with connected device and ISO is not accessible

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Putting a VMware ESXi host into maintenance mode is typically a routine task in vSphere environments but sometimes unexpected issues can derail the process. I encountered a scenario where a single virtual machine prevented the host from entering Maintenance Mode. Attempts to perform a manual vMotion migration failed and the root cause turned out to … Continue reading VMware ESXi Host Maintenance Mode blocked by stuck VM with connected device and ISO is not accessible

HTTP Status 500 – Internal Server Error caused by Expired vCenter machine cert

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I’d left my home lab dormant for a period of time and when attempting to bring it back to life, I couldn’t access the vCenter using the vSphere Web GUI and was getting a HTTP Status 500 - Internal Server Error. Here is what I did to troubleshoot and resolve which turned out to an … Continue reading HTTP Status 500 – Internal Server Error caused by Expired vCenter machine cert

Activate Aria Operations HA (High Availability)

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VMware Aria Operations supports high availability (HA) which creates a replica for the VMware Aria Operations primary node and protects against the loss of a node. To activate Aria Operations High Availability, you'll need to have one data node deployed. You can see my previous post here for a guide on how to deploy another Aria Operations Node … Continue reading Activate Aria Operations HA (High Availability)

Add a Node to an existing Aria Operations Cluster

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Larger environments may require more Nodes in your Aria Operations Cluster. A Cluster can contain one primary node and one or more data nodes for additional data collection, storage, processing, and analysis. Note: You'll need to download the correct Node OVA from the Broadcom software portal and save it in a location you can access … Continue reading Add a Node to an existing Aria Operations Cluster

ESXi host mappings unexpectedly removed from SAN

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A storage administrator mistakenly removed the VMware ESXi host mappings which were still mapped and being used in Production environment from the SAN. This of course impacted live services and I was the lucky person on call. I've posted this because I'd hoped that simply readding the host mappings on the storage might resolve the … Continue reading ESXi host mappings unexpectedly removed from SAN

Display a notification in the vSphere Client with Message of the Day

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Need to display a notification or message when a user logs in to your vSphere Client? We can use the Message of the Day feature in the vSphere Client to display a message for informational purposes such as upcoming maintenance or other reminders for users logging in to vCenter. Log in to the vSphere client … Continue reading Display a notification in the vSphere Client with Message of the Day