Symptoms: You increased the size of a datastore in the past, but now when you open vCenter, you see the old (smaller) size displayed. There may be low disk space warnings. Web client for vCenter 6.5 and vSphere 6.5 and probably vCenter 6.0 and vSphere 6.0 If you refresh the datastore information, the correct size … Read more
Had to troubleshoot a few HP DL360 servers recently during a vSphere upgrade. They refused to upgrade to vSphere ESXi 6.5 with a conflicting_vibs_error Symptoms: After selecting “Upgrade ESXi and preserve the existing datastore”, the system scan presented the following error: <CONFLICTING_VIBS ERROR: Vibs on the host are conflicting with vibs in metadata. Remove … Read more
Problems with your PC Support and IT staff “Step 1: Change all the passwords…” This is an inside joke for IT professionals. It refers to job security. If you are the only person who has the keys, your management will think twice before they fire you. With that level of job security, you can close … Read more
