I ran into a very strange issue the other day, and I wanted to share it. On my biggest VMware cluster, we run 7 x IBM 3850 M2's with 2 x 10GbE public, 2 x 10GbE private and 2 x dualport 4GB FC HBA's. (Side note, these sorts of conversations remind me … [Continue reading] about Fun times with vDS: VMware
vMotion failing at 82%: VMware
The other day, one of my coworkers was attempting to upgrade a cluster from ESX 4.0 to ESXi 4.1. He started on a host that was empty (no DRS; manually load balanced cluster), and after that completed he began to evacuate the other 2 ESX 4.0 hosts to … [Continue reading] about vMotion failing at 82%: VMware
Cluster HA/EVC & Guest HA Reporting: PowerCLI
One of the unique but potentially frustrating things about the environment that I support is that many of the clusters & guests are setup the same exact way at multiple locations. PowerCLI has really helped reduce the amount of time it takes to … [Continue reading] about Cluster HA/EVC & Guest HA Reporting: PowerCLI
Guest troubleshooting 101: VMware
Lately I've been fighting a remote cluster that has had its share of host and guest issues; this latest issue piqued my interest and its solution was so simple that I chuckled a bit. Problem: The guest will not respond to power commands thru … [Continue reading] about Guest troubleshooting 101: VMware
Ghetto host evacuation: PowerCLI
Do you need to easily evacuate a clustered vSphere host, and you don't have DRS (no vSphere Enterprise/Plus licensing)? Then look no further. This little beauty will get you pointed in the right direction, and save you some time. … [Continue reading] about Ghetto host evacuation: PowerCLI