Cannot stage patch to ESXi host
When you try to stage patches or re mediate ESXi host you get this error- cannot stage patch to ESXi host. Also if you stage some selected patches it may…
Read more »Could not connect to one or more vcenter server system 443/sdk VCSA 6.7
When you login to vCenter web client you do not see any inventory under Hosts & clusters. Also after login you will see error message- could not connect to https://vcenter.fqdn.domain:443/sdk…
Read more »Fail to retrieve CIM memory Using Get-VMHostHardware PowerCli cmdlet
While retrieving hardware model information from VM Host using Get-VMHostHardware PowerCli cmdlet you may get error “Failed to retrieve CIM memory” This happens if you are working with ESXi 6.5…
Read more »The host returns esxupdate error codes: -1, Check the update manager log files and esxupdate log files
Problem Description: Part A. When you scan ESXi servers from Update Manager you receive error “esxupdate error codes: -1” If you check update manager log you will see something like…
Read more »vSphere HA agent cannot be installed or configured
vSphere HA agent cannot be installed or configured When you manually put ESXi server in maintenance mode it may fail to join HA after coming out of maintenance mode. Even…
Read more »Virtual IP in Clustered Environment Stops Responding
Virtual IP in clustered environment stops responding Problem Description: All of a sudden you may stop getting the ping response from virtual IP used in the clustered environment. It generally…
Read more »Static IP assignment to VM may fail
Static IP assignment to VM may fail. Problem Description: If you change your VM from DHCP to static IP, it may fail to respond you on static IP although…
Read more »Microsoft runtime DLL installer failed to complete the installation – VMware Tools
VMware Tools – Microsoft runtime DLL installer failed to complete the installation. Problem Description: You may be able to install VMware tools on some windows machine and encounter “Microsoft Runtime…
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