How to Install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for VMware vCenter 5
My venerable post on installing MS SQL Server 2008 for vCenter 4 was getting old, so I thought I’d update it, if only because I have a new admin helping me and I’m going to stick him with doing a bunch...
View ArticlevCenter Hardware Status Stops Polling After 1 Hour
(Update, 1/19/2012, 1130 CST: The product manager for this feature, commenting below, has indicated this is actually a bug, and I’ve emailed her the details of my case so she can help track down where...
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vSphere 5 Update 1 and vCenter Agent Upgrades
We applied vCenter 5 Update 1 on Sunday in my environment, which is earlier than we often do because there’s some bugs we needed fixed (namely the issues with Fault Domain Manager/HA and SSL...
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VMware vCenter Server Appliance & NTP
If you’re trying to configure NTP on the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.1 builds 799730, 880472, or 947940 according to the official documentation you might be seeing what I’m seeing:...
View ArticleVMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.0 Has An Insecure NTP Server
Update: I have updated this article to reflect some new information provided by VMware. I have also published new notes and discussion as a separate blog post. On January 10, 2014 a vulnerability in...
View ArticleInstall the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) Without Ephemeral Port Groups
Trying to install VMware vCenter in appliance/VCSA form straight to a new ESXi host? Having a problem where it isn’t listing any networks, and it’s telling you that “Non-ephemeral distributed virtual...
View ArticleSoftware is Always Broken
I’m sitting here watching my iPhone update to iOS 11.0.1. Apple says that there are just a couple of fixes: some security updates and a fix for the Exchange email problems. The update is sure taking a...
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