Lenovo SN550, SN850, ST550 and X722 PSOD
One of my customers is currently upgrading their ROBO locations to vSphere 7.0 U3c. At the locations, they are using Lenovo ST550 servers with an X722 BOM network card (Intel Ethernet Connection X722 for...
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Skyline Collector not upgrading to newest version
In September, VMware announced the next level of proactive intelligence called Skyline Advisor Pro. For everyone who is not familiar with Skyline, Skyline is a proactive support service aligned with VMware Global Support Services....
vRLCM – environment deployment failed
Looks like I’m little bit into Lifecycle managers, but this time it’s the vRealize Lifecycle Manager (vRLCM). I’m running the vRLCM now for quite a time in my lab to play around with different...
vSphere Lifecycle Manager – Product version sprawl
I recently got a very good question from a customer asking “Why are there so many different product versions in vSphere Lifecycle Manager?” Unfortunately, I had no answer at that moment. My answer from...
vExpert award and how it advanced my career
In the beginning I started with virtualization back in 2007 when Virtual Infrastructure 3.5 was released. During that time I also came across bloggers like Duncan Epping and Frank Denneman. I read everything they...
Backup Interoperability Matrix Major Update 2019-04
It’s been some time that I have updated the Backup Interoperability Matrix because of some personal and work related responsibilities. In the April 2019 update the following backup software was updated: VMware vSphere Data Protection...
vSphere Upgrade process – Introduction
Disclaimer: I’m working for VMware’s Professional Service Organization (PSO) as Technical Account Manager. I’m planning already on or have finished upgrading my customers to vSphere 6.5/6.7. Before VMware I worked as Consultant for different...
Backup Interoperability Matrix Major Update 2018-06
It’s been some time that I have updated the Backup Interoperability Matrix. My thought was that I should wait until there are more vendors supporting vSphere 6.7. In the June update the following backup...
Windows VM with EFI fails to start
I just wanted to share a situation I encountered recently with one of my customers. My customer built a new UAT environment with some hosts and a Pure Storage. They have then deployed a...