Tag: VMware

Upgrading to VMware Tools 5.1 can cause log spew

Upgrading to VMware Tools 5.1 can cause log spew

It’s not everyday you get a KB article with LOG SPEW in it’s title …  This particular one was spotted by Aaron Silber after upgrading ... Read More

P2V Tips you already know but might have forgotten

P2V Tips you already know but might have forgotten

Haven’t P2V’d a server in a while?  That’s because your environment is likely 90% virtual and 100% of your new machines are built as Virtual ... Read More

VMware Build number Decoder Table

VMware Build number Decoder Table

Ran across an EXCELLENT KB article in VMware's Knowledge Base this week.  Correlating vCenter Server and ESXi/ESX host build numbers to update levels (1014508) If ... Read More

Have you enabled the Turbo Button on your ESX hosts?

If you haven’t checked the Power Management settings on your ESX hosts lately, you might be surprised to find your Processors set to use the ... Read More

Upgrade those ESX 3.5 servers if you still have them …

Upgrade those ESX 3.5 servers if you still have them …

Ran into this wonderful error message today during a migration to vSphere 5.1.  I didn’t realize that vCenter 5.1 no longer supports ESX 3.5 so ... Read More