Tag: vCenter

Stuck in Maintenance mode after 5.5 ESXi upgrade

Stuck in Maintenance mode after 5.5 ESXi upgrade

I received a call from a client asking for help removing maintenance mode from an ESXi host.Ā  The 5.5 host was put into maintenance mode, ... Read More

vCenter 5.5 Update 3b Upgrade Bug

vCenter 5.5 Update 3b Upgrade Bug

Got bit by a pretty annoying vCenter 5.5 Update 3 bug. https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2134141 Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request ... Read More

vCenter Full of Errors!  Not a problem.

vCenter Full of Errors! Not a problem.

Interesting note from a buddy of mine.Ā  He logged into his VirtualCenter (5.x) and found almost all of his Virtual Machines with an error condition.Ā Ā  ... Read More

VMware Purple Screen of Death KB alert.

VMware Purple Screen of Death KB alert.

Just noticed this alert on the VMware support site. If you are upgrading to vCenter 5, be sure to verify that ALL of your hosts ... Read More

vSphere 5 Trust issues : Cannot synchronize host.

vSphere 5 Trust issues : Cannot synchronize host.

While doing some seemingly straightforward patching via Update Manager on my Home Lab ESX servers, I got this strange message after a reboot. Cannot synchronize ... Read More