Be careful with taking snapshots intentionally or unintentionally, it will not only decrease the virtual machine performance but also will prevent the host from being added to the vCenter DRS cluster. For most time, we focus on looking after the snapshots that be taken intentionally, but generally pay less attention to the snapshots that be … Continue reading Adding host failed due to too many hidden snapshots
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XenDesktop VDI fail to power on (Reason:Too many user)
We have deployed XenDesktop 5.6 VDI on vSphere 5.0 platform recently. It has been working well mostly so far, except for a couple of times some VDI failed to power on. The status in the vSphere client task pane is Reason: Too many user. The workaround is to migrate it to another host. I caught … Continue reading XenDesktop VDI fail to power on (Reason:Too many user)
ESXi Purple Screen Message Interpretation
We have a host which recently ran into the purple screen problem twice with GP Exception 13 and PF Exception 14 separately. Not sure exactly what the root cause is, it could be caused by a faulty hardware or software bugs. This server has been running for more than 6 months, and never had such … Continue reading ESXi Purple Screen Message Interpretation
HP Storage Management Pack for SCOM
The following diagram shows how to use SCOM to monitor the HP EVA storage. In my environment, the HP command view and WEBES are installed on the same server named A, SCOM and WEBES listener are installed on the same server named B. On server B, ensure the WEBES listener is listening on TCP port … Continue reading HP Storage Management Pack for SCOM
Free VMware VCA exams
I came across two great blogs saying VMware is providing free VCA exam voucher. It is true!! As I tested it, and fortunately passed the VCA-Cloud exam. Not high score though, but still happy considering I only spent 2 hours on the online training. Free VCA exam voucher: http://www.vfrank.org/2013/10/02/free-vmware-vca-certification-voucher/?goback=%2Egde_51214_member_5797866230664671233#%21 Online training & How to register: … Continue reading Free VMware VCA exams
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