When logging into to PowerShell you may from time to time see a message like above that a newer version of PowerShell is available on Mac. One easy way to…
Author: <span>Christian Parker</span>
Does VMware vSphere need to keep time? And what happens is what you think is the correct time and venter doesn’t? The first is ensuring a consistent time source across…
Due to changes in vSphere 6.x, SCSI reads and writes with the VMware ESXi kernel handling validation, host disconnects can occur if delays of 8 seconds or longer are experienced…
For several years, I had heard from VMware friends about a course that was by invitation only and was the Top Gun for VMware senior consultants and architects. The Advanced…
I found an error when upgrading my ESXi 6.7 hosts to 7.0 today. The upgrade via Lifecycle Manager (AKA Update Manager (VUM)) shows as ‘incompatible’ when the host is remediated…
A number of my clients have asked for a simple report that can be run against their vCenter to report on VM Snapshots. Though I would recommend that they use…
While recently, upgrading vCenter 6.7 to 7.0 from my MacOS Catalina (10.15.4) laptop, I ran into an error while trying to complete the upgrade via the Installer UI “ovftool cannot…
After a few incidents recently with clients using IBM storage, I thought I would write this quick post to remind people that ATS Heartbeats on IBM Storage arrays should be…
After just over five years it’s time to say goodbye to Triangle Computer Services. I have had an amazing time working with some great clients, colleagues and diving deeper into…
I’m a great fan of Microsoft PowerShell and VMware PowerCLI to making my life easier through automation. When Microsoft and VMware released PowerShell for Mac OSX / High Sierra and…