I used to think that it was not proper to deface your computer with decals handed out around conferences, but now I realize my Mom was wrong and it is OK to play with stickers even as an adult. I think stickers are a way for me to remember where I have been and […]
Category: VSAN
Upgrade QLogic Brocade BR-1020 10G CNA Firmware ESXi 6.5
I installed a Brocade BR-1020 in an ESXI 6.5 host and it purple screened on reboot. The Firmware on the BR-1020 was 2.2.0.1 and I could not use ESXCLI or vCenter to update because i can not boot the host. QLogic did have a liveCD that can be booted from to do the update. I […]
Migrate vSAN Cluster to new vCenter
I had a need to split out the PSC from vCenter to use enhanced link mode for a DR site. This particular vCenter had been upgraded several times and I opted for a fresh start instead of trying to split out the current vCenter. I deployed the PSC and vCenter 6.5 as separate VM’s. […]
VSAN Power outage VM’s inaccessible.
Let start this off with a recent issue I had in my VSAN home lab. After a recent power outage i was surprised to see that HA had not powered on my VM’s after the hosts were back up. I opened vSphere to each host and found the VM’s were inaccessible. I scanned for new […]