vSphere client 5.5 “Use Windows session credentials” error: Cannot complete login due to an incorrect username or password
I got a couple of times this error: trying to login to vcenter using the vsphere client with the option “Use Windows session credentials” an error of incorrect user/password is returned even if the credentials are correct. In many blogs (http://vinfrastructure.it/it/2014/01/problemi-nellautenticazione-in-vsphere-con-credenziali-di-dominio/) and vmware kb (http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2035510) dicono che l’errore si risolve ricreando l’active […]
“Veeam Free complete backup script” for vmware host
OK I had some’ free time in recent days and, since I was intrigued by the possibility to schedule the “zip backup” of the free Veeam 8 version with patch 2.0 just released, I decided to create a script to completely backup all the virtual machine managed by a vmware host. Tutto quello che […]
Veeam Backup & Replication 8.0 Update 2
E’ Veeam 8 Patch2 is out! It contains several improvements (i.e.. for integrating Veeam Endpoints Free) and some interesting news (the most important is the support for vsphere6!). A note that I think it's interesting concerns the free version: PowerShell Support in Free Edition. Start-VBRZip cmdlet is now enabled in Veeam Backup™ Free Edition, […]
vsphere client console error “The VMRC console has disconnected.. attempting to reconnect”
Yesterday I got this error, I was connected to a single esx 5.0 node.0 update 3, I could not open a newly created vm console in any way, I got this error in the upper part of the window: “The VMRC console has disconnected.. attempting to reconnect” alla fine la soluzione è stata semplicemente aggiornare il vsphere […]
vSphere 6.0 what’s new!
These are just some of the innovations presented at the online event of vmware (unfortunately I lost half of the event because the video streaming was not working… apparently I was not the only one): As usual, they have improved the maximum size of VMs, Now you can create vm with as many as 128 vCPUs and 4 TB of RAM (I'd like to know if there is […]
NetScaler VPX loses network connectivity on VMware ESXi 5
This is a workaround, Citrix is actively working on this problem, You can follow any updates on this issue through the ID number # 0510673. The following are the workarounds for this issue: Workaround 1 Install NetScaler VPX appliance on a previously known good VMware version and build. Workaround 2 SSH and log on to Citrix NetScaler VPX appliance […]
Differences between ESX and ESXi, free and paid license
I decided to write this short post because talking with customers I still listen a lot of people say that esxi is nothing more than the free version of vmware hypervisor….. once and for all: IT IS NOT’ SO!!!! Start by saying that from version 5 of vSphere exists ONLY esxi so it is not for sure […]
Interesting video about EVO:RAIL Dell/Vmware technology
Not much to say in this post…. nothing better than watch an interface to understand how a sw works. Just take a look at the video! 🙂