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OpenDNS and Internet Filtering.

OpenDNS and Internet Filtering.

Here is a quick write up for my daughter’s school on the various ways to filter websites and keep the students productive and safe. Initially ... Read More

Migrating Windows Based vCenter to VMware Virtual Appliance 6.7 Walk Through

Migrating Windows Based vCenter to VMware Virtual Appliance 6.7 Walk Through

...upgrades.  [email protected] –> vCenter –>[email protected] for example. I almost always choose LARGE storage and then Thin Provision.  (This lesson has stuck with me for a ... Read More

Upgrading VXrail 4.7.5xx to 7.0.x

Upgrading VXrail 4.7.5xx to 7.0.x

...vCenter incompatibility issue. Looks like this error relates to vCenter being Customer Managed. This means that we as the customer will have to upgrade it ... 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

Troubleshooting vCenter Service startup issues

Troubleshooting vCenter Service startup issues

There are lots of reasons a vCenter Service would not start up.  The usual suspect is an unavailable SQL database.  ESPECIALLY when the SQL database ... Read More