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VMware: How to Fix the 'VMDK Locked' Error – Causes and Resolution

In vSphere environments, the error Unable to access file since it is locked often appears when attempting to power on a virtual machine or perform a …

VMware: How to Fix "Two Filesystems With the Same UUID Have Been Detected"

Encountering the “Two filesystems with the same UUID have been detected” error during an ESXi host boot can immediately halt your …

VMware: How to Install a New Certificate with an Internal CA

Securing your vCenter Server (VCSA) with an authentic SSL certificate is a crucial step towards maintaining a robust virtualization environment. By …

VMware: How to Apply Patches to vCenter Server

Keeping your vCenter Server updated is not just a best practice; it’s a critical operational necessity. Regular patching resolves severe …

VMware: Installing VMware vCenter Server (VCSA)

The Heart of Your Infrastructure: Why You Need vCenter

Managing ESXi servers individually through their web interface is fine for a very small …

VMware: Unable to migrate VM (Migrate button grayed out) - Resolved via MOB

Have you ever tried to migrate a Virtual Machine in vCenter and found that the Migrate… option is completely disabled (grayed out)?

Often, when …

VMware: How to Upgrade an ESXi Server

Introduction

In this post, we’ll see step-by-step how to upgrade a standalone ESXi server, using both online and offline methods.

The process …

VMware: How to Install vRealize Operations Manager

Introduction

In this post, we’ll see step-by-step how to install VMware vRealize Operations Manager.

But what is VMware vRealize Operations …

VMware: How to Install an ESXi Server

Introduction

In this post, we’ll see step-by-step how to install the VMware ESXi Hypervisor… but what is a hypervisor?

A hypervisor is software …

VMware: Updating Windows Templates in VMware with PowerCLI

Introduction

As we’ve seen in previous posts, the typical way to create new virtual machines is through templates. As administrators, we need to …

VMware: How to Create a Virtual Machine from a Template – GUI/PowerCLI

Introduction

In this post, we’ll see how to create a new VM from a template. In previous posts, we saw how to create a VM from scratch; however, …

VMware: How to Convert a Virtual Machine into a Template, from GUI/PowerCLI

Introduction

In this post, we’ll see how to create a virtual machine template that we can use to create other virtual machines.

I recommend …

VMware: How to create a new virtual machine from scratch.

Introduction

In this post, we’ll see how to create a new virtual machine from scratch. While the ideal approach is to create virtual machines …