Migrate option greyed out for VM
Today I was working with a client to patching some ESXi servers when we encountered a peculiar issue. While trying to put a server into Maintenance Mode, we…
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How to add columns to vSphere 7 HTML5 Client
While working with vSphere 7 today, I was super frustrated trying to find the icon to add additional columns to my vSphere HTML5 client. This process used to…
What’s new in VMware Horizon 2206
Just ahead of VMware Explore 2022 (formerly VMworld), VMware has released Horizon 2206. They actually snuck in a release of 2203 but it didn't have any updates to…
Upgrading VXrail 4.7.5xx to 7.0.x
Today I am upgrading a customer VXRail environment. The 4.7 platform is almost End Of Life so it's important to upgrade before there are any issues with support.…
VMware Horizon – Failed to connect to the Connection Server – v2106 and Above!
I've seen this before! Here's an OLD error message with an entirely new fix! "Failed to connect to the Connection Server" I have been running into this issue…
What’s new in VMware Horizon 2106
There is a new version of Horizon 8 out. 2106 or the June 2021 version. So let's dig into the release notes and see what's new (or at…
Which VMware vSphere licensing edition is right for your business?
Recently I was working with a client who needed to know the difference between the various versions of VMware's vSphere licensing. It had been a while since I…
Enabling SNMP on VMware UAGs
I recently had a client ask me about the SNMP capabilities of the VMware Unified Access Gateway (UAG) appliances. Specifically how you could enable SNMP traps on the…
zLauncher v3 – Easy Pasting into Remote sessions
If you haven't checked out the free utility by Jacques Bensimon, then you are missing out on an amazing workflow utility. This simple utility allows you fast access…