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Have you ever been upgrading VxRail and the composite bundle upload stalls at 66% during the unpacking composite bundle bootstrap?  It happened to me recently.  Here is a quick fix that has worked for me in the past I wanted to share. However; I cannot stress enough that if you are not experienced enough or … Explore: VxRail upgrade stuck at 66% & won’t fail…

Quick answer: An expired password was the cause in this case Check whether your full precheck message identifies an expired vCenter login. Only then follow the supported credential-repair workflow for your VxRail version and vCenter configuration. A generic bundle-upload failure or KB number is not enough. Jump to the original 4.7.410 error, version-aware repair guidance, … Explore: VxRail Failed to upload composite bundle KB488889

In my last article I showed how to upgrade from 4.5 to 4.7.  In this article I thought I would make a quick guide from upgrading from 4.7.x to 4.7.x since DellEMC’s documentation is a little off.  Now with the VxRail Manager plug-in capability in vCenter it does finally feel a like a single pane … Explore: Upgrade from DellEMC VxRail 4.7.300 to 4.7.410

Recently I was speaking with a close friend who was surprised to hear with all the technical reading I do that I also make time for leisure reading. Now I must admit that my leisure reading still aligns with IT but he was surprised at the types of technology books that make my reading list. … Explore: My 2020 Reading List

I just completed my AZ-900 exam with a score of 876. I thought I would put together my own guide of how I approached studying for the exam. I hope y’all find this information useful. Free Training:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/paths/azure-fundamentals/ Paid Training:https://acloud.guru/learn/az-900-microsoft-azure-fundamentals Great Blog Article by Vlad Catinescuhttps://vladtalkstech.com/az-900-study-guide-microsoft-azure-fundamentals A good buddy Nathan Bennett asked me for my study … Explore: Microsoft AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals Exam

This is my first part of a series of career advice & tips I’ve been asked to write.  I’ve been surprised as I attend summits, conferences, and events how many people ask me for career advice instead of technical advice. I thought it would be best to start with a topic many people tell me … Explore: What time & time management means in my…

Have you ever needed to execute a change control but leadership is concerned about off hours work impacting offshore team.  Wouldn’t it be awesome if in a matter of a minute in vROPs you could see your cluster utilization?  I know there are plenty of ways to gather this information from a multitude of tools … Explore: Step by Step how to view resource utilization…

Role and career pre-HCI & SDDC I was fortunate when I began my career to have EMC as my first employer. At the time EMC was known as the storage giant in IT. I began my career in support but shared an office with the local Pre-Sales teams. This gave me a great insight into … Explore: How HCI/SDDC has impacted my career & life

Have you ever seen widgets from different dashboards you wanted to combine into a new custom dashboard?  Do you also not want to waste time recreating the wheel?  If the answers to these questions are yes then here is a step by step cheat I use leveraging copy/paste of widgets to generate quick custom dashboards. … Explore: Step by Step how to copy & paste…

This will be a quick article since it is really easy.  I have had someone reach out to me recently after explaining to them how to copy and paste widgets.  They do not have admin access and informed me that there was a shared dashboard they wanted to edit to perform the copy job from.  … Explore: Cannot edit an existing shared dashboard workaround in…

For those of you who know me you know I am an active person. I love being outdoors, climbing cliffs, and pushing myself. Also, pull ups are a key in my training program and the pull up bar makes up the majority of my core program. Over the years I’ve worn down my right shoulder … Explore: My review of my shoulder brace by Dr.Arthritis

Have you ever been sitting there and your boss requests you create a custom dashboard for operations in vROPS?  You go through building metrics, views, and the custom dashboard and now it is time to share the dashboard.  This article is on a quick and easy way to share a dashboard you created with a … Explore: Step by Step how to share a Dashboard…

I find my personal key is understanding my weight gain, maintenance, and cutting macros and calorie count. I’ve read several articles over the years on this topic and adapted several techniques. I cannot stress this enough you need to eat to keep your metabolism boosted so when I list my cutting calorie intake that is … Explore: How I bust through Weight Loss Plateaus

One of the custom views I like to create is the ability to see which VMs in my clusters have a mounted ISO file.  There are many justified reasons to mount an ISO file via the CD-ROM on a virtual machine.  However, this prevents the VM from being able to vMotion.  This can impact things … Explore: vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) 8.0 – How to…

There are plenty of articles out there on the benefit of drinking black coffee. I have noticed that drinking coffee (in moderation) can have a short term rise in my metabolism as well as increase energy so I feel less tired. I know this sounds crazy but I even feel like it gives me more … Explore: Coffee is a necessity but the right coffee…

This is a continuation of my upgrade series I was requested to post. In an earlier article you saw how to upgrade your external vCenter from 6.5 to 6.7U3, which must be performed prior to upgrading your VxRail. I know many engineers who have been waiting for 6.7U3 to go GA prior to upgrading their … Explore: Upgrade DellEMC VxRail from 4.5 to 4.7.300 (ESXi…

I always said if I were to start blogging it would be with the intent to help others. I began this blog as a tech blog related to solutions I work with daily. However, in 2019 I battled some health issues that caused me to weigh 240 pounds as far back as March. Since then … Explore: An IT guys weight loss Journey from 240lbs…