IPv4 vmknic gateway configuration doesn`t match the specification

IPv4 vmknic gateway configuration doesn`t match the specification – Host Profile not compliant error on the ESXi 6.5 hosts. In our environment we use host profiles and DV switches configured. And the vCenter Server version 6.5 u3 (Windows 2012 vCenter). When I’ve applied the host profile, all the settings have been applied, except IPv4 vmknic… Read More »

Steps to reconfigure the vSphere HA agent on ESXi host 6.5

I built a new a ESXi host with operating system 6.5 and host has been patched. Later, added to the existing cluster. Have taken the host out of maintenance mode and immediately started showing the below error message in Summary tab – There was an error unconfiguring the vSphere HA agent on this host. To… Read More »

This host is potentially vulnerable to issues described in CVE-2018-3646

This host is potentially vulnerable to issues described in CVE-2018-3646, please refer to https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/55636 for details and VMware recommendations. I’ve installed ESXi 6.5 OS version on a IBM Lenovo server hardware and ESX host has been patched with latest patch bundle. ESX host added to the active directory network and I was able to login… Read More »

VM backup job hangs when server has more than 24 disks

In our VMware environment, VM snapshot backup is keep failing or going into hung state after initiating the backup job on couple of virtual servers which has more than 24 disks. We use Veritas Netbackup as a backup solution in our VMware infrastructure environment and we have couple of netbackup appliances. There are two methods… Read More »