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ESXi Dec 29, 2020

ESXi 7.0 and Mellanox ConnectX 2 – support fix patch

Mellanox ConnectX-2 NICs stop working after upgrading a homelab host from ESXi 6.7 to 7.0. Why, and the patch that brings them back. Unsupported, lab only.

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UCS Dec 21, 2020

Cisco UCS Manager Plugin for VMware vSphere HTML Client (Version 3.0(4))

What's in version 3.0(4) of the Cisco UCS Manager plugin for the vSphere HTML client: view, manage and monitor Cisco UCS hardware from vCenter.

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UCS Dec 14, 2020

FIX: The virtual machine is configured for too much PMEM. 6.0 TB main memory and x PMEM exceeds the maximum allowed 6.0 TB

Fix “The virtual machine is configured for too much PMEM” when testing SAP HANA VMs with 1 TB RAM and 1 TB Intel Optane PMem on vSphere.

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ESXi Nov 19, 2020

ESXi Host Certificate Status Alarm: Renew ESXi Certificates in vSphere 7, 8 and 9

Fix the ESXi Host Certificate Status alarm: renew with VMCA in the vSphere Client (8.0 U3+), use auto-renewal (8.0 U3h+ / VCF 9.0.2) or renew manually.

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HomeLab Oct 20, 2020

ESXi Arm Edition fix /bin/netdbg does not work

I tested ESXi Arm Edition, I found bug /bin/netdbg does not work – Could be fixed with : More info https://flings.vmware.com/esxi-arm-edition/bugs/1113 Question is support for: netdbg vswitch mac-table…

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HomeLab Oct 18, 2020

vSphere Clustering Service (vCLS) Workaround for ESXi-Arm in vSphere 7.0 Update 1

vCLS VMs are x86 and can't run on an ESXi-Arm cluster in vSphere 7.0 U1. The workaround that keeps DRS working for ESXi-Arm Fling clusters.

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