vmss2core in 2026: where to download it, which .vmsn/.vmss/.vmem files it needs, -W/-W8/-N commands, WinDbg analysis and common errors.
Lost or corrupted .vmx? Rebuild it from vmware.log on ESXi 8 with a short shell script over SSH (KB 1023880), including the #!/bin/ash fix for ESXi 8.
vCenter 8.0 U2 can't edit settings of powered-on VMs with virtual hardware 9 or older in the vSphere Client. Symptoms, workarounds and resolution.
Tesla P40 specs (24 GB GDDR5, 250 W, 10.5-inch dual slot, compute 6.1), cooling and ESXi passthrough setup, llama.cpp benchmarks, and CUDA 13 limits.
Cisco UCS Manager remote plugin for the vSphere HTML client: 4.0(0) vs 4.0(1), supported vCenter 7.0 U1 to 9.0, appliance sizing, install and Proactive HA.
Add Cisco UCS fault F1705 (Rank VLS) as a custom fault in the UCS Manager Plugin 4.0(0) for the vSphere HTML client, so Proactive HA can react to it.
vSphere 8.0 Update 2 adds federated authentication with Azure Active Directory (Microsoft Entra ID) for vCenter, as presented at VMware Explore 2023.
Exploring the vSphere environment, I’ve found that configuring a large Host Cache with VMFS Datastore can significantly extend reboot times. It’s a delicate balance of performance gains versus…
CVE-2022-40982 on VMware: no VMSA or ESXi patch. The fix is Intel microcode in the server BIOS, on Cisco UCS M5/M6 in 4.3(2b) or 4.2(3h).
Configure NVMe/TCP between vSphere 8.0 Update 1 and NetApp ONTAP 9.13.1 for VMFS datastores: ESXi adapters, ONTAP subsystem and namespaces.