Issues with ESX 4.x & HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 firmware v2.30

Anyone else seeing the issue below? I’m using HP BL685G6 blades but I understand this issue also happens with the half heights. Virtual Connect Flex-10 modules running firmware v2.30 ESX 4.0 or 4.0 U1, either shows the issue. What we’re seeing is when an uplink from the Flex-10 module is pulled out, the status of the [...]

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Host Profiles – Excellent, but read the label

Whilst troubleshooting my recent Platespin Migrate issues, I came across something I didn’t expect with host profiles. Although a host profile takes the configuration of a reference host and can be used to compare against other ESX hosts, provided everything in the profile is present and correct, you’ll get a nice green tick. What if [...]

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Platespin Migrate – Don’t remove your local port groups!

I’m in the process of using Platespin Migrate 8.1.2 (build 6897) to move a bunch of physical servers onto an ESX 4.0 U1 environment. Anyone who’s used Migrate will know that you need to add the ESX hosts into the inventory before they’re available as targets. Here’s the thing. When I attempted to add my [...]

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Yet another virtualisation blog!

Yep, I’ve jumped on the band wagon and created yet another blog on virtualisation. Who am I? I’m a consultant predominantly working with VMware products and have being doing this since 2004. Will you learn anything new here?  Maybe. If you’re looking for a view from the front line, I’ll try and post about lessons [...]

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