Category: VMware vSphere

Preventing “Failed to mount /boot” after Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18.0 PATCH3 Upgrade

🔄 Update 2025-08-04 Broadcom have released a new KB 406032 – “VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18 Patch 3 Installation Runbook” confirming the /etc/fstab problem described her, and also a new potential problem with a missing GPG key. 📌 Overview With the recent security and bugfix updates from Broadcom (I posted about it here), I applied… Read More Preventing “Failed to mount /boot” after Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18.0 PATCH3 Upgrade

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Broadcom releases VMware VMSA‑2025‑0014 Security Advisory and multiple VMware product releases

📌 Overview Broadcom has issued VMSA‑2025‑0014, a security advisory addressing a denial-of-service vulnerability (CVE‑2025‑41241) in VMware vCenter Server. The advisory was published on July 29, 2025. In parallel, Broadcom released updates for multiple VMware products to address this and other issues. 📢 Update July 31, 2025: Heads up on ASLCM PATCH3. You need to manually… Read More Broadcom releases VMware VMSA‑2025‑0014 Security Advisory and multiple VMware product releases

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Snapshot Fails on Windows VM with SQL Server

When taking a snapshot of a Windows VM running SQL Server, either manually or triggered by backup software, you may encounter the following error: Additionally, running ‘vssadmin list writers‘ in powershell (as an administrator) will often reveal that the SqlServerWriter is in a failed state: 🛠 First things to check Before diving deeper, ensure these… Read More Snapshot Fails on Windows VM with SQL Server

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ESX 9 Compatibility Issues with Dell Servers and QL41xxx NICs

Summary: Upgrading Dell servers equipped with QLogic QL41xxx network adapters to ESX 9, using either the Dell AddOn 9.0.0.0-A00 or the Dell-customized ESX 9 ISO, will remove the QL41xxx vmnic driver, effectively disabling network connectivity. A workaround for this issue (driver reinstallation) is provided below. ⚠️Note: this is not a supported configuration for running ESX… Read More ESX 9 Compatibility Issues with Dell Servers and QL41xxx NICs

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