I recently upgraded a customer’s VCF test environment from 5.1.2.1 to 5.2.2.0. The SDDC Manager upgrade itself completed without problem, but when I moved on to Bundle Management to download the remaining update bundles, the list was empty and the UI only showed: If you search online, you’ll likely end up at Broadcom KB 409707,… Read More SDDC Manager 5.2.2.0 – “Retrieving available bundles failed”
An hour after celebrating a successful validation in the VCF 9.0 installer and getting ready for real deployment testing (which I made a short LinkedIn post about yesterday), things went sideways. My first deployment attempt of the management domain with just vCenter, SDDC Manager, and NSX, failed when it reached the NSX step, with an… Read More Greenfielding VCF 9.0.0.0 Management Domain Fails with NSX Install Image Error
Just received confirmation from Broadcom Support that the CSP‑97577 patch for vIDM has been officially pulled. “The engineering team removed the CSP‑97577 patch as it was causing a few issues with vIDM.” – Broadcom Support
After patching two vIDM clusters with CSP-97577 (and addressing the known issues), I encountered an unexpected alert in SDDC Manager the following day: “3 accounts have been disconnected. Visit Password Management page to take action.” Clicking Manage took me to the Password Management page, where all three vIDM nodes were listed as disconnected. My first… Read More SDDC Manager Flags Account(s) as Disconnected After vIDM CSP‑97577 Patch
Update 2025-08-21: CSP-97577 has been pulled. The CSP-97577 patch instructions (KB 404054) have been updated to reference a new article: KB 406308 – Known Issues after Applying vIDM CSP-97577 Patch. This KB outlines the three issues I highlighted yesterday and provides guidance for affected environments. After applying the CSP-97577 patch to vIDM, you may encounter::
🔄 Update 2025-08-05: It turns out both Broadcom support and I may have been a bit early in expecting a patch release. As of now, there’s no confirmed ETA for the updated vIDM patch. However, Broadcom has confirmed that a knowledge base (KB) article is in the works to address known issues with patch CSP-97577.… Read More New Patch Bundle for Workspace ONE Access (vIDM) Expected Today 2025-08-04 (post updated – new KB is expected first)
🔄 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
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
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
For over a week, I’ve been trying to figure out why my trusted ShareX screenshot workflow suddenly broke. Every time I hit the Print Screen key combination I prefer, I’d see the familiar screen flash — but nothing else happened. No editor, no prompt. It turns out the culprit was Logitech Options+, which had quietly… Read More Fixing ShareX Screenshot Issues Caused by Logitech Options+
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