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Announced Features for VCF 9

Posted on June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 by Don Horrox

Details are starting to drop about Broadcom’s flagship solution platform: VCF 9! In this article, get a preview of what’s new and headed your way!

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Problem Investigation: Excessive DNS Queries and etcd Failure Messages

Posted on February 4, 2025July 26, 2025 by Don Horrox

In a recent troubleshooting session, my team noticed an alarming surge in DNS queries and puzzling etcd error messages on two of our hosts. Despite having no firewall rules in place to block traffic, we discovered that the etcd service was rejecting connections. Had an old configuration change finally come back to haunt us? The answer may surprise you.

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Fortified vCenter Security – Replace the SSL Machine Certificate in vCenter 8

Posted on December 19, 2024September 12, 2025 by Don Horrox

In this article, we explore how to enhance the security of your vCenter Server by replacing the default self-signed SSL certificate with a signed certificate. VMware has streamlined the process in vCenter 8, making the workflow much easier and more efficient for Administrators. This article will provide an overview of the updated procedure and highlight key considerations to ensure a successful implementation.

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RVTools Fails to Launch with FIPS Enabled

Posted on June 4, 2024April 21, 2025 by Don Horrox

In this post, we investigate an issue where RVTools fails to launch due to FIPS enablement on the Windows client device.

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PowerCLI: Upgrade VM Hardware Compatibility Version from CSV

Posted on May 15, 2024April 21, 2025 by Don Horrox

In this post, we will leverage a PowerCLI script to orchestrate the upgrade of virtual machine Hardware Compatibility versions based on a list of VMs defined in a CSV file.

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