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An error was received from the ESX host while powering on VM

Author: Neil BryanOn: Dec 17Categories: VMware No Comments

I was asked to troubleshoot a VMware VM that would not power back on after the host ESXi server was upgraded. An error was received from the ESX host while powering on VM 'VM_NAME'.Could not create '/vmfs/volumes/dd28c2f5-e31c195f/VM_NAME'': Could not...

Quick PowerShell Command to Clear VMware Workstation File Locks

Author: Neil BryanOn: Dec 15Categories: Scripting, VMware No Comments

VMware workstation uses file locks with the extension of .lck to determine if a file is in use. Occasionally these locks are not removed properly which causes an issue when you try to open or run the virtual machine. The error will state that you were...

Installing 64-Bit Version of Office 365 for Home

Author: Neil BryanOn: Nov 23Categories: Microsoft No Comments

Microsoft Office 365 for Home will install the 32-bit version of Office by default. To install the 64-bit version: Go to My Account on Office.com. Click Language and Install Options > Additional Install Options > Office 64-bit > Install.

Book Review: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager High availability and performance tuning

Author: Neil BryanOn: Nov 23Categories: Books, Microsoft 1 Comment

Book Review: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager High availability and performance tuning

Books, Microsoft

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, High availability and performance tuning is a book published by PACKT Publishing and in their usual style is written by an author (Marius Sandbu) with extensive hands on experience of the product and...

How IE breaks the Internet for Some Users and How to Fix It Quickly

Author: Neil BryanOn: Oct 22Categories: Microsoft No Comments

I have been seeing this scenario very often recently and I wanted to help anyone having the same issue avoid wasting time troubleshooting. Reproducing the Issue User opens Internet Explorer and sees the following page. User is confused and unable to...

Exchange Issue: Outlook cannot log on.

Author: Neil BryanOn: Sep 16Categories: Exchange Server, Exchange Server 2010 No Comments

The Solution Start the 'Microsoft Exchange Address Book' service on the Exchange Server (Client Access Server) which was in a stopped state. The Issue I received the following error message when launching Outlook in an Exchange 2010 environment. Outlook...

Book Review: vSphere Design Best Practices

Author: Neil BryanOn: Jun 08Categories: Books, VMware No Comments

vSphere Design Best Practices written by Brian Bolander and Christopher Kusek was released on May 26 2014 by Packt Publishing. The book aims to provide design best practices for deploying and configuring a VMware vSphere environment. It starts with...

vCenter Server Heartbeat – End of Availability

Author: Neil BryanOn: Jun 06Categories: VMware 2 Comments

VMware has announced the end of availability for vCenter Server Heartbeat which was designed to make your vCenter server highly available. http://www.vmware.com/products/vcenter-server-heartbeat/ End of life will be June 2, 2014. End of support is September...

VCAP5-DCA Study Resources and Exam Experiences

Author: Neil BryanOn: Feb 22Categories: Certifications, VMware No Comments

This page is designed to serve as a summary of the best VCAP5-DCA related material you can find. It will be continually updated with new and more detailed information as I work through my own VCAP studies until I pass the exam myself. Come back often...

“The target principal name is incorrect”: Active Directory Domain Controller Replication Issue

Author: Neil BryanOn: Feb 14Categories: Microsoft 8 Comments

During an Active Directory domain controller upgrade from Windows 2003 to Windows 2012 R2 I observed replication issues on the Domain Controller which also owned the PDC emulator role. A problem logging onto the domain controller is what initially triggered...