Having a dedicated homelab allows you to experiment, learn, and manage various technologies in a controlled environment. Today, I’ll walk you through my homelab setup, detailing the components and architecture that make it tick. This setup enables me to run…
In this article, we will discuss a recent ticket I encountered involving a problem with loading the certificate for a customer in the vCenter. The issue appeared to be straightforward, possibly due to a vSphere UI problem or an expired…
This article discusses my recent experience with a vCenter ticket, precisely an error message I encountered: “invalid vCenter server status: all required services are not up, stopped services: ‘VMware-postgres-archiver.” The customer attempted to take a vCenter backup from the Vami…
When deploying a Virtual Machine (VM) using an Open Virtualization Format (OVF) in vCenter, you may sometimes encounter an unexpected error—especially during a vCenter SR (Support Request). This issue can prevent successful VM deployment and often points to replication inconsistencies…
When converging a Platform Services Controller (PSC) to an embedded one, administrators often face a frustrating error: “The vCenter Server appliance build number does not match with the vCenter Server appliance configured in the update repository.” This error typically appears…
One of the most common issues vSphere administrators face is the “License not available to perform the operation” error in vCenter Server. This error often occurs when trying to connect a host to vCenter after a patch or update. In…
