Cannot import Puppet Learning OVA in ESX: 47:7:VALUE_ILLEGAL

A couple of weeks ago I was asked to import a Puppet learning OVA in ESX. Sounded pretty easy… But it wasn’t… When I started the import I got an error: Issues detected with selected template. Details: – 47:7:VALUE_ILLEGAL: Value “PIIX4” of ResourceSubType element not found in []. -56:7:VALUE_ILLEGAL: Value…

New accounts cannot log in to vRealize Automation

In my current position I manage a vRealize Automation environment which is also connected to a vRealize Orchestrator server. The vRO server is using vRA as the Identity Provider. For some reason new accounts were not able to log in to the vRO client. So the first thing we checked…

vMotion fails at 72%

This week I had a strange issue with vMotion. I tried to put a host in maintenance mode and it failed. There were some VM’s that didn’t want to be moved to another host. The error I saw was this: Hmm. Why was this happening to only a couple of…

VMworld 2018 – Barcelona

This year I had the opportunity to go to VMworld 2018 in Barcelona! Thanks Anylinq! What an event! Packed with interesting sessions but limited time so I had to choose carefully. The first day I did a workshop on Horizon but basically it was a walkthrough of a hands-on-lab. After…