Release Notes
| Product | Version | Release Date | Download | Release Notes |
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| Data Services Manager (DSM) | 2.2 | 01/15 | Download | Release Notes |
KB Article
| Subject | KB-Article |
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| Excessive Registered State Change Notifications (RSCNs) being reported in vmkernel.log points to physical fabric issue | 386061 |
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nvidia-smi‘ module causes ESXi host to become unresponsive | |
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Error „Unable to query vSAN health information. Check vSphere Client logs for details.“ seen on vSAN Skyline Health tab | |
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Tenant View of Operations Manager is stuck loading in VMware Cloud Director | |
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Changes to liagent.ini are constantly overwritten on Aria Automation VM. | 385957 |
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Network selection on deployment of new machines not working | |
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Error „no datastores found to create file volume, vsan file service may be disabled‘ while creating PVC from TKG cluster. | |
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Aria Operations for Logs agents remain at version 8.18.0 after upgrading the cluster to version 8.18.1 | |
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ERROR Login failed for user – Microsoft SQL Server Integration when using Active Directory User in Aria Operations | |
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User with appropriate permissions is unable to execute actions associated with a form in VMware Aria Automation | |
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How to check End of Service (EOS) Date for Aria Suite products | |
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Unable to see the Pricing metrics after migrating price cards to policies in Aria Operations | |
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NSX EDGE Transport Nodes show „Not Available“ for both „Tunnel“ and „Node Status“ | |
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Only a maximum of 12 rows of data can be included in Aria Operations for Logs schedule PDF report | |
| Cluster preparation is not ready, retry after 10s…‘ ‚Timeout, please try again later.‘ error when running reboot_helper.py |
OnSite Events
| Event | Date |
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| VMUG User/con Florida | 03/06 |
| VMUG User/con Dutch | 03/12 |
| VMUG User/con Philadelphia | 03/25 |
| VMUG Connect | 04/23-25 |
| VMUG User/con German | 05/08 |
| Explore 2025 – Las Vegas | 08/25 |
Podcast | Webinar | Blog Posts
Using Log Assist in Skyline Health Diagnostics (SHD) (Webinar)
efg Skyline Health Diagnostics makes extracting and uploading Support Log Bundles to your Support Request case a one step process with „Log Assist“. Formerly in Skyline, this feature has now migrated to the brilliant Skyline Health Diagnostics Appliance.
Stretching VMware Cloud Foundation featuring Paudie O’Riordan (Podcast)
The first episode of 2025 features one of my favorite colleagues, Paudie O’Riordan. Paudie works for the same team as I do, and although we’ve both roamed around a lot, somehow we always ended up either in the same team, or in very close proximity. Paudie is a storage guru, and the last years helped many customers with their VCF (or vSAN) proof of concept, and on top of that helped countless customers understand difficult failure scenarios in a stretched environment when things went south. In Episode 088 Paudie discusses the many dos and don’ts! This is an episode you need cannot miss out on!
Preparing Your Network for VCF (Podcast)
In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, Pete and John sit down with Kyle Gleed and Broc Yanda from Broadcom to discuss how to prepare your network for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). From understanding the essential network prerequisites to best practices for leveraging vDS, LAG, and NSX, they dive into the key steps to ensure a smooth VCF deployment. Whether you’re planning your first VCF deployment or looking to optimize an existing setup, this episode is packed with insights to help you succeed.
Community Events Updates (Podcast)
The first episode of 2025 features one of my favorite colleagues, Paudie O’Riordan. Paudie works for the same team as I do, and although we’ve both roamed around a lot, somehow we always ended up either in the same team, or in very close proximity. Paudie is a storage guru, and the last years helped many customers with their VCF (or vSAN) proof of concept, and on top of that helped countless customers understand difficult failure scenarios in a stretched environment when things went south. In Episode 088 Paudie discusses the many dos and don’ts! This is an episode you need cannot miss out on!
Migrating Workloads to VCF – Seamless Solutions (Webinar Serie)
This introductory session provides an overview of the solutions available for seamlessly migrating workloads to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). We will explore the various migration paths and provide a high-level understanding of each option, including HCX, VMware Live Recovery, and the VCF Import Tool. The goal of this session is to discover the diverse tools and techniques for migrating to VCF and gain insights into which approach might be best suited for your environment.
Speakers:
– Puneet Chawla, Technology Product Manager, VMware Cloud Foundation Division, Broadcom.
– Michael McLaughlin, Product Marketing Engineer, VMware Cloud Foundation Division, Broadcom.
NVMe Memory Tiering Configuration in VMware: 4x Your RAM! (BlogPost)
There have been a lot of new features added recently in the VMware vSphere world, and especially with VMware vSphere 8.0 Update 3. Just when you think that you might find a vSphere alternative or think there is another solution that is better, VMware proves they still lead the pack and for good reason. One of the great new features in vSphere 8.0 Update 3 is a new feature that is in Tech Preview called NVMe memory tiering. What is this and what can you do with it? Also, I give you some real world findings in using it as well as some stability issues to note.