
Virtual Lab – Application group failed to start – running ping test(s) failed
In order to test some major changes to a SharePoint environment I started a SureBackup job using a virtual lab. The lab contains a domain controller, SharePoint 2010 application server and SQL server. I started the job and it failed…

Host is not in compliance with the attached profile
I have a host in a cluster that is reporting the following configuration issue: Host is not in compliance with the attached profile When clicking the link in the General section of the Summary page it provides the following detail:…

Updating a standalone ESXi 5.1 host
I have just built a fresh standalone ESXi 5.1 host so naturally the first I want to do is patch it. As it’s standalone, and not managed by a vCenter Server, I’ll need to do it using the CLI. It…

VMware Tools logging Event ID 1000 warnings after upgrade to 5.1
Some of our ESX clusters have recently been upgraded to 5.1, and since doing so we have seen the following error logged every second in the Application Event Log on the guest servers while a user is logged on: Source:…