VMworld 2020 | September 29 - October 1 | VMware

VMworld 2020 Will Be A Digital Event For The First Time 

VMworld 2020 is a unique online global experience that not only allows you to attend according to your time zone and schedule, but also choose your level of participation.

General Pass

Cost: Free    

Includes the following:    

7 live VMworld channels covering:
• Vision and Innovation
• App Modernization
• Digital Workspace
• Intrinsic Security
• Virtual Cloud Network
• Multi-Cloud
• Telco 5G

500+ on-demand VMworld sessions, including business-level overviews and technical deep dive sessions

Solutions Exchange, including VMware and sponsor demo zones

VMware Self-paced Hands-on Labs

Additional opportunities for learning and fun to be announced

Premier Pass

Cost: $299 (Limited Quantity)

Includes all the features of a General Pass PLUS:    

Includes the following:    

• Limited capacity sessions hosted in two time zones

  (UTC -7 and UTC +2)

• Roundtables: led by VMware experts, get answers to   technical VMware questions keeping you up at night

• Birds of a Feather: led by the VMware community,   participate in informal discussion focused on shared   professional interests

• VMware Hands-on Labs guided workshops

• 1:1 Expert Consultations

Additional opportunities for networking, learning, games and prizes

$100 off VMworld 2021 registration

Option to purchase a VCP certification exam voucher at 50% off*. (*Exams must be taken October 1 - 16, 2020. To receive the offer, you must purchase the voucher during VMworld registration.)

Register Now -->> https://www.vmworld.com/en/index.html

Help! I needed to vMotion a VM and the Migrate option is grayed!!!

Help! I needed to vMotion a VM and the Migrate option is grayed!!! 

A couple of weeks ago, I had to migrate a database server vm from one vSphere cluster to a new one. The vSphere Infrastructure is at version 6.7.

At the moment I selected the virtual server and tried to select from the Actions menu the Migrate option was grayed.

I didn't find any snapshot running, usb, vmware tools, virtual hw incompatibility or error, or the same problem on the rest of the virtual servers.

Checking deeper on the logs I found an error with the tsm4ve backup and doing some research i found that this issue occurs due to invalid entries from the VPX_DISABLED_METHODS table. In different kind of operations it's updated to disable migrations of a virtual machine. Some situations can cause these entries to persist after the operation is complete.

Follow this steps:

        1. Open a browser to https://vcenter fqdn or ip/mob and login using your Virtual Center Server admin password.

        2. Click RetrieveServiceContent under Methods.

        3. Click Invoke Method

        Note: Clicking Invoke Method may attempt to download a file the first time it runs. If so close the window                 and click the content hyperlink.

        4. Click the rootFolder: group-d1 (Datacenters).

5. To attain the ManagedObjectReference ID of your VSA virtual machine, follow these steps:

• Click the Datacenter that contains your VSA virtual machine under ChildEntity
• Under hostFolder select the folder. For example: group-h23 (host).
• Find the Datacenter under ChildEntity (if you have one).
• Click one of the ESXi hosts that contains a VSA virtual machine.
• Click the datastore that VM resides on. For example: datastore1
• Under vm copy the virtual machine’s ManagedObjectReference ID. For example: vm-110

6. To enable virtual machine operations, open the AuthorizationManager. It is hidden from the main vCenter Server M.O.B Web UI. You can access it through this URL: 

https://vcenter fqdn or ip/mob/?moid=AuthorizationManager&method=enableMethods

7. In the first parameter entity, replace the string MOID with the ManagedObjectReference ID you copied in step 5.
 
For example:
<!– array start –>
<entity type=”ManagedEntity” xsi:type=”ManagedObjectReference”>vm-110</entity>
<!– array end –>
  
8. To allow you to modify the VSA virtual machine, paste this list of operations in the second parameter method:




<method>RelocateVM_Task</method>



9. In the third parameter sourceId, paste the string: abracadabra.


10. Click Invoke Method.

VCPs and VCAPs Around the World: Where we are?

Where we are?

VMware Certified Professional (VCP) and VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) have been a highly popular certifications offered by VMware to validate our knowledge and skills. 

Enjoy the infographics provided by VMware Education Services.
 
You can find more info about

• Certifications and Badges
• Certification Levels
• Popular Certifications

at VMware Certifications. 

Welcome to Sympathy for the Devil and Virtualization Blog!

A couple of months ago I was thinking of starting a personal blog. Since I'm not a writer for me it’s hard to know where and how to start.

I grabbed a cup of coffee, settled down and started outlining the uniting content I’ll going to share. The focus will be on troubleshooting, tips and tricks on VMware vSphere, Site Recovery Manager, other products and also VMware Certification Roadmaps.

I hope you find this blog useful and I look forward to your feedback.

Fernando A. Perez
VMware VCP6-DCV | VCP-DCV 2019 | VCP-DCV 2020
"If you want something you've never had, you must be willing to do something you've never done." - Thomas Jefferson.