Virtualization & Storage
When configuring vSAN ESA, it’s important to adhere to the following minimum requirements. Below is a quick reference table for supported VxRail models, minimum RAM, networking, storage, and CPU requirements. VxRail Model Minimum RAM Networking Minimum Storage Drive Size Min Drives per Node Min CPU Cores per Node Notes VxRail 15G (E660N / P670N) 128GB 10GbE MU: 1.6TB RI: 1.92TB […]
PART 1 PART 2 This post provides a detailed guide on deploying VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle in VCF mode as part of a VCF On VxRail solution. It covers the necessary […]
PART 1 This is the second post in a series exploring VCF 5.2.2 on VxRail 8.0.361. This detailed guide walks you through the following processes: Application Virtual Networks (AVNs) are […]
Starting with VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail 5.2, the Upgrade Planner introduces enhanced functionality that allows administrators to select specific target versions for individual VMware Cloud Foundation components during an […]
Note: this is an example for reference only please use the VxRail installation procedures & services provided by Dell. This is the first in a series of posts covering VCF 5.2.2 […]
Generation 14 Model Type Railkit Nodes Drive Slots Display Text CPU Vendor D560 Hybrid 1U1N 1 8 D560 Intel D560F Flash 1U1N 1 8 D560F Intel E560 Hybrid 1U1N 1 […]
This post explains how to resolve issues where the VxRail Deployment Wizard fails to load or the VMware Marvin service does not start because of an IPv6 address conflict. Troubleshooting command for startup failures, crashes, or runtime issues with the VMware Marvin component: journalctl -xeu vmware-marvin.service On the vxrail manager in /var/log/messages there are events indicating a duplicate IPv6 address […]
Troubleshooting a VxRail environment often starts with knowing where to look. VxRail 8.0 builds on the existing architecture but introduces a few changes in file locations, log collection practices, and […]
You can query the NVMe drive inventory from the ESXi console using the following command: esxcli storage core nvme path list | grep “Device Display Name” In this example, the […]
The table below highlights which customer-managed VMware vCenter Server versions align with each supported VxRail 8.x release, making it easy to confirm compatibility before you deploy or upgrade when leveraging a customer-managed vCenter. Be sure to check the Dell Knowledge Base for the newest information and any extra details you may need: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-ie/000157682/vxrail-vxrail-and-external-vcenter-interoperability-matrix VxRail Release ESXi Version – Build Minimum […]
If you modify ESXi hostnames or management IP addresses, you’ll need to flush the cache services on both vCenter and VxRail. Likewise, if you’re experiencing name-resolution issues in your VxRail […]
If you encounter name-resolution problems in your vSphere environment, a helpful troubleshooting step is to flush the local DNS cache on the vCenter VCSA. The VCSA maintains its own DNS […]
In this post I will provide an example walk-thru upgrade of a VCF Management Workload Domain with vLCM enabled.: VCF 5.2.1.1 (VxRail 8.0.322) -> 5.2.2 upgrade (VxRail 8.0.361) One of the […]
Starting with VCF on VxRail 5.2, the Upgrade Planner introduces enhanced functionality that allows administrators to select specific target versions for each individual VMware Cloud Foundation component during an upgrade. […]
While working with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) on VxRail, you may run into an issue during LCM (Lifecycle Management) operations where bundle downloads fail with the following error: This error […]
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.2 on Dell VxRail 8.0.361 is now GA (Generally Available) as of September 25th 2025. Dell Technologies and Broadcom are thrilled to announce the General Availability of VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.2. Building on our strong partnership, this announcement marks a significant milestone. This release supports ESXi 8.0 U3g and vCenter Server 8.0 U3g, and introduces several new […]
The SDDC Manager GUI displays an alert indicating a failure to fetch silenced health checks: ‘Failed to retrieve silenced health checks. Invalid vsan health check query id’ You may find […]
Before proceeding, take a snapshot or backup of the vCenter Server Appliance. Open the VM console from the vCenter HTML client and reboot the appliance, then press e during startup […]
An account will be marked as Disconnected if the SDDC manager cannot verify that the account is still active. SDDC runs a nightly API call to check whether the password […]
VCF 5.2 introduced the capability to enable independent versioning and updating of SDDC Manager to: As per Release Notes: ‘Asynchronous SDDC Manager Upgrades: VCF users can now upgrade SDDC Manager independently […]
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