Upgrading vSphere 6.7 to 7.0 using the Dell custom ISO

Took the plunge today and upgraded my homelab from vSphere 6.7 (Dell custom ISO) to vSphere 7.0 (again, Dell custom ISO). My first attempted failed due to some dependency problems: The main take away from this is: QLC_bootbank_qedf_1.2.24.6-1OEM.600.0.0.2768847 QLC_bootbank_scsi-qedil_1.0.22.0-1OEM.600.0.0.2494585 I booted my node back up and enabled SSH and ran the following: esxcli software vib … Read more

After vCenter 6.5 U1g newly cloned VMs report “HA not enabled”

Our environment is: vCenter 6.5 U1g (8024368) running on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard VM (we’re moving to an appliance once we go 6.7) vSphere 5.5 7504623, 8 node cluster Since upgrading to the latest vCenter every new VM we clone into our production cluster reports “The virtual machine failed to become vSphere HA Protected … Read more