VMware: Depreciated VFMS Volume(s) Found On This Host
Jan11

VMware: Depreciated VFMS Volume(s) Found On This Host

KB ID 0001383 Problem Well there is a bug on ESX version 6.0.0 that causes this error message, in my case the client had VFMS3 volumes. Depreciated VFMS volume(s) found on the host. Please consider upgrading volumes(s) to the latest version. That’s what was causing the error in my case! Solution I chose to simply update the VFMS3 volumes to VFMS5 > Right click the volume > Upgrade to VFMS5. Select the volume(s) > OK....

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Remote Registry: No Location Found
Dec23

Remote Registry: No Location Found

KB ID 0001379 Problem When attempting to connect to a remote machines registry; Error The program cannot open the required dialog box because no locations can be found. Close this message and try again. Solution The ultimate cause of this problem is, that the machine you are on cannot see Active Directory, either because there are no domain controllers are online, or  its DNS settings are incorrect. Related Articles, References,...

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PowerShell: Prompt Has Changed To Two Greater Than Signs
Dec23

PowerShell: Prompt Has Changed To Two Greater Than Signs

KB ID 0001380 Problem What does this mean? Well it means you’ve either got something wrong, or missed something out, and PowerShell is not sat waiting for more input. Which is fine but in most cases you simply need to fix your syntax and sort again so how do you ‘escape’ back to the normal PowerShell prompt? Solution As you can see, (below) typing quit or exist does not help. You need to press CTRL+C. Related...

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vSphere – ‘Cannot complete operation due to concurrent modification by another operation’
Nov17

vSphere – ‘Cannot complete operation due to concurrent modification by another operation’

KB ID 0001069 Problem I had been messing around with ports groups and VLANS, and afterwards when attempting to present a server some vNICs I got this error. Solution Virtual Center Appliance I have to completely restart the Virtual Center Appliance, before this error would clear! Solution (Windows vCenter) No matter what I did this error refused to budge, when this happens it’s usually because vCenter has got its knickers in a...

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ADMT Password Export Server Error: Invalid Password!
Oct25

ADMT Password Export Server Error: Invalid Password!

KB ID 0001355 Problem Seen when trying to install the ‘ADMT Password Export Server Service’, whilst doing a domain migration; Invalid Password! The supplied password does not match this encryption key’s password. ADMT’s Password Migration Filter DLL will not install without a valid encryption key. Solution At first I assumed I was suffering from ‘fat fingers’ and just entering the wrong password,...

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