VMware ESX Error “cmd addnode failed for primary node: Internal AAM error”
KB ID 0000298 Problem Seen in a Virtual Center HA environment – even after selecting “Reconfigure for HA” on the ESX host. Errors: cmd addnode failed for the primary node:Internal AAM error – agent could not start – Unknown HA error. Cannot complete the configuration of the HA agent on the host – See the task details for additional information. Other HA configuration error. Solution 1. How...
VMware ESXi 5 – Applying Patches and Updates
(ESXi 5 Update 1 and Patches) KB ID 0000623 Problem When VMware released ESX 4.1, they took away the “Host update utility”, (which was a mistake!). For people without VMware Update Manager, you now have to either put in the CD/DVD and do an ‘in place upgrade’, or grow a ginger pony tail and put some socks/sandals on and do some Linux. Below I’ve got a build of ESX with no updates on it, I’m going to...