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Major bug in VMware’s CBT function. KB2090639 (Causes data corruption for backups)

Updated 29.01.15 – Please see this new post for the patch fix So on twitter I found out that VMware CBT has a bit of a fault, the tweet linked me to reddit here. Basically CBT has a fault where if you are using CBT on a VMDK file thats <128GB, and then increase this … Continue reading Major bug in VMware’s CBT function. KB2090639 (Causes data corruption for backups)

VMware ESXi 5.5 u1 PSOD on HP ProLiant G7 PSOD

For the past few weeks I’ve been working with a customer to resolve an issue with a re-purposed host where it PSOD every week. Issue: We installed a new HP Gen8 server as a production host in their main site, installed with VMware ESX 5.5 u1, and then took the HP G7 ESXi 5 box … Continue reading VMware ESXi 5.5 u1 PSOD on HP ProLiant G7 PSOD