A field checklist for ESXi host not responding in vCenter, including management network, hostd, vpxa, storage, VM state, and when a reboot is actually needed.
A practical checklist for finding why a VMware virtual machine was powered off, reset, rebooted, or shut down from vCenter, ESXi logs, and guest OS logs.
A practical checklist for expired vCenter certificates, including VECS checks, STS notes, backups, snapshots, and when to use VMware vCert.
A practical guide to ESXi 9, free licenses, Broadcom downloads, evaluation options, and what to avoid when searching for VMware license keys.
A practical fix path for vSphere HA agent configuration failures on image-managed clusters, including stale FDM VIBs, FDM listed as a component, missing depot files, image validation, and Update Manager logs.
