Monthly Archives: December 2016

This edition cannot be upgraded – How to activate Windows Server 2016 Evaluation

Posted on Tuesday 27/12/2016 by Victor — 22 Comments

I happen to have more than a couple of dozens Windows Server VMs in my HomeDC, starting with Server 2003 and ending with (the gorgeous) Server 2016. I tested 2016 along with various products (including XenDesktop, Horizon View, VEEAM) since…

How to delete orphaned VMs on VMware vCenter 6.5

Posted on Tuesday 13/12/2016 by Victor — 11 Comments

Before VMware vCenter 6.5, deleting orphaned VMs was really easy. You just needed to connect with the VMware vSphere Client (the fat client) to the vCenter server, create a new folder, move the broken stuff in it, and delete the…

VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 – failed to boot – Failed to start Network Service

Posted on Saturday 10/12/2016 by Victor — 17 Comments

If you ever encounter an issue with the vCenter server that’s so bad that the server itself doesn’t start, well try the following: fsck -fy /dev/mapper/log_vg-log If it tells you that it fixed something, just press CTRL+D and let the…