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If you try to connect to a VM’s console from the VI Client and receive something similar to: Unable to connect to the MKS: Failed to connect to server esx4.mydomain.com:903 Almost every time you see this it’s DNS. So check that first. Refer to this KB article too. For me, I knew it wasn’t DNS [...]

VMware released Update 1 for vSphere and vCenter this week.  Nothing truly Earth shattering but a few nice enhancements in theres:
vSphere Update 1

VMware View 4.0 support – Makes sense given the release of View 4.0.
Windows 7  and Windows 2008 R2 support – Again, timely update.
Enhanced Clustering Support for Windows Cluster – Not really adding anything [...]

Just a little tip in case someone else hits this.  If you have an ESX host that can’t scan for updates or gets the following error in vCenter check the DNS config:
Host cannot download files from VMware vCenter Update Manager patch store.  Check the network connectivity and firewall setup, and check esxupdate logs for details.
This [...]

Yes.  Well, thanks for stopping by!
Okay, not so fast.  We get this question a lot, I mean, a LOT.  It’s a valid question.  Must a customer dedicated a physical server just for VCenter?  There are pros and cons for either way.  It’s really up to the client to decide.  Our standard is to ask for [...]