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NetApp vSphere Plugin Framework error during upgrade to VSC 4.0

During an upgrade to the Virtual Storage Console 4.0 (from VSC 2.1.1) the following error occured: “The NetApp vSphere Plugin Framework service could not be started. A service specific error occured: 1.” Later on it was not possible to start…
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NetApp VSC 4.0 Optimization and Migration Tool and the magic of “optimized datastores” (to align VMs online)

After installing VSC 4.0 and scanning my LUNs with the “Optimization and Migration Scan Manager” I wondered why all my VMFS 5.54 LUNs appeared as “not optimized”. So I did some research in the NetApp documentations and communities to find…
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Total loss of ESXi Management Network Settings – rebuild vSwitch, portgroup and IP settings with command line

The following scenario occurred during the migration of an ESXi 4.1 Host to a new vSphere 5 Cluster: An ESXi 4.1 host with appoximately 30 running, high productive virtual machines should be migrated to a new vSphere 5 cluster. As…
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