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VMware has issued a patch for a “severe” problem in ESXi 6.0. How severe? Plenty severe: VMs might not backup or power on if you “upgrade to or install ESXi 6.0.x. Other symptoms include an inability to expand the size of a virtual disk or to take “virtual machine quiesced snapshots.” To implement the patch you'll need to …

  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    That's Scary!...

    For those that have 10k+ VMs - goodnight!

    I'm educating myself on VMs and VM vendors ATM. Now I have to revise some stuff.

  2. NinjaTheVanish

    And this is why I don't upgrade immediately after a major revision becomes available.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      "And this is why I don't upgrade immediately after a major revision becomes available."

      Me too.

      Veeam 8 SP2 out - check. VMware have "fixed" this bug - check. When I see a good month without any other little problems then it's time to let loose and move 5.5 to 6.

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