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    <title>bo_busillo Tracker</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 Nov 2023 06:41:38 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:date>2023-11-25T06:41:38Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: SD Boot issue Solution in 7.x</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/SD-Boot-issue-Solution-in-7-x/m-p/2863828#M277645</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thanks to one of our awesome VMware TAM's (thats probably why every account should have a TAM covering them) he provided me with this Skyline update,&amp;nbsp; which&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN&gt;proactively detects vSphere-VMFS-L-SDCard for potential VMFS-L Locker partition corruption with low-endurance boot devices on ESXi.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://twitter.com/VMwareSkyline/status/1430246999475900417" target="_blank"&gt;https://twitter.com/VMwareSkyline/status/1430246999475900417&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;get a TAM &amp;amp; get Skyline rolling&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 21:24:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>bo_busillo</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-08-25T21:24:27Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: SD Boot issue Solution in 7.x</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/SD-Boot-issue-Solution-in-7-x/m-p/2860741#M277300</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Sorry no specific date yet has been verified for the GA release, I would assume sometime in Aug 2021.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:18:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>bo_busillo</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-08-04T16:18:36Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: SD Boot issue Solution in 7.x</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/SD-Boot-issue-Solution-in-7-x/m-p/2857446#M276984</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;The KB link is now active and looks like it was updated as of 7-13-21&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A title="https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/83376?lang=en_US" href="https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/83376?lang=en_US" target="_blank"&gt;https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/83376?lang=en_US&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2021 16:04:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>bo_busillo</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-07-14T16:04:09Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: SD Boot issue Solution in 7.x</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/SD-Boot-issue-Solution-in-7-x/m-p/2853005#M276659</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I am checking on commands/a way to validate - but check out this link&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://partnerweb.vmware.com/programs/server_docs/Approved%20Flash%20Devices.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;http://partnerweb.vmware.com/programs/server_docs/Approved%20Flash%20Devices.pdf&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:19:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>bo_busillo</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-06-16T13:19:27Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: SD Boot issue Solution in 7.x</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/SD-Boot-issue-Solution-in-7-x/m-p/2853003#M276658</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I am not sure of the exact date I will see if I can dig up any docs/details, but the "recommendation" from this KB (updated Feb 2021)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;What is the recommendation if you&amp;nbsp;already have these older devices?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;We recommend to install larger boot media. &lt;STRONG&gt;You should consider moving from USB/SDCard devices because high performance devices are required for predictable application behavior,&lt;/STRONG&gt; some of them requiring larger and more reliable storage. Server OEM vendors to ensure the device meets the required endurance parameters provided in the guidance documentation.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/82515" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/82515&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:13:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/SD-Boot-issue-Solution-in-7-x/m-p/2853003#M276658</guid>
      <dc:creator>bo_busillo</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-06-16T13:13:57Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: SD Boot issue Solution in 7.x</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/SD-Boot-issue-Solution-in-7-x/m-p/2852850#M276630</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;You need to verify that your SD cards are "High Endurance"&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;The&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;fastest&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; UHS-I microSD &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;cards&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; are the U3-rated Extreme PLUS line, which offer maximum read &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;speeds&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; of 100 MB/s and maximum write &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;speeds&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; of 90 MB/s, and are available in capacities of 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size="3"&gt;UHS Speed Class&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The next speed class up is the UHS (Ultra-High Speed) Speed Class and it’s denoted with the “U” symbol. There are two ratings within the UHS Speed Class:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;U1 (UHS Speed Class 1): minimum write speed of 10MB/s&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;U3 (UHS Speed Class 3): minimum write speed of 30MB/s&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;P&gt;The UHS Speed Class is more commonly used nowadays than the Speed Class and many high-end cameras require at least a U3-rated memory card for many of its functions, such as recording high-resolution videos. The UHS Speed Class mainly refers to the minimum sustained write performance for recording videos and came about due to 4K-capable video recording devices needing faster write speeds. As a rule of thumb, 4K-capable recording cameras will usually require at least a U3-rated SD card.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;What makes the U1 and U3 memory cards more advanced than those in the Speed Class are that they use one of two UHS bus interfaces:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;UHS-I: theoretical maximum transfer speeds up to 104MB/s&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;UHS-II: theoretical maximum transfer speeds up to 312MB/s&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;P&gt;Both U1 and U3 memory cards can utilise the UHS-I bus interface, but are not compatible with the UHS-II bus interface.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;These UHS bus interfaces indicate the theoretical maximum read and write speeds, unlike the sustained write speeds of speed classes. The UHS bus interfaces are denoted by a Roman numeral “I” or “II” symbol on the front of the card. The bus speeds refer to the theoretical data transfer rate of the interface itself while a U3-rated SD card has its own sustained write speed of 30MB/s. For example, a UHS-I U3-rated card guarantees a write speed of 30MB/s but has the potential for a read and write speed of up to 104MB/s if used with a device that supports a UHS-I bus interface.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;A UHS-II compatible card has a potential read and write speed of up to 312MB/s. The UHS bus interfaces are backwards compatible so you can use a UHS-II card in a device that supports UHS-I, but you won’t see the speed benefits of UHS-II as the card will default back to the lower specs of UHS-I. Both the card and bus interface must be fully compatible to experience the speed benefits.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:16:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/SD-Boot-issue-Solution-in-7-x/m-p/2852850#M276630</guid>
      <dc:creator>bo_busillo</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-06-15T19:16:22Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: SD Boot issue Solution in 7.x</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/SD-Boot-issue-Solution-in-7-x/m-p/2852837#M276623</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Correct , GSS does NOT want the workaround to be used as a perm fix and recommending the install of P3 in July sometime.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:51:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>bo_busillo</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-06-15T18:51:37Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: SD Boot issue Solution in 7.x</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/SD-Boot-issue-Solution-in-7-x/m-p/2852079#M276527</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Whats the make/model of the SD card (or) how old are your SD cards?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Whats your current environment and upgrade plans?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:26:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>bo_busillo</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-06-10T15:26:17Z</dc:date>
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      <title>SD Boot issue Solution in 7.x</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/SD-Boot-issue-Solution-in-7-x/m-p/2852027#M276515</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Issue &lt;/STRONG&gt;The host goes into an un-responsive state due to: "Bootbank cannot be found at path '/bootbank” and boot device is in an APD state.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;This issue is seen due to the boot device failing to respond &amp;amp; enter APD state (All paths down).&amp;nbsp;Some cases, Host goes to non-responsive state &amp;amp; shows disconnected from vCenter.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;As of 7.0 Update 1, the format of the ESX-OSData boot data partition has been changed. Instead of using FAT it is using a new format called VMFS-L. This new format allows much more and faster I/O to the partition. The level of read and write traffic is overwhelming and corrupting many less capable SD cards.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;We have come across lot of customer’s reporting bootbank errors (host booting from SD cards) and host going into un-responsive state in ESXi version 7.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Our VMware engineering team is gathering information for a fix, there is a new vmkusb driver version available for testing. There is currently a workaround in place, which is to install version-2 of vmkusb driver and monitor the host.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The action plan for future resolution would be to replace the SD card/s with a capable device/disk. Per the best practices mentioned on Installation guide.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The version 7.0 Update 2 VMware ESXi Installation and Setup Guide, page 12, specifically says that the ESX-OSData partition &lt;STRONG&gt;"must be created on high-endurance storage devices".&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/vsphere-esxi-702-installation-setup-guide.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/vsphere-esxi-702-installation-setup-guide.pdf&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;You can also refer to the below KB:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Reference:&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/83376?lang=en_US" target="_blank"&gt;https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/83376?lang=en_US&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Resolution&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;VMware engineering has a fix that will be in the next release of 7.02 P03 which is planned for sometime in July 2021.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:38:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>bo_busillo</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-06-10T13:38:46Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How to disable  Storage IO Stats collection through PowerCLI?</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Discussions/How-to-disable-Storage-IO-Stats-collection-through-PowerCLI/m-p/2730731#M95212</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;All does anyone out there have a PR (or) SR I can review one this topic? I am working with the VMware PM's and trying to validate.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Bo&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 20:04:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Discussions/How-to-disable-Storage-IO-Stats-collection-through-PowerCLI/m-p/2730731#M95212</guid>
      <dc:creator>bo_busillo</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2018-01-22T20:04:34Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How to disable  Storage IO Stats collection through PowerCLI?</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Discussions/How-to-disable-Storage-IO-Stats-collection-through-PowerCLI/m-p/2730730#M95211</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"&gt;adamjg, Could you please shoot me your PR # or SR # so I can follow up on this issue for one of my customers?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 14:33:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>bo_busillo</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2017-12-20T14:33:24Z</dc:date>
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