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ESXi Troubleshooting: Common Faults and the esxcli Commands That Help

A practical ESXi troubleshooting guide covering common host, network, storage, management, and performance faults, with esxcli commands to identify the failing layer before making a change.

Sep 1, 2026 Read article →

Explainers

ESXTOP on ESXi: Find the Bottleneck Before You Guess

A practical introduction to esxtop: how to read CPU, memory, storage and network pressure on an ESXi host, and the views worth using during a real incident.

Jun 18, 2026 Read article →

Troubleshooting

Anatomy of a vSAN Resync Storm (and How to Calm One Down)

A production cluster ground to a halt during what should have been a routine host reboot. Here's how to read vSAN resync behavior, what actually causes resync storms, and the knobs that matter.

Jun 10, 2026 Read article →

Walkthroughs

A Field Guide to ESXi 8 Upgrades: The Checks Nobody Tells You About

Lifecycle Manager makes upgrades look like one button. The work is everything around the button — driver validation, boot device health, and knowing your rollback story before you need it.

May 8, 2026 Read article →

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