Error 25085. Setup Failed to Register VMware vSphere Update Manager Extension to VMware Vcenter Server:

Problem: When upgrading Update Manger from 5.5 to to 6.0.0 U2 on a new windows machine: Error 25085. Setup failed to register VMware vSphere Update Manager extension to VMware Vcenter Server:    The installer rolled back. Looking in the logs vminst.log file located in  %Temp% VMware Update Manager-build-3545890: 02/23/17 10:49:25 INFO: Reg/UnReg extn command: ["-v Read More…

Upgrade to vCenter 6.0 failed on vSphere Auto Deploy Waiter Firstboot

Problem: I was upgrading from Windows based vCenter 5.5 2e to 6.0.0. U2. The install was going fine and most services had started (including the vCenter Server service) but the installation failed on the following:   First Error: Error while configuring vSphere Auto Deploy Waiter firstboot.       Second Error: Installation of component VCSServiceManager Read More…

Changing Source IP Address using NAT Policy on Sonicwall

I wanted to test a service where an internal IP address behind a Sonicwall used a different public IP address when connecting to a particular remote POP3 server. The following screenshot shows how this can applied   Jordansphere-PrivateIP = 192.168.5.40 Alt-External-IP = spare public IP address that was allocated to my connection via ISP mail.jordansphere.co.uk = REMOTE IP address Read More…