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    Fed up! How can we disable / block ICMP (ping) on ESXi 6 hosts? We need an expert!!!

    The KB article says that routed ICMP requests will be responded to from the same VMKernel that received them. There isn't anything by default in ESXi 6's Security profile to block ICMP. Since imsuchageek has said that blocking ICMP on the routers between the subnets isn't an option due to...
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    Apple dumps VMware for KVM

    If you have tech support that can't identify a host a VM is running on you either haven't given them the right permissions, or the right training. Or failing those two, you don't have the right tech support.
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    PW managers

    +1 for KeePass
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    Looking recommendations on patching software for Windows

    Id suggest finding out the exact reason why WSUS is an issue? I've got it running between 5 sites, one of which is heavily fire-walled, and 3 of the sites or on slow links, and it just works. As cyclone says, it's free.
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    Vmware Software updates

    In case it helps, this is VMware's update process guide for vSphere 6 : http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2109760
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    Best Way to Reclaim Dead Space in VMDK files

    VMWare Converter can be used to "convert" VMs as well as physical servers
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    vSphere Virtual Flash?

    Don't forget that it only does those stages if VMTools is installed on the VM. If it doesn't, then the hypervisor goes straight for "I own your RAM"
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    DNS or WSUS issue or?

    Because..... Did adding the DNS forwarders fix the issue for you? If not, you mention you have multiple sites, are they all connecting through the same gateway to the internet, or do they have their own gateways?
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    DNS or WSUS issue or?

    Have you checked for any Group Policy's that are pushing WSUS settings out? I'd suggest getting the Windows update issue fixed before worrying about a random DNS glitch...
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    Esxi issue

    I had a similar issue at the start of last year (Literally New Years Day 2014) with E1000 and ESXi 5.5. My fix was to go with VMXNET3s. Not quite the same as the issue you are experiencing, but it's worth considering that VMXNETs are designed for VMs whereas the E1000 are emulating legacy...
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    VMware ESXi 5.5 update 2 - need patches?

    You shouldn't need to install them. I believe they were rolled up as part of 5.5 U1c.
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    vCenter SQL DB grew 100 GB in 10 days

    Have you tried limiting the age of records kept by vCenter from vCenter? Administration > vCenter Server Settings > Database Retention Policy, and turn on the retention limits
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    4+ Node Servers -- How do they share disks?

    RAID 1 with Hot Spare would be three disks - Depends how paranoid you are about disk failure really
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    ESXi VSAN... this is probably a stupid question.

    It's designed to be a replacement for the shared storage requirement for VMs. It's not a full blown SAN.
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    Script to go from Distributed Port Group to Standard Port Group

    You can script vSwitch creation using PowerCLI - I do it to automate the set up of new ESXi hosts - With the more recent versions of PowerCLI you can setup DVS too
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