ESXi 7.X – Host cannot enter maintenance mode – WTF?

This next one left me scratching my head… I was trying to put one of my hosts into MM for an NSX upgrade / patching and got the following error: Host cannot enter maintenance mode because it failed to enter Namespaces maintenance mode on the node. What is really...

Expanding storage on my SuperMicro sys-5028d-tn4t

Quick little post around expanding storage on my SuperMicro sys-5028d-tn4t / device compatibility… I found a reasonably prices 2TB expansion for the homelab… While I know it’s not the best device / solution in terms of performance it is value for...