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Hi Bluesky—I'm Angry Admin 👋 Senior System Engineer (VMware/vSphere/NSX), cloud & AI tinkerer. I share fast fixes, homelab notes, and build my indie terminal-puzzle game #HackMeNow. Start: angrysysops.com/startX.html YouTube: youtube.com/@AngryAdmin #VMware #AI #Homelab

How to Recover a Lost NSX Manager Root Password During a VMware Cloud Foundation Deployment When expired NSX credentials bring your VCF workflow to a halt, and the root password you thought you knew doesn't work. Another Day, Another VMware Surprise I was working on a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)…

How to Reset the ESXi Root Password Without Knowing the Old One Let me guess. You inherited a host, the previous admin walked out the door with the password in their head, and now you are staring at a DCUI login prompt that may as well be a brick wall. Or maybe it was you, and the password is…

vCenter 9.1.0.0300 Upgrade Failed? Time to Look Inside VCDB You start a vCenter upgrade, watch the progress, and hope this will be one of those maintenance windows where everything finishes on time. Then the database upgrade fails. That is what I ran into while upgrading VMware vCenter Server to…

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From Four Hours to Four Minutes: My AI-Powered VCF Session at VMware Explore 2026 At VMware Explore 2026 in Las Vegas, I showed how I connected VMware Cloud Foundation Operations, PagerDuty, Splunk, an internal agile platform, Slack, MCP servers, and GitHub Actions to turn a four-hour manual…

vCenter 9.1.0.0300 Upgrade Failed: Fixing the fk_vpx_host_crypto_tag_keys Database Constraint Error There are vCenter upgrade failures that give you a useful error message. Then there are vCenter upgrade failures that drop you into PostgreSQL at the worst possible point in your maintenance window.…

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vSphere 8.0 Update 3k Fixes Critical CVEs—but Temporarily Blocks the VCF 9.1 Upgrade Path Broadcom released VMware vSphere 8.0 Update 3k on 29 July 2026, delivering critical security fixes for both vCenter Server and ESXi. Normally, the recommendation would be straightforward: review the release…

NSX Back in Time: Resolving an Upgrade-Path Blocker When Importing vCenter 8 into VCF 9.1 Importing an existing vCenter Server into VMware Cloud Foundation is not always the end of a brownfield migration. In some cases, the import completes successfully, but the version of NSX Manager selected…

Command-Line ESXi Patching: A Controlled Workflow Patching an ESXi host from the shell is not a shortcut. It is an exception path — the thing you reach for when a host sits outside the happy path: a standalone box with no vCenter, an isolated site, or a day when your lifecycle tooling simply…

Platform Engineering 2.0: Evolving Infrastructure for the AI Era I was attending a Zoom presentation recently about Platform Engineering 2.0 and how infrastructure needs to evolve for the AI era. The session focused on something that I think many infrastructure engineers, cloud architects, and…

Day 7 of building HackMeNow. I’m back after a few days away. Today I’m starting Level 3: logs, clues, cat, grep, and proper sysadmin investigation. Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4770020/...

Day 6 of building HackMeNow. Today I added save/load support for Level 2. The game remembers terminal output, puzzle flags, restored files, and wrong attempts. Next build update after the weekend. Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4770020/...

VCF 9.1 Deployment Traps: Case-Sensitive Sizing, Missing Binaries, and the Validation Catch-22 If you are currently wrestling with a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 greenfield deployment or management plane overhaul, grab a coffee. You are going to need it. Lately, I’ve been working on pushing…

Day 5 of building HackMeNow. Today I added path autocomplete. Type part of a Linux-style file path, press TAB, and the game completes it. Small feature, big difference. Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4770020/... #HackMeNow #Python #Linux

Day 4 of building HackMeNow. Level 2: The Missing Logs. `/var/log/coffee.log` is gone. Find the backup, inspect it, restore it with sudo. Linux learning, but make it a terminal puzzle game. Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4770020/...

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Day 3 of building HackMeNow. The mission is simple: make a coffee. But the coffee machine says permission denied unless you use sudo. make me a coffee ❌ sudo make me a coffee ✅ Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4770020/... Discord: discord.gg/jqNhXd22VX #HackMeNow #IndieGameDev #Linux

Day 2 of building HackMeNow. Yesterday: command history. Today: the actual Pygame terminal interface. Custom fonts, command input, cursor tracking, ANSI colours, output rendering, and a blinking cursor. playhackmenow.com

Day 1 of building HackMeNow, my indie terminal-style hacking game. Today I’m adding command history so the game behaves more like a real Linux terminal. Follow the build: playhackmenow.com Join Discord: discord.gg/EAUWvBkApK #HackMeNow #IndieGameDev #GameDev #Python #Linux #Devlog

💬 The HackMeNow @discord.com is now live! Join the community for dev updates, bug reports, beta feedback, Kickstarter/backer chat, and Linux/cybersecurity puzzle talk. discord.gg/jqNhXd22VX See you in the terminal. #HackMeNow #IndieGame #Linux

HackMeNow Launch Giveaway: Win a Privacy & Security Bundle Sponsored by NordVPN, NordPass, Saily and Incogni HackMeNow has reached another important milestone. The Steam page is approved, the Kickstarter campaign is live, the HackMeNow Discord community is open, and to celebrate this stage of the…

Big milestone for HackMeNow. The official Steam store page has been approved and is now live. Wishlist it on Steam and help support the launch. @steampowered.com #IndieDev store.steampowered.com/app/4770020/...

Bypassing the VCF 9.1 Subnet Trap: How the SDDC Manager API and a Bit of PowerShell Saved My Upgrade If you are gearing up for the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 upgrade, grab a cup of coffee and pull up a chair. I recently went toe-to-toe with the new "Management Services Runtime" deployment…

🐍 New mini game just dropped: Python Chaos Break syntax. Climb ranks. Survive the interpreter. Type Python-style code, adapt to changing rules, score points live, and fight your way onto the leaderboard. Think your code can survive the chaos? ▶️ playhackmenow.com/games/python... #Python

Great news ! HackMeNow page in @steampowered.com is under review!

Upgrading VMware Cloud Foundation from 9.0.2 to 9.1: Practical Runbook Notes VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 is not just a “click update and hope” release. If you are running VCF 9.0.2 and planning the move to 9.1, the upgrade needs to be handled as a controlled sequence across VCF Operations, SDDC…

Ditching External KMS: The AngrySysOps Guide to vSphere Native Key Provider Let’s be honest: managing external Key Management Servers (KMS) for vSphere VM encryption has always been a massive pain. You have to stand up extra infrastructure, pay extortionate licensing fees, and pray the connection…

VMware Workstation and Fusion 26H1 Are Here: 64-Bit Workstation, Better VM Visibility, and ARM ESXi Connectivity VMware Workstation and Fusion 26H1 Are Here: 64-Bit Workstation, Better VM Visibility, and ARM ESXi Connectivity VMware has announced the general availability of VMware Workstation 26H1…

VCF 9.1 GA is Available: Explore the New Features in Hands-on Labs VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 is now generally available, and VMware has already made three new Hands-on Labs available for anyone who wants to test the new features without building a full nested lab at home. That is good news.…

VCF 9.1 Is Here: Broadcom Pushes Private Cloud Hard Into Production AI VCF 9.1 Has Landed Broadcom has announced VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1, and the message is very clear: Private cloud is not dead. In fact, Broadcom is positioning VCF 9.1 as the platform enterprises should use when AI stops…

Holodeck 9.0.2 Is Out: Why This Matters for Anyone Testing VMware Cloud Foundation If you work with VMware Cloud Foundation, you already know the problem. Standing up a proper lab is rarely simple. It eats hardware, time, network prep, and patience. Even when you get it running, repeating the same…

vCenter Upgrade Hell: Russian Roulette with 25GB VMDKs (And Why You Can’t Expand Them) 🚀 Follow Me on X – New Account My previous X account @AngrySysOps was suspended.I am continuing the same tech, cybersecurity, and engineering discussions under a new handle. Follow @TheTechWorldPod on X for…

VCF 9: Why VCF Operations for Logs Deployment Fails with LCMCOMMON80067 🚀 Follow Me on X – New Account My previous X account @AngrySysOps was suspended.I am continuing the same tech, cybersecurity, and engineering discussions under a new handle. Follow @TheTechWorldPod on X for daily insights,…

Level 12 “Deadman Kernel” is FINISHED ✅ (and it fought back... hard) hackmenow.beehiiv.com/p/level-12-d...

Build a Python Password Checker in 20 Lines! (Angry Admin Security Tool) #python #pythonprogramming youtube.com/shorts/9nOeU... #CyberSecurity #Password

🧬 A milestone for AI in drug discovery. AI identified a novel target for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis — one that no human researcher had considered #AI 🎧 Full breakdown: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Warner Bros. Discovery is exploring a full sale — and it could rewrite the entire streaming ecosystem. Listen on Spotify 🎙️https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/thetechworldpod/episodes/WBD-Is-Up-for-Sale---How-Warner-Bros--Discoverys-Collapse-Could-Reshape-Streaming-Forever-e3b8a5h

I finally shipped my first public tool! A clean PyQt Gmail Bulk Deleter that helps you scan folders, purge old emails, and take control of messy inboxes. Fully local, IMAP over SSL, zero cloud dependency. If you like it, star it! ⭐ github.com/AngrySysOps/gmail_cleanup #devops #developer #github

🚀 The HackMeNow Web Demo is LIVE! A tiny browser-based hacking puzzle: ✔ flip the firewall ✔ run diagnostics ✔ whisper the right sigil ✔ avoid the Blue Team 😈 Play here: playhackmenow.com/demo.html Support the full game: www.kickstarter.com/projects/hac... #IndieGameDev #HackingGame #PuzzleGame

✅Reality Check: 🇨🇳🇷🇺🇺🇸Who’s leading in Humanoid AI Robot technology? It’s Obvious #ai #robot #techmology

Do you want to know how I did this? Watch full 6 minutes video here: youtu.be/gsrWey4epB8

This is #Aidol , Russia’s first AI humanoid robot falls ‘flat on its face’ seconds after grand unveiling. #Robotics #roboticsengineering

Fancy QR code! #qr #ai