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Yesterday VMware released VMSA 2024 0006 that impact all VMs that have configured an USB controller. Matrix response give us two choice: install ESXi patch or apply a workarounds that consist to remove the USB controller from a VMware ESXi virtual machine. If you decide to use the second option I created a report on Aria Operation to determinate which VMs are impacted.  Below few simple steps to setup the report: 1 - Firs of all you must enable "Disconnected USB controller" properties, in Configure -> Policies -> Policy definitions: 2 - Choose your "Active" policy and click on "edit policy" 3 - Click on "Metrics and Properties" 4 - Search "USB" in virtual machine object type and activate the properties 5 - Create or edit a view adding the "Disconnected USB controller" 6 - Create or edit a report based on the previous view 7 - Filter the column by "false" Now you have the VMs list affected where you must to remo

  After upgrade Aria Operation from 8.14 to 8.16 one of my customers reporting me that can't manage anymore all credentials. The two options under 3-dots "Edit" and "Delete" was grayed out. I found the solution under the release notes; credentials now require an owner and after assign ownership, are editable once again. Below useful links and detailed snapshot: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Aria-Operations/8.14/rn/vmware-aria-operations-814-release-notes/index.html https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Aria-Operations/8.14/Configuring-Operations/GUID-0D87C202-6F7D-4A7D-A69D-953AC382E37B.html Thanks for reading!