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A very interesting new feature. The obvious feature of finding out what is playing in your local Starbucks is useful, but the fact that they could use your Spotify data to influence the playlist store's playlist is pretty cool.

NetApp KB  ID  2026327  only states error 503, but the fix listed in the article will also fix this error 500 problem too. It seems to only affect vCenters running 5.5 U3b or higher.  Anyway, probably far and few between dealing w/ this, but hopefully this helps someone looking for a solution.  Long story short, the KB details certain conf files that need to be modified. Perform the following steps to resolve the issue: Open  %Programfiles%\Netapp\Virtual Storage Console\smvi\server\etc\wrapper.conf Locate the  wrapper.java.additional.X  lines (should be 4) Add the following line: wrapper.java.additional.5=-Dhttps.protocols=TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2 Open  %Programfiles%\Netapp\Virtual Storage Console\wrapper\wrapper.conf Locate the  wrapper.java.additional.X  lines (should be 7) Add the following additional line: wrapper.java.additional.8=-Dhttps.protocols=TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2 Restart both VSC services, or reboot.

Since this appears to be making the rounds, I figured I'd post a little Powershell code on how to figure out if a guest's VMware tools is affected.  It only appears to affect Window's so this little bit of code can help you determine whether the "Shared Folders" feature is installed.  I posted this to communities too. $VM = Get-VM NameofVM $Reg = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey]::OpenRemoteBaseKey('LocalMachine', $vm.extensiondata.summary.guest.hostname) $RegKey= $Reg.OpenSubKey("System\CurrentControlSet\Control\NetworkProvider\Order") $RegKeyValue = $RegKey.GetValue("ProviderOrder") If($RegKeyValue -match "hgfs|hgs"){Write-Host ("$($VM.Name) might be affected by VMSA-2016-0001." + " String Values hgfs, vmhgs, and/or vmhgfs need to be removed and VM rebooted. ESXi Host should be patched prior. RegistryPath: $($RegKey.Name), ProviderOrderKeyStringValue: $($RegKeyValue)") -ForegroundColor:Red} Else(Wr