Problem When attempting to import an SSL certificate into an NSX Edge firewall I got the following error: Invalid PEM data received for private key Resolution The private key was in PKCS#8 which is not a valid type for import. Export it to PKCS#1 using the following command: openssl rsa -in original.key -out Read More…
Month: September 2018
Install RabbitMQ for vCloud Director 9
Here are the step-by-step instructions to install RabbitMQ. This install will be used for a vCloud Director 9.1 installation. Desired versions: Rabbit MQ : 3.7.7 Erlang: 20.1.7.1 (>19.3 is required for Rabbit MQ 3.7.7) 1. Install EPEL yum -y install epel-release 2. Create Erlang Repo vi /etc/yum.repos.d/rabbitmq-erlang.repo Inset this Read More…
How to Setup NTP on CentOS 7
This is a quick start guide to set up NTP on Centos 7 1. Install NTP service yum install ntp 2. Start service systemctl start ntpd 3. Enable service systemctl enable ntpd 4. Edit NTP configuration vi /etc/ntp.conf Edit values for "server" eg # Use public servers from the pool.ntp.org project. # Read More…
VCD: A General System Error Occurred: Weak Password: Not Enough Different Characters or Classes
Problem When trying to prepare a host (after an unprepare) in vCloud Director 8.20 (ESXi 6.0) I got the following error: Remote call failure on host [vcId=8af60e1e-3f9d-4d01-a69b-0f4c94e7f09a, moref=host-590541]. Error string was " A general system error occurred: Weak password: not enough different characters or classes. Please refer to the log for more details.". Read More…
The pending transaction requires 242 MB free space, however the maximum supported size is 239 MB
Problem When trying to update the Dell MEM from 1.2 to 1.5 on ESXi 6.0 I got an error 15 in Update Manager Using esxcli update method I was presented with the following error: The pending transaction requires 242 MB free space, however the maximum supported size is 239 MB. Please refer Read More…
Unable to SSH or HTTPS to ESXi 6.5 Host
Problem I was unable to connect to an ESXi host via SSH and HTTPS. However, DCUI still worked (and the host was still connected in vCenter) so we knew the password was correct Troubleshooting Logging in via the DCUI and connect to the ESXi Shell (ALT+F1) Check the user is not locked out: pam_tally2 –user Read More…