One of our clusters was displaying the following: To fix the issue simply stop and start HA on that cluster Ciick relevant cluster -> Configure -> vSphere Availability -> Edit -> Turn OFF vSphere HA -> OK Once removed turn back on Ciick relevant cluster -> Configure -> vSphere Availability -> Edit -> Turn ON Read More…
Author: Jordansphere
I currently work for an ISP on the South coast as a Senior Engineer. I mainly spend my time maintaining the Cloud. CCNA, VCP4/5, VCP-Cloud
Storage Adapters Not Displaying in Synergy SY480
Eighty (80) new ESXI 8.0 U1 on SY480 compute modules were deployed on HPE Synergy 12000 Frames running Oneview 8.3. Around 30% of the hosts did not show their FC Storage Adapters, as shown below. Upon investigation via Oneview, the Mezzanine Slot 2 which contained the Synergy 5830C 32Gb FC HBA was not active To Read More…
HPE Synergy Firmware Update – Server Profiles
In this guide I will show you how to upgrade the Firmware on the Compute Modules This is a follow on from HPE Synergy Firmware Update – Shared Infrastructure so It is assumed the firmware bundle has been uploaded In Oneview go to Servers -> Server Profile Template -> {Select template} -> Actions -> Under Read More…
HPE Synergy Firmware Update – Shared Infrastructure
In this guide I will document the steps needed to upgrade the firmware on the shared infrastructure. It is assumed the Composer modules have already been upgraded. The firmware in question is going from SY-2022.08.01 -> SY-2023.03.01 Go to Oneview -> Firmware -> Firmware Bundles -> Add Firmware Bundle -> {upload firmware bundle} . 2. Read More…
Set LAG as Default for New Port Groups on a VDS
When a DVS is created and configured with LAG any new default port groups do not use this is a default. This means when new port groups are deployed in the future this inevitably leads to issues as they will be misconfigured by default. Unfortunately there doesn’t appear to be a way to alter this Read More…
HPE Oneview Global Dashboard Setup for Synergy
As part of a HPE Synergy multi-frame installatIon, Oneview Global Dashboard was required to manage the frames. In this post I will be showing you how to deploy the Oneview Global Dashboard appliance on vCenter give it an initial configuration. Download the appliance in OVF format from HPE website and deploy via vCenter ( I Read More…
Email file from Windows Server via Powershell
If you need to send an attachment from a Windows server to an email address use the following syntax Open Powershell
Change VM NIC in AHV to Trunk Mode
There was a requirement to run a trunk (vlans 2004 and 2012) into a VM called Jord99-VM based in Nutanix AHV. The network is called JordyNet. To do this run the following from a CVM in the cluster To confirm this is working: Check the output and look for : vlan_mode: “kTrunked”
Start an AHV Node in a Nutanix Cluster
Power on Node SSH to AHV host Locate name of CVM If CVM is in OFF state then power on If AHV node is in maintenance mode -SSH into local CVM and exit MM. SSH to another CVM in NX cluster and confirm the CVM is up and running
Unregister Cluster from Prism Central
To unregister a cluster from Prism Central use the following commands. In this example my Prism Central IP address is on 10.10.10.100 This can only be done via SSH session so connect to a CVM in the cluster and go into ncli mode To unregister cluster This should unregister. To confim log into Prism Elements Read More…