Issue: To check the status of a snapshot consildation you can use two methods to confirm its progress and whether its still running: Solution Interactively check the filestamps on the vmdk files: SSH to ESXI host and CD into the directory of the VM watch -d 'ls -luth | grep -E "delta|flat|sesparse"' Output Every Read More…
Category: VMware
Internal Error Occurs During VMware vCenter Server Database Pre-upgrade Check
Problem When attempting to migrateion from Windows vCenter 6.0 U3 to VCSA 6.7 U3 the pre-upgrade checks failed with Internal error occurs during VMware vCenter Server Database pre-upgrade check Migration-assitant.log Error: Internal error occurs during VMware vCenter Server Database pre-upgrade checks. Resolution: Please search for these symptoms in the VMware Knowledge Base for any Read More…
The Signature of the OVF Package does Not Match its Content
Issue I had exported an OVF template from a vsphere 6.0 vCenter and the target woud not accept the OVF unless I edited the XML and removed a specific device (this should be a different post). Thie import worked on vsphere 6.5 and 6.7 but when trying to import into another vsphere 6.0 I got the Read More…
Upgrade NSX-T from 2.5.1 to 3.0
Upgrade NSX-T 2.5.1 to 3.0 Please find the step-by-step process for upgrading NSX-T 2.5.1 to 3.0 1) Download NSX Cloud Upgrade Bundle for NSX-T 3.0.0 from Vmware.com website. 2) Log into NSX-T Manager Node (DO NOT USE VIP) Go to System -> Upgrade -> Upload MUB file -> {Select file} -> Upload This will upload Read More…
Analytics Service Registration with Component Manager Failed
Scenario: I attempted to migrate a vsphere 6.0 U3 environment to 6.7 U3. This included a VCenter (Win 2008), External PSC (Win 2008) and external MS SQL 2008 (Win 2008) to the VCSA with external PSC appliances. Issue During the PSC imigration the following error appeared – after the new appliance was deployed and old PSC Read More…
Change iSCSI Adapter Name – ESXi 6.7
Problem I accidentally forgot to set a hostname before making the iSCSI software adapter live..There are no datastore attached to the host yet but i like the IQNs to be recognizable. Solution This ESXI was newly created so please don't use these commands on a live system unless you've done your due diligence – or Read More…
Cryptographic Error: Trusted Certificate Entries are Not Password-protected Keytool
Problem When replacing the certificates on a vCloud Director 9.5 installation, I ran the configure command and the following error occurred. cryptographic error: trusted certificate entries are not password-protected keytool Troubleshooting Upon investigation of the keystore file it appeared that the keytool -storetype JCEKS -list -v -keystore certs.ks <snip> Alias name: http Creation date: 29 Read More…
vRops Vcloud Director Tenant Portal – Access Denied after Upgrade to 2.2
Problem After upgrading from vcloud director tenant portal 2.0 -> 2.2 all tenants were getting an Access Denied error when trying to view via Operation Manager drop down Resolution All looked okay. The Services were started and no errors anywhere. The fix was to simply disable -> re-enable plugin Access per tenant (like below)
Debug NSX Edge Traffic
OS: NSX Edge: 6.4.x Show routing table show ip route Show Interfaces show int Display debug information on a specific interface debug packet display interface {int_name} eg debug packet display interface vNic_2 Display debug information on specific interface and remote host debug packet display interface {int_name} host_{IP Address} eg debug packet display Read More…
Route Commands on ESXi, VCSA, Linux & Windows
Sample route commands Windows Show routing table route print Add a persistent route ROUTE -p ADD 10.10.129.0 MASK 255.255.255.0 10.5.72.254 ESXi Show routing table esxcfg-route -l Show routing table for specific stack esxcfg-route -l -N (stack name) Add route esxcli network ip route ipv4 add –gateway 10.5.72.254 –network 10.10.129.0/24 VCSA Show routing Read More…