DPI-SSL and SSL v3.0 on Sonicwall

Scenario. I have a bespoke webserver behind a Sonicwall NSA 4500 (in HA mode) running DPI-SSL. I upgraded the webserver. This all went to plan but I couldn't access the server either via the VPN or externally.   We performed some packet traces and noticed that SSL v3.0 seemed to be initiated when connecting via the VPN or externally but Read More…

Upgrading vCloud Director

In this scenario I have a single VCD cell running 5.1.1.868405. This will be upgraded to 5.5.2.1 In my environment to fully upgrade all components to vSphere 5.5 I  have to use the following order: A) vCloud Director B) vCNS (vShield Manager) C) vCenter D) ESXi hosts E) vShield Edge Note: Please view the 'Update sequence Read More…

The storage service is not initialized. Please try again later

Software:  VMware vSpehre 5.1 / SQL 2008 R2 After migrating the vCenter database from local SQL 2005 to dedicated 2008 I looked through all the vCenter logs: This appeared in the sms.log [2015-02-20 16:22:29,239 Thread-22  ERROR com.vmware.vim.common.lifecycle.InitializerExecutor] Initialization error; attempt 1202 will begin in 60 seconds… java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: org.apache.commons.dbcp.SQLNestedException: Cannot create PoolableConnectionFactory (The connection to Read More…

Migrating SSO Database from SQL 2005 to SQL2008

I wanted to move the SSO database from the local vCenter server to a dedicated SQL 2008 server.   1) Obtain the password the RSA_DBA and RSA_user in the current using the following commands. > cd C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\SSOServer\utils > ssocli manage-secrets -a listallkeys [Enter Master password: ********] The output will show the passwords: Secrets stored Read More…