Issue: I noticed the Network & Security tab was not visible in a vCenter 5.5 Web Client. This had worked previously. Troubleshooting: Upon investigation in the NSX Manager it appeared the Lookup Service URL was showing as disconnected Resolution: To fix the issue we had to click Edit then re-enter the credentials.
Month: November 2017
Install Open VM Tools on CentOS 6
Use the following commands to install Open VM Tools (open-vm-tools) in CentOS 6 1. install EPEL repository yum -y install epel-release 2. Install Open VM Tools yum -y install open-vm-tools 3. Start Open VM Tools service service vmtoolsd start
Transfer Spooling Area is not Writable in vCloud Director
Issue: During a new install of vCloud Director 8.20 on Centos 6.9 the service failed to start properly for the first time. Troubleshooting: I investigated log files # tail -f /opt/vmware/vcloud-director/logs/cell.log Output: Application Initialization: 'com.vmware.vcloud.common.core' 100% complete. Subsystem 'com.vmware.vcloud.ui-vcloud-webapp' started Application Initialization: 'com.vmware.vcloud.common.core' complete. Server is ready in 1:05 (minutes:seconds) Successfully handled all Read More…
Create NFS Share in CentOS
This document describes the process of creating an NFS share on a fresh install of CentOS 6. I will be sharing the directory /home/share for use in a test vCloud Director environnment. I will have two servers connecting to the NFS share (10.64.51.61 and 10.64.51.62) Firstly its always wise to run an update Read More…
Renew SSL Certificates in vCloud Director
Firstly you wil need to renew your certificates via your chosen CA. I will not delve into the instructions in the post but essentially you will need to create a .csr (my.csr) using a private key (myprivate.key) and password. You should receive the root & intermediate files along with the certificate (my.crt). Copy these to Read More…
Upgrade NSX 6.2.4 to 6.3.4 in a vCloud Environment
This document describes how to upgrade NSX in a VCD environment. We will be upgrading NSX from 6.2.4 -> 6.3.4 Current Components Component Version vCloud Director 8.20.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 vCenter 5.5 U3 NSX 6.2.4 Chargeback Manager 2.7.3 Check Interoperability Matrices Pre-installation Take a clone of NSX Manager Take backup of NSX manager Read More…
vCenter 5.5 – You Do Not Have Permissions to Login to Server
Issue: I installed a new enivornment with vCenter (yes, its 2017 but I needed to do some testing). I added my domain to the SSO identity source. However when I went to login I got the following error: You do not have permissions to login to server: {vcenter-name} Resolution: You will also need Read More…
NSX Edge VPN Not Working after Upgrade from 6.2.4 to 6.3.4
Problem: After an upgrade of NSX from 6.2.4 to 6.3.4 in a vCloud enivronment (8.20) several VPNs refused to connect from NSX Edges to a variety of external devices. Troubleshooting: We attempted disabling/re-enabling VPN, redploying the Edge (and thus upgrading to 6.3.4) and removing/add the VPN configuration. All failed. Looking at Read More…
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