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…
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
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…
Split SSO Server in vSphere 5.5
Problem: Our current setup involved several vCenter 5.5 Servers poining to a single SSO server. A requirement arose which required each vCenter to point to its own SSO server. Current SSO Server: sso01.jordansphere.co.uk (10.0.0.1) New SSO Server: sso02.jordansphere.co.uk (10.0.0.2) vCenter Server: vCenter.jordansphere.co.uk (10.0.0.10) vCenter Server: Read More…
Lockdown NSX Edge SSL VPN to Specific IP Address
Issue: I wanted to lock down my NSX Edge Gateway SSL VPN portal to a specific IP range. As you are not allowed to put a custom rule above a system defined rule on the edge itself I needed a work around. Resolution: In vCenter web client go to HOME -> Network & Security Read More…
Retrospectively Check which VMs Migrated during HA Failover
Issue: An ESXi server crashed invoking HA. I wanted to check which VMs had restarted and on what host so I could check they were functioning correctly. Resolution: Thanks to my colleague for the following PowerCLI script: PowerCLI C:\> Connect-VIServer -Server {your_vcenter} -User {your_username} -Password {your_password} PowerCLI C:\> $Date = Get-Date PowerCLI C:\> $HAVMrestartold Read More…
Check Uptime on Windows Server
To find the uptime on a windows server Open a command prompt Start -> run -> Cmd Then type: net statistics server Find Statistics since line: This tells you when the server was last rebooted.
Upgrade Firepower Management Center (FMC)
In this example we will be upgrading Firepower Management Center virtual appliance (formerly known as Firesight) from version 6.0.1.3 to 6.1.0-33. This process needs to take place before the Firepower sensors are upgraded. Pre-Reqs Ensure you have backups of the FMC. As its virtual I’d also recommend taking a snapshot as well. Check Read More…
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