Problem I recently grew a datastore (SANSF01) from 4.5 TB to 5TB in a 2 ESXi cluster. All worked successfully, However occasionally vCenter will show the old value and thus give us a warning about low disk space. a "Refresh Capacity" forces the value to be correct (5TB) but when I look back later on in Read More…
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Upgrade vCloud Usage Meter From 3.6.0.1 to 3.6.1
Source VCUM : 3.6.01 – 10.61.65.73 Target VCUM : 3.6.1 – 10.61.65.72 Process: 1) Deploy VCUM 3.6.1 from OVA on same network 1) Log into the source VCUM 3.6.0.1 (10.61.65.73) as root and enable SSH # service sshd start 2) Log into the target VCUM 3.6.1 (10.61.65.72) as usgmtr and migrate data # migrateum 10.61.65.73 3) Read More…
Get ESXi Version and CPU Model via PowerCLI
Script: The following script will report the name, version, server hardware and CPU model of all ESXi hosts in the vCenter. get-vmhost | select Name, @{N='ESXi version';E={"$($_.Version) $($_.Build)"}}, @{N='ESXi Hardware';E={"$($_.ExtensionData.Hardware.SystemInfo.Vendor) $($_.ExtensionData.Hardware.SystemInfo.Model)"}}, @{N='ESXi CPU Type';E={$_.ProcessorType}} Output:
NSX Network and Security Tab Disappeared in vCenter
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.
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
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…
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