I was just about to upgrade vCenter 5.5 u2 -> 6.0 u2 . DB Server: MS SQL 2008 R2 SP2. During the pre-upgrade checks I got the following error Error: The user associated with the DSN has insufficient privileges Resolution: Provide sufficient privileges for the user gy granting the following permissions: * VIEW SERVER STATE Read More…
vCenter Service Failed to Restart After Windows Updates
My vCenter ( 5.5 u2) currently resides on a Windows 2008 R2 virtual machine. The OS required some Windows updates which were successfully installed and rebooted. Upon the server restart, the vCenter service failed to start. In the Event Viewer I could see the following error: The description for Event ID 1000 from source VMware Read More…
Changing Source IP Address using NAT Policy on Sonicwall
I wanted to test a service where an internal IP address behind a Sonicwall used a different public IP address when connecting to a particular remote POP3 server. The following screenshot shows how this can applied Jordansphere-PrivateIP = 192.168.5.40 Alt-External-IP = spare public IP address that was allocated to my connection via ISP mail.jordansphere.co.uk = REMOTE IP address Read More…
Upgrade from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008 R2 Studio Management Fails
I successfully upgraded SQL 2005 Express (32bit) to SQL2008 R2 Express (32bit) for a mini Veeam environment. I then wanted to upgrade Studio Management but got the following error: Rule "SQL Server 2005 Express tools" failed The SQL Server 2005 Express Tools are installed. To continue, remove the SQL Server 2005 Express Tools. Read More…
Updating Equallogic Firmware via CLI
Below is an output from the Equallogic firmware update process from 7.1.14 to 8.1.6. In this example I will be using FTP to transfer the file (kit_V8.1.6-R427114_2004107431.tgz) to the member (not group) and updating via the CLI Group name: btn-eqlbackup-g1 (192.168.74.230) Member name: BTN-EQL6000E-BP1 (192.168.74.231) 1) FTP firmware to member Read More…
Check the IP Address of iDRAC via ESXi Host
Problem: Due to a disk failure I was trying to ascertain whether a partciular remote ESXi host had an iDRAC port and what the IP address was Resolution: To find this: Click the host in question via vSphere Client -> Select Hardware Status -> The expand the Baseboard Management Controller Sensor
Restarting Management Interface on a Raritan Dominion PX
The web interface on a Raritan Dominion PX device was not accessible. In order to fix the issue via the clp (cli) we plugged a console cable in with the following settings Data Rate: 9600 Parity: None Data Bits: 8 Stop BIts: 1 Flow Control: off When connected select : clp You will then be Read More…
VCNS 5.5 – Upgrade Failed. Root Fileystem Full
When trying to upgrade VCNS 5.5.3 to 5.5.4 I was presented with this error: Message: Could not untar /common/em/downloads/image/image-vsm-vsm-5.5.4-2504419.img.dist This suggested to me there was a partition full somwhere on the vShield Manager VM To check this: Open the console of the VSM VM. Default username/passwords are: Username: admin Passowrd: default Enable: default #' show Read More…
Creating an Extra MySQL Slave from Another MySQL Slave
I was tasked with creating a new MySQL slave in a Brighton datacenter to replicate with the master in London. There was already a replication in place from London to Manchester. Here are the steps to copy the information from Manchester Slave (MySQL2) to the Brighton Slave (MySQL3) . This method allows the master MySQL to be completely untouched In Read More…
Failed to Initialize SSL Session to Remote Host
I had a miniature test lab consisting of 1 host and 1 vCenter 6.0 appliance. When I installed the VCSA on the host I was suddenly unable to connect to the console of the VMs I had previously created. When I connected via the ESXi host I was presented with the following message: Unable to Read More…
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