Stretch a cluster using SDDC manager API
Kader The following blog goes through stretching a management cluster in a VCF environment on 4.4.1.0. You need to ensure you have deployed your edges first in management, you have commissioned…
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Deleting, updating, cleaning licenses in sddc manager
When you try to delete a license from sddc manager manager it fails and throws a error message that it is in use, like below This would happen if you…
vSAN – Calculating the number of hosts that your vSAN Cluster will need for Failure to tolerate (FTT)
In a vSAN policy the configuration you will have is Raid 1, Raid 5 and Raid 6. The failure to tolerate (ftt) can be 1, 2 or 3 for a…
Create an edge cluster on VCF & Cisco configuration
Edges provide north-south routing and network services in the management domain and VI workload domains. In my lab I have only one physical cisco 3750g switch, so in this walk…
Adding a Microsoft certificate authority to sddc manager
If your Microsoft certificate authority is already setup and has a VMware template continue with the below instructions. Otherwise follow the official VMware article to assist with setting up one…
Replace nsx-t localmanager certificate with a self-signed
If your localmanager certificate is going to expire soon in nsx-t manager you can use the following guide to replace it. The LocalManager certificate is Principal Identity certificate used to…
Extend nsx-t deployment timer for cloud builder
Sometimes in a lab environment or a slower environment nsx-t manager may fail to deploy during a new VCF build using cloud builder. The below is a timer to extend…
SDDC Manager port checking script up to 4.3
This script is used to check ports from the sddc manager such as nsx-t manager, nsx-t edges, vcenter, esxi host and sddc manager connectivity. Usually you would use this when…
Bypass Heath Checks in SDDC Manager for upgrades
If you need to bypass some health checks in SDDC Manager when doing an VCF upgrade so it completes. snapshot sddc manager Modify the followingsuvi /opt/vmware/vcf/lcm/lcm-app/conf/application-prod.propertiesmodify the following entries from…
Use the Cloud Foundation API to set the SDDC Manager VM backup schedule
This blog is to create a backup schedule for sddc manager using api in sddc manager this required for earlier version of VCF Retrieve the SSH fingerprint of the SFTP…