Convert vcf-ems-deployment-parameter .xlsx to .json for VCF cloud builder (VCF 5.1.1 tested)
Kader This process is to convert the build sheet you use for the vcf bring up during a vcf deployment from the excel format .xlsx to .json. You can do this…
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Cloud Foundation 5.0 using the Holodeck – DNS Entries
Ray After adding few extra VLANs to the Holodeck setup, i wanted to create additional DNS entries, the Holodeck setup is running maradns so it was pretty easy to add the…
Cloud Foundation 5.0 using the Holodeck – additional VLANs for other usecases
Recently i was playing around with Holodeck and i wanted to expand the setup with additional VLANS, after messing around with cloud-builder (L3 interfaces), finally managed to add few extra…
Useful command for KMS vCenter for ESXi hosts
#Verify that the ESXi host is in TPM mode esxcli system settings encryption get #If the Mode appears as NONE, you must enable the TPM in the firmware of the…
Edge build API / VyOS 1.5 configuration for VLC VCF 2024 for 172.16.x.x network
The below configuration is for VLC VMware Cloud Foundation configuration for the 172.16.x.x Network for Vyos. I decided to build another VCF instance network in my lab so I can…
VCF SDDC Manager – The ESXi cluster is not healthy (green) due to : vSphere HA failover operation
You get the following error when you try to upgrade the esxi hosts in SDDC Manager. esxi-3 – The ESXi cluster is not healthy (green) due to : vSphere HA…
SDDC Manager error – Update not possible while vcenter is in failed state. (update postgres database)
When I tried to upgrade within sddc manager I have the following message “SDDC Manager error – Update not possible while vcenter is in failed state.” I confirmed nothing is…
KMS Server for vCenter (Not Native Key Provider)
The following has two different ways to have a KMS server for vCenter and not the native key provider on vCenter. I used this for testing purposes. One is with…
VCF mode / aware – Upgrade Aria Suite Lifecyle Manager from 8.8.2 to 8.14
Aria suite lifecycle manager 8.8.2 was deployed via my VCF 4.5.1 (so its in VCF mode or aware) and I have just upgraded VCF to 5.1. So now matching the…
Upgrading from VCF 4.5.1 to 5.1 walk through
The upgrade from VCF 4.5.1 to 5.1 was pretty smooth, apart from being slow due to being a nested environment in my Lab. The biggest change in the upgrade process…