ESXi local accounts on a VCF environment
Kader The below is a description of the accounts created on an ESXi host when deployed with VCF. root – AdministratorSuper user / Administrator lldpVim-user – ESXi UserNSX user inventory discovery…
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Remove NSX-T Edges from a VCF 4.5 environment.
The following blog goes through the process of cleaning up your edges in your VCF environment this has been tested on VCF 4.5 The following items will be removed Download…
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) PowerShell reports
The great thing about these VCF reports it is all publicly available and can provide a good insight into your VCF environment. The below reports are included -VCF Overview Report-VCF…
Quick clean up of ESXi host in VCF after decommissioning for reuse
Note – This process is unsupported, and I would only do it in lab….. These would be the following examples why I would do a quick clean up. I didn’t…
Install externally signed CA certificates on ESXi hosts in VMware Cloud foundation (VCF) environment.
The below process was tested on VCF 4.4.1.0 and in my lab I have only a root ca certificate and no intermediate certificates. After a VCF bring up the ESXi…
Using the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Async Patch Tool Offline and Uploading to SDDC Manager
The Async Patch Tool allows you to apply critical patches outside of VMware Cloud Foundation lifecycle management process. High-level steps Check your VCF version matches the patch from the VMware…
VCF 4.4.1 offline bundle and manifest download and upload
The following blog goes through downloading and uploading bundles to sddc manager so you can upgrade. Download Bundle Transfer Utility https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/info/slug/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_cloud_foundation/4_4#drivers_tools EXTRACT FILE lcm-tools-prod.tar.gz Create a folder in the same…
Create a sftp backup server on centos 8 for SDDC manager
You would use a sftp server to backup your vcenter, nsx-t and sddc mgr but not limited to these. In case of disaster you would redeploy the VMware product and…
Marking a disk as flash/SSD via ESXCLI (for VCF installation)
Alexandra In this post, I will show you how to mark a disk attached to an ESXi host as flash using ESXCLI. This is useful when ESXi does not recognize your…
Setup a VLC VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) nested lab with a standalone ESXi host
The whole purpose of setting up an VLC VCF lab because it automates the build of VCF, builds it with minimal resources required and it is all nested. Nested meaning…