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…
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Setup a VLC VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) nested lab with a standalone ESXi host
Kad 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…
Check for workflows running or locks on SDDC manager
If your unable to run something in sddc manager due to a lock you cant find. You can run the following in cli on the sddc manager ssh to in…
VCF 4.4 Prerequisite Error: SSL Certificate Common Name Doesn’t Match ESXi FQDN
When deploying VCF 4.4.1.0 in my lab I came across the following error under the security requirements validation section: Failed to get SSH key for host Error connecting to ESXi…
Understanding the mp-cluster and tomcat certificates on nsx-t (standalone and vcf install)
Your mp-cluster and tomcat are your front end ssl certificates on a standalone setup of nsx-t manager, they are located in the nsx-t manager certificate store in the UI. If…
Stretch a cluster using SDDC manager API
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…
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…
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…
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…