I will do a three node platform cluster. I created two more dns entries You can look at the previous sections for deploying a platform node but deploy two more…
Changing the host name is now supported in vrni 6.11 Login in as consoleuser to each platform node and collector Type ‘hostname update –hosts ni-p.vmware.local’ Or for cluster Type ‘hostname…
I will create the following AD accounts and groups in active directory to use for the vrni configuration. vrni-joinad – active directory account with delegated permissions to join to domain.…
Deploy a new ovf file in vcenter Select the collector ova file and click next Type in a virtual machine name and click next Select a host or cluster and…
When you login the first time into VRNI you add a source to start collecting. I do recommend creating service accounts in vCenter and NSX-T if adding those sources. Accounts…
When deploying vrni the sizing requirements are large and the vms do make reservation ‘1tb storage’. You should also turn on lldp or cdp to capture that information in vrni.…
esxcfg-scsidevs -aesxcli storage core adapter listvmkload_mod -s smartpqi | grep Versionvmkchdev -l | grep vmhba0vmkchdev -l | grep vmhba1esxcli network nic get -n vmnic0esxcli network nic get -n vmnic1esxcli network…
NSX Manager is a key component of the NSX suite, responsible for centralized management and control of NSX resources. In this blog post, we will walk you through the process…
I was recently working with a customer who was looking for a design and deploy of a multi site NSX environment. The premise of the design was simple at it’s…
Recently installed vCenter 8, and while poking around, I noticed the vCenter upgrade and noticed few nice features for vCenter upgrade in the UI Select available update. The new pop-up…
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