Useful command for KMS vCenter for ESXi hosts
Kader #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…
VMRC client (VMware Remote Console)- allow copy and paste from your desktop to a virtual machine
Power off virtual machineedit settings of virtual machineclick vm options tabexpand advancednext to configuration parameters click edit configurationadd the following Click ok and power on virtual machine Done
vSAN inaccessible object
You need to validate the vSAN inaccessible object is not in use, use the “esxcli vsan debug object list -u <UUID> to validate
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…
Export and Import vCenter alarms on powershell
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