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Troubleshooting Certificate Issues – VCF
You can delete unused or old certificates from the SDDC Manager command line using the following procedure: 1.Using SSH, log in to the SDDC Manager VM with the following credentials: Username: vcf Password: enter the password 2.Enter su to switch to the root user. 3.Change to the /opt/vmware/vcf/operationsmanager/scripts/cli directory. cd /opt/vmware/vcf/operationsmanager/scripts/cli 4.From the /opt/vmware/vcf/operationsmanager/scripts/cli directory, use the following…
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VMC on AWS networking and connectivity
NSX-T provides all the networking capabilities required by workloads running in the SDDC. These capabilities allow you to: Deploy networks (L2, L3, and isolated) and define subnets and gateways for the workloads that will reside there. L2VPNs extend your on-premises L2 domains to the SDDC, enabling workload migration without IP address changes. Route-based IPsec VPNs…
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Deploy VMC on AWS SDDC
Log in to the VMC Console at https://vmc.vmware.com Choose VMware Cloud on AWS Service from the services listed. Choose Create SDDC. Enter the SDDC properties: AWS Region — Choose the Region where you want to deploy the SDDC. This will be the same Region as the previously created VPC Deployment — Choose Multi-Host or Single-Host.…
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KB Articles – Part 02
vCenter upgrade for mgmt domain failing during VCF 4.2.1 upgrade https://ikb.vmware.com/s/article/87062?lang=en_US Dell EMC VxRail: ESXi host shows ‘not responding’ or ‘disconnected’ in vCenter https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000167824/dell-emc-vxrail-esxi-host-shows-not-responding-or-disconnected-in-vcenter-customer-correctable https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000191728/vxrail-troubleshooting-guide-for-a-vmware-esxi-hosts-in-not-responding-state Troubleshooting DRS https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.resmgmt.doc/GUID-5E7F6DEC-02A2-4221-AABA-EDFB9AE9EC70.html Troubleshooting vSphere HA https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.troubleshooting.doc/GUID-DF7CEF44-98EC-458A-8614-50CCAEC0A7C5.html https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2004429 https://ikb.vmware.com/s/article/2034571?lang=en_US https://ikb.vmware.com/s/article/2148003?lang=en_US Troubleshooting an ESXi host in a “not responding” state https://ikb.vmware.com/s/article/1003409?lang=en_US VCF Upgrade fails with message ” MGT domain failed upgrade”…
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Step-by-step guide: How to Upgrade an ESXi host from the Command Line
Step 1 Download the ESXi Upgrade file called Offline Bundle from the VMware Portal. You need to have a valid Vmware login. I find the files are not easy to find. Here is the direct download link to VMware vSphere. The ESXi hypervisor is what you are looking for. There isn’t a difference between the Hypervisor Edition…
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Password Lookup with VCF 4.0
In order to perform all the automation tasks it does, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) must be aware of how to communicate to all of the components in its environment. The method used to obtain a list of these accounts and the passwords used have changed from VCF version to version. Today, I’ll show you how…
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AVS Deployment
Deployment Workflow # Task Comment / Screenshot 1 Login to the Azure portal and search Azure VMware Solution 2 Click on Create Change imageAlign leftAlign centerAlign rightImage toolbar. Press up and down arrow keys to move between items.Image web partMove image 2 Subscription: Select the subscription you plan to use for the deployment.Resource group: Select…
