As I was going through the process of updating my VCSA from 6.5 to 6.7, I ran into the issue of my expired VSCA root password. After a couple of minutes of research, this was the final solution. Solution: Log into the VCSA website http://yourVCSA:5480 When prompted, type in root and the root password (it… Read More »
Well, we get started with configuring LACP, let’s talk a bit about few networking terms. Link Aggregation Group (LAG): The simplest definition of LAG is bonding two network interfaces in order to achieve greater throughput. Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP): This is a protocol for the collective handling of multiple physical ports that can be seen as… Read More »
Requirements – vCenter Server, vSphere Update Manager (VUM) Upgrade Process Open vSphere web client and click on the home button. Click on Update manager. Then select the ESXi Image tab > Import ESXi image. Import the ES 6.5 image Once the upload is complete, select the ESXi image and Create Baseline Go to Host and Clusters >… Read More »
The upgrade contains the following set of conflicting VIBs: HUAWEI_bootbank_hio_2.0.0.42-1OEM.550.0.0.1331820 First, enable SSH on the host that has the above error when updating. Then SSH into the host and run the following commands: esxcli software vib list | grep HUAWEI esxcli software vib remove -n hio reboot The VIB has been removed.
I have neglected my home lab over the last couple of months. So today I decided it was time to upgrade. There will be a second post that will follow. This post will show you how to upgrade the host via command line. Note: Make sure that your vCenter is at or above the current… Read More »
I always hate it when you can’t login into a system anymore because you either don’t know the root password anymore or the system is not able to log you in. VCSA 6.5 is built on top of Photon OS, so can’t use the same standard procedure for Debian, Ubuntu or RedHat. It’s still very… Read More »
After reading the title of this blog I’m sure you’re thinking to yourself, “It is not possible to change the VCSA hostname. You have to re-install.” That is also what I have been told and all the VMware documentation has pointed to this. Well, it was not totally true. Here is your warning. Don’t do it! I would… Read More »
In this blog post I will be upgrading and migrating a Windows vCenter 6.0 deployment to a vCenter Server 6.5 Appliance. Before you Start: You will need computer not counting your Windows vCenter server Ensure you have the SSO password for your Windows vCenter If you are going to deploy the VCSA on a ESXi server make… Read More »
Yes, you read the title correct. This is not officially supported. Here is what I experienced: Mount the CDrom > vcsa-ui-installer > mac > Installer I completed steps 1 through 5 I can across this error on step 6 Based on the message, I thought I might have downloaded a corrupt OVA file, however the MD5 checksum… Read More »
Where did all my space go on my Fusion Linux Guest VM? After fighting this issue for the second time and not find any google search results, I have decided to write a short blog. VMware KB articles point to the /tmp/VMwareDND/ folder. Tried that without any luck. So going back to my short-lived Linux… Read More »