Category: vCenter
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Continuing from the previous blog, where I showed how I installed Update Manager Download Service in my lab, this blog will focus on the setup and configuration of UMDS, using Apache to publish a repository, and finally setting up VMware LCM to use those files as a repository for updates. If you missed the previous…
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If you manage an environment where vSphere, vCenter and ESXi hosts are secured, air-gapped, or disconnected from other networks, including to the internet, and you can’t patch easily, you may want to consider using vSphere Update Manager Download Service…a.k.a. UMDS. UMDS runs on Linux, and downloads software metadata, software binaries, and notifications that may not…
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Are you seeing the below error when connecting to a vCenter server? If yes, it’s easy and simple to resolve this issue. I’m on my local Windows OS machine using Chrome browser, so I’m going to install this locally. In a production environment with a larger deployment, best practice would be to install using the…
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So, I must admit, I was in a hurry and messed up when removing a datastore from my vSphere environment. Now I have an inaccessible, and orphaned, datastore in vCenter…meaning the datastore is gone on the storage side, and now I also cannot delete it from vCenter: When attempting to delete from vCenter I receive…
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VMware vCenter Server 8.0U2 was released on 9/21/2023 [Release Notes] [Download] and it’s time to upgrade the vCenter in my lab. There’s a couple of different ways to to this, and I wanted try try using the Reduced Downtime Upgrade (RDU) function new to vSphere v8U2. Let’s give it a try! What exactly is Reduced Downtime…
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A very common task I run into is checking and verifying what version a build number of vCenter, ESXi and Tools (and Horizon on occasion) are installed in an environment, including my own lab, so I wanted to put a few helpful links out there. Below are links to VMware KB’s that list out the…
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So, you renamed a virtual machine in vSphere, and now the containing folder and associated VM files don’t match the new name of the virtual machine. Can that be changed? Yes – vSphere makes that task very easy utilizing Storage vMotion. First off, be sure to reference this KB for all the information needed: Renaming…
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Using host profiles with ESXi hosts with version 7 So…why would I want to use host profiles? The answer is, easier administration, easier management, and easier troubleshooting and avoidance of configuration drift. Many times in my career, I have seen examples of misconfiguration of incomplete host configurations with items like NTP. Miss one of those…
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vSphere: Wondering how to enable NetFlow in VMware vSphere? Well, it’s pretty easy – you’ll need to have your collector up a running (I’m using ManageEngine’s NetFlow Analyzer trial for testing purposes https://www.manageengine.com/products/netflow/?pos=MEhome&loc=ProdMenu&cat=ITOM) From there, let’s get into setting up NetFlow in the virtual distributed switch (VDS). In vSphere, click on the Network icon (#1),…
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Do you use Chrome (v105+) with Windows and have been having recent issues using the Enhanced Authentication Plug-in (EAP) when logging in to vSphere? Well, now there’s a fix. Here’s a link to the KB: The Enhanced Authentication Plug-in (EAP) stops functioning in Google Chrome versions 105 and above. (90333) (vmware.com) Yep, I’m running v109.0.5414.75…
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Let’s talk a little bit about VM CPU reservations. I recently had a question about reserving X number of CPU’s for a VM, which was required for a vendor specific virtual machine for some software that was being installed on a server. So, what exactly is a CPU reservation? To put it simply, a reservation…
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VMware Patch Update 7.0U3i