VxRail – VVD 4.3 (Notes)
VMware Validated Design for SDDC on VxRail Dell EMC VxRail and VMware Validated Design (VVD) brief notes: VxRail was the first HCI appliance certified to run VVD. For a list […]
VxRail – Visio Stencils
Thanks to our prod marketing team for creating these VxRail stencils which can be used in Microsoft Visio. The zip download below contains images of all VxRail series appliances both […]
vRSLCM – Add a vROps Remote Collector
One of the cool things about vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager is the capability to add components to an existing LCM configured vROps. In this example it is demonstrated how to […]
vRSLCM 2.0 – ‘Patch 1’ Install
For details of vRSLCM Patch 1 and associated fixes please refer to VMware KB59658 Note: It is best practice to snapshot vRSLCM before proceeding with the update. From the top […]
VMware ESXi – How to Determine Build Number via CLI
One quick method to discover your ESXi build number and version is to connect via ssh and run the following command from the ESXi console: vmware -vl The output displays […]
VMware vRSLCM 2.0 – Import Brownfield Environment
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager (vRSLCM) v2.0 is a centralized way to manage the vRealize suite of products from a single pane of glass, allowing users to perform tasks such as […]
VxRail – Basic vSAN Overview
The following post provides a basic overview of how the VxRail Appliance disk groups are configured and viewed from both the VxRail Manager and the vSphere Client. The VxRail Appliance […]
VxRail – How to Check ‘PTAgent’ Status
VxRail manager utilizes the PTAgent running on the ESXi hosts as part of a VxRail cluster in order to pull hardware related information from the host. If you are experiencing […]
VxRail Mgmt Pack for vROPS – Example Alert
For a detailed overview of the VxRail Management Pack for vROps please refer to the excellent post by Steve Hegarty: VxRail Management Pack for vROps This post provides an example use case […]
VxRail Manager 4.5 – View Version Number
Quick ‘How to’ on looking up the current running version of VxRail Manager. Login to VxRail Manager UI: Navigate to ‘Config’, click on the ‘General’ tab: From CLI, ssh […]
VxRail Manager – Manual Backup
Note: Please refer to the DELL EMC Solve procedures before performing this task, this is for example purposes only, running VxRail code 4.5.210. This is an example of a manual […]
vCenter VCSA – How to Add a ‘localos’ User
Access the VCSA shell and log in as a user who has a super administrator role such as ‘root’. Begin by creating a group for the user in this example […]
VxRail Manager – Using ‘pam_tally2’ to reset ‘Mystic’ user account due to failed logins
Due to repeated failed login attempts via SSH a user account may get locked out. The following provides steps on how to reset the VxRail Manager ‘mystic’ account (SUSE Linux). […]
VxRail iDRAC – ESXi Shell Access via DCUI
A very useful benefit of iDRAC Console is that it allows you access to ESXi DCUI thus providing access to the ESXi Shell. The following steps provide detail on how […]
VVD on VxRail – Sizing
VMware Validated Design (VVD) for SDDC on Dell EMC VxRail Accelerating the path to the VMware Software Defined Data Center (SDDC). Offering VVD with complete vSAN, NSX and vRealize capabilities […]
VMware VVD 4.3 – BOM
The following is a list of all the components and their versions as per VMware Validated Design 4.3 This new VVD 4.3 release includes for example vSphere 6.5 U2, NSX 6.4.1, vSAN 6.6.1 U2, vRealize Log Insight 4.6, vRealize Business 7.4, vRealize Operations 6.7 and vRealize Automation 7.4. Note: the list below can be officially found @VMware VVD 4.3 Release […]
VVD on VxRail – Shared Edge & Compute Domain (External vCenter Installation)
Note: this is an example for reference only please use the VxRail ‘External vCenter’ installation procedures provided by Dell EMC. The following will require an understanding of the VVD on […]
Windows RDP – CredSSP encryption oracle remediation
I have encountered this error on several systems over the past couple of months while attempting to create an RDP session to a Windows remote machine: I found adding the […]
VMware VVD 4.2 – BOM
The following is a list of all the components and their versions as per VMware Validated Design 4.2. Note the list below can be officially found @VMware VVD 4.2 Release Notes
Windows 2016 – Mount An NFS Share
Following steps detail how to mount an NFS share in Windows 2016. Note: The method uses mapping a network drive to Mount the NFS share. Begin by installing the NFS […]
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