VCF 4.2 On VxRAIL – ‘Validate Thumbprints’
In order to prevent the opportunity of a Man In The Middle (MiTM) attack VMware have introduced a security feature which validates the SSH RSA fingerprint and SSL thumbprint of […]
VxRail – Single vCenter Managing Multiple VxRail Clusters
‘Can a single vCenter server support/manage multiple VxRail clusters?’ Let me first explain the two methods of deploying a vCenter server to support a VxRail cluster: VxRail Managed vCenter Server […]
Dell EMC VxRail – Pre-upgrade Health Check Tool
VxVerify – Pre-upgrade Health Check Tool VxVerify is an incredibly useful tool to have at your disposal while working with VxRail. Complimentary to the native VxRail manager checks VxVerify performs […]
VxRail 7.0 – Useful Log File Information
The following log files can be accessed either via console or SSH to VxRail Manager. Useful VxRail Manager 7.0.010+ Log Files Note: SLES15 is the OS used for VxRail Manager. Monitor VxRail bring-up logs: dayone.log , short.term.log & firstboot.log: dayone.log – detailed information in relation to initial first run configuration. (/var/log/microservice_log/dayone.log) short.term.log – micro services related information. (/var/log/microservice_log/short.term.log) firstboot.log – detailed information […]
VxRail 7.0 – Install Notes
For VxRail 4.7 please see earlier post: VxRail 4.7 – Install Notes Note: this is an example for reference only please use the VxRail installation procedures provided by Dell EMC. […]
VxRail – SSH SERVER ‘2048 RSA Public Key’
VxRail code release 4.7.410 and above uses a 2048-bit RSA Public Key for the SSH Server on VxRail Manager . This replaces the 1024-bit DSA Public Key previously used. Image […]
iDrac – UEFI0315 POST ERROR
UEFI0315: Unable to process an iDRAC request to configure Secure Boot keys because of a communication error between BIOS and iDRAC. Encountered the above error on a VxRail 13G host […]
VCF 4.1 ON VXRAIL – EXPAND A CLUSTER (ADD NODE)
In this post I will provide an example walk-through of the process for adding a new VxRail node to an existing VCF on VxRail ‘VI Workload Domain (WLD)’. At a high level there are […]
VCF 4.1 ON VXRAIL – “HOSTKEY HAS BEEN CHANGED”
Upgrading VxRail Manager to 7.0.100 fails with message: VxRail component upgrade failed with error HostKey has been changed This is a known issue and expected behavior as part of the […]
VCF ON VXRAIL 4.1 – NSX-T EDGE AUTOMATION
Since the release of VCF 4.0 NSX-T is now used exclusively across both the Mgmt and VI Workload Domains (WLDs). As per previous releases the Management WLD cluster requires a […]
VCF ON VXRAIL – NSX-T PASSWORD MANAGEMENT
By default NSX-T user passwords (NSX-T Manager: root & admin | NSX-T Edge: root, admin & audit) expire after 90 days. In a VCF On VxRail environment it is good […]
VCF ON VXRAIL – NSX-T MANAGER ENABLE SSH
By default SSH is disabled on the NSX-T managers. To enable SSH open the NSX-T Manager VM console from the vSphere client: Log in to the CLI as admin and […]
VCF ON VXRAIL – DFW EXCLUSION LISTS
As per VVD guidance the following layer2 management VMs are excluded from any distributed firewall rules in a VCF On VxRail solution: VxRail Manager WLD VCSA Appliances NSX Managers SDDC […]
VCF 4.0 On VxRail – “Hostkey Has Been Changed”
Upgrading VxRail Manager to 7.0.010 fails with message: VxRail component upgrade failed with error HostKey has been changed This is a known issue and expected behavior as part of the […]
VCF ON VXRAIL 4.0 – DEPLOYING VREALIZE SUITE (PART1 – VRSLCM)
VCF Version: 4.0.1.1 Note: ensure ‘My VMware’ creds are entered successfully in the SDDC Manager repository settings and the list of available products are being displayed in the SDDC Manager […]
VCF On VxRAIL – Multi Instance SSO Domain
The ability to link multiple VCF Management Domains to the same SSO Domain was introduced as part of the VCF 3.9.1 / VxRail 4.7.410 release. This is especially desirable where […]
VCF On VXRAIL – UPGRADE TO 4.0.1.1 ‘mystic’ user password reset
Please also refer to the Release Notes for this known issue: Upgrading VxRail Manager to 7.0.010 fails with message VxRail component upgrade failed with error Auth Fail VMware Cloud Foundation 4.0.1 […]
VCF ON VXRAIL – 4.0.1.0 -> 4.0.1.1 UPGRADE (PART2: VI WLD)
Part 1: Walk-thru upgrade of a VCF MGMT Workload Domain In the 2nd part of this series I will provide an example walk-thru upgrade of a VCF VI Workload Domain: VCF […]
VCF On VxRail – 4.0.1.0 -> 4.0.1.1 Upgrade (Part1: MGMT WLD)
Part 2: Walk-thru upgrade of a VCF VI Workload Domain In this 2 part series I will provide an example walk-thru upgrade of: VCF 4.0.1.0 (VxRail 7.0.000) -> 4.0.1.1 upgrade […]
VxRail 4.7 – Flush DNS Cache
If modifying ESXi hostnames or management IP addresses a flush of both vCenter and VxRail cache services are needed, or if for some reason you are experiencing name resolution issues […]
