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 – REDUCE A CLUSTER (REMOVE NODE)
In a previous post I provided an example walk-through of the process for adding a new host to an existing VCF 4.1 on VxRail ‘VI Workload Domain (WLD)’: https://davidring.ie/2020/12/16/vcf-4-1-on-vxrail-expand-a-cluster-add-node/ In this post I will provide an example walk-through of the process for removing a host from a VCF 4.1 on VxRail ‘VI Workload Domain (WLD)’. There are various reasons you may wish to perform this task […]
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 (Expired p/w)
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 ON VXRAIL 4.1 – NEW ACCOUNT ‘ADMIN@LOCAL’
VCF 4.1 introduced a new account ‘admin@local’ which is configured as part of a greenfield installation of VCF. If you have upgraded to VCF 4.1 then you will encounter the […]
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 […]
VxRail – Locating VxRail Manager UUID
On a rare occasion you may be required to reference the VxRail Manager UUID; for example during a support call or to just confirm the UUID is in sync between […]
VXRAIL 4.x – USEFUL LOG FILE INFORMATION
The following log files can be accessed either via console or SSH to VxRail Manager. Useful VxRail Manager Log Files /var/log/vmware/marvin/tomcat/logs/marvin.log /var/log/vmware/loudmouth/loudmouth.log /var/log/vmware/marvin/tomcat/logs/DellPTAgentResponse.log /var/log/mystic/connectors-cluster.log /var/log/mystic/connectors-esrs.log /var/log/mystic/lcm.log /var/log/mystic/management-account.log /var/log/mystic/hibernate.log /var/log/mystic/proactive_precheck.log /var/log/mystic/web.log ###Useful Log analysis commands### # less /var/log/vmware/marvin/tomcat/logs/marvin.log # cat /var/log/vmware/marvin/tomcat/logs/marvin.log # tail -f marvin.log # tail -f marvin.log | grep ERROR # tail -f marvin.log | grep ERROR –color # […]
VCF On VxRail – 3.9.0 -> 3.9.1 Upgrade (Part2: VI WLD)
Part 1: Walk-thru upgrade of a VCF MGMT Workload Domain In this post I will provide an example walk-thru upgrade of a VCF VI Workload Domain: VCF 3.9.0 (VxRail 4.7.300) […]
Dell EMC VxRail – Introducing VCF 4.0
Dell EMC VxRail – Introducing VMware Cloud Foundation 4.0 VMware Cloud Foundation 4.0 software is now generally available (GA) as a jointly-engineered & integrated system
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