VMware Cloud Foundation 3.9 on Dell EMC VxRail 4.7.300 Multi-Instance Management is a new feature introduced with VMware Cloud Foundation 3.9.0 on Dell EMC VxRail.
Tag: VxRAIL
VxRail 4.7 – IPV6 Node Discovery Test
Loudmouth requires IPv6 multicast in order for VxRail Manager to perform a successful VxRail node discovery. IPv6 multicast is required only on the ‘Private Management
VCF on VxRail – Walkthrough
The following provides an example walkthrough covering the process of: Deploying a VxRail Management Workload Domain cluster Deploying VMware CloudBuilder for VxRail Bring up of
VxRAIL – Convert vCenter Mode
Previous to 4.7.300 we used the following python script /mystic/util/vvd_vc_conversion.pyc in order to perform a conversion of vCenter and its associated PSC from internal mode (which
VxRAIL – Lookup MODEL & PSNT
In addition to the physical tag at the front of the VxRail appliance you may also leverage the ESXi console or vCenter GUI to pull
VxRail – NTP Configuration
VxRail Manager NTP If you wish to change the current NTP server on the VxRail Manager then use vi /etc/ntp.conf and click ‘i’ to modify the
VxRAIL – Close iDrac Virtual Console Session VIA CLI
Error attempting to connect over iDRAC Virtual Console due to another session still running: SSH to the VxRAIL iDRAC IP. List open sessions: racadm getssninfo
VxRAIL – ADD DISK GROUP
In this post I will provide an example walk-through of the process for adding a new Disk Group to an existing VxRail cluster node. The VxRail
VxRAIL – Validation Error ‘Mixing hybrid & all-flash disk groups not supported’
While performing the Validation during a VxRail install we hit the following error: Unable to complete configuration: Mixing hybrid and all flash hosts is not
VCF on VxRAIL – Expand A Cluster (Add Node)
In this post I will provide an example walk-through of the process for adding a new host to an existing VCF on VxRail ‘VI Workload Domain
VxRAIL – 4.7 Install Notes
Note: this is an example for reference only please use the VxRail installation procedures provided by Dell EMC. Prerequisites for installation include: Create all relevant
VxRail iDRAC – Get Sysinfo Via SSH
One method of pulling useful VxRail node details such as: VxRail Model Hostname ESXi version Service tag details NIC MAC Addresses VMkernel interfaces Firmware details
VMware vSAN – Viewing Disk Capacity (RVC)
There are multiple ways to skin this cat, in this example I will show how to view % disk capacity utilization leveraging the Ruby vSphere
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
