Cannot Remove vCLS Virtual Machine
Cannot Remove vCLS KB ID 0001863 Problem I had a NAS box fail on me and the NFS share it was presenting to my vSphere environment was no longer available. Which was fine, but there was a vCLS (vSphere Cluster Services) virtual machine in that datastore, that I could not get rid of, as the datastore was no longer available, and I could not remove the datastore because, (as far as VMware was concerned it had a VM in it). Solution:...
HPE MSA Cannot See LUN?
Cannot See LUN KB ID 0001862 Problem I finally got round to replacing the SAN on my test network, I setup the new one via direct cable connection (10Gbps iSCSI DAC). I created vDisks and volumes, presented those volumes. Setup iSCSI bindings in vSphere, all vanilla stuff. ESX hosts could not see the storage LUNS, they could see the SAN, but ‘add datastore’ showed me no available storage. Solution: Cannot See LUN Two...
VMware Enable SSH (vSphere ESX)
VMware Enable SSH KB ID 0000299 Problem Should you wish to get SSH (remote secure console) access to your ESX hosts, you need to do the following. ESX Version 8 and Newer ESX Version 6.5 and Newer ESX version 5 and Newer ESX version 4.1.0 ESX version 4.0.0 and earlier ESX version 4.0.0 and earlier Solution VMware Enable SSH ESX 8.0 Directly on an ESX Host: If you have a stand-alone ESX Server running version 8.x, Log in via the...
vSphere Adding iSCSI Storage
vSphere Adding iSCSI KB ID 0001378 Problem iSCSI storage is nice and cheap, so adding iSCSI 10/1Gbps storage to your virtual infrastructure is a common occurrence. vSphere Adding iSCSI Solution (vSphere 7/8) Add a Software iSCSI Adaptor: Select the host > Configure > Storage Adapters > Add > Software iSCSI adaptor > OK. After a few seconds you should see it appear at the bottom of the list. Create a vSwitch and...
Broadcom and Changes to VMware
KB ID 0001858 Broadcom’s Acquisition of VMware Sparks Licensing Shift In a seismic move for the tech industry, Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has sent shockwaves through the enterprise landscape. With a track record of acquiring and restructuring tech giants like Symantec and CA (Computer Associates), Broadcom’s takeover of VMware has left many in anticipation of what’s to come. One of the most significant...
vCenter Domain Authentication
vCenter Domain Authentication KB ID 0001854 Problem Note: This procedure uses vCenter 8.0 Update 2, (the process is the same for vSphere 7). When you setup your VCSA you will have configured SSO, in most cases accepting the default SSO domain of vsphere.local. But If you want to log into VMware you probably want your identify source to be AD (to use you existing usernames and passwords). Note: In this example I will grant...