vSphere: Setup Domain Authentication via PSC
KB ID 0001442 Problem If you separate your PSC (Platform Services Controller) and your vCenter, then you can setup domain authentication on your PSC. Solution Log into the web console of the PSC > Appliance Settings > Manage > Active Directory > Join > Supply a the domain name, a domain username and password > OK. You will see it has been successful as now you have a ‘Leave’ button. Configuration >...
vCenter and PSC: IE Content Was Blocked
KB ID 0001440 Problem I’d just installed a new vCenter and Platform Services Controller for a client this week. When I tried to access the web consoles I saw this. Content was blocked because it was not signed by a valid security certificate For information see “About Certificate Errors” in Internet Explorer Help. No amount of allowing certificates without revocation, and tinkering with the registry would let me in?...
vSphere: Open Console Only Opens the Web Console?
KB ID 0001437 Problem At first I simply though this was an IE problem, but I tried with Firefox and Chrome and it was the same. ‘Open Console’ simply opens the web console, and does not offer you a choice any more? Solution They’ve done a great job of hiding it! On the VM’s summary tab, click the options ‘cog’. And theres the options again. If you want to use the VMRC, you will need to download it...
EVE-NG (VMware) Connecting to the Internet
KB ID 0001432 Problem I did an article a while back on doing this with UNL, so I thought I’d revisit it today for EVE-NG. I really like EVE-NG, for proof of concept work, testing, and just learning new products I cant think of any product better. But what if you want to connect your labs to the outside world? Solution In all honesty a lot of this article you can skip, I’m just showing you what’s going on down at the...
VMWare: Virtual Machine Disks Consolidation Needed
KB ID 0001430 Problem You may see a ‘warning triangle’ over one of your VM’s, and on its summary page you see the following; Virtual machine disks consolidation is needed. Virtual machine Consolidation Needed status. Solution Basically theres a problem with the machine snapshots, If you right click the VM > Snapshots > Consolidate. Yes – Job done, that was easy. Related Articles, References,...
VMware vSphere: Adding NFS Storage
KB ID 0001408 Problem If you have some NFS storage, and you want to use it as a Datastore in your VMware environment, this is the procedure to follow. Pre-Requisites I’m assuming you already have a network connection between your ESX servers and the NAS box, (i.e you have a VM Kernel NIC) on the same network. I’m also assuming you have the NFS setup correctly, in this example I’m using a Buffalo NAS box. But you can...
VMWare vCenter: Cant Remove ‘Orphaned’ VMs
KB ID 0001398 Problem I noticed I had a VM that was ‘Orphaned’ in my vCenter web console. It was not a production server or anything, I just wanted to delete it. However the option to Delete or Remove from Inventory was not available. Solution It turns out, you just need to ‘dig a little deeper’. All Virtual Infrastructure Action > More Uncategorized Actions > Remove from inventory. Related Articles,...
VMware: Depreciated VFMS Volume(s) Found On This Host
KB ID 0001383 Problem Well there is a bug on ESX version 6.0.0 that causes this error message, in my case the client had VFMS3 volumes. Depreciated VFMS volume(s) found on the host. Please consider upgrading volumes(s) to the latest version. That’s what was causing the error in my case! Solution I chose to simply update the VFMS3 volumes to VFMS5 > Right click the volume > Upgrade to VFMS5. Select the volume(s) > OK....
VMware: Windows VM – No Mouse & Cannot Install VMware Tools
KB ID 0001370 Problem Every time this happens to me I have a rant about it, and everyone looks perplexed, surely this does not only happen to me? Using ESX6.5 I build a new Windows VM, and theres no mouse, web client has nothing, try the VMRC then I get a mouse pointer, but it’s as responsive as trying to play chess with a firehose! Once you install VMware tools it’s fine, but here’s the problem – try...
vSphere – ‘Cannot complete operation due to concurrent modification by another operation’
KB ID 0001069 Problem I had been messing around with ports groups and VLANS, and afterwards when attempting to present a server some vNICs I got this error. Solution Virtual Center Appliance I have to completely restart the Virtual Center Appliance, before this error would clear! Solution (Windows vCenter) No matter what I did this error refused to budge, when this happens it’s usually because vCenter has got its knickers in a...