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 > Identity Sources > Add....
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...
VMware – Cannot Cut, Copy, or Paste to and from VM’s
KB ID 0000515 Problem Ever since ESX 4.1 this feature has been disabled, VMware say in their own documentation: Source (Page 215 – ESX Configuration Guide ESX 4.1 vCenter Server 4.1). To turn this feature back ON you have a few choices. Please be aware: We are talking about copy and pasting TEXT to and from a guest VM NOT files and folders. Solution Option 1 (Enable Copy and Paste on an individual Guest machine) Using Web...
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, Credits, or...