vCenter ‘Root’ Account Expired
KB ID 0001568 Problem Today I found I could no longer log in to the VCSA vCenter appliance; Exception in invoking authentication handler User password expired Solution Just because I can’t log into the web console, I could still log into the the appliance via SSH. Then invoke the shell command, and reset the root password with the passwd command; Now if you wish, you can Disable VCSA Password Expiration: Administration > Edit...
NetScaler – Locate the Host ID
KB ID 0001187 Problem To apply a license to your NetScaler you need the supply the Host ID to the licensing portal. A quick internet search yielded the commands, but the were not working? Solution Note: If this is a new installation, the username and password will both be set to nsroot. Whatever I was reading, didn’t tell me I needed to drop to shell mode! shell lmutil lmhostid As you can see this ones 0050569d5a96, (which I...