Category: VMware
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Error deploying NSX-T manager, error importing OVA appliance
Error “Failed to deploy OVF package. ThrowableProxy.cause A general system error occurred Transfer failed: The OVF descriptor is not available.” If you get this error deploying the OVA appliance for NSX-T manager, change the passwords your using for the deployment and try again.. believe it or not that just fixed it for me. Could be…
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VMware Cloud Director: Step-by-Step VCD Upgrade from version 10.4.2 to 10.5.1
In this post, I will guide you through the process of upgrading VCD from version 10.4.2 to version 10.5.1. Although VCD 10.5.1 is considered as a patch release from version 10.5.0, however it came with a lot of new features and enhancements as per the below release notes. https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Cloud-Director/10.5.1/rn/vmware-cloud-director-1051-release-notes/index.html Upgrade Prerequisites Step1: Check VMware’s interoperability matrix…
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Deploying vRealize Automation SaltStack Config to trust the root certificate applied to Aria Automation
I started deploying vRealize Automation SaltStack Config to check out its features by adding it to my existing vRealize Automation deployment, in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager. Followed by selecting a certificate issued by the same Internal CA vRA is leveraging. Then I ensured the slider to Integrate with Identity Manager was enabled. After successfully deploying…
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vCD Scripts
Script 1: Creating Isolated Networks using a JSON Template Isolated networks are essential for scenarios where complete network segregation is necessary. The script can then automate the creation of these isolated networks, ensuring a standardized and error-free deployment. https://github.com/PhilsCode1836/vCD/blob/b96f44be856d3479462306e9b0c99711bb51496a/create_isolated_orgVdcNetworks_from_csv.sh JSON Template: https://github.com/PhilsCode1836/vCD/blob/b96f44be856d3479462306e9b0c99711bb51496a/orgVdcNetworks_isolated.json Script 2: Importing NSX-T Networks with a JSON Template NSX-T is a powerful…
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VMware Orchestrator script that adds a virtual machine to a DRS group
Script is below This script first gets a reference to the vCenter server, the DRS cluster, and the virtual machine you want to add to the DRS group. It then checks if a DRS group already exists in the cluster, and if so, it creates a new VcClusterGroupVmGroup object representing the virtual machine and adds…
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VMware NSX-T: New Features
VMware NSX-T is a network virtualization and security platform designed for multi-cloud environments. It provides a range of services for network automation, security, and virtualization. With every new release, NSX-T introduces new features and improvements to enhance the platform’s functionality and ease of use. Here are some of the latest new features in NSX-T. NSX-T…
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WORKSPACE ONE ACCESS INTEGRATION WITH NSX-T
Very quick walkthrough on how to integrate NSX-T and Workspace One Access (VIDM) This allows workspace one to create a OAuth connection with NSX-T where you can control user access via Active directory and instead of trying to manage local accounts. Logon to NSX-T manager > System settings > user management Then Login into Workspace…
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Adding VM Notes and Custom Attributes with vRA8
First I’ll add a few new inputs to the cloud template in Cloud Assembly: I’ll also need to add these to the resources section of the template so that they will get passed along with the deployment properties: vRO Workflow Okay, so we’ve got the information to pass on to vCenter. Now I need to…
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Certificate Status vCenter Alarm
Just a quick post to give details on how to fixed the Certificate Status alarm in vCenter. Error Certificate Status in vCenter. This was the VMware article used in the end: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.0/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-80C30209-028D-4F92-9551-CDB6B25A8403.html Started off by running this command: One of the commands above will give you a clue what certificate has expired, then list details…