"A datastore with the same name and backing configuration already exists in the current datacenter. Change the datastore name and backing configuration to continue."
While adding NFS datastore on esxi server I saw above error. This NFS drive was already added on the Esxi001 successfully, but when…
In the earlier article Microsoft Windows 2016 Install and configure NFS server for ESXi and Linux, I shown on installing and configuring NFS server on Microsoft Windows 2016 sever. NFS datastores is one of the file type of datastore to keep virtual machines on VMWare Esxi server, This is also good …
NFS (Network file system) is a distributed file sharing solution for diversified cross platform environments. It was originally designed to run on Sun solaris, This also supports and works well on windows and non-windows computers. NFS uses RPC and usually use Port (TCP and UDP) 111 and 2049. There …
I have already written complete series on how to migrate distributed virtual switch to Standard virtual switch which helps to move Esxi host from one vCenter to another vCenter server. As you should not remove Esxi directly with distributed switch from vCenter until you move it to standard virtual s…
I received request from my internal team to provide a small solution on Esxi Domain join and created when pulled it in domain computer account should be created in specific OU (Organization Unit). To perform this task first, we need complete OU path, to find it open Active Directory Users and Comp…
This is some times common, you document something and if don't implement it or use something since long, you might forget knowledge or the issues you resolved earlier. I was automating join domain ESXi servers, while trying joining I was keep getting error: Errors in Active directory operations. I a…
This is last and final part of this article series from migrating distributed switch to standard switch. In this series I have already created and copied existing dvswitch and its portgroup to new standard switch, then migrated Management network and vMotion VMkernel virtual network adapter to stand…
In my earlier article after moving all VMkernel network adapters from dvswitch to sswitch, In this part I will be migrating Virtual Machine's network adapter from DvSwitch PortGroups to respective Standard vSwtich PortGroup. This is a one of the crucial stage and gather PortGroup Network information…
In this article I will be migrating VMKernel virtual adpaters from distributed virtual switches to standard virtual switch, in earlier article I addressed Copy or clone distributed virtual switch portgroups to standard switch portgroups - Powercli, this helps automating, creating Portgroup. Here I…
Migrating ESXi server from one vCenter server to another vCenter server is very easy task if complete networking is on standard virtual switches. When migrating ESXi server with distributed virtual switches to another VC is also easy but requires extra steps. First it is recommended to move back fro…
Last day I received some critical tasks on production to increase Virtual Machine Hard disk VMDK size, on around 200 vms. For 99.99% I have my own VMWare PowerCLI scripts repository to automate my tasks to complete it before time. While running script I was getting errors, To further troubleshoot I …
In my earlier article I wrote about Configure syslog on VMware ESXi hosts: VMware best practices using VMWare vSphere web client GUI. Configuring syslog server on multiple esxi host servers manually by clicks is very boring task, As automation is everywhere, use it to doing with better way in VMWar…
Syslog is a way for VMWare vSphere esxi servers or other network devices to send event messages to a logging server – usually known as a Syslog server (Inbuilt vSphere tool called as VMWare syslog collector). The Syslog protocol is supported by a wide range of devices and can be used to log differen…
Recently I was involved with configuring few old generation 7 HP servers. I wanted to install ESXi server on the same as well upgrading firmware, This was required ILO to be working. when checked using Internet explorer I got issue this page can't be displayed (before loading it was showing certific…
Keeping disabled SSH service in VMWare Environment is a best practices, specially on Esxi server and VCSA appliance. Use only when required to reduce any attack surface, this might be your information security who ask you to implement SSH related settings. For Esxi to change settings follow my earli…
This blog article is similar to my previous notes VMWARE ESXI INSTALL AND CONFIGURE SOFTWARE ISCSI STORAGE ADAPTER FOR VMFS VERSION 6 DATASTORE. Here I am using VMware Powercli instead of vSphere web client to configure iScsi storage adpater and add new datastore. As this is complete powercli artic…
VMWare vSphere suite (vCenter, Esxi and other products) can be managed using powercli, It is software module installed as same as about to deprecate old vSphere c# client. Prerequisite is you must have Powershell on the client desktop or server from you are managing vSphere, by default Powershell av…
After worked on first step of upgrading my VMware vCenter Server from 6.0 to version 6.5, I can upgrade other vsphere component one by one. Whenever I want to upgrade my production or lab vSphere environment (This is recommended practice), I always first upgrade (database), vCenter Server, and secon…
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