I had a project to automate and upgrade VMware infrastructure. I had given few of the basic tasks to my fellow juniors to update VMware.PowerCLI modules on few servers and run script on the systems. But while upgrading VMware PowerCLI they were receiving below errors.
PackageManagement\In…
In this article I will be installing fresh VMware vCenter server appliance vcsa on esxi server. First step is to download vCenter server 7.0 vcsa ISO file from customerconnect.vmware.com or my.vmware.com website. You need to have access to the VMware site to download ISO. Search for VCSA and go to…
This issue you might have faced at least once while reconfiguring VMware vCenter server VCSA ip configuration. It does not allow to change the IP configuration in (F2) Customize System. Here I am on the vCenter Appliance console and I wanted to change few IP configuration.
After changing an…
Whenever I get a already configured VMware vSphere projects handover to optimization and modernization, Sometimes I received infrastructure vCenter server with forgotten passwords either root or administrator@vsphere.local. In my earlier blog I have already shows a procedure to Resetting root pass…
This article is a second part of vCenter Server SSH received disconnect Too many authentication failures. In ther earlier article I resolved error without touching or configuring the VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance Server) to skip public key authentication. In this article I will configure VCSA serv…
While connecting to vCenter Server Appliance with ssh command I was facing error Too many authentication failures disconnect. I checked ssh settings on the VCSA photon os from VM console but didnt find any issue.
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Recently I came accross vCenter server in my infrastructure where root password was not working. So I thought of resetting forgotten root password. Before starting reset process make sure to take the snapshot of vcsa (VMware vCenter server appliance) virtual machine. This way it be can ensured ther…
While working on one of the client systems, I freshly installed PowerCLI module and while connecting to VMware vCenter server I was receiving below error.
Another Error: VMware PowerCLI The remote server returned an error: (407) Proxy Authentication Required
Connect-VIServer : 6/05/2021 3:…
There is new feature introduced with VMware vSphere 7.0 and it is completely different from the ESXi host profiles. vCenter Server 7 Profiles feature allows you to list profiles, export vCenter server configuration from one vCenter server and then import and validate on another destination vCenter S…
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While testing and working on creating backup schedule on VMware vCenter server appliance vami portal (Port 5480), I was receiving below error, whenever I was pressing Create button. Input which I typed Backup…
While working on my previous tasks Patching update VMware vCenter Server Appliance from a zipped update bundle Web server, there was a constant need to always take backup of vCenter server appliance before doing any update/upgrade or maintenance activity (This is also a good practice to always take…
I have patched/updated vCenter server multiple times using ISO file in the past and wrote blog - Patching the vCenter Server Appliance VCSA. but whenever updating/patching vCenter server, I had to maintain ISO file repository, but I wanted to have centralized system and automated way from where I…
After completing VMware vCenter server appliance (vcsa) installation and configuration, when tested vCenter UI url https://vcenter:443/ui, I was receiving below error. I restarted vCenter server vcsa multiple times, checked if DNS entries (A host record and PTR pointer record) exists in DNS server …
I was deploying fresh new vCenter server, after ova file installation while vCenter server configuration on the stage 2 set up vCenter Server, I was keep receiving error Unable to to save IP settings. I found Network configuration was not editable and set to Assign static IP address, all the networ…
I was designing and testing a VMware vCenter server update Repository web server solution in my home lab, I built a new web server, but when accessing it on vCenter server with curl command it was giving below error. When I checked the same url in browser, it was working fine, because it was https s…
I was working on a client project where customer had more than 200 vCenter servers of mix version, My goal was to design and automate patching the VMware vCenter Server Appliance from a Zipped Update Bundle. As per the criteria I found first requirement was to install and configure a Web Server, for…
While upgrading one of my vCSA (vCenter Server) to newer version VCSA 7, while connecting to source appliance I was receiving error A problem occurred while getting data from the source vCenter server.
This is typical issue of expired root password. due to this vCenter is unable to rotate t…
Using Syslog server to forward the logs from vCenter is essential and best practice, forwarding logs to syslog server should always be in your configuration checklist. This is also a automated best way to ensure all the logs are streamed. Collected logs are used later for better troubleshooting vCen…
While logging to vCenter VAMI portal (VMware vCenter Server Management Port 5480), I was receiving below error message with my root login.
Exception in invoking authentication handler User password expired.
This issue is due to the root password for VAMI portal is expired. Although you can st…
With VMware vCenter version 7 Lifecyle Management is greatly improved as with new name lifecycle manager with new features (formerly VUM [VMware Update manager]). The new innovations for lifecycle management in vSphere 7 make it easy for customers to have consistent and up-to-date systems. The major…
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