Category: vRA8
IP ALLOCATE failed: Action run failed with the following error: (‘Error allocating in network or range: Failed to generate hostname. DNS suffix missing’, {})
vRA8
Earlier this week, I was trying to integrate my test vRA deployment with Infoblox and all deployments failed with the error: When looking at the Extensibility tab > action runs > (filter) change from user runs to all runs and look for a failed action: Infoblox_AllocateIP. There are 2 ways…
Read MoreTroubleshooting saltconfig (aria config) Minion Deployment Failure
Saltstack vRA8
When troubleshooting a minion deployment failure, I would recommend hashing out the salt part of the blueprint and run this as a day2 task. This would help save significant deployment time and help focuss on the minion deployment issue alone. So in my scenario, I Finished my deployment and run…
Read Morevra8: Windows Deployment fails with “A specified parameter was not correct: spec.identification.domainAdmin” after upgrading to vCenter 7.0u3a/6.7p06/6.5P07
vRA8
Windows-based deployment fails with error: “A specified parameter was not correct: spec.identification.domainAdmin” Logs: vpxd.log on the vCenter Cause: There were changes made to guest cust spec on 7.0u3a Workaround: For a blueprint that does not leverage domain join, Navigate to Cloud assembly > Network Profile> open (the-network-profile-used-in-bp) > networks >…
Read MoreSaltConfig and Identity manager integration
misc Saltstack vRA8
SaltConfig must be running version 8.5 and must be deployed via LCM. If vRA is running on self-signed/local-CA/LCM-CA certificates the saltstack UI will not load and you will see similar symptoms: Specifically, a blank page when logging on to salt UI with account/info api returning 500 Logs: To resolve this,…
Read MorevRA 8.x GitLab Integration
vRA8
Create the GitLab integration in vRealize Automation: 1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Connections > Integrations. 2. Click + ADD INTEGRATION. 3. Select GitLab. 4. Enter the Name and Description. 5. Enter the server URL. 6. Enter the access token. 7. Click VALIDATE. 8. Click ADD. The Access Token is copied…
Read MorevRo 7/8 Plugin on vCenter 6.7 missing/do not load after upgrade
vRA vRA8
There is no GA plugin available for the HTML5 client. This is planed to be included on the 8.2 release. You may use the beta client as a workaround, However this needs manual installation.. Please ensure that you take a snapshot before you run through the below steps. cleanup: Delete/move…
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