Symptoms: vRA patching failed and is now stuck with a patch in the repository, the remove button does not do anything, the retry button is grayed out: Note: Its always recommended that you take a powered off snapshot of all the nodes before patching and before performing the below: Take…
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Usage Meter 4.x picks up vRops although vRops no longer exist on the environment
usage meter
usage meter 4.x picks up vRops from vCenter mob. after adding the vCenter , UM does dynamic discovery. if for any reason, vRops extension is left stale behind on vCenter, UM will continue to think the product exists. To resolve this, log in to the vCenter mob and remove com.vmware.vrops and com.vmware.vcops Instructions to remove the extensions…
Read Morereuse a previously used password on photon/VMware appliances?
photon
If for some reason the password had to be reset to the original, the below config file can be changed to allow re-using passwords edit /etc/pam.d/system-password change remember=5 to remember=1 and reboot the appliance Once the appliance boots up, set the password using EDIT: The above does not work with…
Read Moreadding a webhook to vRA-Code Stream fails
misc
adding a webhook to vRA-Code Stream fails with error: browser console: Symptoms: Gitlab is installed on the same network as of vRA/Codestream Cause: Gitlab does not allow connections to create a webhook from local subnet by default. Resolution :Allow requests to the local network from web hooks and services Steps:…
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