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 can be found here: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1025360 , Kindly […]
reuse a previously used password on photon/VMware appliances?
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 the newer versions of VIDM!
adding a webhook to vRA-Code Stream fails
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: On gitlab, go to admin […]
vcsa update “stage only” and “stage and install grayed out”
screenshot: Solution: remove/rename the software update status config file On a side note: I ran into the issue after attempting to “stage and install” my homelabs vcsa, logs reveal: so, I did the above, staged the upgrade repository this time: Then ran the install:
vrbc 7.6 security patch (7.6.0.46000) installation fails
installing vRBC security patch fails: logs: /opt/vmware/var/log/vami/vami.log /opt/vmware/var/log/vami/updatecli.log Cause: the /boot partition ran out of space Resolution: Take a snapshot of the vrb appliance and perform the below: SSH to vRB VA. Create temp directory and move old kernel files. re-run the upgrade to the security build
Usage meter 4.3/4.4 vCenter server Partial collection failure: Events
Usage meter reports partial collection failure: events Cause: Connection was closed before the data could be retrieved successfully. Usage meter requests vCenter for events, this api generally takes some time to respond either due to the huge number of events or slowly due to heavy processing on the vCenter. Resolution: Increase timeouts* take a snapshot […]
Saltstack + vSphere: Deploying Windows VM’s with Windows Minion
Ensure that you have set up sphere provider provider, refer my previous blog https://blog.ntitta.in/?p=597 create a windows profile /etc/salt/cloud.profiles.d/w16k.conf Ensure that you have the smbprotocol and pypsexec installed on the guest windows server template, ensure vmware tools is installed and create a PowerShell script in the path: c:\scripts\e.winrm.ps1, refer salt doc for more information: https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/cloud/windows.html […]
adding vRA 7.6 to usage meter 4.3 fails with invalid credentials
Logs: Resolution: Disable http2 on the IIS and then re-add the product Instructions:* Start → regedit* Navigate to the folder/path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\HTTP\Parameters* Under the Parameters folder, right-click the white-space, add 2 new DWORD (32-bit) values: – EnableHttp2Tls – EnableHttp2Cleartext* Ensure both new values have been set to 0(disabled) by right-clicking the value and clicking “Modify…”* Restart the […]
upgrade vRA 8.2 to 8.3
Upgrade LCM Log in to LCM> Lifecycle operations> Settings> System upgrade Create snapshot Once snapshot is done, Click on Check for upgrade, vRLCM will reboot as a part of the upgrade. Wait patiently… (go have a coffee) On successfull upgrade, we should see : Add vRA package repository to LCM Download vRA 8.3 upgrade repository […]
SaltStack-Config-8.3.0.0 Default GUI user password?
user: root when deployed via LCM:Password: same as appliance password as configured on LCM When deployed via ovf(vCenter)password: salt