Start TFTP service Allow TFTP port on the VCSA firewall Confirm if the port is allowed on the firewall Make the firewall rules persistent: Export Ip tables rule Create a startup script at path: /etc/init.d/startftp.sh with the below contents: change the permissions of the script set the script to run during startup: copy the contents […]
vExpert 2019
We made it!, vExpert 2019
Esxi, I node full
Use the below commands to check and delete the stale indoe
PowerCLi: remove orphaned VM’s from vCenter inventory
For instructions on how to connect to VMware PowerCLI, Follow the post here: Run the below to get the list of orphaned VM Run the below to remove orphaned VM
PowerCli- Script to reconfigure the default alarm email address on the vCenter server.
Using the GUI to set up email alerts for the default alarm might be time-consuming. In this post I will show you how to use VMware PowerCLi to automate re-configuring the existing, Default alarms with the notification email address. You will need VMware PowerCLi to run through this. if you dont have this installed already, […]
Add a user to VCSA
add user allow user to ssh to the appliance change default shell to bash for ssh to work.
Installing RealTek Nic on Esxi (Esxi white box)
Desktop hardware’s are normally include Realtek nic which do now work in a base install of Esxi. In this article, The below post will walk you through steps to get Realtek nic working Determine the nic hardware by running the below command: Run the below command to switch the acceptance level to community support (the […]
cron jobs on vcsa 6.7
permission for cron file must be 666 or 700 an example can be found in the attachment for https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/54526 (use WinRAR to extract the attachment, the file shows up as corrupt otherwise)
vCenter Webclient logon screen glitches after upgrade
After vCenter upgrade, the Logon screen is improperly formatted and might look like the below: the text would read like the below: or This is because the STS banner flag has an inappropriate data. Inorder to fix this, download and connect to the sso using jxplorer: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2077170 Note: Take a snapshot of the PSC/backup the […]
openssl to export private key from a pfx
export pvt key from pfx file!!, works with lets encrypt!! export the pfx from mmc> local computer>personal the out.txe should have the key and the certificate chain!