The patching process in vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) version 6 is changed from previous versions. It is not possible anymore to use the Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) and update the appliance using the User Interface. The new way to patch the vCenter Server Appliance involves the …
Continue ReadingWhat’s new in the vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 6.0: ISO with an easy guided Installer Different deployment options possible during the guided installer such as: Install vCenter Server Install Platform Services Controller Install vCenter Server with an Embedded Platform Controller (default) …
Continue ReadingIn my lab environment I still have a Windows XP with the vSphere Client 5.5 installed. When I try to connect with the vSphere Client or vSphere PowerCLI it faisl to connect to the vCenter Server 5.5 or vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 5.5. The following errors appears (The OS has a Dutch language …
Continue ReadingHere are some deployment tips and tricks for the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA): The VMware vCenter Server Appliance is a preconfigured Linux-based virtual machine. The VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) is available as OVF/ OVA It based on Suse Linux Enterprise 11 64-bit Linked Mode, …
Continue ReadingBack in 2012 I wrote a blog post “What about the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) version 5.1 ”. One of the limitations with VCSA 5.1 was that the embedded vPostgres database only supports 5 hosts and 50 VMs. So it was only supported in test and very small environments. Now with vSphere 5.5 …
Continue ReadingWhen deploying the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) it will default look for a DHCP address. When there is no DHCP server available the following error is displayed: O NETWORKING DETECTED. it is possible to manually configure a static IP address by using the command line. Here are the steps: …
Continue ReadingI get a lot of questions from customers if the could use the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) in there production environments as replacement for the standard vCenter Server. With the standard vCenter Server is based on Microsoft Windows. you know for sure that all the other vSphere products …
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