When trying to deploy an OVA/OVF with the vSphere Web Client the following error is displayed: The operation failed for an undetermined reason. Typically this problem occurs due to certificates that the browser does not trust. If you are using self-signed or custom certificates, open the URL below …
Continue ReadingLast week i did my first vMotion between two vCenter Servers with different SSO domain by using PowerCLI. This functionality is also known as “cross vCenter vMotion” and is not included in the vSphere Web Client yet. Without downtime it’s possible to live migrate VMs from one vCenter Server to …
Continue ReadingAt VMworld 2017 in Las Vegas VMware Cloud on AWS (VMConAWS) is announced. This partnership between VMware and AWS makes it possible to create a VMware Software Defined Datacenter (SDDC) in Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this blogpost I highlight some information on “What is the VMware Cloud on AWS”. …
Continue ReadingvSphere 6.5 Update 1 is the first major update after the GA release of vSphere 6.5. Besides great new improvements such as vSAN 6.6.1 some nasty bugs are fixed. Here’s a short list you want to know before upgrading to vSphere 6.5 Update 1: Upgrade from vSphere 6.0 Update 3 is now a supported upgrade …
Continue ReadingIn less then 54 days I’m attending VMworld Europe in Barcelona again. My first VMworld visit was in Cannes (France) in 2009. This year I visit VMworld with two other Ictivity (Dutch VMware partner) colleagues. Here are a couple of reasons why I’m so excited to visit VMworld Europe: 1. General …
Continue ReadingIn 2013 I created a blog post with some tips for implementing a VMware Horizon View Security Server (link ). Now the Unified Access Gateway (UAG) is replacing the VMware Security Server. So it’s time for a new blog post with some implementation tips about VMware Access Point / Unified Access Gateway …
Continue ReadingIn the vSphere Web client an orphaned vSAN object was listed named: /vmfs/volume/vsanuuid From the vSphere Web Client you cannot manage orphaned vSAN objects . To check and fix orphaned vSAN objects, the Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) is needed. The ‘vsan.check_state’ command checks if VMs …
Continue ReadingTo activate this feature the following advanced settings must be changed on each ESXi host: Set the advanced ToolsRamdisk option to 1 by using this command: [code language=“text”]esxcli system settings advanced set -o /UserVars/ToolsRamdisk -i 1 [/code] After changing the setting reboot …
Continue ReadingIn this blog post I highlight how to patch or update a single vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) without having an internet connection. The patch will be stored on a temporarily web server that is installed on a Windows machine. In this example we update the vCenter Server Appliance version from 6.0 …
Continue ReadingThere a several ways to patch a VMware ESXi server. vSphere Update Manager (VUM) can update for example a complete ESXi host cluster fully automatic. vSphere Update Manager requires a vCenter Server. When you don’t have a vCenter Server patching can be done from the command line. Here is a quick …
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