VCF 5.2.1 – Updating to VMware ESXi 8.0 Update 3b
In this fourth blog post – we will guide you through the required update steps to update ESXi 8.0 Update 2b (as part of VCF 5.1.1) to 8.0 Update 3b,…
Cloud Foundation
VCF 5.2.1 – Updating to vCenter Server 8.0 U3d using the Async Patch for security (VMSA-2024-0019)
In this second blog post – out of three steps – we will guide you through the required update steps to update vCenter Server 8.0 U2 to 8.0 U3d, as…
VCF 5.2.1 – Upgrade to NSX 4.2.1 from SDDC Manager
This second post on Updating to VCF 5.2.1.0 highlights the steps to take on how to update to VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.1.0, and NSX-T 4.2.1.0 specifically. According to Bill-of-Materials in…
Async Patch cannot be used in SDDC Manager 5.2.1
Imagine: you have recently upgraded to VCF 5.2.1.0, and ready to apply the vCenter Server 8.0 Update 3d async patch (VMSA-2024-0019.2) You have downloaded the correct file. Note the version:…
Updating to Cloud Foundation 5.2.1 : SDDC Manager
“VMware Cloud Foundation is a multi-cloud platform that provides a full-stack hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) that is made for modernizing data centers and deploying modern container-based applications.” In this first –…
Remove a failed task in SDDC Manager – Cloud Foundation
When using the SDDC Manager, it sometimes occurs that certain tasks, whether or not initiated through the API Explorer, fail or get halted. This blog post discusses how to remove…
SDDC Manager 5.1.1 – vCenter Upgrade 7.0 U3 to 8.0 U2
In this second blog post – out of three steps – we will guide you through the required update steps to update vCenter Server 7.0 U3 to 8.0 U2, as…
NSX 4.1 – Alarms indicating Corfu certificates are expired or about to expire
Recently, after we have updated 3.2 to 4.1 NSX-T appliances, as part of the VCF 4.5.2 to 5.1.1 change, many Corfu certificates seemed to be expired. We were not aware…
Create a custom ESXi ISO Image through vSphere LifeCycle Manager
This blog post deals with a feature that has been available in vSphere since vSphere 8.0 U1, however not many people know about this. VMware has documented this as well.…
Updating to Cloud Foundation 5.1.1 : SDDC Manager
In this first – out of three steps – we will guide you through the required update steps to update VCF 4.5.0 to 4.5.2 through SDDC Manager. You will find…
Aria Operations
Aria Operations for Logs
Aria Suite
Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager
Cloud Foundation
VMware
SDDC Manager has disconnected vRLI, vROps and vRSLCM accounts
A new blog post: our VCF environments have faced disconnected accounts in vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager, aka Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager, for quite a while now. Actually, ever since we…
Aria Suite Lifecycle – Aria Operations – Migrating Remote Collectors to Cloud Proxies using Aria Suite Lifecycle
While trying to update Aria Operations 8.14.1, basically like we did earlier, we ran into the issue that the Remote Collectors are required to be updated to (native) Cloud Proxies.…
Updating to Cloud Foundation 4.5.2.0 : NSX-T Manager 3.2.3.1
This second post on Updating to VCF 4.5.2.0 highlights the steps to take on how to update to VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.2.0, and NSX-T 3.2.3.1 specifically. According to Bill-of-Materials in…
Updating to Cloud Foundation 4.5.2.0 : SDDC Manager
In this first – out of three steps – we will guide you through the required update steps to update VCF 4.5.0 to 4.5.2 through SDDC Manager. You will find…
How to upgrade VMware Aria Operations through Aria Suite Lifecycle – A Step by Step guide
In one of our previous posts, we have updated the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle environment, as well as Aria Operations for Logs. Now it is time to install an update…
Renewing NSX-T LocalManager certificates
Expiring certificates occur every so often. It is best to have the replaced or renewed before the expiration date. In our NSX-T environment, the LocalManager, mp-cluster and tomcat certificates are…
VCF 4.5.0 precheck fails with failed rotation workflows
Very recently, we required a vCenter Update in our VCF 4.5.0 environment. In this case, we were using the AsyncPatch Tool for VMSA-2023-0014 One of the steps required is to…
VCF – Using the Async Patch Tool
Has the installation of patches through Cloud Foundation always been straightforward for you? …. Well, that’s not always the case. This post guides you through the process of downloading these…
VCF 4.5.0 Change DNS or NTP Servers in NSX-T
VCF 4.5.0 Change DNS or NTP Servers in NSX-T Manager In addition to our post in this link, our VCF 4.5.0 SDDC Manager started mentioning something is out of the…
The Power of the SDDC API Explorer
Using the SDDC Manager’s API Explorer, you can do some fantastic stuff. One such thing I recently needed, was to re-configure the DNS and NTP configuration for all VCF components…