I was running through the initial set up of a new ESXi server the other day and I thought I would put together a quick post collecting the steps together that I use. I was setting this host up on a new Dell R640 which came with the ESXi pre-installed. In my example I was … Continue reading Setting up an ESXi host through the DCUI
VMware Skyline
In the last few weeks I discovered and subsequently deployed the VMware product Skyline. My understanding is it isn't new but it somehow passed me by so I was pleased to find out about it. If you too are just hearing about Skyline and wonder what it is...I would describe it an automated support tool … Continue reading VMware Skyline
Creating Tags in Nutanix License Portal
Introduction Nutanix have recently introduced a new feature which allows tagging in their license portal. This means each license can be tagged with the cluster it is associated with. This feature is good for keeping the License Portal organized and makes it easier to search. Procedure Log onto the Nutanix Portal - Launch Support Portal … Continue reading Creating Tags in Nutanix License Portal
VMware ESXi Embedded Host Client – 503 Service Unavailable
Introduction If you have installed the ESXi Embedded Host Client (Link) you might find occasionally when trying to log onto a VMware Host the following message is displayed It is a reasonably simple fix to get access again to the Host. Procedure SSH as root onto the ESXi host that is displaying the error Run … Continue reading VMware ESXi Embedded Host Client – 503 Service Unavailable
vExpert 2019 Applications are Open!
Quick heads up to say the vExpert 2019 Applications are open and the applications will be accepted until Friday February 8th at midnight PDT. Expect the announcement on applications by end of Feb/Early March. Visit the vExpert blog here for all the information and the link to applying: https://blogs.vmware.com/vexpert/2019/01/07/vexpert-2019-applications-are-open/
Mellanox VIB Incompatible With 6.5 Upgrade Bundle
Introduction While upgrading from ESXi 5.5 to ESXi 6.5 Update 2 the upgrade bundle might show as incompatible in VMware Update Manager. Investigating the error message shows that there is an incompatible VIB in use. In this case it is the Mellanox VIB for Mellanox hardware. If you don't use Mellanox hardware this VIB can … Continue reading Mellanox VIB Incompatible With 6.5 Upgrade Bundle
Nutanix CVM Error – Disk Space Usage /home On Controller exceeded 80%
Introduction Over time old logs and old software starts to build up in the CVM /home directory. The following error will be observed in Prism Update 11/03/19 - Nutanix have updated the KB article on this alert and made it public. It can be found here If you have any doubts about running the commands … Continue reading Nutanix CVM Error – Disk Space Usage /home On Controller exceeded 80%
VMware vExpert 2018
I'm extremely pleased to announce I have been selected as a VMware vExpert for 2018! It is an honour to be part of the program. This is my first year being a member. It is an extremely vibrant community judging by the short time I have been in the slack channel. Looking forward to getting … Continue reading VMware vExpert 2018
Upgrading Nutanix LCM
I noticed today some of our clusters had very old versions of Nutanix Life Cycle Manager (LCM) installed so thought I would put together a blog post on how to upgrade the LCM component while I was doing it. It is pretty straight forward and a nice thing to keep up to date as features … Continue reading Upgrading Nutanix LCM
Regenerate Expired Cisco UCS Certificate
The default (self-signed) UCSM keyring certificate must be manually regenerated if the cluster name changes or the certificate expires. The default certificate is valid for one year. Ideally you have replaced the default certificates but if you haven't then you will see the following Major alert in UCS Manager when the certificate expires : The … Continue reading Regenerate Expired Cisco UCS Certificate
