Author: Piotr Tarnawski
vCenter Server 7.0.x Appliance /storage/log partition error. Partition full due to excessive pod-startup.log files
Lately I notice that the vmware-pod service will not start. Furthermore one can see /var/log/vmware/pod contains thousands of pod-startup.log.###### files. The /var/log/vmware/pod/pod-console.log contains the following errors: This issue occurs when…
SRM appliance, appliance no networking detected.
UPDATE for SRM 8.X and 9.X! *********************************************************************************************************** As the useful tool /opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_net is no longer available in these versions, you can use the following command…
What to do if your baseline is incompatible?
During ESXi upgrade process on one of the cluster I saw that baseline which works fine everywhere else is incompatible! What would be your first…
How to integrate vCenter HSM (DELL OpenMange) with vLCM (Lifecycle Management)
NOTE: This is for non-vSAN environment running Dell servers Using the Dell OpenManage integration with vLCM , we would create a desired state for image,…
PowerShell workshop with Angry Admin – how to power off and power on all VMs at host in one line code
Today I will show you how to power off and power on all VMs at host in one line code. Please join me in this…
How to upload logs to VMware directly from vCenter
Today in this short video I will show you how to upload logs directly from vCenter to #VMware support.
Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0014 (CVE-2021-21994, CVE-2021-21995)
IMPORTANT Security Advisory that was released earlier yesterday (13-07-2021) Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0014 VMware ESXi updates address authentication and denial of service vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-21994, CVE-2021-21995) with a maximum CVSSv3…
VxRail – Mellanox driver version 14.28.45.12 compatibility issue with Finisar SFP
I have VxRail cluster version 7.0.100-26719865 and recommended version is 7.0.202-27047874. However once I run update it got corrupted as node 1 never boot up…
ESXi ESXCLI Firewall Commands
You can use the ESXi Shell or ESXCLI commands to configure ESXi at the command line to automate a firewall configuration. NOTE: You can only manage predefined ports. To…
PowerShell workshop with Angry Admin – Security guide for ESXi
Today I will show you how to apply VMware security recommendation to ESXi hosts using PowerShell. The script is smart way check the hosts compliance…