Author: Piotr Tarnawski
VAMI update failed due to /storage/log partition full
Once I tried to update vCenter 6.5 to remediate Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0010 I spotted that health status shows Warning and the cause for it was…
How to get VMware logs the “smart way”
GUI is a great tool but sometimes it simply does not work. The usual way to get logs is: Login to vCenter. Under Inventory Lists,…
How to resolve a vSphere TPM error on VxRAIL
A TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is a computer chip/microcontroller that can securely store artifacts used to authenticate the platform and since version 6.7 vSphere support TPM…
How to update your vCenter from ISO
I run to this very strange issue, where in the VAMI options to stage or install update are greyed-out. I have a case opened with…
Set-VMHostSysLogServer – Configure syslog on VMware ESXi hosts
Connect to vCenter server: Set up variable for all hosts: Set up syslog: Check if settings have been applied: If you need explanation or you…
Get-VM – Retreving a list of VMs in your envirnoment
First thing to remember is to connect to the VCAS. Meet the GET-VM command! Syntax: If you want to retrieve VMs connected to specific Virtual…
VMware vCenter 7 Appliance root password reset
I have done an error coping a password during vCenter upgrade process and after successful installation, I ended up with no access to VAMI. Nothing…
Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0010
This critical alert is to inform you of two new vulnerabilities identified in VMware vSphere 6.5, 6.7 and 7.0. The vulnerabilities include VMware Cloud Foundation 3.x/4.x environments….
Dell EMC VxRail Default Password List
After factory reset of VxRail node, all passwords are set to default. Here is a list of default passwords: Component IP Username Password Node BIOS…
VxRail – how to reset node to factory configuration
If you need to factory reset node here is a procedure, although I found it for V470F, It worked on my P570F servers and I…
