Introduction In the ever-evolving world of virtualization, ensuring the smooth operation of vSphere environments is paramount for businesses and IT professionals. Recognizing this need, VMware has developed the vSphere Diagnostic Tool, a powerful Python script that promises to revolutionize troubleshooting within the vCenter Server Photon Appliance. In this article, we will explore the functionality and…
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vCenter – HTTP status 500 – internal server error
Today, I encountered a situation wherein one of my vCenter instances presented an HTTP status 500 error. Should you ever encounter this error, two potential underlying causes responsible for its occurrence: As I quickly check my SSL certificate and it shows valid until February 2024, I logged to VAMI and saw this error: I went…
Read moreNavigating vCenter Troubles: A Case Study in Resolving HTTP Status 500 – Internal Server Error, STS cert.
Today, I want to share an interesting, and admittedly frustrating, experience I recently had with VMware vCenter. It all started with an innocuous attempt to log into the vCenter Server, only to be greeted with a rather alarming error message: HTTP Status 500 – Internal Server Error. This error, which usually indicates that the server…
Read moreVMware vSphere 8 Update 1 is here!
VMware has introduced the inaugural major update to its flagship vSphere 8 suite and has refined the release cycle for the upcoming version. VMware has adopted a new approach to product releases, initially launching products with an Initial Availability (IA) status. These IA products are considered ready for production workloads and are fully certified by…
Read moreLet’s talk about snapshots! Snapshots Explained!
A VMware snapshot is a point-in-time copy of the virtual machine’s state, including its virtual disk files and configuration. Snapshots are used to capture the state of a virtual machine at a specific point in time, so that you can revert to that state later if needed. Snapshots are often used for the following purposes:…
Read morevSphere 8 Upgrade! How to upgrade your vCenter Server 6.5\6.7\7.0 to vCenter 8.0
On October 11, 2022, VMware announced the initial availability (IA) of VMware vSphere 8.0. This new status of “initial availability” adheres to VMware’s new release model for all future vSphere releases. This new vSphere release includes many new features as well as many deprecated features. Let’s have a look into upgrading our environment to the…
Read moreHow to deploy vCenter 8.0 using VMware Workstations.
The new vSphere 8 IA is out there and ready to install on your development environments. Please read this article on the differences between IA and GA releases. Today I will show you how to deploy a fresh vCenter server 8.0. You can build your own home lab using your PC or laptop. If you…
Read moreThe default partition ‘/’ has only 2.6 GB of available space. Enter a new export directory on the source machine below.
During the upgrade VCSA 6.7 to version 7.0 I faced the issue with free space. As shown on the screenshot above, the default partition ‘/’ has not enough free space. Let’s have a look into this issue and fix it. Login to VCSA Check the space using this command: df- h Looks like /storage/updatemgr has…
Read moreHow to fix pre-chek SSL certificate issue during vCenter upgrade from 6.7 to 7.0
I just ran an upgrade and stage 1 went perfectly fine. However, during pre-check on stage 2, I received this error message: The machine SSL certificate in the VMware Endpoint Certificate Store (VECS) does not correspond with the service registration in the VMware Directory Service (vmdir). To fix this error please follow this steps: Download…
Read moreHow to reset the administrator@vsphere.local password
As for security standards, passwords should be kept in a secure vault, and admins should have access to them. Sometimes however passwords are getting lost or admin can get some environment handed over with no passwords. In those articles, I describe how to recover a root password for VCSA and PhotonOS. Today I will show…
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