Here is a handy list of default password for VMware products: Product Username Password vCenter Appliance root vmware vCenter Application root 123456 Discovery Manager cli ChangeMe vCenter Chargeback root vmware vSphere Data Protection root changeme vShield Manager admin default vSphere Data Protection Appliance root changeme vCloud Automation Center Identity Appliance admin admin vRealize Operation Manager root…
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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 /storage/log partition was showing that is low on space. In older version like vCenter 6.0 there was an issue with SSO log files were not compressed, but this issuse should…
Read moreHow 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, select vCenter Servers. Click the vCenter Server that contains the ESX/ESXi hosts from which you want to export logs. Click the Monitor tab and click System Logs. Click Export System Logs. Select the ESX/ESXi hosts…
Read moreHow 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 VMware, however taking in to the account security advisory I decided to run update from ISO. Here is the Runlist: Download ISO form Vmware website NOTE: you will need to…
Read moreVMware 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 helped, I tried to add space before and after the password, I tried a few other password, no luck. The only option was to break in to my system and…
Read moreSTS certificate expiration – “Signing certificate is not valid” error in VCSA 6.5.x,6.7.x or vCenter Server 7.0.x
Once admin is getting notifications form (ab)users about issue with login to vCenter, there are few possibilities: PEBCAK – one of many terms used in Internet chatting, stands for “problem exists between chair and keyboard,” meaning it’s a problem in user understanding or behavior rather than something wrong with hardware or software. The term is…
Read moreHow to manage certificates in GUI in vSphere 7
vCenter Server 7.0 has done some interesting things to help make certificate management easier. To start, the solution certificates are deprecated, being replaced under the hood with a less complex but equally secure method of connecting other products like vRealize Operations, vRealize Log Insight, etc. Login to vCenter Go to → Menu → Administration → Certificate Management From…
Read moreHow to restore vCenter Server from a File-Based Backup
PREREQUISITES: Download ISO file from Vmware website Make entry in DNS for your new vCenter Place ISO somewhere close to location of your new VC (optional) PROCEDURE: You can use the vCenter Server appliance GUI installer to restore a vCenter Server to an ESXi host or a vCenter Server instance. The restore procedure has two stages. The first stage deploys a…
Read moreHow to backup your vCenter – vSphere 7
Procedure: In a Web browser, go to the vCenter Server Management Interface, https://appliance-IP-address-or-FQDN:5480 Log in as root In the vCenter Server Management Interface, click Backup Click Configure Provide backup location Provide how many days to retain backup What data should be back up: Stats, Events, Tasks Click Create Backup schedule status should be Enabled If you need explanation or you do have any…
Read moreHow to deploy vCenter 7.0
PREREQUISITES: Download ISO file from Vmware website Make entry in DNS for your new vCenter Please ISO somewhere close to location of your new VC (optional) PROCEDURE: Mount ISO Run installation from vcsa-ui-installer\win32\installer.exe For new installation, click Install On the Introduction page click NEXT On the next page, accept EULA and click NEXT vCenter Server deployment…
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