vSphere+ VMware with the announcement of vSphere+ promises to bring the benefits of cloud to on-premises workloads by deploying high value cloud services to easily build, run, manage, and secure traditional and next-gen applications. It looks like natural evolution of where VMware services and solutions are heading which is obviously to the cloud. VMware vSphere…
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VxRail: bmc: firmware test timeout. check platform service. How to check PTAgent status.
Before VxRail upgrade I run VxVerify tool and one of the errors was: bmc: firmware test timeout. check platform service. You can read all about VxVerify tool in this article. Let’s fix it! SSH to the node showing error. Check if the PTAdmin account is active by running this command: The output should look like this: If…
Read moreDell 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 N/A N/A emcbios ESXi DHCP root Passw0rd! vCenter / PSC Defined on build root vmware Log Insight DHCP root Passw0rd! VxRail Manager 192.168.10.200 root Passw0rd! VxRail Manager Extension Defined on…
Read moreVxRail – 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 bet it will be very similar for other Dell servers. NOTE: The procedure is simple but if executed without proper planing it can lead to disaster. NOTE: reset.py script is…
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VxRail is the hyperconverged system fully integrated with VMware Cloud Foundation SDDC Manager. Host and deploy traditional and modern applications on a single infrastructure. Before deployment you should have your network sorted. Please refer to this network guide : Configure your network: Management Network – Native VLAN = ID 0 Private Management Network – VLAN ID…
Read morevCenter preparation for VxRail deployment
Create the structure for VxRail: Login to vCenter Create if it is not done by now, Datacenter for our VxRail cluster Prepare cluster name for future use (write it down in your notepad) Create a user for VxRail manager: Go to Menu → Administration Go to Users and Groups under Single Sign On and choose Domain: → vsphere.local Click ADD NOTE: username should be…
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