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 though ? Reboot? Old firmware? Fortunately we can scroll down and have a look what the error is all about. As we can see there is an issue with VIBs.…
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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, driver and firmware for all ESXi servers in the environment. The desired state configuration is stored in vCenter and we can modify/update as needed. We can update/patch the image, drivers…
Read moreHow 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 2.0. In my case I had an message: TPM 2.0 device detected but a connection cannot be established. NOTE: Before you start, place the host into Maintenance Mode in vCenter…
Read morevCenter 7.0 Update 2 Upgrade Issue – Exception occurred in install precheck phase
vSphere 7.0. Update 2 is over 5GB large and promises a lot of new features. However upgrading your environment can proof difficult. Once I start to upgrade my DEV vCenter I came across this error: Exception occurred in install precheck phase Resume leads to pre-check and pre-check results in same error as above. At this…
Read moreBefore and After vCenter FQDN and IP (PNID) change – IMPORTANT!
So you wanna change FQDN or IP of your vCenter? Here is a couple things to consider: BEFORE CHANGE: If you run vCenter in HA mode, you need to disable it Must unregister solutions: SRM, vROps, vRNi etc AFTER CHANGE: Regenerate and replace vCenter Server certificates Configure vCenter Server High Availability Add vCenter Server with…
Read morevSphere 7 – How to change the FQDN and IP (PNID) Address of vCenter Server Appliance
There is a new feature in vSphere 7 allowing admins to change FQDN and IP of vCenter Server Appliance, the feature for which I personally was waiting a long time. Why am I interested in changing FQDN or IP? Recently we acquired another company and I would like to change their vCenters FQDNs to the…
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