I've needed to reset the root password on VMware vRealize Operations appliances on a few occasions and although the official guide from VMware contains very helpful information, it wasn't easy enough to follow for some of my colleagues who weren’t proficient in Linux or text editors. The purpose of this post is to include screenshots … Continue reading Reset root password for VMware vRealize Operations appliance
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vMotion failing with “The VM failed to resume on the destination during early power on. The source detected that the destination failed to resume.”
VMware KB 59665 advises to reboot the VM to clear any locks but I found this wasn't required. I completed a Storage vMotion of the VM Configuration file to another datastore and the VM was then able to vMotion successfully which meant no downtime for the Production servers! Remember to move the VM Configuration file … Continue reading vMotion failing with “The VM failed to resume on the destination during early power on. The source detected that the destination failed to resume.”
Reset vmhba storage Fibre Channel adapter on ESXi host
I've encountered an issue which randomly affects some of our hosts vmhba's losing one storage device target which halves the paths to the storage and reduces resiliency. Host, storage and network configuration doesn’t highlight anything incorrect and resetting the vmhba brings back the Target to our desired state. This post shows how I reset the … Continue reading Reset vmhba storage Fibre Channel adapter on ESXi host
How to upgrade vRealize Operations
This post covers the process for running the vRealize Operations Pre Upgrade Readiness Assessment Tool and upgrading vRealize Operations without using Lifecycle Manager. I was running 8.1 and have upgraded to 8.5. The next time I complete a vROps version upgrade, I’ll use Lifecycle Manager and post again with that process. The main steps in … Continue reading How to upgrade vRealize Operations
HTTP & HTTPS proxy server unreachable – VMware vCenter VCSA not accepting proxy settings
PSA: I no longer experience this issue since upgrading to vCenter 7.0 U2d! This is was quite a common issue where we're unable to set the HTTP and HTTPS proxy settings using the VAMI with versions 6.5, 6.7 and early versions of 7.0. This post will show the how we experience the HTTP & HTTPS … Continue reading HTTP & HTTPS proxy server unreachable – VMware vCenter VCSA not accepting proxy settings
Use PowerCLI to find which VMs restarted after a HA protected host failure
One of my hosts in a HA protected cluster crashed and I usually use vRealize Log Insight to retrieve a list of VMs which have been restarted on other hosts but in this instance, the host in question didn't seem to have been logging correctly and I wasn't getting any results back. I found a … Continue reading Use PowerCLI to find which VMs restarted after a HA protected host failure
How to upgrade vRealize Log Insight
In this post, I’ll be upgrading my vRealize Log Insight deployment from 8.2 to 8.3 but the upgrade process is currently the same for any 8.x versions. [15/04/2021 - 8.4 has been released and follows exactly the same upgrade process] If all goes to plan, performing a vRealize Log Insight upgrade is a simple process … Continue reading How to upgrade vRealize Log Insight
Change from US to UK date format in the vSphere Client
If you've found yourself double guessing and still not being sure what date you're actually looking at in the vSphere client then this post is for you. We're going to change the US date format MM/DD/YYY to DD/MM/YYYY in Chrome but it also works for Firefox and Edge too. The default setting in when logged … Continue reading Change from US to UK date format in the vSphere Client
Simple Site Recovery Manager set up and failover
Site Recovery Manager is a very powerful disaster recovery product which can be configured to fulfil complex failover and failback requirements but this post shows how easy it is to set up your first protected VM, Protection Group and Recovery plan and run a Planned Failover to demonstrate the fundamentals of the software. Look out … Continue reading Simple Site Recovery Manager set up and failover
Send Logs to VMware Support with Skyline
We can transfer logs to VMware Support without having to export bundles and upload to the Support Request by using the Log Transfer feature in Skyline. Notes: A VMware Support Request must have already been created. You can either create a log bundle to upload (option 1) or you can tell VMware to request a … Continue reading Send Logs to VMware Support with Skyline
Define The Data Centre 