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CLI NOT showing same BUILD ID as what is showing in vCenter VAMI. by running vpxd -v to get version and login to VAMI to verify vCenter version. Solution: cd /storage/core/software-update 1. Take a backup before doing any manual workaround (For ALL vcenter is case there is a link mode activated) 2. Try update again,…
In this article, I am going to guide you how to resize vCloud director cells from Meduim to Extra Large (VVS) deployment size. According to VMware dokumatation we have to add more CPU, Memory and add two new Application Cells Lets start Disable Organization VDCs. Backup database Change database failover mode to manual by running…
In this article, I am going to guide you how to solve/workaround clear these logs automatically I noticed that one of the cloud director cells was inactive in the portal. I did login via ssh to the cell and found out that the /dec/sda3 was full and had no space left. checking for logs file…
In this article, I am going to guide you how to solve/workaround Workspace One (vDIM) login issue From time to time getting following messages appear when login at NSX or other portals which is integrated to Workspace one (formerly known as VMware Identity manager) The problem is db disk is full Solution: Take snapshot of…
In this article, I am going to guide you how to solve/workaround VMware Cloud Director Log Bundle collection issue. Due to support tech case i wanted to collect log bundle but it’s failed and i get following error message Symptoms ERROR | Failed to collect logs from multiple cells Checking log files located under /opt/vmware/vcloud-director/logs. first i…
In this article, I am going to guide you how to solve/workaround attempting to delete a standalone VM in Cloud Director. Symptoms deletion start attaempt failed Cause there is a hidden vapp for the VM which lock object and does not allow us to delete the object. Workaround To workaround this issue of the affected…
Recently i had issue where the ESXi license has expired and was not able to update/reconnced the host back to vcenter, once I tried to reconnect the host I did got this error message. Cannot complete the license assignment operation “vSphere vMotion” “vSphere DRS” “vSphere Storage DRS” “vCenter agent for VMware host” “vSphere Distributed Switch”…
In this article, I am going to guide you how to solve Loginsight upgrade issue. Symptoms The upgrade of the Primary node to 8.10.2 completed successfully but nothing changed and the Loginsight is still on the same version as it was before the upgrade. Cause wrong kernel in the /boot/grub/menu.lst on the primary node SolutionI…
In this article, I am going to guide you fix Enhanced Authentication Plugin for Chrome v105+ Cause Chrome introduced its own root certificate store in v105. So you can disable this via GPO/policy to use Windows root store to which the VMware Plugin automatically adds its certificate. Workaround Download Chrome policy template https://enterprise.google.com/chrome/chrome-browser/#download unzip CHrome…
vCloud director audit to syslog (loginsight) In this article, I am going to guide you how to send audit logs from vCloud director to syslog in my case loginsight. vCloud director shows audit for last 30 days but log data remains in database for 90 days. Exporting logs to a syslog server is recommended for…