VCF 4.1 ON VXRAIL – EXPAND A CLUSTER (ADD NODE)
In this post I will provide an example walk-through of the process for adding a new VxRail node to an existing VCF on VxRail ‘VI Workload Domain (WLD)’. AtContinue reading
View ArticleVCF 4.1 ON VXRAIL – REDUCE A CLUSTER (REMOVE NODE)
In a previous post I provided an example walk-through of the process for adding a new host to an existing VCF 4.1 on VxRail ‘VI Workload DomainContinue reading
View ArticleiDrac – UEFI0315 POST ERROR
UEFI0315: Unable to process an iDRAC request to configure Secure Boot keys because of a communication error between BIOS and iDRAC. Encountered the above errorContinue reading
View ArticleVMware ESXi – Monitoring Tasks VIA CLI
The following post details how to view task information via CLI on an ESXi host. Task details such as: Snapshot operations, for example create/delete/consolidate CloneContinue reading
View ArticleVxRail – SSH SERVER ‘2048 RSA Public Key’
VxRail code release 4.7.410 and above uses a 2048-bit RSA Public Key for the SSH Server on VxRail Manager . This replaces the 1024-bit DSA Public Key previously used. Image […]
View ArticleVxRail 7.0 – Install Notes
For VxRail 4.7 please see earlier post: VxRail 4.7 – Install Notes Note: this is an example for reference only please use the VxRail installation procedures provided by Dell EMC. […]
View ArticleVxRail 7.0 – Useful Log File Information
The following log files can be accessed either via console or SSH to VxRail Manager. Useful VxRail Manager 7.0.010+ Log Files Note: SLES15 is the OS used for VxRail Manager. Monitor VxRail bring-up...
View ArticleDell EMC Networking – Configuring MTU
Switch model: S4048-ON Code Version: 9.10(0.1) 48 Ten GigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)6 Forty GigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) Brief detail in relation to setting an MTU (Maximum...
View ArticleVCF 4.x –‘Failed To Assign Role Admin TO ESXi User’
I hit the following issue recently while creating a VCF 4.1 ‘NSX-T VI Workload Domain‘ for a VCF on VxRail solution: Referring to the VMware VCF 4.0.1 Release Notes (extract): VI workload domain...
View ArticleDell EMC Networking – Configuring Layer-2 Mode
Switch model: S4048-ON Code Version: 9.10(0.1) 48 Ten GigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)6 Forty GigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) Brief detail in relation to setting Layer-2 switchport mode...
View ArticleDell EMC VxRail – VxVerify Health Check
VxVerify – Pre-upgrade Health Check Tool VxVerify is an incredibly useful tool to have at your disposal while working with VxRail. Complimentary to the native VxRail manager checks VxVerify performs […]
View ArticleVxRail – Single vCenter Managing Multiple VxRail Clusters
‘Can a single vCenter server support/manage multiple VxRail clusters?’ Let me first explain the two methods of deploying a vCenter server to support a VxRail cluster: VxRail Managed vCenter Server […]
View ArticleVCF 4.2 On VxRAIL –‘Validate Thumbprints’
In order to prevent the chance of a Man In The Middle (MiTM) attack VMware have introduced a security feature which validates the SSH RSA fingerprint and SSL thumbprint of […]
View ArticleVCF On VxRAIL 4.2 – Walkthrough (Part1: Bring-Up)
This is the first in a series of posts covering VCF On VxRail 4.2. The following detailed post provides an example walkthrough covering the process of: Deploying a VxRail Management Workload Domain […]
View ArticleVCF On VxRAIL 4.2 – Walkthrough (Part2: VI Workload Domain)
This is the second in a series of posts covering VCF On VxRail 4.2. The following detailed post provides an example walkthrough covering the process of deploying a VI Workload Domain with a […]
View ArticleVCF On VXRAIL 4.2 – Walkthrough (Part3: NSX-T EDGE AUTOMATION)
This is the third post in a series of posts covering VCF On VxRail 4.2. The previous posts detailed an example walkthrough covering the process of: Deploying a VxRail Management Workload Domain cluster...
View ArticleVxRAIL – Installing API PowerShell Modules
One method of consuming the available VxRail APIs is by leveraging the VxRail API PowerShell Modules Package from within your Windows OS using PowerShell. Each public API has a corresponding PowerShell...
View ArticleVCF On VxRail 4.3 – Flexible AVN Day-N Operations
Prior to VCF 4.3 Application Virtual Networks(AVN)s including the NSX Edge Cluster and NSX network segments were deployed and configured during bring-up by Cloud Builder. Example of this process can […]
View ArticleVxRail – Lookup Service Tag/Serial Number
See also related Post: https://davidring.ie/2019/09/18/vxrail-lookup-model-psnt/ In addition to the physical tag at the front of the VxRail appliance you may also leverage PowerCLI, ESXi console or...
View ArticleVxRAIL – API PowerShell Module Examples
One method of consuming the available VxRail APIs is by leveraging the VxRail API PowerShell Modules Package from within your Windows OS using PowerShell. Each public API has a corresponding […]
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