I’m starting to see vSphere health warnings complaining about the “Depreciation of the external Platform Services Controller deployment model” This is very confusing because my vCenter servers were built using the Embedded Platform Services Controller option. Yet vSphere health is saying that there is a problem? Symptoms: vSphere health warning for external platform services controller …Read More…
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vCenter 6.7 Memory Exhaustion and vSphere health (Tiny)
How to solve the vSphere Health Issue alert for vCenter 6.7 with a Tiny deployment… memory exhaustion errors
Step by Step: Upgrade vCenter VCSA 6.0 (or 6.5) to 6.7
These screenshots show the entire process to upgrade vCenter from 6.0 to 6.7 using a Windows 10 desktop as my administrative workstation. The same steps work for vCenter 6.5 to 6.7. Is your existing vCenter server running on Windows? This article is primarily about upgrading vCenter appliances (linux-based). If you have a Windows vCenter server, …Read More…
How to fix or change vCenter root password expired 6.5 and 6.7
Symptoms Your vCenter 6.5 or 6.7 server automatically expired your root password You left the default setting to expire the root password in your vCenter Appliance When you try to log on to the management website :5480 with root, it says the password is expired. You know what the root password is. How to …Read More…
A general runtime error occurred adding host – VMware vCenter and ESXi
Symptoms: When attempt to add a new vSphere host to vCenter, an error appears after entering the host credentials: “A general runtime error occurred” You clicked YES on the certificate prompt. You have a cluster with EVC enabled, and you are attempting to add the host to that cluster You are using vCenter 6.0 , …Read More…
How to install vCenter 6.7 (and 6.0 and 6.5) with no DNS, only IP address
Many websites will say that vCenter 6x requires DNS lookup, but these steps and screenshots prove that you can install a new vCenter 6.7 with only an IP address and no DNS. Start vCenter install from .iso file using Windows 10 vCenter install stage 1 8. Configure options for “set up appliance VM” — this …Read More…
VMware vSphere ESX and vCenter Upgrade 5.5 to 6.0 or 6.5 or 6.7 best practices
Tips, tricks, and missing steps for the VMWare upgrade Having done several small / medium business upgrades from vCenter and ESXi 5.5 to 6.0 and 6.5 and 6.7, I wanted to share some best practices and lessons learned with the IT community. Table of Contents Upgrade from 5.5 to 6.7 cannot be performed in one …Read More…
VMWare and Netapp consultant in DC, Baltimore, Columbia, Frederick, and Rockville MD
We install and configure Netapp Disk Shelves and VMWare vCenter and ESXi for small and medium businesses in Maryland and DC. (more about VMWare and virtualization later in this article!) Netapp installation, integration, and maintenance Kieri Solutions endorses Netapp products because they are designed to be highly available and have several options for nearly instantaneous …Read More…
How to fix vSphere and vCenter datastore reverting to old size
Symptoms: You increased the size of a datastore in the past, but now when you open vCenter, you see the old (smaller) size displayed. There may be low disk space warnings. Web client for vCenter 6.5 and vSphere 6.5 and probably vCenter 6.0 and vSphere 6.0 If you refresh the datastore information, the correct size …Read More…