Category: VMware

Enabling SSH on NSX appliances via the CLI (Command Line Interface) is an essential skill for VMware administrators, providing a more direct and scriptable approach to managing and configuring the NSX environment. Here’s how to enable SSH on NSX from the CLI, allowing for secure, remote administration of your...

With all the recent releases for VCF i noticed that my file system was getting full and once the updates are complete i wanted to reclaim all that used space. The first step was to identify the Bundle ID. We can find this by going to the bundle itself...

With the release of of VCF 5.1.1 I wanted to get my lab upgraded. The release blog can be found here and the release notes are here Please note that some of the components within the VCF will still need additional upgrading. Please read the release notes for additional...

Bundle Product Version Size Bundle Component Bundle Type bundle-111778 5.1.1.0 605.7 ESX_HOST-8.0.2-23305546 PATCH bundle-111779 5.1.1.0 11381.3 NSX_T_MANAGER-4.1.2.3.0-23382408 PATCH bundle-111777 5.1.1.0 0 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-5.1.1.0-23480823 PATCH (Drift) bundle-111776 5.1.1.0 2331.6 SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-5.1.1.0-23480823 PATCH bundle-111781 5.1.1.0 17064.2 VCENTER-8.0.2.00200-23319993 PATCH bundle-111780 5.1.1.0 14664.6 NSX_T_MANAGER-4.1.2.3.0-23382408 INSTALL bundle-111782 5.1.1.0 10742.4 VCENTER-8.0.2.00200-23319993 INSTALL bundle-110346 5.1.1.0 1847.9 VRSLCM-8.16.0-23377566 INSTALL...

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.16.2. As a pre requirement we do need to have VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle upgraded to 8.16. Instructions can be found here. The upgrade does not include the latest PSPACK that contains the 8.16.2 Aria Automation...

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x vRA appliance to 8.16.2. As a pre requirement we do need to have VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle upgraded to 8.16. Instructions can be found here. The upgrade does not include the latest PSPACK that contains the 8.16.2 VMware Aria...

In this guide i will go over the steps of getting an existing 8.x VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle (formerly vRSLCM vRealize Lifecycle Manager) appliance to support the latest product releases available. Here is a great blog that goes in to the details about what the Product Support Pack is...

In this guide i will go over the steps of getting an existing 8.x vRSLCM appliance upgraded to the latest 8.16 release. The release notes can be found here. We can upgrade from vRealize Lifecycle Manager to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle. The first step is to log in to...

VCF Version Bundle Name Size Component Type Bundle ID 5.1.0.0 bundle-99536 640.0MB ESX_HOST-8.0.2-22380479 PATCH efca585c-4fd8-4ec4-9b08-c50701aa2f7d bundle-99541 10500.4MB NSX_T_MANAGER-4.1.2.1.0-22667789 PATCH 39759b15-d985-4c15-85d6-7d44fd24df45 bundle-99539 2089.2MB SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-5.1.0.0-22688368 PATCH b9308692-c98a-4afc-b49f-601f16105d92 bundle-99540 0.0MB SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-5.1.0.0-22688368 PATCH(Drift) f3a11b49-4209-4c2b-8b26-aea98b1f8450 bundle-99537 16801.6MB VCENTER-8.0.2.00100-22617221 PATCH 0a1ba239-eab9-41c6-b0e6-9738a463bdbe bundle-99542 14606.2MB NSX_T_MANAGER-4.1.2.1.0-22667789 INSTALL c5a39cf5-eca2-4206-8375-082f827612b8 bundle-99538 10493.0MB VCENTER-8.0.2.00100-22617221 INSTALL 96cf61e1-85b3-461f-8dfe-5abbeed33ab7 5.0.0.1 bundle-94375 2044.9MB SDDC_MANAGER_VCF-5.0.0.1-22485660...

Upgrading Aria Automation (formerly known as vRealize Automation, vRA) is crucial for maintaining the efficiency, security, and compatibility of your automation tasks. For environments without VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle, you can still perform the upgrade using the vracli command-line utility. This blog post will guide you through the process...

In this guide i will go over the deployment of Aria Automation 8.16 using the Easy Installer. The reason i like the Easy Installer is because it deploys everything that I need: Identity Manager, Aria Suite Lifecycle as well as Aria Automation. To get started we need to download...

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x vRA appliance to 8.14.1. As a pre requirement we do need to have VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle upgraded to 8.14. Instructions can be found here. The upgrade does not include the latest PSPACK that contains the 8.14.1 VMware Aria...

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.14.1. As a pre requirement we do need to have VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle upgraded to 8.14. Instructions can be found here. The upgrade does not include the latest PSPACK that contains the 8.14.1 Aria Automation...

In this guide i will go over the steps of getting an existing 8.x VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle (formerly vRSLCM vRealize Lifecycle Manager) appliance to support the latest product releases available. Here is a great blog that goes in to the details about what the Product Support Pack is...

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x vRA appliance to 8.14. As a pre requirement we do need to have VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle upgraded to 8.14. Instructions can be found here. The upgrade already includes the latest Product Support Pack so an update to the...

In this post i will go over upgrading my 8.x SSC appliance to 8.14. As a pre requirement we do need to have VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle upgraded to 8.14. Instructions can be found here. The upgrade already includes the latest Product Support Pack so an update to the...

In this guide i will go over the steps of getting an existing 8.x vRSLCM appliance upgraded to the latest 8.14 release. The release notes can be found here. We can upgrade from vRealize Lifecycle Manager to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle. The first step is to log in to...

In this blog we will go over replacing the idps reporting Corfu certificate in NSX Corfu certificate in NSX. In this example I will be using the UI to generate the self signed certificate and then an API call to replace the certificate. In my case the cluster manager...

In this blog we will go over replacing the cluster manager Corfu certificate in NSX. In this example I will be using the UI to generate the self signed certificate and then an API call to replace the certificate. In my case the cluster manager Corfu certificate has already...

In this blog we will go over replacing the Corfu certificate in NSX. In this example I will be using the UI to generate the self signed certificate and then an API call to replace the certificate. In my case the Monitoring Corfu certificate has already expired In the...