Certificate delete failed: Certificate cannot be deleted because it is used by 1 MP node
I was recently trying to replace some service certificates and I accidentally associated the certificate with the wrong service. When trying to delete the certificate I was presented with an error “Certificate delete failed: Certificate cannot be deleted because it is used by 1 MP node” The first step...
Replacing the Corfu API certificate in NSX
In this blog we will go over replacing the Corfu API 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 Corfu API certificate has already expired In...
Replacing the LocalManager certificate in NSX
In this blog we will go over replacing the LocalManager 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 LocalManager certificate has already expired In the top...
Simplifying NSX Edge Removal in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Environment
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) has revolutionized data center virtualization by seamlessly integrating compute, storage, and networking components. In a VCF environment, the NSX platform provides crucial software-defined networking capabilities. At times, removing NSX edges becomes necessary due to infrastructure changes, optimization efforts, or other reasons. To simplify this process,...
Downloading specific VCF bundles via CLI
I wanted to reuse my VCF downloaded bundles on another SDDC Manager system so that i wont have to download it from internet again. I found an easy guide here in the VMware documentation. My goal was to download the specific bundle once and upload it on other SDDC...
Upgrading VCF 4.3.x to VCF 5 Step by Step
With the release of of VCF 5 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...
Upgrading VCF 4.4.0 to 4.5 Step by Step
With the release of of VCF 4.5 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...
Skip-Level Upgrading VCF 4.x to 4.4.1 Step by Step
With the release of of VCF 4.4.1 i wanted to get my lab upgraded. The release blog can be found here and the release notes are here In order to get to 4.4.1.0 in the past we had to upgrade to each version incrementally. As per the documentation found...
Skip-Level Upgrading VCF 4.3.1 to 4.4 Step by Step
With the release of of VCF 4.4 i wanted to get my lab upgraded. The release blog can be found here and the release notes are here In order to get to 4.3.1.0 in the past we had to upgrade to each version incrementally. As per the documentation found...
Skip-Level Upgrading VCF 4.1.0.1 to 4.3.1.0 Step by Step
With the release of of VCF 4.3.1 i wanted to get my lab upgraded. The release blog can be found here and the release notes are here In order to get to 4.3.1.0 in the past we had to upgrade to each version incrementally. As per the documentation found...
Shutting down a vSAN Cluster
I have the need to completely shut down some of my vSAN clusters for various clusters and ive been having a hard time finding the proper procedure. As of 2/16/2021 VMware released guidance here Here are the steps i took to do it on my end. If you have...
Upgrading VCF 4.1.0.0 to 4.2.0.0 Step by Step
With the release of of VCF 4.2 i wanted to get my lab upgraded. The release blog can be found here and the release notes are here In order to get to 4.2.0.0 we have to upgrade to 4.1.0.1. We can do so by going to Repository -> Bundle...
vIDM 3.3.4 online upgrade
I wanted to go through the upgrade of vIDM 3.3.4 outside of lifecycle manager. I wanted to do it using the online upgrade via the console. Official documentation can be found here. First step is to log on to the console via the root credentials and upgrade the upgrade...
Upgrading VCF 4.0.1.1 to 4.1.0.0
With the release of of VCF 4.1 i wanted to get my lab upgraded. The release blog can be found here and the release notes are here In my case i pre downloaded the VMware Cloud Foundation Update 4.1.0.0 by going to Repository -> Bundle management -> Download now...
Extracting SSL Thumbprint
I recently ran in to an issue where i had to re-register my NSX server with vIDM. The ask was to extract the Thumbprint from vIDM. The command i ran to extract it was: This can be used across multiple products where the Thumbprint needs to be extracted...
Deploying vRA with vRealize Lifecycle Manager in a VCF 4 Environment
If you followed my previous posts Deploying the vRealize suite using VCF 4.0 and vRealize Lifeycycle Manager (vRSLCM) enable product dowloads you should now have vRA and vIDM already downloaded. In my previous post i went over the installation of vIDM which is a pre requisite for vRA. You...
Deploying vIDM with vRealize Lifecycle Manager in a VCF 4 Environment
If you followed my previous posts Deploying the vRealize suite using VCF 4.0 and vRealize Lifeycycle Manager (vRSLCM) enable product dowloads you should now have vRA and vIDM already downloaded. Because im running on a deployment from VCF i can see that the datacenter was already provioned for me...
X-Region Application Virtual Network is not created error
While trying to deploy vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager in VCF 4, i was prompted by an error X-Region Application Virtual Network is not created After doing some research i found out that the error is due to AVN not getting deployed part of the initial deployment. I remembered that...
Deploying the vRealize suite using VCF 4.0
The official documentation for deploying the vRealize suite can be found here First step is to download the bundle by going to sddc-manager -> Repository -> Bundle management. Look for VMware Software Install Bundle – vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.1.0-16256499 After the download is complete we can go to...
Downloading specific VCF bundles
I wanted to reuse my VCF downloaded bundles on another SDDC Manager system so that i wont have to download it from internet again. Ive found an easy guide here in the VMware documentation. My goal was to download the specific bundle once and upload it on other SDDC...