After I replace my new VCSA certificate with embedded PSC, I see the disconnected status in the NSX Manager dashboard in the Lookup Service section. When I try to configure Lookup Service in the NSX Manager I got the following error and after googling I find this KB, as in this KB mentioned, I check…
Replacing vCenter Server Certificates Rollback at 85%
Today I was replacing VMCA certificates by an ADCS (Active Directory Certificate Service) signed certificate, which everything went well except when I imported my certificate, the procedure stuck at 85 percent and rollbacked. and show you an error with this title. Status : 85% Completed [starting services…]Error while replacing Machine SSL Cert, please see /var/log/vmware/vmcad/certificate-manager.log…
ESXTOP and Disk Performance Problems
One of the common problems in software-defined datacenters is the latency of the virtual machine disk which will slow down the application and increase response time. The virtual machine owner or user declares that its system is slow and the question arises whether the slowdown is coming from a virtual infrastructure or storage device or…
Upgrade VMFS 5 to VMFS 6
3 versions of the VMFS file system have been released by VMware for ESXi hosts which include VMFS3, VMFS5, and VMFS6. To fully understand the differences between these VMFS versions check this link.Today, after the successful installation of ESXi 6.7 on HP DL380 G9 in one organization, we have decided to update their datastores from…
Add VMkernel adapter to a number of ESXi hosts
Currently, I’m working with a customer who was wanting to add new VMkernel to their ESXi hosts and the number of ESXi hosts is about 50. Doing this task by vSphere Web Client was a bit time consuming and it is worth to write a script to this task automatically in a few seconds.While I…
How To Install VMware PowerCLI via PowerShell
The installation is done completely through PowerShell itself using the PowerShell Gallery via PowerShellGet. To install the PowerCLI 11, you just need to open the PowerShell with administrative privilege and type the following command to run the installation. Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -RequiredVersion 11.1.0.11289667 -Scope AllUsers PowerCLI will automatically be installed for all users. If you want…
Horizon View 7 – Initial Horizon View Configuration
In this post, we are about configuring the Connection Server so that it can create pools of VDI desktops. We use the Horizon Administrator UI to perform these Connection Server configuration tasks. Before we create a desktop pool we must have the following parameters configured: Horizon 7 license vCenter Server user account – See Horizon View…
Horizon View 7 – Creating a Desktop Template
Horizon view uses a virtual machine template as the basis of the pool whatever it is linked pool or instance pool. With an automated desktop pool that contains full virtual machines, you create a virtual machine template and Horizon 7 uses that template to create virtual machines in vCenter Server for each desktop. I will…
Horizon View 7 – Configure Event Database
The event database stores information about horizon view events in a database. You create an event database by adding it to an existing database server and then configure horizon view to use this database for storing events. Add a Database and Database User for View Events If you are not familiar with the procedure to…
Horizon View 7 – Configure Certificate For Connection Server
For Horizon View it is recommended that you configure your VMware View Horizon Servers with a signed SSL certificate. After you enter the URL of view horizon administrator to log in, you will see the following error in the address bar that is related to the certificate. In this post, we will discuss how to…