DaaS agent is failed during image creation
The last view days I have been struggling to publish a image after there was maintenance done on the image. After a view retries I could happen that the image would come online again.Every time with the same message "DaaS Agent is failed to send application list to...
Monitoring vSphere and vSan using Sexigraf
So today I want to share a really nice tool with you that you can use for monitoring your vSphere and vSan environments called Sexigraf. Not only does it sound sexy it is also really easy to setup and best of all it is free ! Sexigraf is an open source tool based on...
NSX Edge with vCloud director – Using aliases
In this blog I will show you how to create aliases for grouping servers with the NSX Edge in vCloud director. Using aliases makes firewall rules more meaningful because I can give them names like "Domain Controller" or "Webserver". I think meaningful names are easier...
Configuring SSL VPN-Plus in vCloud Director
This article shows how configuring SSL VPN-Plus on an NSX Edge in vCloud Director is done. Below you can find the specifics of my lab setup: Organization: vBlog.nlOrg VDC: Org-VDC-vBlog.nl-01NSX Edge: Edge-Org-VDC-vBlog.nl-01Public IP: 5.39.172.xxxLAN / Local network:...
Unlock or reset vCloud Availability root account
This article will explain the steps to unlock or reset the vCloud Availability root account. There are a couple of scenarios where you might need this. For example when the account is locked out after too many fault attempts you will get "Access denied" when you...
Developer Center Code Capture
In the latest release of vCenter (6.7U2 and higher) you will find a feature called Developer Center Code Capture. If you are familiar with VMware flings you might know about the Onyx fling which was a similar project. The idea of a developer center was first released...
Upgrade to vCloud Director 10 appliance
In this article I will describe a procedure how you can upgrade to the vCloud Director 10 appliance. We're going to perform an upgrade from vCloud Director 9.7.0.14534864 to version 10.0.0.14636284. The update process takes around 10 to 15 minutes in total, based on a...
API versions supported by vCloud
So the other day I found an old script I created when vCloud 9.0 was still hip and happening. I was wondering if this script would still work with newer versions of vCloud and in particular the API version. So in this blog I will show you which API versions are...
vCenter Server 6.7 – File system storage seat is low on database storage space
Today I received an error in my vCenter Server:"Could not connect to one or more vCenter Server systems" Could not connect to one or more vCenter Server systems This surprised me, because this environment is a quiet one without any kind of special configuration. In...
Deploy vCloud Director 9.7 with 3 cells
In this article I will demonstrate how you can deploy vCloud Director 9.7 with three cells. In my example I will use the vCD appliances (.OVA) and the internal PostgreSQL database as shown below: vCD design with internal PostgreSQL databases Prerequisites Before we...
Terraform for vCloud director
In this blog I will share with you a great tool I found that looks really interesting for automating daily tasks: Terraform for vCloud director. In addition to the automation tools I mentioned in a previous blog post this tool offers even more possibilities in terms...
Setup a NFS share for vCloud Director with Windows Server 2019
At a certain point during the deployment of vCloud Director you have to submit a "NFS mount for transfer file location" as shown below. In this article I will explain what it's for and demonstrate how you can configure a NFS share on Windows Server 2019 suitable for...
Cloud News
- Feature Friday Episode 21 – NSX-T VRF Lite with VCD 10.2 October 30, 2020 Guy Bartram
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- VMworld Rewind #3: Grow with Monitoring-as-a-Service October 27, 2020 Premika Srinivasan
- VMware Cloud Director™ 10.2 – Appliance & Storage October 26, 2020 Ken Lamoreaux
- Feature Fridays Episode 20 – VMware Cloud Director Storage Principles October 23, 2020 Guy Bartram
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