This article will focus configuring VLANs in my VMware ESXi home lab. Before creating nested ESXi servers I wanted real VLANs to be used for NSX-T lab. For VLANs inside nested ESXi I can easily achieve it using VyOS virtual router virtual machines. [There are other VyOS virtual routers alternatives …
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How to SCP to a vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA)
In this article I will explore how to SCP to vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA). In the first approach I tried simple scp command to transfer file to or from vCenter Server. After running command I was receiving below error.
Note : Make sure SSH shell is enabled on VMware vCenter Server.
sc…
Reducing Password Complexity and History in Linux VMware for Lab Testing Purposes
I day to day work in my Lab. While working on my Linux / VMware / vSphere lab I always encounter frequent password resets, password not accepted because of dictionary check and old password history. Whenever I want to do quick labs. password resets take enormous time, for this reason I use below set…
Broadcom PowerCLI: Building a GUI to Check VMware HA Admission Control Compliance
This PowerCLI GUI script I have written to audit VMware ESXi clusters high availability (HA) inside vCenter Server. This script validates below ideal configuration is defined on the cluster and tells me whether configuration is correct with green tick and non-compliant with red cross.
Note: This …
Automating VMware ESXi Cluster Admission Control Report Insights with PowerCLI
This PowerCLI script retrieves detailed information about VMware Cluster High Availability (HA) and Admission Control policies. It is extremely useful for system administrators and auditors who need to verify that cluster settings comply with engineering or governance standards.
By running this s…
PowerCLI GUI: One Click Renew and Refresh VMware VMCA ESXi Certificate
This is second script article wrote on same topic 'How to Renew and Refresh an ESXi Certificate with a PowerCLI script'. In the earlier post I gave simple PowerCLI script, very easy to execute. In this article I have written the same script but added a Graphical User Interface for more easiness. Bel…
How to Renew and Refresh an ESXi Certificate with a PowerCLI script
By renewing VMware ESXi server certificate through vCenter Server you can safeguards adherence to security best practices. You renew ESXi certificate to continue securing connection for your vSphere environment, avert trust issues with vCenter Server, and guarantee compatibility for upgrades, as exp…
Get VMware vCenter Appliance Version using Broadcom PowerCLI VCSA REST API
This PowerShell script uses VMware vCenter Server Rest API and shows VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) version through the command line. Keeping track of your vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) version is crucial for effective management and update. Simply provide your vCenter credentials, and the script…
Install VMware VCSA Patch Upgrade using PowerCLI vCenter REST API
This is the main script in the series and does major task of Installing the latest patch update on VCSA (VMware vCenter Server Appliance).
While running this script you will need to provide vCenter Server, User, Password, Version (Optional), Patch URL parameter information in the script, as g…
Check VCSA Upgrade Staging Progress using PowerShell vCenter REST API
While staging patches update on the VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance), it takes some time to download updates on vCenter Server from remote source. Using this script I can track whether staging is completed or not. It simply shows value true or false for Staging Completed in the given output. I found …
Leveraging PowerShell to Stage VCSA Updates via vCenter REST API
Staging in VMware VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) allows you to upload/download patches and updates, In the staging process it does not directly install or apply the patches/updates immediately but just copies patch updates on VCSA appliance. Which allows for a faster remediation process during upda…
Retrieve VCSA vCenter Version with PowerShell REST API
This PowerShell helps to fetch the current version of VCSA (VMware vCenter Server Appliance). This information is useful while automating VCSA upgrade, It is fetched used from VCSA REST API.
In the vCenter Server Management portal you can see the Version in the update.
You can downloa…
Reset vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) Forgotten Root Password Without Reboot
These steps help you to Reset VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) Forgotten Root Password, best part it does it without reboot means no downtime. First prerequisite for this is SSH must be enabled on VCSA server and Second part is you must know [email protected] account password to logi…
Configure vCenter Server Appliance Schedule Backup With VMware.PowerCLI
In my earlier article, I wrote a script to backup VCSA (Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Appliance) on demand using VMware.PowerCLI (PowerShell). In this article I want to have more automated way to setup a schedule job to have backup at scheduled time. To setup backup schedule in VCSA, login to vCent…
Automating vCenter Server Appliance Backups with PowerShell On Demand
It is a best practice to take backup before doing any update or patching of VCSA (VMware vCenter Server Appliance) or keeping regular backups of VCSA make it makes reliable incase of vCenter server failures. They can be restored easily from backup if required anytime.
Note you will required VMwa…
VMware Photon OS Remote SSH: Password Authentication Fix
After installing and setup VMware Photon OS in my lab on VM. While doing remote SSH to the Photon OS, my root user login was failing after providing correct password multiple times. In the last it was showing Too many authentication failures.
As remote SSH root login attempt was failing, I th…
Photon OS: Allow Ping (ICMP) Through IPTables Firewall
While working with VMware Photon OS, I was seeing an issue where I configured IP addresses successfully, but ping (ICMP) was not working from outside. This occurs due to ICMP (ping) traffic is blocked by default in Photon OS’s iptables firewall rules.
To resolve this and allow ping functionality,…
Fix CPU Support Error: Installing VMware ESXi 9 on Unsupported CPUs
While testing the newly released VMware ESXi 9 in my lab environment, I was seeing the following error during the installation process. This issue popped up right after the system scan and was not letting me do the complete deployment. In this article, I’ll walk you through the cause of the error an…
Performing vCenter Offline Updates Via Your On-Prem Web Server Securely & Seamlessly
Handling vCenter Server updates across multiple sites with limited internet access creates operational annoyances. Downloading ISO files for each instance, manually transferring them, and repeating the process for every vCenter consumes valuable time and resources for really big environments.
In …
Performing vCenter Offline Updates Via Your On-Prem Web Server Securely & Seamlessly
Handling vCenter Server updates across multiple sites with limited internet access creates operational annoyances. Downloading ISO files for each instance, manually transferring them, and repeating the process for every vCenter consumes valuable time and resources for really big environments.
In …
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