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Workload Migration: Phase 4 – Migration Execution
Phase 4 – Migration Execution This is where workloads are moved to the VCF platform. Execution is the most critical phase of any enterprise migration program. After weeks or months of discovery, assessment, dependency mapping,… Read More
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Workload Migration: Phase 3 – Migration Planning
Building the Blueprint for a Successful Migration Planning determines what, when, and how workloads will move. Migration planning is the bridge between Discovery & Analysis and Execution. It transforms technical findings into an actionable roadmap… Read More
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Workload Migration : Phase 2 – Assessment & Analysis
Phase 2 – Assessment & Analysis The Assessment & Analysis phase is the decision-making engine of every successful migration. After discovering the existing infrastructure, organizations must evaluate technical readiness, application dependencies, infrastructure compatibility, business criticality,… Read More
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Workload Migration: Phase 1 – Discovery
Phase 1 – Discovery The Discovery phase is the foundation of every successful migration project. Before any workload can be assessed, planned, or migrated, organizations must gain complete visibility into their existing environment. This phase… Read More
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VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Workload Migration – A Complete End-to-End Migration Lifecycle
From Discovery to Successful Cutover Introduction Modern enterprises are rapidly adopting VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) as the standardized private cloud platform for running traditional and modern applications. Migrating workloads into VCF is not simply copying… Read More
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VMware PSC failed to run vdcpromo
Hi All, I’ve got something to share about an error while deploying a new PSC in an existing SSO domain. In the second admin interface ( stage 2 ), after deploying the appliance, you must… Read More
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During async patching of NSX-T 3.1.3.7.4 on VCF 4.4 and newer, NSX-T host upgrade can fail with precheck error
please follow the below mentioned steps: # su # cd /opt/vmware/vcf/lcm/lcm-app/conf # lcm.nsxt.suppress.prechecks=true # systemctl restart lcm Read More
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vCenter 7.0 Update Issues
Patching the vCenter Server Appliance in vSphere 7.0 has become a lucky bag. When you try to update using the vCenters VAMI, you either have greyed out STAGE ONLY and STAGE AND INSTALL buttons: The installation fails with “Exception occurred… Read More
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VCF Cloud Builder: REUSE
When deploying VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), we deploy an appliance (ova) called Cloud Builder. This appliance allow us to load the parameter file an automate the deployment of the entire infrastructure, allowing us to go… Read More
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VCF – Post VC upgrade status showing “COMPLETE_WITH_FAILURE”
Symptoms Running below command shows VC upgrade status showing “COMPLETE_WITH_FAILURE” (ran post VC upgrade status showed completed)root@fabric-mgmt-sddc01 [ /home/vcf ]# /apps/migrationcoordinator/bin/migration_coordinator_utility –script_name VcUpgrade –status | json_ppFailed due to : ‘Migrates the local OS user for… Read More
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KB Articles – Part 03
Password Expiration of VMware Appliances https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/67414 https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2147144 Certificate Expiration How to add Custom CA Certificates to SDDC Manager and Common Services trust stores https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/78607 How to import Proxy server certificate to SDDC manager trust store.… Read More
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KB Articles – Part 01
Upgrading VCF from 4.1 to 4.2 fails at pre-checks with NTP TIME SYNC CHECK https://ikb.vmware.com/s/article/83831?lang=en_US VCF 4.4 Manifest does not contain patch bundles causing skip upgrade to stop at 4.3.1 https://ikb.vmware.com/s/article/87748?lang=en_US VCF upgrade 4.2 to… Read More
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ESXi upgrade failed at VUM stage postcheck
Symptoms Upgrade of ESXi host failed at VUM stage post check. Impact ESXi version was seen as upgraded successfully. But could not proceed with the upgrade of remaining hosts in vSphere Cluster as the script… Read More
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VMware ESXi Image Profiles
This page provides an overview of all available ESXi Image Profiles. An Image Profile defines the set of VIBs that an ESXi installation or update process uses. Each patch contains two or four Image Profiles.… Read More
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VMC on AWS architecture
VMware Cloud on AWS brings VMware’s enterprise class Software-Defined Data Center software to the AWS Cloud, and enables customers to run production applications across VMware vSphere®-based private, public and hybrid cloud environments, with optimized access… Read More
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Troubleshooting Certificate Issues – VCF
You can delete unused or old certificates from the SDDC Manager command line using the following procedure: 1.Using SSH, log in to the SDDC Manager VM with the following credentials: Username: vcf Password: enter the password… Read More
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VMC on AWS networking and connectivity
NSX-T provides all the networking capabilities required by workloads running in the SDDC. These capabilities allow you to: Deploy networks (L2, L3, and isolated) and define subnets and gateways for the workloads that will reside… Read More
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Deploy VMC on AWS SDDC
Log in to the VMC Console at https://vmc.vmware.com Choose VMware Cloud on AWS Service from the services listed. Choose Create SDDC. Enter the SDDC properties: AWS Region — Choose the Region where you want to… Read More
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KB Articles – Part 02
vCenter upgrade for mgmt domain failing during VCF 4.2.1 upgrade https://ikb.vmware.com/s/article/87062?lang=en_US Dell EMC VxRail: ESXi host shows ‘not responding’ or ‘disconnected’ in vCenter https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000167824/dell-emc-vxrail-esxi-host-shows-not-responding-or-disconnected-in-vcenter-customer-correctable https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000191728/vxrail-troubleshooting-guide-for-a-vmware-esxi-hosts-in-not-responding-state Troubleshooting DRS https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.resmgmt.doc/GUID-5E7F6DEC-02A2-4221-AABA-EDFB9AE9EC70.html Troubleshooting vSphere HA https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.troubleshooting.doc/GUID-DF7CEF44-98EC-458A-8614-50CCAEC0A7C5.html https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2004429 https://ikb.vmware.com/s/article/2034571?lang=en_US https://ikb.vmware.com/s/article/2148003?lang=en_US… Read More
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Step-by-step guide: How to Upgrade an ESXi host from the Command Line
Step 1 Download the ESXi Upgrade file called Offline Bundle from the VMware Portal. You need to have a valid Vmware login. I find the files are not easy to find. Here is the direct… Read More
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Password Lookup with VCF 4.0
In order to perform all the automation tasks it does, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) must be aware of how to communicate to all of the components in its environment. The method used to obtain a… Read More
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AVS Deployment
Deployment Workflow # Task Comment / Screenshot 1 Login to the Azure portal and search Azure VMware Solution 2 Click on Create Change imageAlign leftAlign centerAlign rightImage toolbar. Press up and down arrow keys to… Read More
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Change vCenter Server language
When you install the vCenter Server on a system in your own language (german for example) you might run into an issue that even after forcing the vSphere Client to english all error messages and… Read More
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Howto Update vCenter Server from 5.1 to 5.1 Update 1
About 6 months after the release of VMware vSphere 5.1 the first Update is available since this weekend. As you know, the vCenter Server has been split into 4 services: Single-Sign On, Inventory Service, vCenter… Read More