Author: Cliff Cahill

vSphere6.5 vCenter HA Configuration and vCenter Fail Over

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First of  all, there are a few prerequisites that are required before your configure VCHA A dedicated port group for HA traffic preferably on a separate VLAN A Range of IP addresses from the subnet / VLAN define above A Minumum of 3 ESXi hosts in the cluster that will contain the vCenter, Peer, and Witness… Continue reading vSphere6.5 vCenter HA Configuration and vCenter Fail Over

vCenter 6.5 with External PSCs Cli Installation

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With the introduction of vSphere6.5 VMware have given us a much more simplified approach to installing vCenter via command line. All the prerequisites still apply here you need a functioning DNS server with PTR and A record created etc. Everything you need is contained in the CD-ROM drive:\vcsa-cli-installer\templates\install folder. Within this folder are eight  .JSON  files… Continue reading vCenter 6.5 with External PSCs Cli Installation

Failed to start file System Check on /dev/dis – VCSA vSphere 6.5

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I was unable to login onto my Webclient and when I checked the console I was greeted with this error on my vSphere 6.5 VCSA and PSC appliances. Looks like there was a storage outage or interruption overnight and my datastores went offline momentarily.  I Rebooted my PSC and the following errors were listed. Error Dependancy failed for… Continue reading Failed to start file System Check on /dev/dis – VCSA vSphere 6.5

Patching ESXi Hosts with Update Manager on vSphere 6.5

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Quick how to guide on VMware Update Manager that is now bundled into vCenter 6.5. To upload your update.vib file click on the Update Manager Tab and select to “Go to Admin View” Click on the Manage Tab and select Patch Repository button Click on the import patches And Select your Zip File. Once the… Continue reading Patching ESXi Hosts with Update Manager on vSphere 6.5

New DellEMC RCM Train 6.5.x for VxBlock

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For the past few weeks, I have been working with the Engineering teams and the Folks in Logical Build to get everything ready for the announcement of vSphere 6.5 support on VxBlock. It’s been eagerly anticipated by customers and colleagues alike. But vSphere isn’t the only product to get a new code level upgrade. The Cisco C2X0… Continue reading New DellEMC RCM Train 6.5.x for VxBlock

Cisco C220 M4S Hangs during POST

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During the C220 M4S POST (Power On Self Test) the system may hang during power on. Bios version encountered this on was: C220M4.3.0.1b.0.1201161639 BMC/CIMC Firmware was on 3.0.(1)c POST hung on this screen: Configuring platform hardware screen. Subsequent reboots have no impact. and no noticeable errors or alarms present. The trick is here is to… Continue reading Cisco C220 M4S Hangs during POST

Vision Intelligent Operations Overview

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Vision Intelligent Operations is a monitoring tool that has been developed in-house at Dell EMC specifically the old VCE  now CPSD org. In its first few iterations, it was a single VM that would connect to all the components in a Vblock and pull back the relevant code version. The GUI information was displayed via a… Continue reading Vision Intelligent Operations Overview