Quick post on how to run esxcli commands via Powershell. 1 – Use PowerCli to connect to your Host Connect-VIServer 192.168.101.150 2 – Save your host as a variable. $myhost = get-vmhost 3 – Save a variable called $esxcli and use the Get-esxcli cmdlet and reference your newly created host variable as the -VMHost parameter. $esxcli… Continue reading Run esxcli commands via PowerCli
iDRAC Powershell Setup and Basic Audit
With the introduction of the Dell Hardware into the VxRack SDDC and Flex1000 ecosystems, I figured I better spend some time figuring out the iDRAC PowerShell cmdlets. Prerequisites: Powershell v3 minimum Installed iDRAC Module Locations: http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/7727.powershell-cmdlets-for-poweredge-servers Check where your current modules are installed by running this command Get-Module –ListAvailable Your Module Location will be listed as below.… Continue reading iDRAC Powershell Setup and Basic Audit
Upgrading VCSA and PSC from 6.0 to 6.5
With the release of vSphere 6.5 I thought it would be a good idea to upgrading my test labs VCSA and External PSCs to the latest and greatest. To start it has been known for a while that this is not an in place upgrade but rather a migration so you will need an interim IP address in… Continue reading Upgrading VCSA and PSC from 6.0 to 6.5
vCenter 6.0 and ESX6.5 Host
Q: Can vCenter 6.0 manage ESXi 6.5 Host? A: Just to confirm as per previous releases that 6.5 ESXi hosts cannot be managed by vCenter 6.0 and below. Error: A General system error occurred. Timed out waiting for vpxa to start
Repointing vCenter PSC after PSC Node Failure
A Colleague recently asked me that was the reason in configuring two PSCs with our management environment as they are not fully redundant without a load balancer sitting in front of them in a multi PSC deployment. I explained that there is replication between both PSC’s and in the event of the primary PSC failing that with a simple CLI command… Continue reading Repointing vCenter PSC after PSC Node Failure
Upgrading Hosts beyond ESXi 6.0 U2
With the rollout of ESX6.0 Update 2 (build number 362759) VMware has bundled a new VIB for the VMware VSAN in the update. Previously there was no VSAN VIB included the ESXi Image and if you trying to upgrade your host using esxcli with this command esxcli software vib update -d “/vmfs/volumes/bnesx03-localstorage/ESXi-6.0.0-4192238-6.0.10.zip” Tthe process will fail with this error… Continue reading Upgrading Hosts beyond ESXi 6.0 U2
Mounting ISO Media to Quanta Node
Nasty little issue here. When you try to mount an ISO to the KVM of a Quanta node you are greeted with this fine message. CD Port: 5120 is only Listening. Closing the CD redirection Followed by: CD/DVD image redirection failed to start In order to get your ISO mounted you will need to restarting the cd-media service.… Continue reading Mounting ISO Media to Quanta Node
Introduction to RVC – VSAN Trouble Shooting Tool
Recently I had an issue with the VMware VSAN where the health status was listing a number of inaccessible objects . It issue was due to an MTU mismatch on a Nexus 5k that was configured incorrectly. But prior to figuring that out I had to do some troubleshooting and that was my first introduction to RVC… Continue reading Introduction to RVC – VSAN Trouble Shooting Tool
Installing ScaleIO Plugin and SVM Template
To integrate the ScaleIO Plugin with your vCenter DELLEMC have provided a very handy PowerCli script which make the process very easy indeed. Firstly download the ScaleIO VMware install media from the DELLEMC Support website https://support.emc.com/downloads/33925_ScaleIO The contents of the download consists of two folders. ScaleIO_xxxxx-ESX-Download – contains the OVA file which will be cloned… Continue reading Installing ScaleIO Plugin and SVM Template
V(x)Block AMP supportability matrix
With the introduction of the new AMP-2S management platform into the Vblock/Vxblock CI Solution portfolio it might be a good time to review the supportability and compatibility of of each amp type. Before that a quick note on the AMP-2S. The AMPs-2s introduces for the first time iSCSI Datastores presented from the VNX-e array . DELL EMC… Continue reading V(x)Block AMP supportability matrix
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