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Full Update/ Patch vCenter Appliance (VCSA) Using .ISO

February 5, 2018 Faisal Rahman Comments 0 Comment

There are numbers of way to full patch/ update vCenter Appliance (VCSA). Most of those are using the repository from network/ internet and the easiest one is to utilise the .iso file ready to use with CDRom drive (my prefered option for updating HA or standalone vCenter). To utilising the .iso file to fully patch the VCSA, the file required to download from my.vmware.com portal. The URL for all patch is https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/patch. Once on the page, select VC from the…

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Install and Configure vROps Management Pack for NSX

December 14, 2017 Faisal Rahman Comments 1 comment

Installing vRops management pack for NSX is easy as all other management packs. First, download the management pack from VMware market place (VMware Solution Exchange). To do so, search for “management pack for NSX”. At the time of writing the latest version is on https://marketplace.vmware.com/vsx/solutions/management-pack-for-nsx-for-vsphere-3-5-1 Click try button and log in using your credentials. Make sure you check the compatibility before install / configure for your environment. Once it gets downloaded, install the management pack (extension .pak). To do so,…

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NSX Manager Account – NSX CLI account – Part-2 (Modification)

December 4, 2017 Faisal Rahman Comments 2 comments

The NSX Manager Account – NSX CLI account – Part-1 (Creation) was for creating the user account. In this section, we will go through how to modify the privilege or delete an NSX CLI account. Modifying the NSX CLI user account privilege – Modifying account privilege is easy from vCenter GUI. It is as simple as selecting the user and set new privilege you like to prefer. But wait, we cannot do whatever we want to do with the user…

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NSX Manager Account – NSX CLI account – Part-1 (Account Creation)

December 3, 2017 Faisal Rahman Comments 2 comments

Recently I was doing a vROps project that requires monitoring NSX environment as well. VMware has a management pack for NSX that monitor the NSX environment. Once I go through the procedure, I found the roadblock. The vROps management pack for NSX requires (here is how to install and configure vRops MP for NSX) an NSX CLI account. For many companies, it is okay to use the built-in ‘Admin’ account. But for the security point of view, it is not…

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App Volumes 2.10 “NTLM Authentication failed for: Domain\user. Virtualization is disabled” (error code 401)

June 21, 2016 Faisal Rahman Comments 2 comments

VMware introduce NTLM authentication on App Volumes v2.10. It is used to verify the user, computer, and the domain of the agent when it makes HTTP requests to the App Volumes Manager. Unfortunately, this NTLM authentication method causing random Authentication failure when App Volumes Agent trying to communicate to Manager. It generally shows the error message – Error: App Volumes Message Error from Manager <dns name> (error code 401): NTLM Authentication failed for: <Domain\user> Virtualization is disabled Solution: Disabling NTLM…

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