In my last blog, we saw how to re-register a vCenter server with NSX-T after the NSX-T is redeployed. In this blog post we will see how to cleanup an Orphaned ESXi host which is NSX-T configured. If we have the NSX-T manager available, we can easily get it done by going to System >... Continue Reading →
Re-registering vCenter server with NSX-T after the NSX-T manager re-deployed
Recently, I had to redeploy the NSX-T manager node due to some issue in the lab environment. After re-deploying the new NSX-T manager 2.4.0, I noticed that the compute manager (vCenter) was not getting registered properly. I was using the old vCenter server itself which was already registered once with the OLD NSX-T manager. In... Continue Reading →
How to install Operations Manager v.2.6
VMware Enterprise PKS 1.5 comes with Operations Manager (OpsMan) version 2.6.8 The deployment of the Operations manager 2.6.8 is different from its earlier versions. In this blog post, we will see how to install Operations Manager 2.6. In the older versions, we installed it using username and password. However, it is a little different from... Continue Reading →
Integration : VMware Enterprise PKS with vRealize Operations Manager
VMware vRealize Operations Manager delivers intelligent operations management with application-to-storage visibility across physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructures. Using data collected from system resources, vRealize Operations Manager identifies issues in any monitored system component, often before the customer notices a problem. vRealize Operations Manager also frequently suggests corrective actions you can take to fix the problem... Continue Reading →
Integration : VMware Enterprise PKS with vRealize Log Insight
In this blog post, I will take you through how we can integrate VMware Enterprise PKS with vRealize log insight. Centralized logging is a main part of any Kubernetes deployment. Configuring and maintaining a real-time high-performance central repository for log collection can ease the day-to-day operations of any environment. vRealize Log Insight is a log... Continue Reading →
Network CIDR, Network IP Block and Reserved IP Blocks in Enterprise PKS
Before you install the VMware Enterprise PKS on vSphere with NSX-T, you should plan the CIDRs and IP blocks that you will be using in your deployment. It's always confusing when you have so many CIDR's and Blocks to be prepared before installing PKS. In this blog post, I will discuss about the Network CIDR's,... Continue Reading →
How to Change the Ops Manager Passphrase
Ops Manager comes with a security feature, when configuring it, you are required to set the "Decryption passphrase value". The passphrase is used as a key to encrypt and decrypt the installation information. Recently one of my customer asked how he can reset the OpsMan passphrase. In this blog post we will see how to... Continue Reading →
NSX-T Logical switches get stuck in “In Progress” state
Recently I faced an issue with Enterprise PKS cluster creation failing and it was due to NSX-T issue where the logical switches created go into "In Progress" state. On further investigation, we identified that it was due to a security hardening done on the ESXi hosts that caused the issue. I tried to reproduce the... Continue Reading →
How to change the vCenter Server’s FQDN
In this blog post, I will discuss about one of the much awaited feature requests of vSphere admins. Ever since vcenter was introduced, every vSphere admins wanted to know if we can change the vCenter server PNID (Primary Network ID). However, it was not supported in the earlier versions of vcsa. With the release of... Continue Reading →
