Recently I was trying to enable workload management on my vSphere7 environment and I noticed a message that None of the hosts connected to this vcenter are licensed for workload management. I then validated that all the ESXi hosts in the cluster has the license attached to enable TKGs or vSphere with Tanzu feature. I... Continue Reading →
How to install TKG 1.2.0 on vSphere: Part 4: Deploy Workload Cluster
In the previous blog post series, we have successfully completed the deployment of the management cluster. I am adding the links to the previous parts below for your easy access. If you have missed, please check out those blogs before starting with this one. Part-1:Prepare bootstrap machine Part-2:Prepare the vSphere environment Part-3:Deploy Management Cluster In... Continue Reading →
How to install TKG 1.2.0 on vSphere: Part 2: Prepare the vSphere environment
In the previous blog post, we prepared the bootstrap virtual machine from which we will be initiating our TKG installation. In this blog post, we will discuss what need to be configured in the vSphere environment. Requirements: vSphere cluster with at least two hostsIt is recommended to enable vSphere DRS in the clusterOptionally, a resource... Continue Reading →
How to upgrade Operations Manger 2.5.6 to 2.5.20
Earlier in a blog we discussed how to install operations manager 2.5.6. In this blog post, we will see step by step details of how to upgrade an operations manager to a later version. For this blog, I will upgrade opsman 2.5.6 to version 2.5.20. However, the steps will be the same for all the... 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 →
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 →
Configuring NSX-T Data Center 2.4.0 : Part 4 – Logical Segments
Configuring Segments In the previous blog post, we saw step by step details on how to prepare the NSX infrastructure. If you have missed it, you can fine it here. In this blog post, I will discuss about how to configure the Logical segments in your NSX-T environment. Logical segment is nothing but a logical... Continue Reading →
Integration : VMware Enterprise PKS with external LDAP
In this blog post, we will discuss about how to connect VMware Enterprise PKS to an external LDAP. Connecting PKS to a LDAP external user store allows the User Account and Authentication (UAA) server to delegate authentication to existing enterprise user stores.Note: When integrating with an external identity provider such as LDAP, authentication within the... Continue Reading →
How to install VMware NSX-T Data Center 2.4.0 appliance
VMware NSX-T Data Center 2.4 provides a variety of features to provide functionality for virtualized networking and security for private, public, and hybrid clouds. In this blog post, I will take you through how to install and configure VMware NSX-T 2.4.0 NSX-T is available to download as an OVA format at MyVMware. If you have... Continue Reading →
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