vCenter Server 5.5.0a Released

Hmm.... an update to 5.5 already!Release notes here:https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere5/doc/vsphere-vcenter-server-550a-release-notes.htmlIf you're using the vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) and have already upgraded from 5.1 to 5.5, then updating the appliance is a very simple process if your vCSA is able to connect out to the internet:Note: this update process will reboot your vCSA so you will lose connectivity … Continue reading vCenter Server 5.5.0a Released

Upgrading vCenter Operations Manager to 5.7

So..... the penultimate piece of upgrade work planned for the DR environment is the upgrade of vCenter Operations Manager from 5.6 to 5.7. The great thing about vCOPs is the ease of upgrading the appliance. Simply navigate to the administration page (https://vcops-ip/admin) and browse to the upgrade zip bundle! =) 1. Navigate to the admin … Continue reading Upgrading vCenter Operations Manager to 5.7

Updating VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager to 5.5

So after updating my vCenter Server Appliance to 5.5, the next obvious choice was to update Site Recovery Manager and the vSphere Replication Appliance. Note: the way I'm upgrading my demo environment is not according to best practice.... it's merely a quick way to document and try out the upgrade process! If you're planning an upgrade … Continue reading Updating VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager to 5.5

Upgrading vCenter Server Appliance to 5.5

Given that I've not touched vSphere 5.5 yet, I thought I would try and upgrade some of the VMware components within my company's solution centre.... and the easiest component to upgrade first would be the VCA that I deployed to run as my test DR environment. Anyways, so my old VCA was running 5.1a and … Continue reading Upgrading vCenter Server Appliance to 5.5

Troubleshooting a vCloud Director Installation

The problem about working full time is it's really hard to find time to blog, and also to find topics to blog about! =)One of the great things about my job is we have a solution centre in the office which allows me to play around with kit! =)Our solution centre is based around an … Continue reading Troubleshooting a vCloud Director Installation

The result of playing with Certificates…..

So several days ago I blogged about Derek Seamans' blog regarding how to install vCenter Server with custom SSL certificates. I also mentioned that I was going through the process once again with vCenter 5.1 u1..... well suffice to say I used the new tool provided by VMware to install some custom certificates and it … Continue reading The result of playing with Certificates…..

Installing SSL Certificates in vCenter Server

So when I started this blog one of the posts I was planning to write was how to install SSL certificates in vCenter Server in order to replace the self-signed VMware ones. I kind of realised that it would be far simpler just to refer everyone to the great articles written by Derek Seaman which … Continue reading Installing SSL Certificates in vCenter Server

The Joys and Pains of upgrades…..

So with the latest update releases across all the VMware products, I set about upgrading my demo kit last friday...... Upgrading the vCenter Server Appliance was straight forward enough.... mount the update iso to the VM browse to the management webpage click Update Repository selecting Use CD-ROM Updates follow the wizard and kick back and relax … Continue reading The Joys and Pains of upgrades…..

Using PowerCLi to run a ESXCli command to find storage info

So recently I had to use VMware Health Analyzer in order to run a health check on a clients' virtual environment alongside a colleague who was running Navisphere Analyzer against the clients' EMC storage array. We notice a slight problem where we couldn't match up the LUN IDs from the storage (ie Channel:Target:Lun - which … Continue reading Using PowerCLi to run a ESXCli command to find storage info