Install of VMware Health & Security Tool HST (ova & Java method)
Step:1 Download the HST ova image and install the same using the url Step:2 url – https://www.broadcom.com/support/oem/vmware-health-security-toolkit Step:3 Post installation of HST ova VM – login via url to access the web UI Step:4 login with option “customer login” using admin and pw that was set using while deployment of VM and click Login then(skip […]
VMware certificate renewal 8.x
Certificate renewal Problem Statement : certifcate is due to expire e.g – Dec 2025 KB’s to follow Follow the url – https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/385107/vcert-scripted-vcenter-expired-certific.html Step :1 copy the vCert file via WinSCP to /tmp folder of vCenter Step :2 Run the below commands # unzip -q vCert-6.1.0-20250910.zip # cd vCert-6.1.0-20250910 # chmod +x vCert.py # ./vCert.py Step […]
vCenter upgrade 7.0 to 8.0 (Standalone with ELM)- Part 1 & Part 2
Recently I performed a vCenter upgrade 7.0 to 8.0 for a customer, standalone vCenter with ELM, and was a good learning curve Part 1 will brief about the Pre-requisites and how to verify for the version/compatibility matrix/script run Pre-Requisite Compatibility Matrix – validate the version compatibility for the components and sequence of upgrade Validate the […]
NSX-Edge Node Configuration state “Mismatch”
Recently I came across while working with NSX EDGE node error/alarm with configuration state is “Mismatch” as per below screenshot Note: This error is due to the SSH enabled directly from the vCenter console rather enabled via NSX edge node settings and nothing to panic about it 🙂 To fix the above error/alarm, click on […]
Troubleshooting via MTR
Normally when it comes to troubleshooting of networks we use PING and Traceroute. while surfing web, I came across this tool WinMTR. WinMTR is a free MS Windows visual application that combines the functionality of the traceroute and ping in a single network diagnostic tool. It uses more data sample at every hop to measure the server latency and performance change […]
VCF 4.5-Bringup Troubleshooting
SW Used for Bring up of VCF – Mgmt domain Vcenter – 7.x ESxi -7.x Cloud builder VM – 4.5 + preparation workbook (Excel Sheet) VCF 4.5-Bringup error I got the below error while doing VCF 4.5 Bring up for MgMt domain Reason for this Error ==> when you do multiple Re-Try option under TAB “Deploy Cloud Foundation” whenever a […]
NSX-T upgrade 3.2.x to 4.2.x-Part-2
I have captured detailed steps of upgrade Step -1 Pre work & Upload Bundle Note: 1. Login via FQDN or IP address of the Appliance (Not to use VIP IP) and make sure one copy of back-up is run Go to path System>Backup & Restore and trigger one or else you get the below warning message and need to be acknowledged […]
NSX-t upgrade 3.2.x to 4.1.x with Vxrail hardware – Part-1
Pre-Validation steps before Upgrade 1. Verify the BOM version of Vxrail both source and target along with VxRail components 2. Verify the NSX -T components in VMware site using url compatibility matrix 3. As per support matrix, Vxrail x.x.482 support (vCenter + ESXi) 7.0 u3 has a compatibility to both NSX-T versions 4.0.01 and 4.1.2.x as […]