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Partially Powered Off in vCloud Director
What does Partially Powered Off mean and do you get charged when the VM is in this state? When you shut down the guest OS from within a VM you may see a Partially Powered Off message like below:...
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Transfer Failed: The OVF Descriptor is Not Available
Problem: I was trying to upload vRealize Log Insight 4.5.0 OVA via a vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 and was presented with the following error: Transfer failed: The OVF descriptor is not available....
View ArticleTelnet from Cisco UCS
Problem: Ciscco UCS was not backing up the configuration via SFTP. I wanted to check I could connect to the backup server from the UCS on port 22 (SSH) Resolution: Execute the following commands...
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Zerto: Disk Resized: Volume Resized for VMs
Problem: Zerto job started failing with error Needs configuration. Reason: Disk Resized: Volume resized for vms: {VMNAME} Resolution: It appears the VM had its disk increased. I tried to force...
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Nessus Scan Showing SSLv3 on NS Client
Problem During a Nessus scan of a network it was showing lots of insecurities with an NSClient configuarion on a windows machine we were monitoring via Nagios. OS: Windows 2016 NSClient: 0.3.x Nagios:...
View ArticleNew Install of Squid Only Running on IPv6
Problem: I installed Squid 3.5.20 on a fresh copy of CentOS 7 but the web proxy was not working when I pointed a browser to it. Troubleshooting: I could telnet locally to port 3128 but when I tried...
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SMB Signing Disabled
Problem: On a Nessus PCI Scan SMB Signing Disabled was flagged up as a vulnerability. Nessus Output: Description Signing is not required on the remote SMB server. An unauthenticated, remote attacker...
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Restart VCSA 6.5 Services via CLI Commands
First of all you will need to connect to the VSCA CLI by SSH. Then type shell on the command line: Command> shell To list all services and their state: # service-control --status --all Example...
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Backup Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC)
In this example I will back up the Firepower Management Center. All policies and rules are configured and sent via the FMC so backing up the configuration will mean that sensors can be restored via...
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Upgrade Firepower Management Center (FMC)
In this example we will be upgrading Firepower Management Center virtual appliance (formerly known as Firesight) from version 6.0.1.3 to 6.1.0-33. This process needs to take place before the...
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Check Uptime on Windows Server
To find the uptime on a windows server Open a command prompt Start -> run -> Cmd Then type: net statistics server Find Statistics since line: This tells you when the server was last...
View ArticleRetrospectively Check which VMs Migrated during HA Failover
Issue: An ESXi server crashed invoking HA. I wanted to check which VMs had restarted and on what host so I could check they were functioning correctly. Resolution: Thanks to my colleague for the...
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Lockdown NSX Edge SSL VPN to Specific IP Address
Issue: I wanted to lock down my NSX Edge Gateway SSL VPN portal to a specific IP range. As you are not allowed to put a custom rule above a system defined rule on the edge itself I needed a work...
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Split SSO Server in vSphere 5.5
Problem: Our current setup involved several vCenter 5.5 Servers poining to a single SSO server. A requirement arose which required each vCenter to point to its own SSO server. Current SSO Server:...
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NSX Edge VPN Not Working after Upgrade from 6.2.4 to 6.3.4
Problem: After an upgrade of NSX from 6.2.4 to 6.3.4 in a vCloud enivronment (8.20) several VPNs refused to connect from NSX Edges to a variety of external devices. Troubleshooting: We...
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vCenter 5.5 – You Do Not Have Permissions to Login to Server
Issue: I installed a new enivornment with vCenter (yes, its 2017 but I needed to do some testing). I added my domain to the SSO identity source. However when I went to login I got the following...
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Upgrade NSX 6.2.4 to 6.3.4 in a vCloud Environment
This document describes how to upgrade NSX in a VCD environment. We will be upgrading NSX from 6.2.4 -> 6.3.4 Current Components Component Version vCloud Director 8.20.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 vCenter 5.5 U3...
View ArticleRenew SSL Certificates in vCloud Director
Firstly you wil need to renew your certificates via your chosen CA. I will not delve into the instructions in the post but essentially you will need to create a .csr (my.csr) using a private key...
View ArticleCreate NFS Share in CentOS
This document describes the process of creating an NFS share on a fresh install of CentOS 6. I will be sharing the directory /home/share for use in a test vCloud Director environnment. I will have two...
View ArticleTransfer Spooling Area is not Writable in vCloud Director
Issue: During a new install of vCloud Director 8.20 on Centos 6.9 the service failed to start properly for the first time. Troubleshooting: I investigated log files # tail -f...
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