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Convert NetApp Ports from FC to CNA
Problem I wanted to convert two FC ports to CNA (10Gb eth) mode on a Netapp AFF-300. The ports in question are 0e and 0f. Steps The following will work for FAS units as well. Display internfaces:...
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Analytics Service Registration with Component Manager Failed
Scenario: I attempted to migrate a vsphere 6.0 U3 environment to 6.7 U3. This included a VCenter (Win 2008), External PSC (Win 2008) and external MS SQL 2008 (Win 2008) to the VCSA with external PSC...
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Upgrade NSX-T from 2.5.1 to 3.0
Upgrade NSX-T 2.5.1 to 3.0 Please find the step-by-step process for upgrading NSX-T 2.5.1 to 3.0 1) Download NSX Cloud Upgrade Bundle for NSX-T 3.0.0 from Vmware.com website. 2) Log into NSX-T...
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The Signature of the OVF Package does Not Match its Content
Issue I had exported an OVF template from a vsphere 6.0 vCenter and the target woud not accept the OVF unless I edited the XML and removed a specific device (this should be a different post). Thie...
View ArticleInternal Error Occurs During VMware vCenter Server Database Pre-upgrade Check
Problem When attempting to migrateion from Windows vCenter 6.0 U3 to VCSA 6.7 U3 the pre-upgrade checks failed with Internal error occurs during VMware vCenter Server Database pre-upgrade check...
View ArticleIncrease iNodes on Netapp FAS
Problem Our alerting system notified us that inodes were nearing the system limit on a CIFS share (aka unipod_cifs) on a FAS running ONTap 9 Solution The following command will shiow current usage...
View ArticleScript to install Zabbix Agent on CentOS 6 and 7
The following bash script will determine if the guest OS is centos 6 ot 7 then deploy Zabbix Agent version 4.4.x accordingly. Simply change repostories if you want to use a different version:...
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Zabbix Agent Not Starting with Error 1067
Problem A newly installed zabbix agent (4.4.x) was installed on a Windows 2016 server using an automated script. The error was showing Windows could not start the Zabbix Agent service on Local...
View ArticleFind Temperature of CPU on Cisco s3260
Problem I got an alert on a Cisco S-Series that CPU #1 and the rear temp was high in Zabbix (over 65c). There were no alerts via the CIMC GUI These temperatures did not match the sensors located in...
View ArticleList VLANs and VLAN Groups from Cisco UCS Manager using PowerShell
1) Download and install Cisco UCS Powertool suite (in this example i will be using v2.4.1.3) 2) Install UCS Manager Module Install-Module -Name Cisco.UCSManager -RequiredVersion 2.4.1.3 3) Start...
View ArticleChecking the Status of a vSphere Consolidation via CLI
Issue: To check the status of a snapshot consildation you can use two methods to confirm its progress and whether its still running: Solution Interactively check the filestamps on the vmdk files:...
View ArticleGarbage Collection in NetApp Solidfire
Garbage collection on Solidfire starts at the top of every hour: To run the job manually https://{mgmt-vip}/json-rpc/5.0?method=StartGC If you need to run a check on the status of the GC then you...
View ArticlevCloud Availability – Operation Aborted Due to an Unexpected Error
Problem A customer deployed the vCloud Availaiblity 4.0 Appliance on site and was able to pair sites. However, as soon as any attempt was made to protect any VM they got an Operation aborted due to an...
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HP DL460c Blade Randomly Not Finding SD Card on Reboot
Problem When we reboot an HP DL460c Gen9 blade approximately 50% of the time it would not find the SD card and thus not boot. Resolution When booting -> Press F9 (System Utilities) -> System...
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ERROR: Update or Delete on Table “cluster_compute_resource_inv” Violates...
Problem When trying to detach a vCenter from vCloud Director 9.1 – for an upgrade to supported version we got the following error: [ 8eeddedb-d2f5-4674-883f-1be4dd626d86 ] could not execute update...
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The Server Does Not Appear to Be Responding. Please Check That Power Is...
Problem: When logging into the CIMC of the Cisco s3260 I got the following message: “The server does not appear to be responding. Please check that power is connected and that the Cisco IMC IP address...
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SSL VPN Tab Not Displaying when Logged in as Organization Administrator
vCloud version : 10.1.1.16282995 Problem: No organization administrators could view the SSL VPN tab. When logged in as full sysadmin then tab would show. Under permissions of the org administrator...
View ArticleFind Serial Number of Shelf on Ontap v9.x
Problem: I needed to locate the serial number of a new shelf i’d just added. Solution: Login to the cluster via SSH and run the following command my-sannapp01::> storage shelf show Module...
View ArticleNSX-T Password Expiry Commands
Useful commands To reset a root password that has expired (and you still have the admin login) set user root password “new-pass” old-password “old-pass” To set the root password to never expire clear...
View ArticleChange Default Gateway on NSX-T Manager
I deployed an NSX-T Manager (3.1.0) but the gateway didn’t appear to be set so I couldn’t access it from outside the network In order to change this Console into the NSX-T Manager that was just...
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