Increasing the size of the RDM disk is a very simple process 1. Login to the Storage Manager and Increase the LUN which is presented to the VM as RDM 2. Increasing of the LUN can be done online with the VM in Running state 3. Login to the vCenter and Select a Rescan on…
vCenter Single Sign-On 5.5 administrator password recovery
Recover administrator@vsphere.local password on a Windows server: 1. Log in to the server where the vCenter Single Sign-On is installed. 2. Open an elevated command prompt. 3. Navigate to the vmdird directory with this command: c:\>cd Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VMware\CIS\vmdird 4. Open the vdcadmintool service tool with this command: c:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VMware\CIS\vmdird>vdcadmintool.exe. The following console loads: =============================== Please…
Lost ESXi root password? Here is a way to restore it…
I lost my root password for a LAB ESXi 5.5 & ESXi 6.0 host. VMware KB said we have to reinstall the ESXi as there is no standard way to recover it. Below is tutorial to show you how to reset lost ESXi root password. You need a Linux Live CD to perform this action….
Configuring Active Directory as Identity Source for use with SSO 6.0
Configuring Active Directory as Identity Source for use with SSO 6.0 can be done in 2 ways a. Use the Machine Account(Any AD Account) b. Use with Service Principal Name The below is the step-by-step procedure for configuring via Service Principal Name Prerequisite: 1. A domain account with domain administrator privileges is required when assigning…
vCenter Server(5.5) Install with a Remote Database Server(SQL-2012)
VMware vCenter Server: It is the management system for your VMware vSphere private cloud. It’s used to manage your clusters of ESXi servers, configure HA, DRS and vMotion, manage your virtual networks and their interfaces to the physical network. Its also used to provision storage (maybe even integrated with your SAN) and create virtual machines, including…
Upgrade Server License – Windows Server 2012 R2 STANDARD to DATACENTER
1. Login to the Windows Server and Check for the current licensing details. 2. Open the command prompt(Run as Administrator preferably) 3. To the get the current version of the server type the following command and hit enter C:\>dism.exe /online /Get-CurrentEdition 4.To find the possible upgrade able versions, type the following command and hit enter…
Join a Windows Server 2012 R2 Core Installation to Domain
1. Login in to the Windows Server 2012 R2 Core installation(only command prompt available) 2. Ensure the firewall is stopped(or exception is made) and the domain controller is ping able from the W2k12 Server and vice versa 3. The command syntax to join the Windows Server 2012 R2 Core installation to domain is netdom join…
Install “Hyper-V Role” in a Windows Server 2012 R2 Core Installation
1. Login in to the Windows Server 2012 R2 Core installation(only cmd prompt available) 2. Type “powershell” to load the powershell module 3. To know whether the Hyper-V role is installed type the following command PS C:\>Get-WindowsFeature 4. The list of Windows Roles & Features available will be listed, with the Installed once MARKED 5….
Preparing a Forest / Domain for RODC(W2K8)
Log into a Domain controller which is not hosting any FSMO roles To ensure it run the following commands (You are in a DC(teamdc2) which is not hosting any FSMO roles) Mount the W2K8 R2 DVD/CD, go to command prompt and move to the directory “Support\adprep” which is located inside the DVD/CD You have to…
VMWare vSphere – Network Teaming Policy
Route Based on Originating Port ID This is the load balancing method that is used by default on vSphere Standard and Distributed Switches. When this policy is in effect, only one VMNIC (physical NIC) is used per virtual NIC or VMkernel port. If a NIC’s link goes down, the virtual NICs and VMkernel ports are…
Upgrading ESXi 5.0 to ESXi 5.1 via Offline bundle & cli
Connect to the esxi via console / connect to vCenter 2. Enable the SSH for the server 3. Connect to the ESXi 5.0 host via putty. 4. Validate the ESXi version via command #vmware -v 5. Download the ESXi 5.5 offline bundle from VMWare website and move it to any datastore. 6. Run the following…
ESXi Account Lockout……….Its NEW..!
Today I missed root password for my new vSphere ESXi 6.0 and I was trying multiple password to login, finally I got the right one. To my surprise in the events I saw the below Remote access for ESXi local user account ‘root’ has been locked for 120 seconds after 11 failed login attempts. At the…
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