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Manually Configure ESXi Syslog Location

Manually Configure ESXi Syslog Location

All VMware hosts run a service for logging system information. This service, vmsyslogd, logs messages from the VMkernel and other system components for auditing and diagnostic purposes. By default, the logs are directed to a local scratch location or ramdisk. The scratch space is created automatically during ESXi installation in the form of a 4 GB Fat16 local scratch partition. If storage space is unavailable, the host will store data on a ramdisk, which is not persistent across reboots. That…

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Identify NIC Driver and Firmware Versions with ESXCLI

Identify NIC Driver and Firmware Versions with ESXCLI

Quick byte today – Last week, we discussed an HPE advisory affecting certain network adapters on VMware hosts.  The advisory pertained to specific firmware and driver versions. If you need to identify or verify such network card information, it is possible to pull that data via ESXCLI commands. In this post, we will get a list of installed NICs as well as individual driver and firmware versions. First, let’s get a list of the installed NICs. To do so, SSH…

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HPE Network Adapter Replacement on VMware Hosts

HPE Network Adapter Replacement on VMware Hosts

Last week, HPE released a customer advisory pertaining to an issue with network adapters that have been upgraded from certain custom ISOs or bundles. The advisory states, HPE ProLiant servers running VMware ESXi 5.5, 6.0, or 6.5 are experiencing network issues after installing or upgrading QLogic drivers to version 2.713.30 from the July Service Pack for Proliant or July HPE Custom ESXi Image. The noted network issues are causing network disconnections or network adapter absence in the OS or RBSU….

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Configure vCenter High Availability

Configure vCenter High Availability

A great feature that was introduced in vSphere 6.5 was the ability to implement vCenter High Availability (VCHA). If you are unfamiliar with the vCenter High Availability, it is an active-passive architecture to safeguard your vCenter Server appliance from host, hardware, or application failures. How does it work? The VCHA deployment is comprised of three nodes; active, passive and witness. The active node is just that, the active vCenter Server Appliance instance. This node has two interfaces; a standard management…

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Connect vCenter to vRealize Orchestrator 7.x

Connect vCenter to vRealize Orchestrator 7.x

Last month, we discussed how to install VMware vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) 7.x. Once vRO is installed, you can begin utilizing Orchestrator plug-ins. Orchestrator plug-ins allow you to access and interact with external applications through workflows. Natively, the vRealize Orchestrator appliance deploys with a set of standard plug-ins. It is also possible to develop custom plug-ins with Orchestrator’s open standards. The vCenter connection plug-in is a good place to begin your Orchestrator journey. In order to access objects and run workflows against…

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