October 2014, Munishpal's Blog

Upgrade vSphere Distributed Switch from 5.0 to 5.1

October 28, 2014munishpalmakhija

We recently upgraded our vCenter Server from 5.0 to 5.1 Update 2 As part of the activity we also need to upgrade our distributed switch from 5.0 to 5.1 As per VMware documentation is a non-disruptive operation i.e. hosts and virtual machines attached to the switch don’t experience any downtime…Continue readingUpgrade vSphere Distributed Switch from 5.0 to 5.1

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ESXTop Plugin for vSphere Web Client

October 17, 2014munishpalmakhija

VMware Labs released ESXTop Plugin for vSphere Web Client Plugin is an enhanced, plugin-version of ESXtop for the vSphere Web Client. The plugin displays ESX server stats in new and more powerful ways by tapping into the GUI capabilities of the Web Client. Features Separate tabs for CPU, memory, network…Continue readingESXTop Plugin for vSphere Web Client

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vSphere 5.8 Installation

October 17, 2014munishpalmakhija

We will be deploying the vSphere Replication Appliance from web client Right Click on Hosts/Clusters and Select Deploy OVF Template Select the OVF file from the local computer where you are accessing web client By default its 4 vCPU and it has option for 2 vCPU

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Nested ESXi Installation

October 17, 2014munishpalmakhija

Enable SSH to the Physical ESXi Host Login using root Execute following command echo ‘vhv.allow = “true” ‘ >> /etc/vmware/config Now we need to modify the security Settings for the Port Group which is going to be used for the virtual esxi and make Promiscuous Mode as \”Accept\” Now we…Continue readingNested ESXi Installation

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SRM 5.8 Installation

October 16, 2014munishpalmakhija

Here we need to select the DNS which we created before for the DB Instance created in the SQL/DB Server Login to Web Client and you will notice the Site Recovery in the Inventory

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vCenter 5.5 Update 2 Installation

October 16, 2014munishpalmakhija

It requires minimum 10G free space This is where you will select whether to use SQL Express of use existing database We need to ensure the System DSN is created and point it to the database created in SQL/DB Server We need to make sure…Continue readingvCenter 5.5 Update 2 Installation

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vCloud Usage Meter Deployment Procedure

October 15, 2014munishpalmakhija

VMware release new version of the usage meter to patch the shell shock vulnerability Here is the procedure which is used to deploy new version and how to import the data Deploy New Version of Usage Meter Procedure Next Step would be assign IP Address via console Select Option 6…Continue readingvCloud Usage Meter Deployment Procedure

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VMware vCenter Upgrade Procedure

October 14, 2014munishpalmakhija

Upgrade Procedure from 5.0 to 5.1 Update 2 Once the vCenter has been upgraded you will need to apply the license again

Month: October 2014