VMGuru TV Episode 2: What if you need support?
I hope you had as much fun watching our first episode as we did making it. And like the saying goes: One is none, we decided that we would make another episode. And this time we’re talking about getting support. In this episode Alex and…
NSX load balancer buffer size
Recently I received a question from a tenant regarding the HTTP buffer size when using the NSX edge load balancer capabilities. They were trying to POST a Kerberos token to a second identity store, but the token did not arrive in its entirety. It is known…
Host Preparation Troubleshooting Enhancements with NSX 6.3.5
VMware NSX 6.3.5 was released last week. This is a maintenance release and addresses 32 issues in previous versions. You can find the release notes here. One thing caught my eye which is a very welcome addition to 6.3.5; Host prep now has troubleshooting enhancements,…
Getting a list of VDS Portgroups from the vCenter Database
Disclaimer: this is not something for production environments (at least, I hope for your sake, GSS should be able to fix it), but more for test or homelab environments. Say your vCenter is broken. And I mean really really broken to the point where you…
How to solve your problem in 9 steps
One of the most important things in troubleshooting in general is that you follow a system or workflow. You have to attack the problem methodically and analytical. There’s nothing worse than trying all kinds of things and realize suddenly that it works and not knowing…
The missing NSX security group
Earlier this week I ran into the following error “The requested object : securitygroup-xxx could not be found. Object identifiers are case sensitive.”. You can come across this error when you try to export your NSX firewall config. Or at the service composer at the top…
How to remove the Veeam Backup & Replication Console
The Veeam Backup & Replication console is a client-side component that provides access to the backup server. The console lets several backup operators and admins log in to Veeam Backup & Replication simultaneous and perform all kind of data protection and disaster recovery operations as…
Missing endpoints after upgrading to vRealize Automation 7.3
Besides adding a ton of new features, some customers have reported missing endpoints after a successful upgrade to the new vRealize Automation 7.3 which was released May 16, 2017. In the Infrastructure tab, Endpoints page does not show any or only few endpoint types and endpoints are…
How to run Containers as a Service – Secure Docker communications
Last March, Dimitri did an excellent series on ‘How to run Containers as a Service’. In part 1, Dimitri describes containers, the problems of running containers and possible solutions. In part 2, he published a very elaborate guide on how to configure Containers as a Service…
Patches and Updates – Usefull Resources for Lifecyle Management
Updates, patches and more updates. How do you keep track? How do you decide if a patch is critical for you and when you need to install it? How do you even know there is an update? In the field I see a lot of…
Virtual Tool chest update: Flings and More
Most of you know the VMware labs and the flings they produce. Some flings are so good that they become part of a product. Some of them are good but remain a fling. Some of them are only useful in a handful of cases. It’s a challenge…
How to Fix Slow Windows VMs on VMware Fusion 8.x
I am a long-time user of VMware Fusion, which enables me for example to run Microsoft Visio on my MacBook Air. I also use Windows VMs to test out new software for work, blogging and educational purposes. Still deeply hoping Microsoft will port Visio to…
NSX Edge load balancer nodes not accessible
A while back I ran into an issue where NSX Edge load balancer nodes where not accessible. For this article I recreated a simulair setup in my lab, which I will first describe. After that I will explain what is going wrong and describe the solution…