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Automation, Powershell

How to setup a Powershell Environment to manage VMware

August 18, 2015 No Comments

Make sure .NET Framework 4.5 is installed (HERE)
Make sure that Powershell 3.0 is installed (do not use 4.0 as it breaks add-ins) (HERE)
Install vSphere PowerCLi (HERE)
open PS and run: Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy unrestricted
Close and reopen PS and create a new profile by running: New-item –type file –force $profile
Run the following: Notepad $profile
Paste the following into the file:
1. Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core
  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Vds
  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.License
  Add-PSSnapin VMware.DeployAutomation
  Add-PSSnapin VMware.ImageBuilder
  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Cloud
Save the PS1 file on your desktop and open a session via the shortcut.

Cloud, Troubleshooting, Virtualization

How to capture OVFTool logs to troubleshoot Client Support Plugin issues in vCloud Director

July 24, 2015 No Comments

Follow the steps given below to capture OVFTool logs:

Open vCD UI in browser by adding ?debug=true at the end. For example see URL: https://xx.xxx.xxx.xx/cloud/?debug=true
Now reproduce the issue
Collect the client logs from the client machine. If client machine is windows, then the logs will be at following location:
1. %TEMP%\VMwareClientSupportPlugin\

Cloud, Linux, Virtualization

Patching the vCenter Server Appliance (v6)

June 16, 2015 No Comments

There are a couple items that can be easily missed in the Documentation for upgrading the VCSA in version 6. The documentation is located HERE.

Here is a quick step by step to help summarize:

Cloud, Cool Tricks and Tools, Database, Virtualization

vCD SQL Transaction Logs full?

April 13, 2015 No Comments

There are a ton of blogs out there with complex queries and actions you can perform when your transaction logs are full and the vCD Web Interface fails with an error like:

com.vmware.vcloud.common.persist.exception
.CellNotActiveException: Cell is not active

Well, I decided to make it simple for those who just want to get your environment back up and running ASAP.

Personal Blogs, Security & SSL, Vunerabilities

Lenovo Superfish

February 19, 2015 No Comments

Just wanted to give you a heads up that if you or friends/family are looking to buy a new computer you may want to steer clear of Lenovo. They are installing a trusted certificate so they can see (MiTM) all your traffic so they can target you with ads better. But they are doing this for every site you visit, including your bank so who knows what information they can see.