This post will look at the ‘esxcli storage‘ namespace, with a focus on troubleshooting. I’ve written previously, in the course of covering the VCAP-DCA objectives, about using ESXCLI to w0rk…
On occasion, you may have need to generate new certificates for an ESXi host, typically if there has been a change of host name or if the original certificates have…
In the course of covering the VCAP-DCA objectives, I have written about ESXi Active Directory integration. When you log on to an ESXi host using AD credentials, those credentials are…
You can configure ESXi hosts to use Active Directory, which can then be used to manage users and groups. You can join a host to the domain using an AD…
Port mirroring is a feature of a dvSwitch that allows you to mirror a port’s traffic to another dvswitch port or physical switchport. It is available on distributed switches that…
If you care having problems connecting to an ESXi host, your first port of call should be to check the host’s configuration. Things to check include: Physical connectivity IP/subnet mask…
This post is intended to cover the VCAP-DCA objective around troubleshooting the vCenter Server service. I’ll cover some of the general steps used to troubleshoot the vCenter service, as it…
ESXi host password length and complexity rules are documented on page 90 of the vSphere Security Guide. As stated there, ESXi uses the pam_passwdqc.so plug-in, by default, to set the…
In the course of writing about VCAP-DCA objectives, I’ve written previously about working with ESXi log files. In terms of security the main ESXi log files to be aware of,…
You can configure SSL timeout periods for two types of idle connections: The Read Timeout setting applies to connections that have completed the SSL handshake process with port 443 of ESXi.…
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Read More