vRealize Automation – Failed to convert external resource %VM-Name%.
I ran into an error message today with vRealize Automation (vRA). The error message that came up was: Failed to convert external resource Prod-Fin-00012. The issue occurred in vRA version 7.3.1. Inside...
View ArticlePowervRA: Invoke-RestMethod The underlying connection was closed.
At a customer, I encountered the following issue when trying to connect with PowervRA to vRealize Automation. The error message that appeared was: Invoke-RestMethod : The underlying connection was...
View ArticleNo Workflow Output in vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) 7.6
About a year ago I wrote a blog about the following issue: No Workflow Output in vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) 7.4. Apparently, after the vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) 7.6 upgrade the issue has returned. I...
View ArticlevSphere 6.7 Convergence Tool: Failed to get vecs users and permissions
Last week I was converting a vSphere 6.7 Update 1 environment from external PSC to embedded PSC. After a couple of seconds running the conversion, it ended in an error message (Failed to get vecs users...
View ArticlepfSense: arpresolve: can’t allocate llinfo for X.X.X.X on emX
After some network maintenance, my virtual pfSense firewall started to cause some major issues and parts of the network started to stop functioning. In the end, it came down to the following error...
View ArticleVMware ESXi SATADOM Boot Device
In the blog post, I am showing you how to deal with SATADOM boot devices in your ESXi Hosts. Recently I replaced my SD cards with SATADOMs in all my ESXi Hosts in my HomeLab. This blog post is about my...
View ArticlevCloud Director Appliance Keystore Password
Recently I was deploying vCloud Director (vCD) at a customer and I was experiencing some issues surrounding the Java Keystore password that is configured out of the box (OOTB) in the vCD Cell. Before...
View ArticleITQ Transform! 2019
On the twenty-sixth of September 2019, it was time for our yearly event! For the third time in a row under the name ITQ Transform! This year the theme of the event was “Empower your Business”. The...
View ArticleVMware ESXi Start a Virtual Machine from Shell
In this blog post, we are going to talk about VMware ESXi and the ability to start & stop a virtual machine from the ESXi shell. Recently, I ran into a situation where vCenter Server was...
View ArticleVCSA 6.7 Out of Space (SEAT)
Today I was greeted by the following error message when logging into the VMware vCenter Server also known as VCSA: “Could not connect to one or more vCenter Server systems: https://%fqdn%:443/sdk“. So...
View ArticleDell EMC VxRail NSX-T Considerations
Currently, I have been involved in a Dell EMC VxRail design & deployment with VMware Cloud Foundation on Dell EMC VxRail. There were some noticeable items that you need to consider when using the...
View ArticleProLiant ML10 v2 CPU Swap
In this blog post, I am talking about the HPE ProLiant ML10 v2 home lab servers that I have been using for the last three years. I had some performance issues related to the processor with the number...
View ArticlevRealize Automation 8 Increasing Disk Space
I was running into an issue in my Home Lab when upgrading vRealize Automation 8.0.0 to vRealize Automation 8.0.1. The upgrade was performed with vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager or in short vRLCM and...
View ArticleSynology DS1618+ Memory Expansion
After replacing the Synology DS1515+ with a Synology DS1618+ last year it was time for another investment in the Synology DS1618+. Overall it is a great device that is running my VMware iSCSI storage...
View ArticleVMware vRealize Log Insight content pack for Cisco ASA
In this blog, we are going to set up the VMware vRealize Log Insight content pack for a Cisco ASA device for capturing syslog information. With setting up this pack we are able to provide a central...
View ArticlevRealize Automation 8 Changing Product License
After a recent deployment in my Lab environment with a new vRealize Automation 8 installation I figured out that my NFR product license was about to expire within a week. So it was time to change the...
View ArticleSynology DS1618+ Homelab Review
This blog post is about replacing my Synology DS1515+ with a Synology DS1618+. I was forced to replace my Synology DS1515+ because it fell victim to the Intel Atom bug twice. The Synology is used for...
View ArticlevRealize Automation 7 – Creating Business Groups Automatically
In the blog post were are going to automatically create Business Groups in vRealize Automation 7.X. This can be handy when a customer has a lot of Business Groups and adds additional Business Groups...
View ArticleVyOS Configuring Management VRF
In the latest release of VyOS, a new feature has been added to the product called VRF. VRF or Virtual Routing and Forwarding is a technology that makes it possible to create multiple routing tables on...
View ArticlevRealize Orchestrator 8.X Download Hotfix
When running VMware vRealize Orchestrator 8.X at some point in time you need to install a hotfix. When performing this operation at a customer I was running into an issue, I could not find the link on...
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