Part 2 – VxRail 4.7.300 update / Repointing VxRail Manager after PSC converge and decommissioning

Disclamer: The following steps regarding the repointing of the VxRail Manager to a new PSC are not supported nor official and should be performed under supervision of trained professionals / certified engineers and/or in a training environment! These steps were performed in my own lab and should not be performed in a production infrastructure without... Continue Reading →

2. December 2019

Part 1 – VxRail 4.7.300 update / external vCSA and non-embedded PSC (Converge Tool)

I was facing the following situation: VxRail Cluster Version 4.7.1xx external vCSA 6.7 U1 external PSC 6.7 U1 Goal was to update the system to the newest VxRail version 4.7.300, converge the PSC into the vCSA and update vCSA to 6.7 U3b. First things first, check the compatibility guide for issues and supported update path.... Continue Reading →

29. November 2019

[HOW TO] Unknown root / GRUB passwd prior to VMware vCSA upgrade

I was facing another really annoying issue recently which was quite new for me. While looking for an acceptable solution I came across a website from Lingeshwaran Rangasamy which I do not want to hide as it describes how to fix it in a few steps. Many kudos to @UnixArena. Hope he doesn't mind my... Continue Reading →

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