Personal Blog about vAdventures
Personal Blog about vAdventures
VMware recently released a statement regarding a known vulnerability in the current vCenter Server appliances which could cause remote code execution and authentication flaws Advisory ID: VMSA-2021-0010 and released updates and workarounds to manage this situation. Product Version Running On CVE Identifier CVSSv3 Severity Fixed Version Workarounds Additional Documentation vCenter Server 7.0 Any CVE-2021-21985 9.8... Continue Reading →
I recently created a Powershell script which allows you to copy/migrate your roles and privileges from one vCenter to another. Make sure the credentials used for the login of the vCenter are allowed to create and modify roles. To set up Powershell for the VMware commands: Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Scope CurrentUser Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -Scope AllUsers -ParticipateInCeip... Continue Reading →
I am currently working on a fully new homelab environment running on Dell Poweredge hardware and considered the implementation of a plugin into my VMware vCenter server. Looking into other solutions it shows, in my opinion, that there is no software/hardware which is as tightly cooperating as Dell and VMware with their products and the... Continue Reading →
After updating my homelab to the latest version I stumbled across a new feature which may not have that much attention it should have. The renamed Lifecycle Manager does have the ability to plan and precheck the vCenter server appliance update itself through an "Update Planner". It also does compatibility checks for already installed products... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
