In computer security, the setuid bit is a permission bit that allows a user to execute a file with the permissions of the file owner instead of the user who is executing it. In other words, if a file has the setuid bit set, anyone who executes the file will do so with the privileges […]
If you’re configuring the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) management pack in Aria Operations (vRealize Operations) and you encounter a “Bad request please verify the request parameters or credentials Resolution” error, don’t panic just yet. This error can occur due to a variety of reasons, but one of the most common causes is that the SDDC […]
If you’re an IT administrator using VMware Aria Operations (vRealize Operations Manager) version 8.12, you may have encountered issues with shared dashboards after upgrading. This blog post will explore the issue and provide a solution to get your shared dashboards working again. Symptoms of the Problem After upgrading to VMware Operations Manager version 8.12, users […]
As an addition on this script which is very helpful in automating the configuration of a Syslog server. This script can be used to limit the logs send to the Syslog server by applying log filters. Introduction: Logging is an essential part of system management, providing valuable information for troubleshooting and identifying potential issues. However, […]
ESXi hosts generate a lot of log data that can be used for troubleshooting and analysis. To centralize log management, VMware provides the Syslog service, which allows ESXi hosts to send their log data to a central Syslog server. In this blog post, we will show you how to automate the configuration of the Syslog […]
If you have vCenter yelling at you that the NFS datastore can’t be unmounted, due to this error: The object ‘vim.Datastore:ds:///vmfs/volumes/NFS_Share/’ has already been deleted or has not been completely created What you could do is run this command on all the ESXi hosts that show up as connected to that NFS share: esxcfg-nas -d […]
This is going to be a very quick post on how to get access back to your Synology when the MFA stops working. In my case, it has a very valid reason not to work… as I broke my phone. I don’t know why the emergency code never reached my mailbox. According to Synology, the […]
vGPUs are becoming more and more common in today’s infrastructure. These new features do not always play nice with other features. As an example, my current customer is using vGPUs in their infrastructure, and they face a problem when combining DRS and VMs with a vGPU. Whenever too many vMotions happen at the same time, […]
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of a computer with that of an NTP server. It is important to ensure that the time of your ESXi host is accurate, as it can affect the timestamps of logs, system events, and network performance. In this blog, we will learn how to check […]
A customer ran into problems while upgrading vCenter from 6.x to 7.x and I was asked to assist the customer while they waited for VMware support. Luckily the customer had a working snapshot of vCenter 6.x… or so they taught. Because after going back to the snapshot, vCenter still failed to start. I had a […]