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VCSA

Here is a consolidated page on all the articles I have written about the VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance). Hopefully this will be useful when looking for anything related to VCSA.

VCSA 6.5

  • How to run a Docker Container on the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 6.5?
  • How to deploy the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 6.5 running on VMware Fusion & Workstation?
  • Will I get Photon OS when I upgrade my VCSA 5.5/6.0 to VCSA 6.5?
  • Updates to VMDK partitions & disk resizing in VCSA 6.5
  • VCSA alarm for VCDB space utilization in vSphere 6.5
  • vGhetto Automated vSphere Lab Deployment for vSphere 6.0u2 & vSphere 6.5
  • VCSA 6.5 CLI Installer now supports new ovftool argument pass-through feature
  • vCommunity “shorts” on their experiences w/the VCSA Migration
  • vCenter Server High Availability (VCHA) PowerCLI 6.5 community module
  • How to automate the deployment of an un-configured VCSA 6.5 (Stage 1 only)?
  • New “raw” VM Storage Policy support in OVFTool 4.2 simplifies bootstrapping VMs onto VSAN
  • Exploring new VCSA VAMI API w/PowerCLI: Part 1
  • Exploring new VCSA VAMI API w/PowerCLI: Part 2
  • Exploring new VCSA VAMI API w/PowerCLI: Part 3
  • Exploring new VCSA VAMI API w/PowerCLI: Part 4
  • Exploring new VCSA VAMI API w/PowerCLI: Part 5
  • Exploring new VCSA VAMI API w/PowerCLI: Part 6
  • Exploring new VCSA VAMI API w/PowerCLI: Part 7
  • What logs do I get when I enable syslog in VCSA 6.5?
  • How to forward other VCSA 6.5 logs to remote syslog server?
  • vSphere Client Login UI customizations do not persist in VCSA 6.5 Update 1

VCSA 6.0

  • Ultimate automation guide to deploying VCSA 6.0 Part 0
  • Ultimate automation guide to deploying VCSA 6.0 Part 1: Embedded Node
  • Ultimate automation guide to deploying VCSA 6.0 Part 2: Platform Services Controller Node
  • Ultimate automation guide to deploying VCSA 6.0 Part 3: Replicated Platform Service Controller Node
  • Ultimate automation guide to deploying VCSA 6.0 Part 4: vCenter Server Management Node
  • Increasing disk capacity simplified with VCSA 6.0 using LVM autogrow
  • vimtop: esxtop for the VCSA 6.0
  • Dynamic memory resizing for vCenter Server 6.0
  • Easily manage ESXi & VCSA SSH login banner & MOTD in vSphere 6.0
  • How to change/deploy VCSA 6.0 with default bash shell vs appliancesh?
  • Multiple VMDKs in VCSA 6.0?
  • A preview of native syslog support in VCSA 6.0
  • How to deploy VCSA 6.0 using the HTML UI Installer on Mac OS X?
  • vCenter Server 6.0 Tidbits Part 1: What install & deployment parameters did I use?
  • vCenter Server 6.0 Tidbits Part 2: What is my SSO Domain Name & Site Name?
  • vCenter Server 6.0 Tidbits Part 3: Finding all deployed Platform Services Controller
  • vCenter Server 6.0 Tidbits Part 4: Finding all deployed vCenter Servers
  • vCenter Server 6.0 Tidbits Part 5: New method of patching the VCSA
  • vCenter Server 6.0 Tidbits Part 6: Customizing VCSA’s DCUI
  • vCenter Server 6.0 Tidbits Part 7: Connecting to SSO/PSC using JExplorer
  • vCenter Server 6.0 Tidbits Part 8: Useful ldapsearch queries for vmdird
  • vCenter Server 6.0 Tidbits Part 9: Creating & managing SSO users using dir-cli
  • vCenter Server 6.0 Tidbits Part 10: Automating SSO Admin configurations
  • vCenter Server 6.0 Tidbits Part 11: Automate SSO Admin password change
  • vCenter Server 6.0 Tidbits Part 12: New methods of downloading Support Bundles for VCSA / PSC
  • Automating Active Directory Identity Source & Default Domain in vSphere Web Client
  • Configuring VCSA 6.0 as vSphere Web Client Server for vSphere 5.5
  • How to deploy vSphere 6.0 (VCSA & ESXi) on vCloud Director and vCloud Air?
  • Quick Tip – Using HTTP(s) proxy for connecting to 3rd party Content Library in vSphere 6.0
  • All replicated Platform Services Controller should be joined to Active Directory
  • Quick Tip – VCSIM no longer works in VCSA 6.0
  • Schedule automated backups of VCSA 6.0 vPostgres embedded database to Amazon S3
  • What’s New in vSphere 6.0 Update 1 for VCSA?
  • VMworld Session VCSA INF5975 & INF4528 available to public
  • Tech Preview of Windows VC to VCSA Migration at VMworld
  • How to upgrade from VCSA 5.x & 6.x to VCSA 6.0 Update 1?
  • Which Platform Services Controller (PSC) is my vCenter Server pointing to?
  • Automating post-configurations for both PSC & VCSA 6.0u1 using appliancesh
  • How to change the default ports on the vCenter Server Appliance in vSphere 6.0?
  • Caveats when multi-homing the vCenter Server Appliance 6.x w/multiple vNIC
  • How to remotely run appliancesh & other shell commands on VCSA w/o requiring SSH?
  • Generating vCenter Server & Platform Services Controller deployment topology diagrams
  • How to run a script from a vCenter Alarm action in the VCSA?
  • Few #migrate2vcsa VMworld sessions & HOL worth checking out
  • vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) Migration Tool officially GAs w/vSphere 6.0 Update 2m
  • How to tell if your vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) was migrated from a Windows vCenter Server?
  • How to check the size of your Config + Stats, Events, Alarms & Tasks (SEAT) data in the VCDB?
  • How to check the size of your Config & SEAT data in the VCDB in vPostgres?
  • vGhetto Automated vSphere Lab Deployment for vSphere 6.0u2 & vSphere 6.5
  • vCommunity “shorts” on their experiences w/the VCSA Migration

VCSA 5.5

  • New vCenter Server Simulator 2.0 enhancements in VCSA 5.5
  • How to bootstrap vCenter Server onto a single VSAN node Part 1?
  • How to bootstrap vCenter Server onto a single VSAN node Part 2?
  • Automating vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 5.5 Configurations

VCSA 5.1

  • Automating VCSA 5.1 (vCenter Server Appliance) Configurations
  • How to Register a vCenter Server 5.0 with Admin Tool on VCSA 5.1 Using SSH Port Forwarding
  • Automatically Join Multiple VCSA 5.1 using New vCenter SSO (Single Sign-On)
  • Configuring Additional VCSA 5.1 as vSphere Web Client Servers
  • Configuring New vSphere Web Client Session Timeout
  • Specifying Default Domains for vSphere Web Client Login
  • Default Password for vCenter SSO Admin Account on VCSA
  • How to Add/Remove vCenter SSO Identity Sources Using the Command-Line for Windows vCenter Server & VCSA
  • VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) 5.1 VCDB & SSODB Password
  • Seperating Out the vCenter SSO, vSphere Web Client and vCenter Server Services Using the VCSA
  • vCenter Server Simulator

VCSA 5.0

  • Automating vCenter Server Appliance 5.0 (VCSA) Configurations

Additional Tips/Tricks

  • Handy VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) Operational Resources and Tips/Tricks
  • Long awaited Fling, Windows vCenter Server to VCSA Converter Appliance is finally here!
  • Quick Tip – Determining the vCenter Server OS platform (Windows or VCSA) using vSphere API
  • Handy tidbits & workarounds for the VCS to VCSA Migration Fling
  • Windows Server 2012 fix is out for the VCS to VCSA Migration Fling!
  • Enabling shell access for Active Directory users via SSH to vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA)
  • Using PowerCLI to automate the retrieval of VCSA Password Policies
  • How to exclude VCSA UI/CLI Installer from MacOS Catalina Security Gatekeeper?
  • How to deploy the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) with a custom MAC Address?
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William Lam is a Senior Staff Solution Architect working in the VMware Cloud team within the Cloud Services Business Unit (CSBU) at VMware. He focuses on Automation, Integration and Operation for the VMware Cloud Software Defined Datacenters (SDDC)

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