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)