SDDC Manager – 502 Bad Gateway to free up disk space – Log Rotation issue
To resolve a 502 or 503 error on an SDDC Manager and free up disk space, you can troubleshoot log rotation issues and clean up unnecessary files. First, verify that…
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Update vCloud Usage Meter 4.8.0.0 to VCF Usage Meter 9.0.0.0
The upgrade of VMware vCloud USage meter has always been straightforward, meaning: mounting the downloaded ISO, run the script and you’re ready. However, as of version 9, the product name…
Updating Aria Operations with a Hotfix through Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager
Keeping your Aria Operations environment up to date is crucial for maintaining performance, stability, and access to the latest features. In this post, we’ll walk through the process of applying…
Accessing the VMware Download Depot After the Broadcom Transition: Step-by-Step Guide
With VMware downloads now hosted on the Broadcom Support Portal, users need to adapt to a new process for accessing product files. Broadcom provides a script-driven method to retrieve download…
vSAN Stretched Clusters : Update vSAN Witness Hosts
Maintaining the health and resilience of a vSAN Stretched Cluster requires keeping the vSAN Witness Hosts up to date. In this post, we’ll cover the steps to safely and efficiently…
Upgrade vSphere Distributed Switch
As you are probably aware of, a Distributed Switch is a virtual switch structure that is centrally managed and distributed through vCenter Server. It offers easier configuration, some interesting features…
VMware Cloud Foundation – Flexible BOM Upgrade: update ESXi, NSX or vCenter Server through an async patch
In this blog we will guide you through the process of implementig a flexible BOM Upgrade, as VMware/Broadcom likes to call it. Actually it is the process of installing one…
VCF 5.2.1 – Upgrade vSAN Disk Format Using vSphere Client or RVC
On a regular basis, the ESXi hypervisors in your environment are updated. When updating to major updates (e.g. ESXi 8.0U3), you have the option to update your vSAN On-Disk Format…
Update VMware Cloud Director
Even though I have performed these steps numerous times, the VMware Cloud Director update has never been written down, at least not by me in this blog. Despite there are…
Async Patches implementation with SDDC Manager 5.2.1.0
This blog post shows the steps required to implement an async patch with SDDC Manager (5.2.0.0). Previously, you were able to download async patches using a CLI procedure, which I…