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I was doing some troubleshooting around the new Platform Services Controller (PSC) in HA mode in vSphere 6 and I needed to validate session persistence across PSC nodes. Nothing is better than using tcpdump to check network traffic coming in and out from both nodes. mynewshinyvcsa6:~ # tcpdump bash: tcpdump: command not found What? What do you mean by “command not found”? :) In fact, tcpdump and netcat are present but not installed by default (for security reasons). ...

Released today, SexiLog is a **free pre-configured **ELK log management virtual appliance designed for vSphere environments. It delivers great log analytics and real-time monitoring capabilities, combined with highly customizable dashboards. SexiLog is really easy to use and to deploy: after the OVA deployment, you only have to configure a static IP (if you don’t have a DHCP) and redirect your ESXi logs…that’s all ! :) Almost 20 predefined dashboards (a. ...

I started to play a bit with vSphere 6.0 this week in my lab, and I thought I could share the method I’m using to deploy the vCSA 6.0 with the new CLI installer. You can perform a vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 (vCSA) installation using this command-line installer from any virtual or physical server in the network. In the vCSA ISO, you will find a “vcsa-cli-installer” folder with multiple sub folders. ...

As vSphere 6.0 was released last week, you might already have deployed the new vCSA 6.0 (vCenter Server Appliance). However, you are wondering now how to change configuration parameters (like database or network settings, services, NTP, etc.): where is my usual configuration interface ? Where is my VAMI ? :) In version 6.0, the configuration interface that you used to access to do all this stuff (the Virtual Appliance Management Interface, or VAMI) is no longer available for the vCSA. ...

From the beginning of the program, VCDX holders bio and information have been inventoried and promoted on a VCDX directory page, which is the sole official and authoritative source. As the number of VCDX’s has grown, the page itself has grown and has become more of a challenge to manage and keep the information updated. After a few months of effort, a new official VCDX Directory with new capabilities and a new look is available : vcdx. ...