Log Insight vSphere Integration
One of the great features of Log Insight is its tight integration with other VMware products. One of these integrations is with vSphere. I have talked about vSphere integration in the past, however I...
View ArticleChanging VMware ESXi host logging level and why not to do it
A while back, I came across an entry from Michael White’s newsletter about changing VMware ESXi host logging levels: Changing VMware ESXi host logging level Someone was talking about doing this, and...
View ArticleAdding Virtual Disks and “Operating System not found”
I ran into a frustrating issue the other day when attempting to add multiple new virtual disks to an existing VM. Upon doing so, I received the dreaded “Operating System not found” message when the VM...
View ArticleESXi: Got no data from process
I hit an interesting issue the other day when attempting to reconfigure remote syslog on some ESXi hosts. What followed was an exercise on troubleshooting remote syslog on an ESXi host and I wanted to...
View ArticleESXi syslog – A general system error occurred: Internal error
A long time ago, I talked about an internal error messages I received on ESXi. The workaround was to reboot the ESXi host, which is not the best outcome in my opinion. Recently, I hit this issue again,...
View ArticleHandy vSphere Queries in Log Insight
In case you missed it, William Lam recently put up a couple of excellent posts on how to configure some important vCenter Server alarms. As it turns out, the underlying VOB (VMkernel Observation)...
View ArticleESXi Remote Syslog – It’s All or Nothing
I frequently get questions around how to forward only certain log files from ESXi or how to collect a log file that is missing. I get the question so frequently that it warrants a quick post. The title...
View ArticleLog Insight RBAC: Configuration Example
Now that you know about the new RBAC feature available in Log Insight 2.5, I would like to walk you through an example on how to configure RBAC with real data. Before You Begin First, you need to...
View ArticlevSphere 6.0 Syslog Gotchas
If you are upgrading or have upgraded to vSphere 6.0, you should be aware of a couple syslog gotchas. These will be especially important if you are running a central logging system like vRealize Log...
View ArticleCreating a Bootable USB from ISO with UNetbootin
I cannot remember the last time I burned a CD or DVD. I can remember the last time I attempted to create a bootable USB device from an ISO. Unfortunately, I have memories of wasting time creating...
View ArticleOperation Timed Out
Another interested VMware problem today: I attempted to put a host into maintenance mode, but after making it to 60% the operation failed. The error message displayed was: Operation timed out. Trying...
View ArticlevCenter Server and MAC address conflicts
As I am sure you have heard by now, VMware recently released some updates including ESX/ESXi 4.1 Update 1, vCenter Server 4.1 Update 1 and vCloud Director 1.0 Update 1. Unlike many other bloggers, I...
View Articlefault.CustomizationPending.summary
Quick issue for you today. I was attempting to clone a RHEL 5 VM with a guest customization and the operation kept failing with: fault.CustomizationPending.summary. Turns out the VM I was attemping to...
View ArticleA general system error occurred internal error vmodl.fault.HostCommunication
I am in the process of building my home lab. I recently purchased two servers and installed ESXi 4.1 on them. In addition, I deployed a test vCenter Server instance so I could run VUM. With vCenter...
View ArticleCannot install the vCenter agent service. Cannot upload agent
During a recent change ticket in a non-production environment I was called into an All Paths Down (APD) situation on some ESXi hosts. For those who do not know what an APD is, it is when an ESXi host...
View ArticleHost is not responding
I was recently deploying a Cloud Foundry instance and was experiencing errors during the deployment. From the several failed deployments, I received the following BOSH error messages: Error 100: Unable...
View ArticleAutomating VCSA Configuration
If you have deployed the VCSA a couple of dozen times like me then you quickly realize that it is necessary to script the initial configuration of the device. I would highly recommend taking a look at...
View ArticleConfiguring Remote Syslog on vSphere Using vCenter Log Insight
Now that you have vCenter Log Insight deployed and configured, you need to configure sources to send their log messages to Log Insight. If you enabled vCenter Server integration then you should start...
View ArticleLog Insight Windows Agent Configurations for Common Applications
In my previous post, I discussed how to build Log Insight Windows agent configuration sections for monitoring log files, in this post I would like to provide some additional sample configurations for...
View ArticleLog Insight: Linux Agent Configurations for Common Applications
In my previous post, I discussed how to configure vRA logging. In this post I would like to provide some Log Insight Linux agent configuration samples for common Linux and VMware applications. You may...
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