Sorry!! I am not Dead!

January 24th, 2013 | Posted by Chintan in Virtualization - (2 Comments)

Dear Readers!

Apologies, as I havent shown up for last couple of months and no new post on this blog!!

Surely, I am not dead nor this blog! :P

I was bit busy settling down in a new role with my New Employer!

I would also like to take this opportunity to thanks my previous employer ESDS Software Solution Pvt Ltd.. ( I will miss you guys!! :( )

and yeah.. I am now all set in the new role at HSBC! Hence, you should see some new post comming up very soon…!! ;)

Scan/Rescan storage

November 7th, 2012 | Posted by Chintan in Virtualization - (0 Comments)
  • There are many different situations in which storage is Scanned/Rescanned; here are a few
    • - When adding a new storage device, first storage will be scanned for new Storage Devices and then for new VMFS volumes
    • - After adding/removing iSCSI targets

    You can perform a Rescan manually by performing the following steps:

        1. In your vCenter, select a host from the left pane and then click the Configuration tab on the right
        2. Select Storage in the left column of the center pane
        3. Click the Rescan Allhyper link on the top right
        4. Select which items you want to scan for; Scan for New Storage Devices  and Scan for New VMFS Volumes (both are checked by default)
        5. Click OK and wait for the scan to complete, after which point any new Storage Devices or VMFS Volumes that exist will be displayed and available

You can disable or enable plug-ins using the Plug-in Manager. Disabling a plug-in does not remove it from the client. You must uninstall the plug-in to remove it.

 

To enable/disable vSphere Client plug-ins
1 Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system.
2 Select Plug-ins > Manage Plug-ins.

3 Select the Installed tab in the Plug-in Manager dialog box.
4 Select Enable to enable a plug-in, or if the plugin is active select Disable to disable it.

You can install plug-ins for your vSphere environment using the Plug-in Manager in vCenter. Let us see how you can install a plugin

Installing vSphere Client plug-ins

1. Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system.
2. Select Plug-ins > Manage Plug-ins.

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Enable Lockdown Mode

October 28th, 2012 | Posted by Chintan in Virtualization - (0 Comments)

Lockdown Mode is mainly used to enhance the security of your esxi host. Lockdown Mode prevents remote users from logging directly to the host. You can access the host only through local console or vCenter Server. None of remote management options e.g. vCLI, PowerCLI script, SSH will work. When it is enabled, only vpxuser () has authentication permissions and can connect to the host remotely.

To enable Lockdown mode via DCUI:
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