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Automate Backup of the VCSA to the vMA

January 19, 2017 Hersey 6 Comments backup, crontab, VCSA, vMA

Recently I did a post on how to Target the vMA for VCSA Backups. This post takes things a step further and automates the backup of the VCSA using a shell script, the vCenter Appliance REST API, and cron on the vMA.

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Target the vMA for VCSA Backups

January 16, 2017 Hersey 0 Comments backup, vcenter, VCSA, vMA, vsphere

One handy new feature available with vSphere 6.5 is the ability to take a supported backup of the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) configuration and database. VCSA backups can be transferred to a target using HTTP/S, FTP/S, and SCP. This post walks through backing up the VCSA using SCP to target the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) to store the backup.

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Handy vCenter Topology Script from virtuallyGhetto

May 4, 2016 Hersey 0 Comments PSC, topology, vcenter, VCSA

Handy little script to generate a topology map (graph) of vCenter and Platform Services Controller (PSC) deployment from virtuallyGhetto by @lamw.

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Updating VCSA to 6.0U2 using the Appliance Management UI

March 16, 2016 Hersey 0 Comments Appliance Management UI, update, VAMI, vcenter, VCSA

I just finished updating my home lab to 6.0U1b yesterday and today VMware has released 6.0 Update 2 for both vCenter and ESXi. Figured I would write up how easy it is to update the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) to Update 2 using the Appliance Management UI.

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Couple of Handy VCSA KBs – vCenter Services and Inventory Service

December 4, 2015 Hersey 0 Comments inventory service, labs, services, vcenter, VCSA, vmware

Had a couple of issues in the labs for class last night. Unfortunate since these are assessment labs and the students get frustrated when there are issues. A couple of KBs which came in handy that I am going to leave right here for future reference.

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VCP6-DCV Delta Study – Section 4 – Objective 4.2

May 21, 2015 Hersey 0 Comments upgrade, VCA, vcenter, VCP6, VCSA

This post covers Section 4, Upgrade a vSphere Deployment, Objective 4.2, Perform vCenter Server Upgrades of the VCP6 Delta Beta Exam.

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