When HCX migrations or network extensions misbehave, most engineers instinctively start checking firewall rules, routing, or DNS. That’s necessary—but it’s not always the fastest approach. HCX includes a powerful built-in feature called Data‑Plane Diagnostics  that helps you validate site‑to‑site data‑plane connectivity  and quickly pinpoint why a Service Mesh  tunnel is down, degraded, or behaving inconsistently. This blog explains what Data‑Plane Diagnostics is , how to run

Uninstalling VMware HCX 4.11 in a Private Cloud Environment

Situation: This blog post provides a detailed, step-by-step guide on how to collect SDDC Manager logs, which can be essential for troubleshooting issues or conducting diagnostics within a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environment. Procedure: SSH to SDDC Manager, switch to "root". Run the following command to begin collecting the SDDC Manager logs. # /opt/vmware/sddc-support/sos --sddc-manager-logs --zip Note:  If you need to collect logs for a specific domain or the NSX Manag

In a VMware vCenter environment, managing ISO files across multiple datastores can be a cumbersome task. If you have numerous ISO files that need to be deleted, doing it manually is time-consuming and prone to errors. Thankfully, PowerShell, combined with VMware PowerCLI, can automate this process efficiently. Prerequisites: Before running the script, ensure you have "VMware PowerCLI" installed, if not then below is the command line to install it. # Install-Module -Name VMwar

If you've ever needed to manage a multitude of ISO files across multiple datastores in a VMware vCenter environment, you know how time-consuming and error-prone it can be to manually search for these files. That's where PowerShell comes in handy! By leveraging PowerShell scripts, you can automate the process of retrieving information about all ISO files from datastores, saving you time and reducing the risk of human error. Why PowerShell? PowerShell is a powerful scripting la

Sometimes VMware's depot is just down or facing depot connection issue. First off, verify the "VMware Customer Connect Depot" connection status from SDDC UI. Administration > Online Depot Start off with a simple ping to verify SDDC network connection with Depot. SSH into your SDDC Manager as vcf and su to root. # ping depot.broadcom.com Can you can ping from the SDDC Manager? If you can, most likely you aren't having a connection issue. SSH into your SDDC Manager as vcf and s

Sometime you are required to remove the old upgrade and installed bundles to free up space on your SDDC Manager. In this blog post, we will see the instructions for removing old upgrade and installed bundles. Supported Environment: VMware Cloud Foundation 3.x VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x Procedure: UI login to SDDC Manager. Go to Lifecycle Management > Bundle Management > Download History. Take a note of Bundle ID that needs to be deleted/cleanedup. Create a snapshot of the SD

Issue: While performing VCF upgrade from 4.5.2 to 5.2.1 , we observed when selecting the "Customize Upgrade" before the vCenter upgrade, it doesn't load and populate for customization options. Cause & Task: This occurs if there is any stale 6.x vCenter bundle reference existing in the LCM database. Check if there was any old & stale 6.x or 7.x vCenter bundle available in downloaded history in SDDC Manager. Resolution: Take a snapshot of the SDDC Manager VM. SSH into the SDDC

In environments with many ESXi hosts, managing hosts with scripts is faster and less error prone than managing the hosts from the vSphere Client. VMware PowerCLI is a Windows PowerShell interface to the vSphere API, and includes PowerShell cmdlets for administering vSphere components. ESXCLI includes a set of commands for managing ESXi hosts and virtual machines. Situation: While ESXi host hypervisor & firmware upgrade, there was a requirement for all ESXi host's advance sett

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With the release of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 5.2.1 , You can perform a sequential or skip-level upgrade to VMware Cloud Foundation...

As IT environments grow increasingly complex, ensuring the health of your VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environment is more critical than ever. Regular monitoring through health and system alert reports enables proactive issue detection and remediation, safeguarding your infrastructure against potential disruptions. The PowerShell Module for VMware Cloud Foundation Reporting provides an efficient way to generate HTML-based daily reports for VCF. These reports help administrat

Product : VCF 5.2 Issue : Unable to perform decommissioning hosts in SDDC Manager, error reported " This operation is not allowed...

As we all know, regular backup of the management components are very critical, and that ensures you can keep your environment operational by restoring if a data loss or failure occurs. Today, In this blog post we'll perform SDDC Manager "RESTORE" to a fully operational state by using its File-Based backup. Table Of Contents: Overview Of SDDC Manager Backup configuration (Prior restoration) Prerequisites Prepare for Restoring SDDC Manager Restore SDDC Manager from File-Based B

Welcome back!!! In the previous part ( Part 1 ) of this series, we introduced the VCF Import Tool and its capabilities on "Onboarding a...

This blog post provides a comprehensive, a detailed step-by-step guide to seamlessly "How to Convert/Import an Existing Brownfield...

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 5.2 introduces several enhancements aimed at improving operational efficiency, Lifecycle Management,...

This blog provides steps to clean up a failed task/workflow in VMware Cloud Foundation SDDC Manager. Find the failed task/workflow ID in the SDDC Manager UI. This can also be found from the various logs (depending on which type of operation it is) 1. Click on the failed task/workflow. Record the UUID in the URL field above. This is the ID of the task to be deleted. Log in to the SDDC Manager VM as the vcf user and then issue su - to switch to the root user. Issue a command si

This article describes how to manually install/upgrade a VMware ESXi host from the command line using the esxcli tool. There are two...

As businesses continue to embrace technologies, the demand for integrated and scalable solutions grows. VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9...