David Hill

How to add a new storage profile to an existing PvDC in vCloud Director 5.1

By admin on September 25, 2012 in Cloud Computing

I got asked a question by @erikbussink today about whether you can add in newly created storage profile to an already existing Provider VDC (PvDC). I initially looked in the wrong area for this, and answered no! However after opening my eyes, I realised that it is actually possible and I should have realised straight away. Before trying to add in a new profile, first make sure you have refreshed the storage profiles in vCloud Director by following my previous article. To add a new profile follow the steps below: Login to vCloud Director Select Manage and Monitor Select Provider VDC Select Storage Profiles from the tab along the top Click the green + (plus) and you will be prompted with the add storage profile window Select the storage profile, click add and then ok You will then see the new storage profile assigned with a green tick showing you […]

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Refresh Storage Profiles in vCloud Director 5.1

By admin on September 21, 2012 in Cloud Computing

I noticed a very handy new menu item in vCloud Director 5.1 today. Refresh Storage profiles. If you are creating Storage Profiles in vCenter, they dont show up in vCD immediately, which can be a bit frustrating if you are wanting to immediately assign those Storage Profiles. The steps below show you how to refresh the storage profiles, so that they are immediately available in vCD after you have created them. If your wondering how to create Storage Profiles in vCenter, Frank Denneman has written a really great article on storage profiles, its definitely worth the read. Login to vCD Click Manage & Monitor Select vCenters Right click on the vCenter you want to refresh and select Refresh Storage Profiles You will now see the storage profiles available when creating a new PvDC Please Note: You will not see any Storage Profiles displayed under Storage Profiles until they have been assigned to […]

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Failed to connect to VMware lookup service

By admin on September 19, 2012 in General

<UPDATE>This also resolves the issue with vCenter 5.5</UPDATE> I have been re-building my lab yesterday with all the latest vCloud suite 5.1 GA bits, and received the error ” Failed to connect to VMware Lookup Service “. Failed to connect to VMware lookup service After deploying and configuring the vCenter Virtual Appliance, when I was trying to login to the vSphere web client, I kept receiving the error ” Failed to connect to VMware Lookup Service https://[hostname]:7444/lookupservice/sdk – SSL certificate verification failed. ” and could not login. This issue occurs if you have changed the hostname or IP address of the vCenter Virtual Appliance. The certificate that was created on initial configuration is no longer valid. To resolve this issue, follow the steps below: Login into vCenter VA Configuration https://[hostname]:5480 Select the Admin tab Click Toggle certificate setting, you will see Certificate regeneration enabled change to Yes. Re-boot the Virtual Appliance During […]

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VMworld Barcelona

By admin on September 18, 2012 in VMware Posts, VMworld

VMworld Barcelona is just around the corner. Unlike VMworld US where I was on vacation spending most of my time in the hang space, I will be at Barcelona in an official VMware capacity. I will be carrying out some booth duty, so if anyone wants to meet me, please come over to the VMware vCloud Booth. I will be presenting a session alongside Aidan Dalgleish, Frank Denneman and Rawlinson Rivera INF-VSP1168 – Architecting a Cloud Infrastructure Tuesday 12:30 – 13:30 This session will discuss the various design considerations when architecting the foundation for every solid cloud environment: vSphere 5.0. We will start with sizing and scaling and end with some operational guidance. Different examples will be used to show the impact design considerations can have on the availability of your services. Look forward to seeing everyone there.

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Presenting at LISA’12 December 9th – 14th

By admin on September 17, 2012 in General

I will be presenting at LISA 2012 conference this year in San Diego alongside John Arrasjid, Ben Lin and Mahesh Rajani. The two sessions I will be involved in will cover vCAT 3.0 topics, and a separate session on vCloud BCDR. The LISA (Large Installation System Administration) Conference will run from 9th until 14th December. An overview of the LISA conference is listed below from there website Highlights of LISA ’12 include: 47 half- and full-day training sessions from the industry’s top instructors, including: John Arrasjid, David Hill, Ben Lin, and Mahesh Rajani on Virtualization with VMware Nan Liu on Puppet Shumon Huque on Using and Migrating to IPv6 A technical program that offers practical information on a variety of key topics, including: Vint Cerf’s Keynote Address on “The Internet of Things and Sensors and Actuators!” Invited Talks such as Geoff Halprin’s Closing on “15 Years of DevOps” and Selena […]

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