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VMware Common Logging Alarm and LVM

VMware Common Logging Alarm and LVM

In this byte, we will go over the VMware Common Logging Service Alarm as well as the dynamic resize of vCenter Hard disks. Over the weekend, I received a few traps from a 6.x vCenter Server Appliance. The specific trap came through stating the vmware-syslog status changing from yellow to red. I was able to confirm this within vCenter with a VMware Common Logging Health alarm. Normally this means one of two things: A service (syslog) has stopped. The storage…

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How to Install VMware vCenter Appliance (vCSA) 6.0

How to Install VMware vCenter Appliance (vCSA) 6.0

In this byte, we will go over how to install VMware vCenter Appliance  (vCSA) 6.0 This is a pretty straightforward deployment. To save time make sure your DNS entries are taken care of before the installation (forward and reverse). In a change from previous versions, the vCSA is no longer an OVA. It now comes as an ISO that you can mount to your local computer. Mount the vCSA ISO.