Reading Time: 2 minutesA Virtual Machine running on ESXi Host would not power on and gets stuck at 88% until it errors with the message “Module ‘DevicePowerOn’ power on failed. Failed to start the virtual machine. Device x:y.z is already in use”. This is a quick blog to help anyone with a similar PCI Passthrough (Passthru) issue I faced recently…
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NSX-T Installation Series: Step 15 (Option 2) – Bulk VM Migration from vDS to N-VDS
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog is part of the Second Phase i.e. building the logical network topology and “Step 15 (Option 2)” of the NSX-T Installation series, in which we will discuss step-by-step instructions on how to do a bluk VM Migration from vDS to N-VDS…
NSX-T Installation Series: Step 15 (Option 1) – Migrate VM(s) from vDS to N-VDS
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog is part of the Second Phase i.e. building the logical network topology and “Step 15 (Option 1)” of the NSX-T Installation series, in which we will discuss step-by-step instructions on how to migrate VM(s) from vDS to N-VDS…
NSX-T Installation Series: Step 11 – Configure Edge Transport Node
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog is the “Step 11” of the NSX-T Installation series, where we will discuss Edge Transport Nodes, its networking design and step-by-step instructions on how to configure one…
NSX-T Installation Series: Step 10 (Option 2) – Install NSX-T Edge VM on ESXi using NSX-T Manager UI
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog is the “Step 10 (Option 2)” of the NSX-T Installation series, where we will discuss NSX-T Edge Nodes, Edge Transport Node design and step-by-step instructions on how to install NSX-T Edge VM on ESXi using NSX-T Manager UI…
NSX-T Edge: “get managers” command returns “No Managers Configured”
Reading Time: 2 minutesKnowledge increases by sharing it… There are different options to Install/Deploy NSX-T Edge Appliance i.e. from UI or CLI, VM type or on Bare Metal server. The command line options have a manual step to join the NSX-T Edge Appliance to the management plane but one
NSX-T Installation Series: Step 10 (Option 1) – Install NSX-T Edge VM on ESXi using vSphere UI
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog is the “Step 10 (Option 1)” of the NSX-T Installation series, where we will discuss NSX-T Edge Nodes and step-by-step instructions on how to install NSX-T Edge VM on ESXi using vSphere UI…
NSX-T Edge: Types, limitations and considerations before Install/Deployment
Reading Time: 2 minutesKnowledge increases by sharing it… Whilst writing the NSX-T Installation Series: Step 10 to install an NSX-T Edge, I thought it was essential to complement it with further information. This blog focuses on the NSX-T Edge types, its limitations and considerations, so one can make
Quick Tip: How to generate a registration token from NSX-T Manager
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKnowledge increases by sharing it… For different reasons, you may need to generate a registration token on the NSX-T Manager e.g. to register the NSX EDGE VM to the management plane during installation or for use in your automation scripts. This blog is another “quick tip”
Configure NSX-T Manager VM to display “GRUB Menu” to prep for “root” password reset in an emergency!
Reading Time: 2 minutesKnowledge increases by sharing it… If the root password is forgotten or lost for the NSX-T Manager Appliance, resetting it is not possible. This blog shows the step-by-step instructions to display the “Grub Menu” at boot time on the NSX-T Manager Appliance VM, to prep it