The snapshot creation on CBT enabled VM fails with error Failed in vmreparent vmkfstools clone1

I came across an interesting issue the other day after deploying some infrastructure at a new site. I had deployed a new Hyperflex Cluster and was doing some testing with HX version 3.5(2e). After migrating some test VMs over to this new cluster I configured the backups to use HX Snapshots and kicked off a …

NetApp ONTAP 9.5 Failed to add the Cserver record in RDB The certificate has expired

The other day I had a few NetApp FAS units to setup and each one had shipped with ONTAP 9.5. The initial install on the first unit went as per normal but when it came to the cluster setup it failed with the following error - Failed to add the Cserver record in RDB . …

Enterprise Manager 9.5 U4a issues when logging into the Self Service Backup Portal as a vCloud Tenant

After upgrading to 9.5 Update 4a I ran into a strange issue with Enterprise Manager. When I would try and login to the Self Service Backup Portal as a vCloud tenant the login would fail. We know that the URL for the portal itself is case sensitive when it comes to the tenant org name …

Migrating from vCloud Director 9.5 with an SQL Database to the vCloud Director 9.7 Appliance

In a previous post I outlined how to migrate your existing vCloud SQL Database over to a PostgreSQL Database. It's not too difficult but you do need to deploy and configure the PostgreSQL server itself first, so there are a few steps involved. Then I thought what about the people that haven't moved over to …

Veeam N2WS Backup & Recovery 2.5

I have heard a lot of good things about N2WS Backup & Recovery for AWS and I thought it was about time I tested it out. N2WS leverages native snapshot technology to provide that extra layer of security within your AWS environment. This cloud native backup tool lets you create backup policies for your EC2 …

VeeamOn 2019 in Miami – May 20-22

VeeamOn 2019 is being held in Miami Florida on May 20-22 and promises to jam packed with content with the recent release of Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4. This is going to be one event you don’t want to miss out on attending! There are some really great breakout sessions on offer this …

vRealize Operations Tenant App 2.1 for vCloud Director – Part 2

In a previous post I went through the base installation of vRealize Operations Manager 7 and also a deployment of RabbitMQ on a separate CentOS 7 VM. Now it's time to install the Management Pack and the vRealize Tenant App for vCloud Director. To begin the first thing we need to do it download the …

RabbitMQ Installation on CentOS 7

RabbitMQ is a messaging broker service which gives applications a common platform to send and receive messages. The messages themselves land in a queue ready for another application to retrieve. In this post I will be setting up RabbitMQ and connecting it to vCloud Director. This is required if you have a multi-cell environment configured …

vRealize Operations Tenant App 2.1 for vCloud Director – Part 1

vCloud Director is one of the products I really enjoy working with and it has come a long way from when it was first released. I remember trying to work through deploying the early releases of v1 and 1.5 which seems like a life time ago now. In my opinion one thing it has always …

Veeam Cloud Connect Portal – How to Modify the Default Theme in 9.5 Update 4

The Veeam Cloud Connect Portal provides a secure method for Cloud Connect Tenants to initiate their cloud failover plans. From the portal tenants are able to perform the following tasks, Initiate a full site failover by a cloud failover plan Retry a full site failover by a cloud failover plan Undo a full site failover …