Fastest workaround instructions to address CVE-2021-44228 (log4j) in vCenter Server
The fastest workaround for Log4j CVE-2021-44228 (VMSA-2021-0028) on vCenter Server 7.0, 6.7 and 6.5, and why patching is the real fix.
Category: VCSA
Fix vCenter “Exception in invoking authentication handler User password expired”
VAMI login fails with “Exception in invoking authentication handler User password expired”? The vCenter root password expired. Here is the 2-minute fix.
vSphere Cluster Services (vCLS) Explained: External vs Embedded vCLS (7.0 to 9.x)
What vCLS VMs do, how many run per cluster, what changed with embedded vCLS in vSphere 8.0 U3 and 9.x, and what you must not do to them.
Vulnerability in the VMware Directory Service (vmdir) (CVE-2020-3952) – VMSA-2020-0006
Critical vCenter vmdir information-disclosure vulnerability CVE-2020-3952 (VMSA-2020-0006): affected versions, how to check, and patching.
vSphere 6 Update Manager -> vSphere 7 Lifecycle Manager : upgrade ESXi 6.7 to ESXi 7
Move from vSphere 6 Update Manager to vSphere 7 Lifecycle Manager and upgrade ESXi 6.7 hosts to ESXi 7.0 step by step.
VCSA Root Partition Full: Find the Cause, Clean Up Safely and What You Can (Not) Resize (vCenter 6.7, 7.0, 8.0)
vCenter Appliance root partition full? Find what fills / with df and du, clean audit.log, mail queue, UI cache and journald per Broadcom KBs, and know the resize limits.
Reset the vSphere Lifecycle Manager (VUM) Database on vCenter 6.5, 6.7, 7.0, 8.0 and 9.x
How to reset the VUM / vLCM database on VCSA: reset-db commands for 6.5 to 9.x, the 9.1 --force change, VKS and NSX caveats (KB 316581).