Installing VCSA 6.0 -Vcenter Server Appliance

Installing VCSA 6.0 -Vcenter Server Appliance 



1. Mount the VCSA 6.0u3 Software (preferably 6.0u3c and above ,as there is a client integration software issue)

2.Go to vcsa folder and install VMware-ClientIntegrationPlugin-6.0.0.exe

3. Open the vcsa-setup.html in the root of the ISO using IE browser preferably.

4.This will launch the vCSA installer splash screen:

5.Now proceed with normal installer steps

How to unregister vCenter plugin/extension using the MOB

1. Point your web browser to your vCenter server: https://your_vc_server/mob and login.

2. Click on content

3.Locate and click on ExtensionManager

4.Find the plugin and Click on the plugin you are interested in removing

5.Get the tring ID of the plugin.

6. click on "UnregisterExtension" and enter the string ID 

and InvokeMethode.

7.Now  restart your vSphere Client to see that the plugin has now been removed.

How to disable login lock esxi issue

Login to Vcenter server

  select esxi host and configuration

  System-Advanced config:

edit parameters:

• Security.AccountLockFailures. Maximum number of failed login attempts before a user's account is locked. Zero disables account locking.
• Security.AccountUnlockTime. Number of seconds that a user is locked out.

How to forcefully remove inactive datastore from esxi

How to forcefully remove inactive datastore from esxi

Login to esxi with root.

List the datastores:
   

     esxcli storage filesystem list

Remove the inactive datastore:

    

   esxcli storage nfs remove -v <Datastore name>