Configuring event subscription for an specific VM in Cloud Assembly
One of my problem to deploying multi VMs in cloud assembly was to run a workflow only for an specific deployment. Because an event topic like “Compute post provision” will …
How to remove an absent disk in vSAN
This disk was an RAID0 disk, and configured in a vSAN Disk group. If you remove the disk which is broken and replace it with an new disk, you cannot …
Make a windows template ready for Cloudbase-init
I need here to make a prepare a template for Aria Automation and make it as catalog service. I installed a windows and here I downloaded the package from its …
Flush vCenter 8 appliance DNS using dnsmasq
I faced an issue while was working on a vCenter, because the record was created with a wrong IP address, when I changed the record it took a lot of …
How to generate new self-signed certificate for a bunch of servers in vSphere 8
I just needed to regenerate self-signed certificate on some of my home lab servers For fowllowing commands It was required to install these module: Posh-SSH and CredentialManager so first of …
How to define validation before a workflow starts in Aria Automation Orchestrator
I need to check whether my VM has snapsot or not then allow the workflow to be run. Sometimes we need to check something before run a workflow like checking …
How to reset or unlock root user on PhotonOS
First Reboot the appliance, and during boot process press “e” Add the highlighted part in like below press F10 to boot Unmount the / partition Now to reset password execute …
How to connect to vCenter API via Code Stream in VMware Aria
After creating a pipe line in code stream, we need to add a task and select the Rest for task type and POST as action because we need to get …
How make a CentOS 8 ready for Cloud init config in VMware Aria Automation 8
I assume you have a Virtual Macine with CentOS 8 installed and want to make it ready for cloud-init: Login as root user and check the status of the selinux …
Adding multiple datastore in a single disk
I had a problem within an environment to create multi datastore in a single disk, however it is not supported by VMware but you can do this by partedutil tools …