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vRSLCM – Replacing vRA key fails with “Failed to apply License key – LCMVRAVACONFIG590007”

The vRA evaluation license in my homelab had failed, and trying to log in, I was hitting a 402 error. When replacing the license using vRealize LifeCycle Manager, I received the below errors. This happens because the license key has already expired. Error Code: LCMVRAVACONFIG590007 Failed to apply License key. Please check whether the license … Continue reading vRSLCM – Replacing vRA key fails with “Failed to apply License key – LCMVRAVACONFIG590007”

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vRealize LifeCycle Manager – New License – Exception while loading DLF

Adding a new license into vRLCM locker fails with; Exception while loading DLF. Check /var/log/vlcm for more detail Sorry I didn’t take a screenshot of this in the UI. In the log file, you will see the error code; LCMLICENSINGCONFIG11005 Over all the logs are not very helpful; INFO [pool-2-thread-12] c.v.v.l.p.a.s.Task – — Injecting task … Continue reading vRealize LifeCycle Manager – New License – Exception while loading DLF

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Nested VCF Lab – Error while creating NFS datastore

Whilst deploying my nested VCF environment for my home lab, I kept hitting the same issue over and over again, even when I rolled the environment back and redeployed it. Error while creating NFS Datastore for host XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX Looking into the debug log files on the Cloud Builder appliance found in the below location; vcf-bringup-debug.log … Continue reading Nested VCF Lab – Error while creating NFS datastore

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Naming Conventions and Standards for Systems and Devices

We all know how important it is to have a naming standard for our systems and devices that means something, rather than a number of Greek mythological names that ultimately mean nothing to most. A quick google of “Server naming conventions” will lead you to actual help, or polls from slashdot on this subject, or … Continue reading Naming Conventions and Standards for Systems and Devices

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Interview – Matthew Steiner – Cloud Technologist and Author

Matthew is currently working at VMware as a cloud management technologist, spending the majority of his time visiting customers and discussing their cloud journey. 2020 will mark a milestone, with it being his tenth year at VMware. Since personally joining VMware in 2018, I’ve had the pleasure of working with Matthew on a common customer, … Continue reading Interview – Matthew Steiner – Cloud Technologist and Author