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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 Automation 8.0 – Wildcard SSL certificate support and deployment issues – LCMVRAVACONFIG590003

Ok, so I’m just going to call it out straight away, when using wildcard SSL certificates with vRealize Automation 8.0, read the release notes. I did not, and caused myself quite a few headaches with the deployment, which you can read about further in this post. Cannot set wildcard certs for certain domain names, specifically … Continue reading vRealize Automation 8.0 – Wildcard SSL certificate support and deployment issues – LCMVRAVACONFIG590003

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How to migrate from Red Hat OpenShiftSDN/OVN-Kubernetes to Cilium

Recently, I’m seeing more and more queries about migrating to Cilium within an existing Red Hat OpenShift cluster, due to Cilium’s advanced networking capabilities, robust security features, and enhanced observability out-of-the-box. This increase of interest is also boosted by the fact that Cilium became the first Kubernetes CNI to graduate in the CNCF Landscape. In … Continue reading How to migrate from Red Hat OpenShiftSDN/OVN-Kubernetes to Cilium

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vRSLCM – SaltStack Config upgrade fails – LCMUPGRADEVSSC10103

The Issue When upgrading to vRA SaltStack Config 8.9 using vRealize Suite LifeCycle Manager, I found I hit an issue stating that the upgrade failed as the VAMI version of the appliance was already at the build number to be expected. Below is a copy of the error message: LCMUPGRADEVSSC10103 Error Code: LCMUPGRADEVSSC10103 VAMI upgrade … Continue reading vRSLCM – SaltStack Config upgrade fails – LCMUPGRADEVSSC10103

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Deploying a Windows VM using vRealize Automation & configuring with SaltStack Config – Part 2

The first blog post of this two part series covered getting our vRealize Automation and SaltStack Config environments prepared, a Windows Server template prepared, and a testing a successful deployment that has the SaltStack minion installed. In this second part, we’ll now focus on setting up out state files to configure the Windows Server to … Continue reading Deploying a Windows VM using vRealize Automation & configuring with SaltStack Config – Part 2