First of all take proper snapshot of the vCenter before making any changes. Check the content of file “/storage/applmgmt/backup_restore/backup_schedule.json” and verify the value of parameter “max_count”. It should be equal to the “number of backups to retain” in VAMI page. If the value is anything other than the retention policy setting or if the parameter […]
Author: Jaylaxmi Singh
vPostgres service fails to start on vCenter Appliance with FATAL error “bogus data in lock file postmaster.pid” on VCSA
This article helps to get the vPostgres service up if the service is failing to start with FATAL error “bogus data in lock file postmaster.pid” # service-control –start vmware-vpostgres Perform start operation. vmon_profile=None, svc_names=[‘vmware-vpostgres’], include_coreossvcs=False, include_leafossvcs=False 2019-11-06T21:38:14.283Z Service vmware-vpostgres state STOPPED Error executing start on service vmware-vpostgres. Details { “resolution”: null, “detail”: [ […]
vpxd service crashes with ODBC error “ERROR: integer out of range” on vCenter 6.5
vpxd service may crash due to out of range integer value for surr_key after long usage vpxd log will show error message like below :-[Vdb::IsRecoverableErrorCode] Unable to recover from HY000:1102020-06-12T19:46:47.037Z error vpxd[7FD1CE34C700] [[email protected] sub=Default opID=HostSync-host-39197-3811cb39] [VdbStatement] SQLError was thrown: “ODBC error: (22003) – ERROR: integer out of range;–> Error while executing the query” is returned […]
vCenter Appliance Hostname/PNID change fails with error “Network update failed”
As we know PNID/hostname change is supported on 6.7 U3 onwards, however while changing the hostname from VAMI, you may encounter errors “Failed to create replication placeholder” and “Network update failed” : To fix the issue, we need to replace the pnid_utils.py file which is at /usr/lib/applmgmt/networking/py/vmware/appliance/networking/pnid/ location with attached one, restart Appliance mgmt. service […]
Reset lost/forgotten root password for ESXi host :
If you have forgotten the ESXi host root password or it does not work due to locked account or expired password, we can try below methods to access the Host :- Method 1 : If the Host has access to Active Directory authentication and is in connected state in vCenter – Login to the ESXi […]