How To Change the FQDN/HOSTNAME/PNID of the vCenter Appliance 6.7 PNID or Hostname change was not supported on the previous versions of vCenter. However from 6.7 Update 3 onwards, we can change the FQDN. Below is the step by step procedure to change the FQDN : Make a entry of the new FQDN of the […]
Author: Jaylaxmi Singh
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 […]
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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 […]
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