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Overview When attempting to join vCenter version 8 to a Windows Active Directory domain, you may encounter the following error: In WebUI dm client exception: Error trying to join AD, error code [xx], user [xx], domain [mydomain.com], orgUnit [] When trying to join through a Shell: Try to join the vcenter from the shell: Command: ./domainjoin-cli join domain username password Example: Connected to service * List APIs: "help api list" * List Plugins: "help pi list" * Launch BASH: "shell" Command> shell root@vcsa [ ~ ]# cd /opt/likewise/bin root@vcsa [ /opt/likewise/bin ]# ....

Overview Integrating VMware vCenter with Active Directory (AD) provides centralized identity and access management. By joining vCenter to an AD domain, administrators can leverage existing user accounts, groups, and organizational units in Active Directory for role-based access control (RBAC) in vSphere. This eliminates the need for separate credentials for vCenter, improving security, simplifying management, and ensuring consistency across IT environments. Reasons for Joining vCenter to Active Directory Centralized Authentication and Authorization....

General - Get ESXi build and version numbers vmware -vl esxcli system version get - Get host hostname, domain, and FQDN esxcli system hostname get - Get date and time ESXi was installed esxcli system stats installtime get - List local users on ESXi host esxcli system account list - Create local ESXi user esxcli system account add -d="Description" -i="username" -p="password" -c="password" - List available commands with descriptions esxcli command getdetails - List all available namespaces with corresponding commands esxcli esxcli command list - Check maintenance mode esxcli system maintenanceMode get - Enable/Disable maintenance mode esxcli system maintenanceMode set –enable true - Reboot/Restart ESXi host esxcli system shutdown reboot -r "message" - Reboot/Restart ESXi maintenance mode host with countdown timer esxcli system shutdown reboot -d 10 -r "Patch Updates" - Get CPU information of host (family, model, and cache) esxcli hardware cpu list - Get memory information (available and non-uniform memory access) esxcli hardware memory get - Configuration of and information about syslog esxcli system syslog - Generate support and log information bundle from host vm-support Management - Restart Management, HA Services (change to /sbin/services directory) restart - List Virtual Machines (VMIDs) vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms - List running VMs with world ID esxcli vm process list - Terminate running VM process (forcibly powers off VM) esxcli vm process kill - Power On vim-cmd vmsvc/power....

Introduction VMware PowerCLI is a command-line and scripting toolset for managing VMware environments via powershell. It allows administrators and IT professionals to interact with VMware infrastructure, including vSphere, vCenter Server, ESXi hosts, virtual machines, and more, through PowerShell commands and scripts. Using PowerCLI, you can perform a wide range of tasks, including: Creating and configuring virtual machines. Managing resource pools, clusters, and datastores. Monitoring and reporting on performance metrics. Managing vCenter Server settings and configurations....

Introduction Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) is a software tool provided by Dell for managing Dell PowerEdge servers. It allows system administrators to monitor, manage, and configure various aspects of the server hardware, such as storage, memory, processors, and RAID configurations. Installing OMSA on Vmware ON this article, i would like to share how to install the OMSA on the Vmware server. Download the VIB file To download Dell OpenManage Server Administrator vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) according to your ESXi version and your server model....