2021 May

vCloud Director 10.2.2: “[ERROR] Hostname was not updated via dns reverse-lookup. Failing OS configuration phase.” Resolved!

By Ather Beg|2021-05-18T10:52:40+01:00May 18th, 2021|Uncategorized|0 Comments

While deploying a vCloud Director cell and logging into the VAMI interface of the appliance (https://<hostname>:5480) for the first time, you might see an error saying: OS Configuration Phase has failed. Please check the log at /opt/vmware/var/log/firstboot for more details on the failure before redeploying this appliance node. For reference, this is what one expects [...]

Enhanced Network Telemetry within Kemp Load Balancer

Since the dawn of IT systems and the networking that plumbs it all together, the argument between system and network admins have raged on, blaming each other when the users complain that "the application is not working!" While it was enough for the networking admin to provide "proof" and claim victory using the classic methods [...]