SDDC Manager – this operation is not allowed

22 mei 2025 Cloud Foundation Solutions VMware
This week I was working with SDDC Manager when I noticed that many operations were disabled. When I hovered over the Backup button I got a messagebox “This operation is not allowed because 3797ad0d-181d-43e5-827e-ba2c6913b89d operation(s) are working on related resources.” I got the same message when I tried to rotate…

Quota warning deploying Cloud Director vApp

14 mei 2025 Cloud Director VMware
When a customer deployed a vApp into Cloud Director they got a warning about their storage quota. At first we couldn’t figure out why this happened because the vApp should easily fit. But once again, RTFM! In the documentation there is a section about this: When you deploy a vApp…

Using API for Aria OPS Chargeback

11 april 2025 Cloud Director PowerCli Powershell Script VMware
From https://blogs.vmware.com/cloudprovider/2024/02/chargeback-integration-into-aria-operations.html: With the introduction of VMware Aria Operations version 8.16, there is a notable transformation in the way Chargeback is handled. In this release, Chargeback undergoes complete integration into VMware Aria Operations. In contrast to previous versions, Chargeback is no longer a standalone application; rather, it has been smoothly…

Unable to set reservation on Org VDC

27 maart 2025 Cloud Director Solutions VMware
Last week, we got a message from one of our customers that they could not start a VM. They got this error: The first thing I did was to see if this was a known issue. I stumbled upon this article: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/388325/error-total-memory-required-for-all-vms.html The article says that this matter is documented…

Veeam Tweaks

29 november 2024 Solutions Veeam
Every now and then, your Veeam server does not behave as you expect it to, or you want to change certain behavior. Then, you have to tweak your server a bit to persuade it to behave differently. Renaming tape mediaset Mediasets can have dynamic names or static names. But what…

VCF Anyone? Get your license for free…

12 november 2024 VMware
In a press release from Broadcom (https://news.broadcom.com/releases/vmware-explore-2024-barcelona-vmware-cloud-foundation), they announced some expanded capabilities but also something interesting for professionals like me… Free VCF Licenses through VMUG Advantage for VCF Certified Professionals <quote>VMUG is an independent, global, customer-led organization, created to maximize members’ use of VMware and partner solutions through knowledge sharing,…

Configure Entra ID as Cloud Director IdP

12 november 2024 Azure Cloud Director VMware
Cloud Director organizations can use local accounts for administration. But larger organizations may already have some sort of identity provider in place such as Microsoft Entra ID. So why create and manage local users when you already have an IdP available? This article describes the configuration steps for using Microsoft…

Removing/updating vCenter Trusted Root Certificates

24 januari 2024 Solutions VMware
Last month I had to update the machine certificate of vCenter (SSL). I prepared the new certificate and the certificate chain. In the end, I was able to change the machine certificate but the Trusted Root certificate of the Intermediate CA was not updated and needed to be replaced. However,…

Update VxRail Manager TLS Certificate

3 januari 2024 Solutions VMware
The VxRail Manager VM uses its own SSL certificate that eventually will expire. When this happens an alarm will be shown in vCenter: VXR028008 ALARM SSL certificate is within 30 days of expiring. The alarm has a reference to KB 00194212. However, this KB article only tells you to replace…