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You navigate to the VMware Web Client and you get this 503 Error: 503 Service Unavailable (Failed to connect to endpoint: [N7Vmacore4Http20NamedPipeServiceSpecE:0x7fe4a805cc90] _serverNamespace = / _isRedirect = false _pipeName =/var/run/vmware/vpxd-webserver-pipe) Cause: (SSL Certificates wouldn’t issue automatically after reboot for service vmware-vpxd Compounded Problem: (Clearing logs under ~/.* **root**) – Specifically, clearing ~/.pgpass  ( Lesson Learned: NEVER EVER CLEAR FILES UNDER ~/. Except .bash_history on templates creation only !!!) Fix: Kill all the services running vpxd 1. ps -ef | grep vpxd 2. kill ### 3. Re-add the ~/.pgpass file with the PostGreSQL password 4. vi /et c/vmware-vpx/embedded_db.cfg 5. Copy the password you see between PGUSER_PASSWORD=’ password here ‘ 6. Put the password back in ~/.pgpass localhost:5432:VCDB:postgres: password here localhost:5432:postgres:postgres: password here localhost:5432:VCDB:vc: pas

Do you need to convert a CD or DVD to an ISO file for a virtual environment, etc? Windows: 1. Download InfraRecorder (Be aware of Junkware for FOSS Software on Windows). IR is on the GPL:  http://infrarecorder.org/?page_id=5 2. Install the InfraRecorder Software (Next...Next...Done) 3. Launch the Application 4. Click on " Read Disc " 5. Select your location to save the .ISO file 6. Let it finish....it's baking! =) 7. Click Ok. Upload, Save or do whatever with the ISO! You can also create a bootable USB. (I use Rufus...it's reliable and fast:  http://rufus.akeo.ie/ ) Ubuntu Linux or Mac: Refer to this Article on HowToGeek http://www.howtogeek.com/228886/how-to-create-iso-files-from-discs-on-windows-mac-and-linux/

HP VIB Depot (New):  http://vibsdepot.hpe.com/index.xml     Dell VIM Depot:  http://vmwaredepot.dell.com/index.xml Thanks Jon Munday for the links!  1. Make sure that you are using and have VMware vCenter Single Sign On enabled and active. 2. Verify that you have VMware Update Manager enabled as a plugin (verify that you are running the latest version of VUM. This release is after 6.0U1a . *Remember that you have to have the permissions to see the VMware Update Manager. If you don't see it under your account, check the permissions. 3. After you have verified that you have the latest version of VMware Update Manager * installed on your Update Manager Server ( *This runs from a Windows Server. VMware Update Manager is NOT integrated into the VCSA appliance yet ). 4. When you log in. You should see the VMware Update Manager under Monitoring. 5. Navigate and operate as normal. 6. VMware KB for issues with custom SSL certificates: http://kb.vmware.com/se

1. Open PowerShell or Command Prompt - (Run As Administrator) 2. > wmic 3. >/node: HOSTNAME product get name,version (*This pulls the list of installed software on the workstation) 4. >/node: HOSTNAME product where name=” Package Name ” call uninstall

1. Enable Developer Tools 2. Create Your Background and Customization File 3. Lock it down. (Enable Drawing Explorer) 4. Right click on the file name (C:\Users\etc...) and click "Protect Document" and then pick "Backgrounds". This is the Microsoft recommended method:  http://goo.gl/PxS9EC   5. Before you save the document as a template. Make sure that you open one page and select background. 6. Save and close. Your now good to go.

How to fix the error of " The /storage/core filesystem is out of disk space or inodes" Step 1: Login to the new VCSA 6.0U1 HTML5 web client. https://ip address:5480 Step 2: Enable SSH and Bash Shell Step 3: Login as root and type "shell" at Command> shell Step 4: df -h (Check if it's out of space) /dev/mapper/core_vg-core               50G   50G     0 100% /storage/core Step 5: Stop the services of VCSA:  hostname: # service vmware-vpxd stop hostname: # service vmware-vpxd status (make sure it is stopped) Step 6:  cd /storage/core Step 7: rm -rf *.tgz ( be CAREFUL ...do this in the wrong directory and you will be retrieving from a backup .) If you need help. Go to Cybercity ( http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/delete-all-files-folder-linux/ )  Step 8: service vmware-vpxd restart Step 9: history -c Step 10:  Refresh the browser (https://ip address:5480). Now it's all green VMware KB

If you have accidentally deleted my dear sweetheart Google from Google Chrome. The way that you put it back is to go to the "Hamburger" --) Settings --) Manage Engines and then re-add Google back. After you type "https://www.google.com/ add the following "search?q=%s" and then make it Default.