vSphere Web Client – Export System Logs
One of my favourite features in the vSphere Web Client (vSphere 6.0) is the ability to easily export system logs. Within the Hosts and Clusters or VMs and Templates view I can right-click on a host and select Export…
Configure a SSO Identity Source for Active Directory using the vSphere Web Client
I have a new vSphere 6.0 environment and need to configure SSO to authenticate users in Active Directory, as well as assign permissions using Active Directory groups. Here are the steps used to configure an Identity Source for Active…
vSphere Web Client – You’ll need a new app to open this VMware-csd
While logging in to a vSphere Web Client (version 6.0) I received the following message: “Do you want to allow this website to open an application on your computer?” After clicking Allow the following message appeared: "You’ll need a…
The webpage cannot be displayed – launch remote console
When clicking the Launch Remote Console link in the vSphere Web Client I receive the following message: The webpage cannot be displayed This was because the VMRC (VMware remote Console) had not been installed on the workstation I was using. …
vSphere 6.0 – create a new alarm for snapshots using the vSphere Web Client
We all know that snapshots can be dangerous if left to grow out of control – they will fill the datastore!. I always like to try and mitigate this risk by creating a new alarm definition to generate an…