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Month: October 2020

vRA 7.x Snapshotting using PowerCLI Script

vRA 7.x Snapshotting using PowerCLI Script

Recently, I was looking for a scripted method for cold snapshotting of vRA in enterprise deployment. First, I wanted to confirm the shutdown order. VMware’s product documentation is quite limited regarding this topic, but it describes the right shutdown order. Looking further I found a better explanation here, where the documentation talks about vRA backup order. Of course, I wanted to check the proper starting procedure as well. I found it quickly here. Well equipped with all information needed, I…

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Getting Support Log Bundle using REST API

Getting Support Log Bundle using REST API

Starting from vSphere 7U1 we have got a new tool to generate and download a support log bundle from vCenter Server. It is REST API call used to achieve these tasks. It broadens an already wide range of methods of gathering vm-support log bundle. It has several interesting features. First, it works even if the vCSA service is offline, whereas a vCSA management interface should be up and running. Second, once started it generates a support bundle and stores it…

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