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VCSA stands for vCenter Server Appliance. This is a preconfigured virtual machine optimized for running VMware’s vCenter Server and associated services.

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How to ACTUALLY reset the root VCSA password

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A number of KB articles and posts online proved unsuccessful when I let my vCenter Server Appliance root password expire a few days ago. This is a frustrating experience, without an operational root VCSA password, you're unable to upgrade the VCSA and perform some other admin actions. Here are the...
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Renewing your VCSA web certificate automatically

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In this article I've provided a script which can be used to replace the default SSL certificate on your VCSA with a new signed certificate by your enterprise certificate authority. Further, you can also use this same script to replace your signed certificate, prior to it expiring. Background The manual...
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How to sign your vCenter Server SSL Certificate

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A signed SSL certificate for vCenter server is crucial for maintaining confidentiality, integrity, and trust in the management and operation of virtualized environments. An SSL certificate provides secure communication between the vCenter server and your web browser. This ensures that sensitive data, such as login credentials and administrative commands, are...
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Upgrade your VMware vCenter Server to 8.0 Update 1

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The easiest way to apply a patch to vCenter Server is via the built-in Update planner. This article will go through using Update Planner which is mostly valuable for the built-in interoperability checker, ensuring all your VMware solutions support the target VCSA version. In my lab, there was an issue...
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How to correctly Backup & Restore VMware vCenter Server (VCSA) 8

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Rather than using external backup solutions, VMware highly recommend that you take a file-level backup of the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) Fortunately, VMware has backup functionality of the VCSA built into the solution, meaning no external software, licenses or dependencies are required. Backing up the VMware VCSA via VAMI Login...
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vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 6.0 & 6.0U1 Overview

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A few interesting notes on the new vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) as of version 6.0 and 6.0U1 Since vSphere 6.0U1 you can now patch your ESXi hosts via the Web Client, no need to use the C# client for this anymore. The only external database supported with the VCSA is Oracle DB....