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Trend Micro Deep Security: Anti-Malware Engine Offline

In my ongoing battle with Trend Micro Deep Security I came across another problem / strange behavior. Virtual machines running on a particular host had Anti-Malware Engine Offline status.

DSVA was Managed (Online) and did not present any other issues. Going through the usual sequence <Clear Warnings/Errors> – <Check Status> did not clear the […]

HOW TO: Enable or Disable Lockdown Mode on VMware vSphere ESXi host

Q: What is Lockdown Mode? A: Lockdown Mode prevents users from logging directly to the host. The host will only be accessible through local console or vCenter Server. None of remote management options e.g. vCLI, PowerCLI script, SSH will work. When it is enabled, only vpxuser () has authentication permissions and can connect to the […]

HOW TO: Identify what vNICs correspond to physical NICs

How to identify what vNICs correspond to physical NICs on HP ProLiant BL680 G5 full-height blade with two quad-port mezzanine cards:

This diagram is for a blade in Device Bay 1:

VMware NICs:

vmnic0 Embedded Ethernet Port 1 Bay 1 Port 9 vmnic1 Embedded Ethernet Port 2 Bay 2 Port 9 vmnic2 Embedded Ethernet […]

HOW TO: Create a new user and add it to a role on ESXi host.

This script creates a new user and adds the user to a role on the ESX host:

$NewUser = ‘_New_user_name_’ $NewUserPassword = ‘_New_user_Password_’ $NewUserDesc = ‘_New_user_description_’ $HOSTCredentials = Get-Credential -Credential root $ESXhost = ‘_My_ESX_HOST_’ Connect-VIServer $ESXhost -Credential $HOSTCredentials New-VMHostAccount -Id $NewUser -Password $NewUserPassword -Description $NewUserDesc -UserAccount -Server $ESXhost -AssignGroups users $AuthMgr = Get-View (Get-View ServiceInstance).Content.AuthorizationManager […]

HOW TO: Check if VMware vShield driver is installed and running

Login to the server Run msinfo32.exe Navigate to “Software Components“, “System Drivers“ Check if the ‘vsepflt‘ / ‘VFileFilter‘ system driver is in the list and the state is ‘Running’

VMware products firewall configuration

What ports do I need to open for VMware vSphere ESXi 5.x and vCenter Server / Update Manager?

You can study vSphere Installation and Setup guide and VMware vSphere 5.x Security Guide. I also found VMware KB 1012382 article: TCP and UDP Ports required to access vCenter Server, ESX hosts, and other network components and, […]

HOW TO: Upgrade old VMware Tools

In my last project the customer had a large number of virtual machines with a really old VMware Tools installed, some with version 3.1.0000. Neither Automatic nor Interactive Tool Upgrade worked. I tried to uninstall VMware Tools via Add/Remove Programs but it did work not either as Windows Installer could not find VMware Tools.msi.

The […]