NSX-V Manager stuck on boot

Problem
NSX-V Manager (version 6.4.4) is stuck on boot due an unexpected inconsistency of the filesystem.

/dev/sda2: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY: RUN fsck MANUALLY.
              (i.e., without -a or -p options)

FAILURE:

File system errors were encountered that could not be fixed automatically. This system cannot continue to boot and will therefore be halted until those errors are fixed manually by a System Administrator.

After you press Enter. this system will be halted and powered off.

Solution

Disclaimer: Some of the procedures described below is not officially supported by VMware. Use it at your own risk.

What I suggest to solve the issue is to try to perform a FIX of the disk, following the steps described below:

1. First thing before to start you must have a valid backup
2. Turn off the NSX Manager VM
3. Perform a cold snapshot
4. Start NSX Manager VM via a Live linux CD
5. Then open a Terminal Console, become root and execute the commands ->
   # umount /dev/sda2
   # fsck -y /dev/sda2
6. Then reboot normally.

If it still does not work I suggest to deploy a new OVA and restore data from backup.

That's it

VCSA Upgrade - Fatal error during network preservation

Problem
Upgrading a vCSA 6.0 U3 to 6.5 U3 received in stage 2 at 50% of progress bar a "fatal error"

Error: Fatal error during network preservation

Solution
To solve the issue is enough to perform below steps and re initiate the upgrade process,

1. Login to https://<vCenterServer_FQDN>:5480 vami page
   
   
2. Navigate to Networking and enable IPV6 settings.
   
   
3. Select the NIC and IPv6 Settings and Select the below option:
   "Obtain IPv6 automatically through DHCP"
   
   

That's it

Certification Upgrade Policy Update

Certification Upgrade Policy Update
VMware has released new recertification policies to keep updated its own certification to the last level 2020. Information are available on the VMware blog at the following link.

Good news for those who have the certification updated to 2019 (either VCP or VCAP) they can simply complete a qualifying course or if they prefer pass the qualifying exam to upgrade.

To learn more, visit www.vmware.com/certification.

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