If you’ve tried to use the CentOS 6.3 template that VMware provides as part of the out-of-the-box application templates for vCloud Application Director 6.0.1, then you’re probably aware of the difficulty involved due to sub-optimal documentation and the template’s initial configuration. I’ve worked through the documentation and after a bit of work and head scratching, […]
SSL all the WordPress!
I’ve been running my wp-admin page over SSL for a while now, having purchased a signed SSL certificate through my web hosting provider. I recently installed the WordPress HTTPS plugin but was experiencing issues with forcing SSL on the admin pages and forcing non-SSL through everything else. The issue was with the plugin’s option to […]
Active Directory tenant identity sources & vCloud Application Director 6.0.1
Recently, I encountered an issue while trying to add a cloud provider in vCloud Application Director 6.0.1. It turns out that, depending on the vCloud Automation Center identity source, you may need to capitalize the domain name in the user’s UPN. (See this post about attempting to add a cloud provider with a down-level username […]
Adding a cloud provider in vCloud Application Director 6.0.1
If you’ve tried to add a new cloud provider within vCloud Application Director 6.0.1, you may have run into an issue where the credentials can’t be validated. The (less than helpful) UI error message is: Could not connect to the Cloud Provider at https://iaas01.lab.dns: Unable to login to cloud provider. Please verify the user credentials […]
#AWS Glacier & SNS #PowerShell cmdlets
So, yeah, I finally finished writing this. In terms of coding projects, this one has been the most challenging for a number of reasons. First, AWS Glacier is cold storage, which means that vault inventories and archive retrievals have (approximately) a four hour wait before further action can be taken. After the job completes, it […]