Managed VMware

Knowledge Base

Key Concepts

SPN Concept
Concepts overview

Getting started

Getting started with NSX
How to enable NSX-T in a VMware on OVHcloud Hosted Private Cloud
Introduction to vRealize Operations - vROPS
Getting started with your SecNumCloud vSphere

Configuration

Deploying a virtual machine
Installing VMware tools
Choosing a disk type
Modifying virtual machine resources
Avoiding the read-only switch of your VM disk on Linux
Enabling promiscuous mode on a Virtual Machine
Changing the MTU size for machines reaching the OVHcloud Gateway SSL
Deploy an OVF template through content libraries
Deploy an OVF Linux, Windows Server and Windows SQL Server template
OVF Tool
How to add storage?
How to add a host?
Removing a datastore
Removing a host server
Uploading an ISO in a datastore
How to create a VLAN
vRack compatibility with Hosted Private Cloud
Enable the Private Gateway
Adding an IP block
Spare host delivery and return
Segment management in NSX
DHCP Configuration in NSX
Configuring DNS Forwarder in NSX
Adding a new Tier-1 Gateway in NSX
Using the vSphere SDK
Managing granular rights on vSphere objects
Cluster creation and EVC activation
Activating and using Veeam Managed Backup
Setting up Zerto Virtual Replication between two OVHcloud data centres
Setting up Zerto multi-site replication on OVHcloud Managed vSphere
Using Zerto between OVHcloud and a third-party platform
Encrypting backup jobs with Veeam and OKMS
Avoiding VM freeze with the Veeam Managed Backup option

Migration

Migrating OmniOS datastores
Move2Cloud - Migrating VMware Workloads to OVHcloud Hosted Private Cloud with Veeam Replication
Move2Cloud - Migrate VMware workloads to OVHcloud Hosted Private Cloud with Zerto
Move2Cloud - Migrating VMware Workloads to OVHcloud SecNumCloud with Veeam Replication
Move2Cloud - Migrate VMware workloads to OVHcloud SecNumCloud Hosted Private Cloud with Zerto

Tutorials

Taking a snapshot
Cloning a VM
Reregister VMs in a new PCC
Checking a slow machine
Creating an alert
VMware vCenter Converter
OVHcloud hourly snapshots
Zmotion
Restoring backups via the OVHcloud API
Delete VM replica from Zerto recovery site
Using the OVHcloud Network plugin
Using Private Cloud within a vRack
Using the OVHcloud plugin in vSphere
Configuring NAT for port redirections with NSX
Load Balancing configuration in NSX
Understanding vScope
VMware DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler)
VMware Storage vMotion
Using VMware Hyperconvergence with vSAN
Adding an ESXi server to a vSAN cluster
Updating the vSAN disk format
Managing vSAN fault domains
VMware vMotion
VMware HA (High Availability)
VMware Fault Tolerance

Security

IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - Presentation and FAQ
IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to activate IAM
IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to create an IAM vSphere role
IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to associate a vSphere role with an IAM policy
IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to associate a user with a global IAM policy
How to use IAM policies with vSphere
Changing the User Password
Associating an email with a vSphere user
vNKP - Enabling virtual machine encryption
Enabling VM encryption with an external KMS
KMS for VMware on OVHcloud - VM encryption use case scenarios
KMS for VMware on OVHcloud - Configuring VM encryption
Distributed Firewall Management in NSX
Gateway Firewall Management in NSX
Setting up an IPsec Tunnel with NSX
Configure BGP between two PCCs via NSX-T
Keeping your vSphere web client secure
Using the secure interface
Using two-factor authentication (2FA) on your Private Cloud infrastructure
Authorising IP addresses for vCenter access
Checking and blocking the L1TF vulnerability
Checking and applying patches for Spectre/Meltdown vulnerabilities on your hosts
VPN-SPN Concept
SPN Connector Concept

Troubleshooting

VMware on OVHcloud maintenance operations
Rescheduling a maintenance on your Hosted Private Cloud
Updating hosts using vSphere Lifecycle Management (vLCM)
VMware Update Manager
Extend Volume in vSphere and in OS
Testing a temporary host loss by enabling resilience mode
Configuring a vROps alert via the SMTP protocol
Logs Data Platform - Collect VMware on OVHcloud logs
NSX-T: retrieving logs
How to read and filter NSX-T logs
Adapting your Private Cloud for PCI DSS certifications
How to manage Windows licences for virtual machines on your Hosted Private Cloud infrastructure
How to change a Windows Server product key

Additional resources

NSX - FAQ
Pricing and Management of OVHcloud NSX Edges
FAQ SecNumCloud Connectivity