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Step-by-step guidance to replace with customer certificates for Dell VxRail environments. vSphere provides security by using certificates to encrypt communications, authenticate services, and sign tokens. (Customer Correctable)
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000019755
Guided instructions for an administrator to reset the VxRail Manager root password.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000064579
VxRail plugin is not working however the legacy UI is accessible after enabling it from runtime.properties.
Updated: June 26, 2026
ID: 000072370
This is a How-To KB for how to upgrade an external vCenter prior to upgrading the VxRail Cluster.
Updated: June 26, 2026
ID: 000014179
An outage of a node lasting over 60 minutes causes a virtual SAN (vSAN) resync because the default repair‑delay timer treats the host as absent and begins data rebuilding.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000010564
This article summarizes common failure reasons during the sequential reboot precheck step and reboot step, and provides suggested actions to address the issues.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000216816
VxRail 14G nodes with an active Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 1.2 cause a precheck error ("VxRail Update ran into a problem"), showing incompatibility, and requiring a TPM 2.0 upgrade. Reimaging the nodes through a professional service engagement is required as part of this procedure.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000207727
GPU Support on VxRail
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000021349
This article explains the troubleshooting steps when the MTU check (ping with large packet size) shows Warning.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000065246
How to set up vCenter Server alarms and how to troubleshoot issues when you do not receive alarms.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000009819
Unable to deploy OVF when an HTTPS proxy is configured.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000216499
How to solve the error "iperf3: Error: unable to start listener for connections: Operation not permitted" when trying to run iperf3 in server mode on the ESXi 8.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000212752
How to prepare a USB stick so that it can be used to copy files from an ESXi host back to a windows host for analysis. This is most useful when a host is disconnected from the network.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000014803
Dell VxRail Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) on VxRail.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000023137
Cluster reports VXR034018 or VXR034020 alarms and enablement failure. Causes: unreachable esrs3 servers, wrong SCG port (9443), bad credentials, no response from Secure Remote Services.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000193409
This article shows how to reset the root password of the iDRAC on a VxRail system.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000013629
Unable to consolidate snapshots due to an existing lock on the virtual machine.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000057292
This article explains how to handle SSL connection issues between a VxRail Manager VM and a vCenter VM.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000214474
The vCenter Appliance Management Interface (VAMI) cannot retrieve deployment status. This can be due to Domain Name System (DNS) failure, file permissions, corrupt fbInstall.json, or missing zero‑byte marker files.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000382558
The plugin loads no information; log entries reveal a MethodNotFound in PropertyCollector RetrievePropertiesEx and a ManagedObjectNotFound exception, indicating request targets a missing managed object.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000217347
The article describes how the physical view fails to load because DNS lookups for vCenter and ESXi hosts return errors such as “Temporary failure in name resolution” or “No address associated with hostname,” caused by misconfigured DNS settings on the VxRail manager and its containers.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000194844
VxRail may have a failure during a preupgrade to 4.0 or later. There are multiple scenarios below for a resolution.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000062924
A lock on virtual machine (VM) .vmdk file is held by NetWorker vProxy even if the backup is not running, maybe due to a HA/network event.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000081863
The rules for accounts and passwords implemented by VxRail are explained in this article. Recommendations for VxRail account naming including vCenter ESXi host, VxRail Manager, and Platform Services Controller (PSC) root accounts, general suggestions for accounts password best practices for use in Dell VxRail.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000158231
A guide for Dell customers on how to change or reset the passwords for VxRail Service VMs.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000200881
Some supplement instructions for the SolVe procedure of replacing SSL certificate on VxRail Manager
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000020625
VxRail vLCM is the preferred method for managing upgrades and component additions in VxRail environments. This article outlines the proper usage of vLCM, critical 'do's and Do not's', and the implications of improper configurations.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000278934
Error on cluster: vSphere DRS functionality was impacted due to unhealthy state vSphere Cluster services caused by the unavailability of vSphere Cluster Service VMs.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000222526
How to update Virtual Storage Area Network (vSAN) release catalog from the vSphere client.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000014988
This is an informative article describing how to test Secure Remote Services or Secure Connect Gateway dial-home functionality available on VxRail 4.7.520 and later versions' plug-in UI.
Updated: June 25, 2026
ID: 000181584