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Decommission a PSC or vCenter Server in vSphere 6.0

Mar 17, 2016 PSC vCenter VMware vSphere

This is an (extremely) quick post to cover the steps required to decommission a Platform Services Controller (PSC) or vCenter Server from the vSphere single-sign on (SSO) domain. The steps below are for a VCSA; steps for a Windows VC are very similar, and are contained in the VMware KB article I used as a reference …

Query and change the Platform Services Controller being used by vCenter Server in vSphere 6.0

Mar 15, 2016 PSC vCenter VMware vSphere

Here’s a quick guide on how to query and change the Platform Services Controller (PSC) being used by vCenter. Querying for the in-use PSC is possible on vCenter 6.0, but changing the PSC is only possible on 6.0 Update 1 or newer. Note that I performed these steps on the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA), and …

Resolving the "host is not communicating for more than 15 seconds" error when connecting to a vSphere 6.0 appliance with WinSCP

Jan 5, 2016 PSC vCenter VCSA vSphere WinSCP

If you’ve set up a vCenter 6.0 appliance or a Platform Services Controller and tried to connect via WinSCP, you will have noticed the following error: test3

Host is not communicating for more than 15 seconds. Still waiting…