Unjoining Hyper-V server From Domain

Problem : I tried to remove the hyper-V host from the domain which is not there any more in my lab environment , but it fails with the error " The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted ".

Usual way of removing a Hyper-V server from domain :

Login into the Hyperv console and press option 1

Provided the password and username to remove . But it fails stating that it is not able to contact the domain.

Solution:

we need to remove the domain from that server forcefully , used the below command for that

Netdom remove /d:olddomainname.com hypervservername /Force

How to add Vsphere Vcenter server to the UCS director cloud

Hare are the steps to add the vsphere Vcenter server to add  to the UCS director

1. on homepage of ucs director click  administrator -----> virtual account

2. Click +add  under virtual account

3. Under cloud Type Select the appropriate  cloud here I am selecting  vmware

   

4.Fill out the vcenter information     

5. Click Add and this will be listed under Virtual accounts

                                                                                                                                                                          

6. Click Convered tab on the home page and vmware will be displayed under the default pod if you choose default pod , if other pod is selected then it will display on that pod.

7. double click on the pod , under virtual vmware will be listed

8. double click on the vmware under virtual

9.after a few minutes UCS director will pull all the information from vcenter and  displays that in dashboard

How to create a POD in UCS director

Steps to create the POD in UCS director before adding  vsphere or hyperv environment into the UCS director

1. Click on converged on the ucs director home page

2. Click Add

3. select type first before selecting all other option and fill the detail depend on the environment

4.click Add  and the pod will be displayed under the converged tab now. If you want this pod to be as a hidden on then check the box hide pod before clicking add

How to Install UCS director on Vsphere Environment

Here are the steps to import the UCS director to the Vsphere Environment :

1.Right click on the vcenter and click deploy ovf template .If you are using native vsphere client then click file deploy ovf template .

2. Browse to the OVF file location and click open  and click next
3. Accept the end user license agreement
4. select the host or cluster and click next
5. select the datastore and select the disk format as thick if it is production ,thin if it is for lab
6. choose the proper port group for the network
7. In the ip address box check dhcp if you are suing dhcp if not leave that unchecked.
8. click finish
9. Once the vm is imported , power on the vm.
10.During the appliance start , it will prompt you for the  configuration of dhcp ip or static ip  ,if you want to use dhcp then enter  no , if you want to use static ip enter yes
11.provide the ip address, gateway  and netmask
12. enter yes to continue
13.once the server is up , open the browser with the ip configured during the install.
14.default user name and password for the GUI is admin /admin
15.default user name and password for the CLI is shelladmin / changeme

How to Add license to the UCS director

Here is the steps to add the License to the UCS Director

1. Save the .lic file on the desktop
2. open the UCS director using any of the browsers
3. default user name for the ucs director admin and default password is admin for GUI access
4. Navigate to administrator ----> license

5. Click update license
6.browse to the .lic file and click upload

7. once it is uploaded, then click submit