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How to add VM creator and time created to the attributes of a VM in a vCenter alarm

May 30, 2022July 29, 2022V.Wolf

I have been having some issue with admins creating VMs in vCenter and not adding certain things in the build process. Some of these are notes that say what the…Continue readingHow to add VM creator and time created to the attributes of a VM in a vCenter alarm

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How to fix error: Received Too Large SFTP Packet – While Accessing VMWare vCenter

May 26, 2022July 29, 2022V.Wolf

While attempting to access VMWare vCenter using WinSCP I received a pop up error: “Received too large (173753682 B) SFTP packet. Max supported packet size is 1024000 B.” “The error…Continue readingHow to fix error: Received Too Large SFTP Packet – While Accessing VMWare vCenter

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How to enable SSH on VMWare vCenter

May 26, 2022July 29, 2022V.Wolf

Before you can open Putty or you favorite terminal emulator and access your vCenter you have to enable this access. In this tutorial I will show you how to get…Continue readingHow to enable SSH on VMWare vCenter

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How to stop login timeout on Avamar Administrator Console

May 11, 2022July 29, 2022V.Wolf

The new Avamar 19.4 administrator console looks the same as some of the older versions, but you may notice that it has a tendency to timeout. The issue seems to…Continue readingHow to stop login timeout on Avamar Administrator Console

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How to easily troubleshooting client connections on Data Protection Advisor

April 4, 2022July 29, 2022V.Wolf

In order to troubleshoot the connection between DPA and the target client we need to run a debug on the target. To do this in the DPA web GUI we…Continue readingHow to easily troubleshooting client connections on Data Protection Advisor

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How to add an Avamar Client to your Data Protection Advisor

April 1, 2022July 29, 2022V.Wolf

Data Protection Advisor – Adding Avamar client In order to add Avamar to DPA for monitoring there are a few hard to find details in order to be successful. Here…Continue readingHow to add an Avamar Client to your Data Protection Advisor

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Solved! How to fix an Avamar failed password in DPA

April 1, 2022July 29, 2022V.Wolf

Avamar data collection fails with “password authentication failed for user ‘viewuser’” During the discovery of a new Avamar server in DPA, the optional ‘Start Test’ section will return the error…Continue readingSolved! How to fix an Avamar failed password in DPA

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Solved! How to lock all Avamar backups to Data Domain backend

March 29, 2022July 29, 2022V.Wolf

By default, all new Avamar Data Domain integrations allow client backup jobs to run to either the Avamar or Data Domain backend, and the following procedure can be used…Continue readingSolved! How to lock all Avamar backups to Data Domain backend

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How to retire unavailable (grayed out) Avamar VM after being deleted or recreated as unavailable in vCenter resync via CLI

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022V.Wolf

When adding VMs from vCenter to Avamar, a new client entry in the UI corresponding to the VM added is seen. When VM is deleted or re-created in source vCenter, after VM resync…Continue readingHow to retire unavailable (grayed out) Avamar VM after being deleted or recreated as unavailable in vCenter resync via CLI

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Avamar Clear Data Integrity Alert

March 24, 2022July 29, 2022V.Wolf

To ensure data integrity, the Avamar server issues an alert any time a checkpoint validation fails. After clean up an issue between Avamar and Data Domain you may need to…Continue readingAvamar Clear Data Integrity Alert

V.Wolf on How to stop login timeout on Avamar Administrator ConsoleMarch 20, 2026
Does your console load and work? The location is correct and the mcclient.xml is required for the console to run.…
Kris on How to stop login timeout on Avamar Administrator ConsoleJanuary 13, 2026
I don't have mcclient.xml in that location, I only have mcgui_trust_store. My client's version is 19.9.0-78 . I also can't…
Khageswar on Easily solve Avamar Data Integrity issue with these simple stepsJuly 9, 2025
This is really very clear and very good to resolve the issue, thanks
William Nienke on Easily solve Avamar Data Integrity issue with these simple stepsAugust 13, 2024
Great info very clear and very helpful.
V.Wolf on How to stop login timeout on Avamar Administrator ConsoleFebruary 1, 2024
You're Welcome. As a little bonus, you can stop timeout on the Avamar CLI by running: unset TMOUT Just be…

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How to add VM creator and time created to the attributes of a VM in a vCenter alarm

How to fix error: Received Too Large SFTP Packet – While Accessing VMWare vCenter

How to enable SSH on VMWare vCenter

How to stop login timeout on Avamar Administrator Console

How to easily troubleshooting client connections on Data Protection Advisor

How to add an Avamar Client to your Data Protection Advisor

Solved! How to fix an Avamar failed password in DPA

Solved! How to lock all Avamar backups to Data Domain backend

How to retire unavailable (grayed out) Avamar VM after being deleted or recreated as unavailable in vCenter resync via CLI

Avamar Clear Data Integrity Alert

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