January 09, 2024

vSphere Diagnostic Tool updated and renamed VCF Diagnostic Tool for vSphere (VDT)

Today we are announcing the release of VDT v2.0.1!  Along with other fixes, VDT now supports VMware Cloud Foundation and  SDDC Manager.  Just run:
 python vdt.py -p sddc_manager on an SDDC manager! 
 
 
The following health checks will run with the script:

Health Checks

- vCenter Basic Info
 - SSO Checks (Lookup Service and Machine ID)
 - Active Directory Integration
 - vCenter Certificates
 - VMdir Functionality
 - Core Files
 - vPostgres Database Usage
 - Disk Space Usage
 - DNS Functionality
 - Time Sync & NTP Functionality
 - Root Account Validity
 - vCenter Services
 - VCHA Check
 - Syslog Functionality
 - IWA/AD Checks
 - Local Identity Source Check

 
 For more information:
Using the VCF Diagnostic Tool for vSphere (VDT) (83896)
vSphere Diagnostic Tool (VDT) is a diagnostic tool that runs directly on a vCenter Server appliance. It runs through a series of checks on the system configuration
Using the VCF Diagnostic Tool on SDDC Manager (94141)

The VCF vSphere Diagnostic Tool (VCF-VDT) is a diagnostic tool that is run directly on the SDDC Manager. It runs through a series of checks on the system config. 
 

Feedback

 
For feedback and questions send an email to vcf-gs-sa-vdt.PDL@broadcom.com with your thoughts (or any comments from any partners/customers) on VDT. This feedback goes a long way for the tool, and for the VMware by Broadcom Solution Architect Team. Any feedback provided would be greatly appreciated!

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