Domain Controller Down (VM)
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@scottalanmiller said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
Go log in to the VMHost physically and verify the networking. Something is wrong there. likely the subnet.
I can still connect to it using the client on the VM previously mentioned though which is using the same ip/subnet. Wouldn't that not be possible?
Depends on the subnets involved. just verify the host itself.
I think they tried to setup replication on the ESXi hosts and when the domain went down it attempted to bring it back up unsuccessfully. I see my DC as having a similar IP as my hosts. Is this proper thinking?
Who is "they" and why are there people messing with the systems without coordinating with the people in charge of them? Are these your staff, random managers?
predecessors
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@scottalanmiller said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
Go log in to the VMHost physically and verify the networking. Something is wrong there. likely the subnet.
I can still connect to it using the client on the VM previously mentioned though which is using the same ip/subnet. Wouldn't that not be possible?
Depends on the subnets involved. just verify the host itself.
I think they tried to setup replication on the ESXi hosts and when the domain went down it attempted to bring it back up unsuccessfully. I see my DC as having a similar IP as my hosts. Is this proper thinking?
Who is "they" and why are there people messing with the systems without coordinating with the people in charge of them? Are these your staff, random managers?
Prior IT or prior MSP if I recall his employer correctly.
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@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
I see my DC as having a similar IP as my hosts.
What does the term "similar IP" mean to you?
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@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@scottalanmiller said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
Go log in to the VMHost physically and verify the networking. Something is wrong there. likely the subnet.
I can still connect to it using the client on the VM previously mentioned though which is using the same ip/subnet. Wouldn't that not be possible?
Depends on the subnets involved. just verify the host itself.
I think they tried to setup replication on the ESXi hosts and when the domain went down it attempted to bring it back up unsuccessfully. I see my DC as having a similar IP as my hosts. Is this proper thinking?
Who is "they" and why are there people messing with the systems without coordinating with the people in charge of them? Are these your staff, random managers?
Prior IT or prior MSP if I recall his employer correctly.
Oh, so someone a while ago, not like someone behind his back this morning.
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@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@scottalanmiller said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
Go log in to the VMHost physically and verify the networking. Something is wrong there. likely the subnet.
I can still connect to it using the client on the VM previously mentioned though which is using the same ip/subnet. Wouldn't that not be possible?
Depends on the subnets involved. just verify the host itself.
I think they tried to setup replication on the ESXi hosts and when the domain went down it attempted to bring it back up unsuccessfully. I see my DC as having a similar IP as my hosts. Is this proper thinking?
Who is "they" and why are there people messing with the systems without coordinating with the people in charge of them? Are these your staff, random managers?
predecessors
Gotcha. I thought this was going on since you were last in the office or something.
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@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 and you still have not answered the question. What is the network configuration of the VMHost.
@wirestyle22 do you know how to get this info?
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@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 and you still have not answered the question. What is the network configuration of the VMHost.
I want to answer your question but I do not have the right credentials. The list I was given at hire is incorrect and I am trying to contact the previous director. The root password is not correct.
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@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 and you still have not answered the question. What is the network configuration of the VMHost.
I want to answer your question but I do not have the right credentials. The list I was given at hire is incorrect and I am trying to contact the previous director.
They are the same credentials as you used to log in with the thick client. just the normal root account.
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@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 and you still have not answered the question. What is the network configuration of the VMHost.
I want to answer your question but I do not have the right credentials. The list I was given at hire is incorrect and I am trying to contact the previous director.
They are the same credentials as you used to log in with the thick client. just the normal root account.
I understand but it's not working. Is there a different way for me to confirm the settings until I hear back from this guy?
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Not being familiar ... is it listed int he console?
For example, in XS, you can see all the networking stuff right from the console screen.
is there such a thing?
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@BRRABill There is no console option to interact with the ESXi host in that way as far as I can see. I have XS at home.
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Do you have access to the physical host? You may want to try logging in directly.... sometimes the fat client is very picky about which versions it likes to work with.
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@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@wirestyle22 and you still have not answered the question. What is the network configuration of the VMHost.
I want to answer your question but I do not have the right credentials. The list I was given at hire is incorrect and I am trying to contact the previous director.
They are the same credentials as you used to log in with the thick client. just the normal root account.
I understand but it's not working. Is there a different way for me to confirm the settings until I hear back from this guy?
If you actually logged in with 'root' as you said way earlier in this thread, that is the same account for the host itself.
You can give your machine an IP somewhere closer to .14 in order to make sure you are in the same subnet as the VMHost itself.
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@coliver said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
Do you have access to the physical host? You may want to try logging in directly.... sometimes the fat client is very picky about which versions it likes to work with.
He claims the root password does not work
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@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@coliver said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
Do you have access to the physical host? You may want to try logging in directly.... sometimes the fat client is very picky about which versions it likes to work with.
He claims the root password does not work
Even on the physical host? This may be a shit creek without the paddle issue right here.
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Does ESXi have a console screen similar to XS?
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@coliver said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@coliver said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
Do you have access to the physical host? You may want to try logging in directly.... sometimes the fat client is very picky about which versions it likes to work with.
He claims the root password does not work
Even on the physical host? This may be a shit creek without the paddle issue right here.
He had fat client access until he changed DNS supposedly. DNS would have zero to do with it so there was something else happening that that change brought to light.
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@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@coliver said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
Do you have access to the physical host? You may want to try logging in directly.... sometimes the fat client is very picky about which versions it likes to work with.
He claims the root password does not work
Is there a good way to crack that password? Have never had to breach that problem before.
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@BRRABill said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
Does ESXi have a console screen similar to XS?
More or less. It looks like a Linux command prompt, but there is like a nice TUI first.
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@scottalanmiller said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
@coliver said in Domain Controller Down (VM):
Do you have access to the physical host? You may want to try logging in directly.... sometimes the fat client is very picky about which versions it likes to work with.
He claims the root password does not work
Is there a good way to crack that password? Have never had to breach that problem before.
You can get around it, yes. but it requires bringing everything down and I doubt that it is the real problem.
