VMware Operating System Specific Packages (OSPs) repo Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Does anyone know how long it usally takes for VmWare to create .deb files for the OSP repository? According to the documentation Operating System Specific Packages Home Page | United StatesUbuntu Linux...
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Create VM via script powercli
Friends, I have a script to mass deploy vm however I am struggling to change the script to create the virtual server with more than one network card, I wonder if algume could analyze my script and help...
View ArticleVMware vSphere 5.5 Web Client very slow Performance
Helo, we have increased the statistic level for performance data and since then the Web Client is very slow. Then we have decreased the statistic level and shrink the database, but still we have...
View ArticleVMware vCenter 5.1 to 5.5 U1 Upgrade and Distributed Switch - Question
We are planning to upgrade our vCenter 5.1 server to 5.5 U1. We are using a distributed switch (with LACP). This will be the first time for us updating a vCenter server with a distributed switch. Is...
View ArticleVcenter Heartbeat Managed IP & Physical to Virtual Networking
Ok, I have a couple of stupid questions. BTW, I'm running 5.1 Update 2 and installing Heartbeat 6.6. LAN replication. Question #1: I am going to install heartbeat but I'm noticing that it requires a...
View Articleinsufficient resources to satisfy configured failover level for vsphere ha
I get the following error "insufficient resources to satisfy configured level for vsphere ha" when trying to power on a w2k8 32vCpu 130gb virtual machine. vCenter/esx 5.0 u1. Cluster consists of 16...
View ArticleVCenter 5.1 is not starting after doing a SQL DB move from one server to...
After doing a backup and restore of the VCenter 5.1 SQL DB in to a different server. I have tried the following with no success1. I have reconfigured the HOSTS file and successfully ping localhost2. I...
View ArticleSnapshots vs Backup
Hi Guys, I am Bit confused b/w Snapshots and Backup .1 .If i take a snapshot to a different location .is it a backup of VM?2 .If i delete the Parent VM ..will the Snapshot work ? Any responses will...
View ArticleExport VMs from vCenter but the uptime is not right
I can export VMs list form vCenter but I am not sure the uptime of export list is for host or for VMs?
View ArticleVmware VCenter 4.1 update 1 and adding an host ESXi 4.1 update 3
Hello -I am currently running Vcenter 4.1 update 1 with 1 cluster running 6 ESXi 4.1 update 1 Host. I was wondering if I am able to add another host to this cluster with ESXi 4.1 update 3. The reason...
View ArticleAuto Deploy Servers Missing Storage Adapters...
Hello, This is my first attempt at setting up Auto Deploy and I haven't had much success finding the information I need online, so I'm here. My scenario is the following.... I have 2 blade chassis, 10...
View ArticlevMotion between 4.1 cluster and 5.5 cluster
Our production now runs on a 4.1 cluster and on our old fiber-attached SAN with VMFS3. We have 3 new, unused servers now in a 5.5 cluster with a new empty fiber-attached SAN with VMFS5. Even though...
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Virtual Machine Performance Issue
Hi Folks, I have a virtual machine while deleting a snapshot of the server it is unreachable for 2 Ping request after that it starts pinging. Also the disk consolidation is not happening on the server....
View ArticleVirtual machine console
Hi, I'm looking for a technical document that describes how the virtual machine console works. It would be fantastic if this document explains that the virtual machine console works even if all the...
View ArticleIssues with Active Directory Identity Source
In one of my test environments, I tried to migrate vCenter from a vSS portgroup to a portgroup on my vDS. For some reason it ended up crapping out as soon as it pulled the vmnics from the vSwitch, but...
View ArticleResource Pools
Hi, I'm struggling to understand how when a vm is removed from a resource pool the shares decrease, taken from ESX 4 doc "When you remove a virtual machine from a resource pool, the total number of...
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vCenter and SQL server Virtual Hardware Upgrade Stuck
vSphere 5.5I've updated all of my vm hardware to version 10. All went great except for vCenter and the MSSQL VM. They both say the upgrade (succeeded) but I'm unable to vmotion the vms any where...
View ArticlevCenter tc Server
A bit confused on the vCenter tc Server. Is it was is being used to host the vSphere Web Client, or can it be safely removed?
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Storage Management Service Alert
Hi, We have a vCenter appliance 5.5 , after I configured storage providers and restart the appliance it boots up with the following alerts: Can anyone help us please? Thanks!
View Articleproblem with NAT between vsphere client(or web client) and vcenter server
hii have problem when i want to connect to my vm and show the console window my vcenter and my esxi server is behind the NATall of them has invalid ip address(172.20.20.0/24) and they have been NAT to...
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