Do logical processors constitute as pCPU's for calculating pCPU to vCPU ratios?
I have been trying to get a solid answer of what constitutes as a pCPU. In vCenter, if you click on a cluster > summary you get a total of "Processors." This number, however, is the summation of...
View Article2 free hypervisor on vcenter
Hi,I am trying to find out if i have 3 hosts running vmware free hypervisor 5.1, what would it take to have a vcenter and cost of licensing for the same. I know i need 3 seperate vmware server licenses.
View ArticleMoving guest from a vCenter cluster to a standalone host.
I have a question about the best method to move guests from a vCenter cluster to a standalone VM. I have four (4) guest I need to move off my vCenter cluster to a standalone VM host. My system is...
View ArticleMultiple vCenter Instances
We have vCenter running here in Orlando which is a nicely consolidated w/ all our hosts / vm's / templates / etc etc etc. Now we want to stand up a vCenter instance in London and I think I was told...
View ArticleDetermine what template a vm was cloned from.
I am trying to find what template was used to deploy certain vms, but cannot find anything in the get-vm properties that would show this. I thought (in years past) I seen this somewhere? Any ideas?
View ArticlevSphere 5.5 Linux Appliance LDAP
Hi, I have a question regarding VCLA(vSphere 5.5 Linux Appliance) and LDAP. We need to connect our vCenter Linux Appliance to our LDAP Server. Q1: does I need a SSO or can I configure the vCenter to...
View ArticlevCenter Shows VMware Tools Disabled
I have a few vm's on a host which show vmware tools installed but not running on Linux vm's. I don't have the ability to restart the vm's guest OS and was wondering if there's a way to start the daemon...
View ArticleNeed vCenter / vSphere Book Recommendations
I've been asked by my boss to manage our new VMware environment. We're moving off Amazon's EC2 for in-house virtualization and I've stood up ESXi hosts and guests in the past but have never had full...
View ArticleRemove all snapshot task hanged
Hi all I am using vCenter 5.5 and trying to consolidate the snapshots for a VM. After I start the "Remove all snapshots" tasks, the task started for a couple of hours and hanged at 85%. After reviewing...
View ArticleInstalling SSO hangs on Configuring SSO Compnents
Hi guys, I've been trying to install a fresh vcenter server with a simple install, but I can't arrive further than configuring sso components which will hang and rolls back after a long while....
View ArticleInstall vCenter 5.1 U2 SQL installation freeze during...
Hi All I try to do an Update from vCenter 4.1 to vCenter 5.1 U2. I start the Installation of vCenter Simple Install. I select "Install a local Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express instance" The Setup...
View ArticleScheduled task - restart vs reset
Good day all. I want to create a nightly restart on a server via the vCenter Scheduled Task option. Why is there a shutdown option and a hard reset option but not a restart option? I could set this...
View ArticlevCenter 5.5 LDAP search group
Hi there, after I successfully attach the vCenter 5.5 (VCLA) to our LDAP I need help regarding the permission and group configuration. One problem is that all users there are in the base DN container...
View ArticleRoles and permissions propagation question
Hello everyone Hopefully, someone of you can probably help me or clear some things. Imagine the following situation. We have a VMware cluster based on vCenter Appliance 5.5 with 2 hosts (Version 5.5...
View ArticleUnable to set Gateway in ESXi through Answer File
Hello All, We have vCenter implementation in our production environment. We are using AutoDeploy Server to deploy esxi on the servers in there. One problem I recently came across was that, for...
View ArticleGetting message Insufficient Permissions to Retrieve Data when I try to...
I recently upgraded to VMware 5.5 and I am having an issue with Update Manager to where It says I don't have permissions to use it. The plug-in installs fine without errors. I have myself setup as an...
View ArticleHow to interpret VCenter memory and cpu performance counters
Background: I need accurate measurement of VM memory utilization for billing and capacity planning.The issue: The CPU and Memory stats reported by VMware vCenter and the definition of the stats...
View ArticleUpgrade from 5.1u1 to 5.5 - specifically SSO
Hi,This may be answered else where but could not find anything definitive. We are planning to migrate to 5.5. Right now we have all components (with the exception of the web client service) on...
View ArticleHow to block port 80
Hello, I was searching on the internet but i can´t find anything that solve my problem, so, I came to here to ask for help. In my company we need to close all 80 ports, and one of them is used by...
View ArticleMinimale Rechte für das Klonen einer VM
Wir wollen hier einigen Entwicklern die Rechte geben, innerhalb eines neuen Ressourcenpools u.a. VMs zu klonen. Ich habe mir nun probeweise an einem existierenden Pool eingeschränkte Rechte gegeben....
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