DITCH JAVA!!!! My client is too slow now!!!
I am reposting this here because I am not sure if devs will see it or delete it in the dev area. But somebody for goodness sake must think about the customer who is buying and suffering. I do not like...
View ArticlevCenter web Client 5.5 fails to log in using Active Directory
I installed vCenter Web Client on one host and Active Directory(Windows 2008 R2) on another host. I was able to add the identity source successfully without any errors. However, when I log in I get the...
View Article"VMware VirtualCenter Serverr" failed to start
Hi experts, My vCenter failed to start, having below error log. 2014-05-27T16:52:55.762+08:00 [04744 warning 'VpxProfiler'] Vpxd::ServerApp::Init [VpxdInvtDVPortGroup::Init2(gDB)] took 504...
View ArticleProblems with a homelab
Hi, I'm trying to build a Homelab using vSphere This is my configuration2 PC's,on the 1st I have installed ESXi 5.5 on a USB flashXeon E3-1231 v3/16GB RAM/ GA-Z87X-D3H320 GB Seagate ES used for Windows...
View ArticleWeb Client 5.5 - Change default home page?
Is there any way to change the default home page for all users? I want users to log in and immediately see the "VMs and Templates" view instead of the "Getting Started" view. (I know that it's easy to...
View ArticlevCenter network configuration
Hi, A newbie question but I can't find any information on this. Planned configuration:vSphere 5.5 servers with NFS shared storageSeparate networks for VM and management/storage (physical or...
View ArticlevCenter 5.5 vm URLs not working correctly
I am the support technician for the IT faculty at a college.We have a small vSphere lab environment with a single host running ESXi 5.1. We use this for students to practice networking tasks on...
View ArticleLists Datastores split by Cluster - possible?
Hi all, I'm trying to list all datastores called *SWAP* but I'd like them split by Cluster. Is this possible? Or am I trying the wrong thing. In effect our SWAP datastores are memory which can be...
View ArticleLazy Zeroed Thick VMDKs, what do they consume on the backend storage?
I have been reviewing a number of guides and trying to understand the expected result of creating a lazy zeroed thick VMDK file on a NFS datastore with VAAI enabled? I have done some testing and it...
View ArticleCan you move a host from one vCenter to another without shutting down the vm...
Okay here's the deal. Just started a new job and the previous admin did not install all the features for the vCenter 5.1 nor did he record the SSO password for the admin account. So, instead of...
View ArticleRestore Virtual Machine
Hello i have my esx running the Vcenter machine and the vcdb and mps all in one machine,there is also a few more vn's on this esx and some how by acidente iremved the Vcenert machineWhen i open my...
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The maximum consolidate retries was exceeded for scsi0:0
Hi all, I have been looking into an issue that we have in our environment at the moment with our backups being carried out by VEEAM. The backups are reaching the stage of removing snapshots and seem to...
View Articleblack screen of death on VDI client machines
Hi, We have a pool with about 150 systems that has a random disconnect while user logged in. They can't reconnect and if they do it will only be a black screen with the cursor showing. We have them...
View ArticleMigrate to new vCenter
I have two vCenters up and running, ESXi 5.0 and ESXi 5.5. Our existing environment is on 5.0 and 5.5 is a brand new environment I have built (we decided not to upgrade the existing environment for...
View ArticlevCenter Hyperic fresh install not working on port 7080
Hello I just deployed the vCenter Hyperic 5.8.1 OVA, during the deploy all went well, I can even go in to each separate VM UI “https://VM_IP:5480” and change the time zone and review the IP settings,...
View ArticlevSphere Web Client no longer works on Linux workstations
I'm not sure how many of us out there use Linux as there main desktop OS, but it has just become much harder to effectively administer vCenter. Recently, Google updated their Chrome browser to version...
View ArticleAdding group from trusted domain to VCA 5.5u1
I have two domains, example.corp and example.prod. There is a two way trust set up between them. The VCA is joined to the example.prod domain. I control access to the windows servers in example.prod...
View ArticleUSB connection issue in VM's (vCenter 5.5)
Howdy, Here's my issue, I can connect to an external USB hard drive successfully from within a vCenter VM (Windows 2008) on my Dell M4300 laptop. When I try to do the same from another laptop (login...
View Articlevcenter - alias value should not be empty
Hi, I have a standard esxi 5.5 with vcenter installed. Only 1 VM. I came on one morning and for whatever reason, I cannot login to the vsphere client in the vcenter. I can login directly to the esxi,...
View ArticlevCenter recommended requirements with Windows 2012
Hi, I have Win2012 installed with vCenter Server on a PC:Dual-Core E52004GB RAMSeagate 320GBASUS P5K-EWill it run better if I install 8GB Memory? Thank you and CPU like 8400?
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