vCenter 5.1 U1b SSO Server Domain Trust
Hello i have a vSphere client (fat client not webclient) login issue. I can login with domain\username and password but i cannot use the "use Windows session credentials". The vSphere client return...
View ArticleStorage Profiles
my company's current environment doesn't have this service started on our vCenter server, can this be started with a local user? or should this be started under our service account?Also am I likely to...
View ArticleQuestion about migrate vm to other datastore
Hi, Just installed new VM and added old storage harddisk to this VM OS: [cluster_DS4700_san1] sms1a_W2K8R2/sms1a_W2K8R2.vmdkStorage: [cluster_SVC4700_san2]...
View Articlecold migration question
Moving VMs from one physical and virtual datacenter to another, different storage, networks, and hosts but same vCenter. We have done this several times with powered off VMs without problems. The...
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Gigabit NIC reports as 100m full duplex
Hi I have a test lab with 2 identical HP Proliant 54l Microservers running ESXI 5.1. Each server is fitted with a dual port Intel 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller. All the NIC's connect through a...
View ArticleGood Practices for creating multiple datacenters in a single vcenter
We are having a fight between the test and dev teams in our organization regarding multiple datacenters in a single vcenter. The test team for their test case scenarios want to create same cluster name...
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How to Edit Settings on virtual vCenter running vmx-10?
Hi, Recently I setup whole new vSphere 5.5 environment on several physical servers and then deployed virtual vCenter 5.5.Unfortunately I made a mistake and upgraded virtual HW to vmx-10 on vCenter. Now...
View ArticleHow to create user for accessing web console of Vcenter Server Appliance
The console by default is located at https://<ip>:5480For VC appliance, the default user that has access is root. Can I create another system level user and grant him access to the console? I...
View ArticlevSphere Replication problem
Having trouble with vSphere Replication.When I try to configure a VM for replication between site A and site B, I get an Error message after 30% saying:Can not find a VR Server for group "name of the...
View ArticleVMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Does Not Autostart in Cluster
Problem:After a power failure VMware vCenter Server Appliance does not start automatecly.I have configured it to start automatecly at each host, but it does not boot automatecly. My setup:- PowerEdge...
View ArticleFailed to update the Vcenter
Hi Guys.i am trying to update the Vcenter server from 5.5.0.5100 Build 1312297 to 5.5.0.10300 Build 1945271when i try to update online i get the next error . Last Check:Sunday, August 17, 2014 9:38:38...
View ArticlevCenter Server Heartbeat support for mount points protecting SQL
Asking if anyone out there knows if vCenter Heartbeat (6.6) supports SQL Server installed on Mount Points, this HB install is protecting the vCenter SQL DB.The file system has a layout where the logs...
View Articlehow to manually change the ports for HTTP on vCenter Server
Hello Experts, We have Windows Server 2008 SP2 machine where we had v5.1 installed with other components SSO, Inventory services, vCenter Server and Update Manager.So we upgraded SSO, Inventory...
View ArticleSnapshot creation date
Hi , I have seen there was snapshot taken one of the server but i dont understand who took the sanpshot.If I want to know who and when the snapshot was take? Please help me to know and find the details?
View ArticleChanging the IP address of vCenter Server
I am in the process of building a new vCenter environment, we are currently waiting on IPs and patch ports from our networks team but I would like to 'if I can' start building the vCenter server for...
View ArticleIT IS Possible to Create Cluster Between Physical ESXI V.5.1 AND Virtual ESXI...
Hi,i want to create Cluster.i have 1 Physical sever with ESXI 5.1 And Virtual ESXI 4.1.IS IT Possible ? IF THE ANSWER IS NO SOWhat are my Options ?1.upgrademy virtual esxi 4.1 to 5.1 ?2.installnew...
View ArticleChanging vCenter domain
I am the admin for three software testing labs, and I have been tasked with consolidating the DNS domains into a single domain so users can reference systems easier. I have a total of five vCenter...
View ArticleWhile taking the RDP of Virtulal machine can we know on which ESXi its...
I know we can able to find this while logging into Vcenter where the machine is running and on which ESXi. Is there any way where I could able to identify on which ESXi thIS VM is running from Remote...
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New tool: VMware Certificate Toolkit
Hello everyone, I wanted to introduce you to my new tool that will help you to create the different kind of VMware SSL certificates. This is called VMware Certificate Toolkit and I have a blogpost...
View ArticleInstall a new vcenter Server
Hello together, I have a quick question regarding my VMware setup.At the moment we have an active vCenter installed with version 5.0 and will soon update to version 5.5. Before doing that, we want to...
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