SVM from same ESXi host/datastore to identical ESXi host/datastore
Has anybody seen this behavior before? I have a VM that just is in the process of doing a SVM to/from the same datastore. Specifically, the log says something like this: Migrating VM from <esxi...
View ArticleStrange DRS issue
We are using vCenter v5.1 U2 We have 18 hosts in our dev cluster. We are a mixed environment of Windows and Linux. We recently decided to start testing some DRS rules that would keep all Windows guests...
View ArticleUpgrading vCenter OS from Windows 2008 R2 to Windows 2012 R2
I am looking at upgrading my vCenter server to Windows 2012 R2, I am doing this as an out of place upgrade, so I have the Windows 2008 R2 machine to fail back onto if I encounter any issues, I will be...
View ArticleCould not open virtual machine: vm242. Permission to perform this operation...
I am trying to set up Permissions on a collections of VMs inside a Folder inside a Datacenter using vSphere Client. I have an Active Directory, so I added a user with VM power user role from the...
View ArticleCPU Affinity
Hello, I have read about setting CPU Affinity for VM in vmWare but i am not clear with the concept. Please can you explain it in detail with an example scenario, when this should be used ? What i...
View ArticlevCenter VM in 2 Node HA Cluster
My client would like to protect against a hardware failure on a single host running 2 VMs by using 2 hosts configured with HA. If vCenter is running as a VM on a host with the 2 production VMs and the...
View ArticleAadding host to vcenter
HiI am trying to add host to vcenter but i am getting an error that says host not avalibale on network or mangment service not runningI can ping my host also i can login with vsohere client to host ,so...
View Articlehow to tell if a vcenter 5.1 sso installation is single site or multisite sso
Hi how can i tell from a vcenter 5.1 sso installation that if it is installed as single site or multisite?
View ArticleInventory only has vCenter Server
I installed a new VCSA with AD integration and configured SSO Identity Source to reflect the new AD. I used vSphere Client to organize my VMs in Folders and Clusters but when I use Web Client to view...
View ArticleVcenter server for SRM
I have 2 ESXI servers at production site and one ESXI server at DR site. I am going to replicate my Production site data to DR site using Vsphere replication with SRM. So do i have to purchase 2...
View ArticleStorage Over-Commitment
Hi,I have a silly question about Storage over-commitment. One of our customer want to install OS with 100 GB using thin provision but they can provide only 50 GB LUN for that server.So they just...
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 ArticleUnable to upload VM on vCenter Server (NoDefaultHostFault error)
Hi there, I got 3 ESXs managed by a vCenter Server. I tried to upload a virtual machine onto an host by specifying the address of the vCenter (I run on restricted mode), yet it fails at the last step,...
View ArticleSnapshot NIC Modification.
Hi all, I was migrating my vswitch to dvswitch. All went fine. After migrating vmnetwork we still have some machine which are still showing under the old vswitch(As the vms have the snapshots when the...
View ArticleUnable to create tags, vCenter 5.5
Faced an issue when tried to create storage profiles. which require tags For some reasons when I try to create tag category it gives me an empty list of associable object types - see screenshot. Any...
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VSA - SSO Not Displaying AD Groups After Adding
Hi All, This is my first time using the vmware Communit and I hope you all been well! Currently running on: vmwareVSA 5.5.0.10300 Build 1945271I recently been given a project and we have chosen to use...
View ArticleHardware status..
I i click the update tab or refresh tab under hardware status tab does anything will affect the vcenter, thanks in advance for the answers
View ArticlevCenter - What is it?
Ladies & Gentlemen, I am very new to VMware. I've done some research on YouTube but still haven't got the concept yet. I am running ESXi & vShere 5.1.0. I have 3 virtual machines (APP, EXCH,...
View ArticleTrunked VLANS on a Standard Switch
I am currently setting up a new environment and we have a number of VLANS trunked together, I'm creating a Standard switch for our Virtual machine machine network and our DMZ network, each have trunked...
View ArticleService account login issue
Hello All, We have a service account login issue in vCenter. Account gets locked frequently and we have to unlock each time. Not sure of the issue. 14-08-25T17:16:35.989-04:00 [04616 verbose 'Default'...
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