clone high spec VM in vCenter 5.5 hosted with ESXi 5.1 Hosts in it
Hi i would like to clone high spec VM in vCenter 5.5 hosted with ESXi 5.1 Hosts in it - (Cold clone)VM spec 40 GB RAM10 vCPUs6 HDs of different sizes totaling about 1.9 TB split across 2...
View ArticleLinux DNS and Domain Settings - Customization Specifications
I am looking for a little insight into an issue I am running into with the Customization Specifications for Linux on vCenter 5.1. The DNS and Domain Settings section of Guest Customization dialog for...
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How to remove old entries on datastore in vcentre?
HI, Please go easy on me, I have had no training on vcentre or virtualization and the guy who did has left, so I'm on my own and new to all this. So we had an issue where the SAN became full and...
View ArticleMoving a network adapter from VDS to VSS on ONLY 1 ESXi in cluster
I want to disconnect an adapter from an ESXi host - VDS and move an adapter back to VSS for time being, will disconnecting the adapter at host level (Configuration tab > Networking > Manage...
View ArticleVCenter ESX 4.1 800380 issue
Good morning everyone, We have 2 ESX hosts that aren't showing any VM's in the Virtual Machines tab, all of the virtual machines have moved over to the 3rd ESX host which has taxed that specific host....
View ArticleSimple PowerCLI issue?
So - I'm using PowerCLI 5.8 release 1, and I'm writing a simple script - but not getting the correct feedback... a single vCenter (5.5 appliance, build 1750787), multiple Hosts, but I've cleaved off 2...
View ArticleVMWare Converter Standalone Debian Squeeze Gives Kernel Panic
I am converting a Debian Squeeze physical server to a VM using the VMWare VCenter Stand Alone Client. All appears to go well. The system moves over fine without errors, but upon boot, I get:...
View ArticleRunning Old and New Vcenters at the same time on same San
We are moving from VSphere 4.1 to 5.5. We are very small with only 3 hosts running about 20 guest VM's on a SAN. Our old VCenter VM is still on Win 2003 and I am changing this as well. So rather...
View ArticleFehler beim Konsolidieren der Festplatten: 12 (Cannot allocate memory)
Hello, We have a big problem with one of our VMs.We are using Symantec BackupExec 2014 and this seems to cause massive problems with the VMDK Files.The thing is, this special VM does have thausands of...
View ArticlevCenter: problem re-adding a host to vCenter
Hi! I was having issues with Veeam B&R so I wanted to remove a host from vCenter and then add it again. Removing worked fine, but as I wanted to add the host to vCenter, I got the error: "Datastore...
View ArticleProvisioned Space vs Used Space - changes in vSphere 5.5?
Hi all, we were updating our environment from 5.0 to 5.5. Today we found some strange values in the storage summary (in both - vCenter client and Webclient).Till now, since not using ThinProvisioning,...
View ArticlevMotion across Clusters
Hello, We are designing a datacentre and the networking team have suggested creating a VLAN and network subnet for each vMotion network per VMware Cluster.I guess this will mean we cannot vMotion VMs...
View ArticleManual backups vs add-on product?
In a brand new ESX 5.5 U1 environment - all equipment is brand new and running fine, is it possible to manually back up VMs to another server and not use add-on (SRM, third-party) products? As a...
View Articlevcentre appliance ad account pemissions
Hi, i am trying to configure AD authentication to the vcentre appliance. i have two accounts, a domain user and a domain admin account. if i ty domain admin, it works, if i use my user account it...
View ArticleIssue with Web Client after upgrade to vCenter Server 5.5 U1: Empty inventory...
Hi, after upgrading from vCenter Server 5.5 1476327 to vCenter Server 5.5 U1 1623101 (including Web Client, SSO and Inventory Service) we are no longer able to manage our infrastructure with the Web...
View ArticleHA or FT for server maintenance?
I'm spinning up a new print server in our VMWare / ESXi 5.5 environment. I'd sure like to be able to take it offline for maintenance (service pack updates, microsoft updates, etc.) without keeping the...
View ArticleAntivirus Exclusions for Vcenter Server
Hello, I have a vCenter Server that I do not have our antivirus software installed on and was planning on doing that. We use mcafee enterprise. I have not seen any official recommendations on...
View ArticleIncessant "Number of connections has changed" bar refuses to be dismissed...
So this has been a pain in the butt as long as I've used Vsphere, but I'm testing 5.5 getting ready to upgrade, and if anything this behaviour has become much worse. Here's the scenario: I fire up the...
View ArticlePurging old data from the database used by VMware vCenter Server 4.x and 5.x...
Hi, I am trying to reduce the size of the database, currently 190GB using scripts supplied in the VMWare KB article 1025914 Unfortunately when I run the script I am getting error below: Msg 4440, Level...
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P2V debian3.0, why does partition boot disappear?
After I execute P2V for debian3.0 physical server without choosing 'create optimized partition', the boot partition disappeared. Who can tell me why? the original physical server:debian:~# fdisk...
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