Vcenter 5.5 change the domain name and SSL certificate
Hello All, I have a vCenter 5.5 running number of ESX 5.5 and 5.1, we have a requirement to remove the domain that the vCenter is member of to new Active Directory Domain Old vCenter...
View ArticlevCenter 5.5: Query installed vib version on managed hosts
Is there a way to do this using vim25 API? I can always do this on the hosts using ESXCLI or python script with pyvmomi but I am wondering if there is a way I can do this from vcenter directly using...
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ERROR: Unable to connect to the MKS: the operation is not allowed in the...
I am getting the error below when trying to connect to a windows XP VM i built running on one of our hosts. I could connect to the VM after i built it and ran windows updates on it and then 2 weeks...
View ArticleConfigurer Robot de Sauvegarde Dell PowerVault TL2000 sous un machine vm
Bonsoir,j'ai un serveur esxi relié à un robot de sauvegarde type dell PowerVault TL2000 à travers un switch FCdans ESXI sous configuration -- adpateur de stockage je peux voir le chemin du robot mais...
View Articleverify a newly added host to a DRS cluster
Hi all, Is there any tool/script/KB that can help verify if a new ESX that was added to a DRS cluster is indeed able to properly run all of the VMs included in the cluster. Basically, the issue that i...
View ArticleLinux HA Cluster in Vsphere across 2 VM Hosts
Hi All, I have been in the process of building a Linux Cluster in a Vsphere utilizing SuSE's HAE product. This utilizes Pacemaker/Corosync for clustering resources. The main purpose is to build a File...
View ArticleSituation related to vCenter in Linked mode
Situation related to vCenter in Linked mode. Few weeks back we upgraded the vCenter from 5.0 to 5.5 have 3 v Centers in linked mode like A, B & C now the issue is When i am logging from A and B i...
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ESXI 5.5 PSOD (Purple Screen of Death)
Dear, I have installed ESXI 5.5 U1 IBM system x3850 x5 After configuration the machine goes PSOD below any one please let know what could be the reason. with regardsBrowlin Message was edited by: Browlin
View ArticleMigration Path from vCenter 5.1 Windows to 5.5 linux Appliance
Hi to everybody, we have a vCenter 5.1 with Update Manager and SSO running on a Windows Server 2008 R2. We use on the same server the free MS SQL Server 2008 R2.In December or January we want to...
View ArticleProblem with Umlauts
Hello everyone, I've searched on this issue for just about a month now. I'm unsure where else to look. We're running esxi 5.5 and have user logging in from the outside with webview. However we have...
View ArticleFailed to extend swap file from 0kb to 8GB
DearsI get below errors while starting a VM on the ESXi Server . Any idea how to resolve this .Failed to start the virtual machine.Failed to power on VM.Could not power on virtual machine:...
View ArticleUpgrade hosts from ESXi Essentials to Standard
I'm considering purchasing vCenter Standard. I have 4 hosts now and will have 6-7 before long, and centralized management would help a lot. The hosts are ESXi 5.5 Essentials, and my understanding is...
View ArticlevCenter, AD-integration, and multiple forests
I manage three different Active Directory forests. These were setup many years ago, they are three separate (private) companies, but all owned by the same CEO.Well now it's 2014 and I am looking at...
View ArticleHow to connect 2 ESXi Server (vSphere 5.5.0U1) with each other
Hi Folks, until today I only had to deal with stand-alone vSphere-/ESXi-Server. But now there's a new challenge for me where I need your help.The task is to connect two ESXi server (vSphere 5.5.0U1)...
View ArticleHow HA solution would support Virtual Machince - Application Monitoring with...
Hello All, I have below mention requirements to which I would like to use VMware HA solution for Application Monitoring Support :- I would like to setup a two virtual machine [i.e with Active - Active...
View Articlehow to resume deploying vcenter server appliance
I was running the Deploymnet of vcenter server appliance. After the VM was created inside the ESX server , i got error that the vcenter server could not power on due to swap issues . I fix the issue...
View ArticleNot able to login to SSO 5.5 update2 using administrato@vpshere.local
Hi i am not able to login using administrator@vpshere.local , it always say authenciateion failed , i got the below error . i am using windows 2008R2SP1 to install SSO 5.5 update2 , and also the same...
View ArticleDifference between the 'Persistent ID' and 'UUID'.
so when I run a grab-all in PowerCLI, it grabs everything (of course). The question that I have is that for all of the VMs I see two separate columns for 'persistent ID' and the 'UUID' with a different...
View ArticlevCenter database placement
Scenario: SRV1 is a VM that has vCenter installed. The vCenter database (SQL) is on VM SRV2. Now I want to take down SRV2, do some maintenance, edit the VM config, etc. Is this possible if the SQL...
View ArticleHow to monitor and alert using dynamic threshold by vcops5.7 .
We would like to use dynamic threshold of vcops5.7 and monitor CPU, memory , disk usage and send alert mail when it detect important problem using dynamic threshold.How could I do that ?
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