Enable EVC on a Running Cluster
Hello, I have a doubt on enable EVC on a existing and active cluster. I have a Cluster with: 2 x Dell R320 with Intel Xeon X3430 @ 2.40 with 4 core without hyperthreating. EVC now is disable. This two...
View Articleuse an existing license for temporarily storage vmotion some vms
Hi, i have many vcenter and esx hosts most of them licensed with Enterprise. I have a branch office that has essentials and i would like to storage vmotion my vms as i m going to install a new SAN. I...
View ArticleError "HostDatastoreSystem.CreateNasDatastore" when mounting storage to new...
We recently stood up 5 new hosts for our virtual environment. We're running ESXi 4.1. On top of everything, we also implemented a new NetApps system. Now, my 5 original hosts I can connect to the NAS...
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vCenter Update Manager & vCenter Appliance
I'm pretty new to vCenter I'm using the current vCenter appliance but I would also like to use vCenter Update Manager. Couple of quick questions that I'm hoping you can help answer: 1) Where do I get...
View ArticleProfile driver service error 5.1
Anyone seeing errors in 5.1 with Profiel Driver Service NOT installing. Having a hard time here.
View ArticleESXi 5.1 (799733) and vCenter
Hi,Apologies in advance for a strange question: Which version of vCenter Server should I use for my ESXi 5.1 Build 799733 Host? What is the most stable release? I have noted that vCenter Server 5.1 U1...
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Setting/changing custom fields during VM cloning operations
The following is with regards to using the vSphere SDK or VIJAVA SDK and programmatically performing the operation via a Java program. I know how to set/get/delete custom fields in a VM once the VM...
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Web Client missing Home button (Roles, Licensing, etc.)
We are running Web Client Version 5.0.0 Build 6216225 and seem to be missing the Home button that displays the vCenter administrative options like Roles, Licensing, etc. Based on screenshots from the...
View ArticleIs it possible to Install vCenter with only 1 windows server on the net?
I bought vSphere Essentials kit 5.1 and 1 copy of Win Server 2012 std. The problem is :that I cannot backup VMs without installing vCenter, but vCenter MUST be installed on a Windows Server (DUMB!!!...
View ArticleHosts briefly disconnecting from vCenter
I have an issue where several hosts will briefly disconnect from vCenter (5.1), causing it to throw a host connection state alarm, but the hosts re-connect just as fast. This has been happening for a...
View ArticleVCenter Performance tab: Overview view missing memory metrics. Only shows...
Excuse my post if this is a duplicate but I cannot find anything on this in any of the searching I've done. I have several vCenter environment/clusters. All of my ESX servers are ESXi 4.1, and only...
View ArticleHow to aliviate High CPU on a VM
Hello,Not sure how to phrase my question but I have a VM with 1 vCPU and 4GB of vRAM.I have set a custom alarm to be alerted with 90% warning and 95% cpu.This VM between 8:30am until 9:00am reaches...
View Article3 Update Manager Questions
Environment: 2 ESXi Hosts (vSphere 5.1.0 1065491)When updating our ESXi hosts the VMs migrate off the host being upgraded.After the host update has completed the VMs remain on the other host. 1. Is...
View ArticlevCenter Server 5.1.0, 947672 A general system error occurred: Cannot get user...
I have three VMware ESXi 5.1 hosts that are being managed by one VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0. I am continuing to fight a probelm related to Active Directory Authentication with vSphere Client to the...
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Error 1335 ssoser~1.cab is corrupt during vCenter SSO installation
Hi, Anyone encounter this error during installation? I have checked the md5 and it matches value, so there is no problem with the installer.
View ArticleMigrate vCenter Server 5.1 U1 from Windows 2008 to Windows 2012
Hi,my vCenter server 5.1 U1 is installed on a Windows 2008 and I want to migrate on a Windows 2012 server, is there a documented procedure to do that? I've got the Single Sign On server on a different...
View ArticleUpgrading vCenter Server Appliance 5.0 to 5.1 error
Hello,I am trying to upgrade our vCenter appliance from 5.0 to 5.1 and keep running into the following error: Error exporting DBThu, 06 Dec 2012 08:47:33 +0000 *** ERROR: Failed to execute command...
View ArticlePuppet installation
Hi ALL, Could you please help regarding configuring Puppet in my Vcenter env.I had gone through lot of docs GOOGLE , but have not found important Thanks in Advance. Cheers,Bhanu Prakash .K
View Articleapplying computer settings takes a long time in vcenter
applying computer settings takes a long time in vcenter....please advice urgent
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