Installing Windows vCenter 5.5 along side a VCSA 5.5 install
I am having a very strange issue that I cannot seem to resolve. Current System:Running VCSA 5.5 Future systemWindows vCenter 5.5 Right now I have a environment that is running the vCenter Appliance....
View ArticleUpdating to newer build of vCenter 5.5
Greetings to all. I hope this will be a simple question since I am a simpleton. At least I feel like one, because I am trying to update a Windows vCenter server from version 5.5.0 Build 2001466 to...
View ArticleIdentity Source setup on VC Appliance
I've configured an identity source of type "Active Directory as a LDAP Server" and successfully tested the connection, but when I click OK, nothing happens. Is that because I'm using the evaluation...
View ArticleTrack disk usage for the vm over the period and changes to the vm
I want to Track disk usage for the vm over the period and changes to the vm like cpu, mem, disk increase.
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Upgrade from vCSA 5.5 to 6 fails with "vmodl.fault.ManagedObjectNotFound"
Hi, when trying to upgrade from 5.5 to 6 i get the following error. Just to inform, i have sucessfully able to do it to start with but during deployment process so much local resource was used my...
View ArticleGot vmacore exception: An operation on a socket could not be performed...
Hi Folks we are not able to connect the vCenter server via vSphere client but able to take RDP of the server. Tried restarted the service but still no luck after rebooted the issue was fixed. But...
View ArticleUnable to open vmdk file. The system cannot find the file specified vmware...
I have a virtual machine created with two Hard Disk (SCCI), using one vmx file. For some reasons I am getting an error "Unable to open one of the vmdk file. The system cannot find the file specified"...
View Articlewhat metrics to look for cpu , memory and network and what are the best values
Hi, what metrics to look for cpu , memory and network and what are the best values in vcenter
View ArticleReplication not working on shared HDD between VM's
Hello All, I have added one new hdd to one vm and shared it to another vm . Both HDD are working fine , Both machines are rhel 6. More details are I have added 150 GB of HDD to pc01 with thick...
View ArticleClone and existing an existing EXSi 5.5 host
I need to deploy 12 new servers and have a reference host I want to use that is updated with drivers for Nimble storage and other patches. What is the best approach to clone this server and then deploy...
View ArticleError creating host profile
Hi I'm running ESXi 5.5 Update 2 Build 2068190 and I can't seem to be able to create a host profile form any of my hosts. I recently had to rebuild a host and decided to create a host profile from this...
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Need help in opening vRO 6.0.1 configurator in browser
Hi , I am trying to open vRO 6.0.1 configurator through different browsers but it is giving following error in all of them.I have used firefox, IE and chrome (all latest versions) and none of them...
View ArticleUnable to retrieve health data from https://vcenter/vws/health
I'm getting this error message after upgrading our vCenter Live server, the Live server was firstly upgraded and then we added our Test server to multisite SSO with linked mode, so both environments...
View ArticleCloned VM not appearing in vCenter Web Client Inventory but does in...
This morning I cloned a powered on Windows 7 VM using the vCenter 5.1 web client. The clone operation completed successfully. However, now I can't find the new VM anywhere in the inventory. I checked...
View ArticleMake an Exact Replica of an ESXi Host
I want to deploy 12 new hosts and use one existing as a reference host since it has all the patches, drivers, and customizations. What is the best method to do this. -Thanks in Advance. Bob
View ArticleVCSA questions
I have the following questions on VCSA: 1. How do I restart services?2. How would I expand the filesystem?3. How would I backup/restore the system?4. How would I backup/restore the database?5. What is...
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Windows Server 2008 - customization issue
Hello all, I am working on deploying a variety of Windows OS through VMware vSphere 5.5 (clone, sysprep and customize) either manually, using powercli and/or vRO.So far I have been able to automate the...
View Articlereset root password vCenter 6 Aappliance
Hi all, Due to misconfigured keyboard layout, I used a wrong password for the initial installation of vCenter 6 Appliance.Is there a chance to reset the root password? Login to Web Client with SSO...
View Articlevcenter server appliance 5.5 issues after migration from one host to another...
Hi,I had to migrate our VCenter Server Appliance VM (5.5x) which uses the embedded database to another ESXi host.After the VM was successfully moved from one host to another, upon restarting the VM, I...
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vSphere Replication Question
Hi I am about to recover virtual machine to recovery site with vSPhere Replication One of the last step when i choose host then I get warning message Am I supposed to continue safely with this message...
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