Renaming virtual machine name and files in vcente5.0
I am using virtual centre 5.0 with build number 455964, and am in the process renaming a virtual machine name. The display name is done but i want this reflected in vmdk, vmx files etc as well. I...
View ArticleChild VMs time zone changed automatically with local machine time zone
Hi Team,we have configured CST time zone on Parent VMs & but on child VMs/Guest VMs time zone automatically changed to Local machine timin i.e IST. Please let us know,we want to configured the CST...
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Licence vCops 5.7.1 / No dashboard ??
Dear all, I am running vCenter 5.1 and vCops 5.7.1.I went to my VMware account to download a licence.Integrate this licence to my vCenter without any problem.But ..... There is always a but When I...
View ArticleVcenter 5.1 options for HA without shared storage
Are there any options in Vcenter 5.1 to do HA between 2 hosts not in a cluster having local storage ?... I have heard about Virtual storage appliance ..even Vmware seems to have one for SMB ...any...
View ArticleHow to restrict one session per user to connect to Vcenter?
Hi All, Please suggest me How can i allow one user to connect only once i.e only one session per user not the multiple session of one user at the same time. ThanksPravinU.
View ArticleAuto power on/off VM guests auto-update script
Hi all, I'm looking for any idea which gives me possibility to autopower on/off VM guests on vcenter 5.1. There is an option Virtual Machine Startup and Shutdown and I can add there manually some VM's...
View ArticleMigrating to new servers
First of all, I'm not sure if I'm putting this in the right spot but please move it if it fits better somewhere else. I'm in the process of implementing new servers in our datacenter and wanted to...
View Articleupdate manager plugin hangs vcenter on VMs and Templates view
We are running the latest vcenter and update manager (5.1). Any time I try to go to the VMs and Templates view in vcenter, my viclient hangs. But ONLY if I have the update manager plugin installed....
View ArticleDatabase sizing for 5.x
I have found database sizing for 4.x but I have not found one for 5x. Is there one and if there is, can you point me to its location?
View ArticlevCenter Linkes Mode Inventory Search
Hello guys! I just linked 3 vCenter Server and everything worked fine. When i start the vSphere Client direcly on a vCenter Server and try to search for an esx Server or something else the search...
View ArticleNetworking config on cluster
Hello, I have a lab with the following configuration 3 esxi hostsVcenter installed on W2008 R22 NFS shares on different servers I've created a DRS/HA cluster and on every host mounted the two NFS...
View ArticleMove vm's from vCenter Server 4.1 to vCenter Server 5.1 environment
We have vCenter Server 4.1 and vCenter Server 5.1 environments.vcenter server 4.1 has esx4.1i and vcenter server 5 has esx 5 host respectively.Now we are planning to migrate vm’s from vcenter server...
View ArticleVcenter Appliance Certificate Regeneration Not Working
I am setting up a new vCenter Server Appliance and for some reason the certificate regeneration feature is not updating a certificate with the new hostname and IP. I toggle certificate regeneration to...
View ArticlevCPU Compatability
Hello All I have worked with vSphere now for approx 8-9 years and have run into a problem at a customer site that I am unsure how to resolve.There are several clusters at their site, however...
View ArticlevCenter Data Protection | Collection of Problems
All, I have recently started using the vCenter Data Protection (2TB VDP Appliance) and thought i'd share with you some of the problems and fixes that i've come across. It's documented articles...
View ArticleSnapshot referencing old DVD ISO file.
I have two machines which are both in a similar state. They have both been storage vMotioned onto a new datastore yet they are both still holding onto the old datastore as well as the new. Both the...
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com.vmware.vcIntegrity.CheckNotificationTask.label not found XXX
I have been receiving this messages in my vsphere client. They appear in the task panel but only in my laptop client, in the server the messages are ok. Please, how can I configure my laptop vsphere...
View ArticleVcenter Replicaion as a dr.
Hello, We have a Live setup in one Location,which runs on Vcenter 5.1,we need same configaration as DR at different Location. Is it possible....then how .what is the requirments of makeing VCenter...
View ArticleVM's lag on one host vs the other identical host.
Greetings!I have two (old) ESX 4.0 hosts, running Enterprise, with Vmotion etc. They are identical Dell 2950 machines.I have a total of 15 machines running on them.I can move all the machines to Host...
View ArticleConverter 5.1 Cannot query source HW info: vmodl.fault.SystemError
Hi, I ran into this... first install, trying to clone the local machine to a Workstation image but after selecting the Source I get this message (the user friendly one) in an info bar. I've attached...
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