OVF deployment
In my application, there are 2 deployment scenarios. In first scenario , a single virtual image(A) has been installed while in second ,there are 2 virtual images(A) & (B) .While running the script...
View ArticleUnable to vmotion VM with HW version 7,8 in vSphere 5.1U1
Hi I have identical hosts with an exact CPU config (X5680, Westmere EP). I can succesfully migrate VM with hardware version 9 but not the ones with hardware version 7 or 8. Once I upgrade my version 7...
View ArticlePreformance Overview not be shown (vCenter 5.1)
just migrated to vCenter server 5.1, but Preformance Overview displayed "This program cannot display the webpage" vSphere Client 5.1.0 on Windows XP how to fix it ?? Thanks
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 Health Status Changed Alarm
I have a vCenter server that occationally throws up a Health Status Changed Alarm (going from green to red) but I can't figure out what it's referencing. I've looked through the vms, hosts, and...
View ArticlevHost Relocation: Potential Issues That Could Be Avoided?
We are going to be relocating the physical ESXi hosts to a new location. What I'm curious about other than standard hardware failures is that if there any potential vmware problems I might be facing?...
View ArticleResource pools vs. per vm resource allocation
Hi, I'm a security guy trying to understand some host hardening guidelines, not much vmware knowledge. I'm trying to understand the differences between resource pools and setting per-vm resources....
View ArticleAny timeouts that restart or shutdown VMs?
Recently we had a network outage that affected out NFS vlan for several mins. I am being asked what's the default and/or best practice timeouts that will restart or shutdown a VM. Example:HA host...
View ArticlevCenter deployment - can vCenter server be installed on a vm managed by itself?
I have 2 servers inside a single LAN with esxi hypervisors installed on them. Now I want to deploy a vCenter Server to manage these hosts. Can I install vCenter on one of the vms located on one of the...
View ArticleCan I install a vCenter without a license in my ESXi lab?
Can I install a vCenter without a license in my ESXi lab? I have hardware available since I migrated to our ESXi Enterprise SAN and want to create a lab. I have a couple of questions: 1) Can I install...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 - Nessus scan results and remediation
Hi all, I recently ran a vuln scan of an in production vCenter server with Nessus and got a few items that I'm not sure how to resolve. A quick google didn't give me as much info as I would have liked,...
View ArticleConfiguration for HA
Hello I have been trying to research a particular setup and have not had any luck. Any direction or support would be greatly appreciated Thanks in advance. Current setup:Software:VCenter 5 Standard,...
View ArticleUsing vCenter to gather historical performance data
Hi, We just installed vCenter Server 5.1 and I would very much like to monitor my host's memory, network and CPU usage. I can see the real-time usage of all these components but most our VMs are...
View ArticleConfiguration Deployment through OVF
I have an OVA deployment. I have created the deployment scenarios in which depending on the selection we deploy a template. However i am facing an issue if a select one specific option from the...
View ArticleOVF single/multi box deployment scenario Query
Hi, I am working on creating a ova deployment package for one of the products and am stuck is catering to different deployment scenarios though one single ovf/ova, which can lead to either an single...
View ArticlevSphere 5 Customization Specifications Manager
we running vCenter 5, Build 804277 with esxi 5 on all our hosts. we host multiple customer and manage their permissions through roles. we have a requirement from a customer who wish to deploy VM's...
View ArticleWhich way is better to connect to ESXI?
Now there is a ESXI server, a workstartion9 and vsphere client.1. I can use Vsphere to connect Vsphere directly.2. I am able to use workstation9 to connect to ESXI. And at the same time I can use the...
View Article5.0 to 5.1 SQL Question
I am attempting to upgrade my vCenter from 5.0 to 5.1. We currently run the embedded SQL Express database but because we anticipate going well beyond 60 VMs on our 4 hosts, I installed SQL 2008...
View ArticleDefaultPSP Change Through PowerCLI/Host Profiles doesn't stick...
ESXi 5.0u2 $vH = Get-Cluster "Test" | Get-VMHost "Test1"$vHcli = Get-EsxCli -VMHost...
View ArticlevCentre Hosts events every few seconds - user root@127.0.0.1 logged in as
hi - i have recently upgraded my DL360 Gen8 hardware to ESXi 5.1. Update 1. Every 60 seconds i now get the following Events logged in vCentre ... user root@127.0.01 logged in asuser root@ logged out I...
View ArticleGuestCustUtil.exe crashes on WinXP
Hello,Hopefully I'm in the right place here, but if not, please could anyone redirect me to the right place? We have been installing vCenter 5.1 and recently upgraded to Update 1. Since that time, the...
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