Application-Consistent Quiescing on Windows Server 2012 Guests with ESXi 5.0 U2
We're running ESXi 5.0 U2 (build 1254542) and we're having issues doing application-consistent quiescing on our VMs that run Windows Server 2012.We use Acronis vmProtect, and it's throwing warnings on...
View ArticlevCenter over WAN
We are attempting to connect some ESXi boxes at remote locations to a centralized VC. Some are connected via VPN, and those ones work without a hitch. The other sites are connected via 1:1 NAT, with an...
View ArticleRichiesta informazioni licenze per implementazione vCenter
Salve a tutti,premetto che sono nuovo e quindi le mie conoscenze sono limitate in questo campo, nonostante stia già usando ESXi da qualche tempo.Vi faccio una panoramica della mia situazine affichè...
View Article[PowerCLI] Get-UsbDevice tries to remove both the Host USB device and the USB...
I have a user who has permission to Host USB Devices, when I try to call Get-UsbDevice from this user I get an error: PS C:\> Get-UsbDevice $vm | Remove-USBDevice -Confirm:$falseRemove-UsbDevice :...
View ArticleVDP appliance don't show up in VCenter Web Client
Hi, Our VDP server had some DNS problems. After we solved them, we've found there is no way to manage the appliance through VCenter WebClient. Though the VDP plugin is installed there, our VDP...
View ArticleHot clone VM results in duplicate computer on network
Using vCenter 5.1.0 Build 947673, source ESX host was 4.1.0 build 721871. Hot cloning a Windows 2008 R2 VM with vmware toolsWhen I select an existing VM (domain joined Windows 2008 R2 box) and hot...
View ArticlevCenter Logs
Hi, I know this is a common one and not an issue as such. However - I'd like to remove/hide a particular task from the "tasks & events" log. We have a constant spew of 'map disk region' tasks which...
View Articlemoving OVF to new DataStore
I just exported a VM in OVF to my hard drive with plans to move the OVF to a new DataStore in another location. When I looked at the contents of the OVF folder that was created with the export i see...
View ArticleCan I upgrade 2008 Std(64) to R2 with vCenter 4.0 installed?
I have been asked to look at upgrading a customers vCenter 4.0 to 4.1 U3. From the compatibility info I will need to upgrade from the current 64 bit 2008 Std to 2008 R2 to support 4.1. I know there is...
View ArticleUpgrading to vCenter 5.1 - vCenter Inventory Service Failure
Hi All, I know that we have many questions already regarding upgrading vCenter, but I did not see here yet this one. I am trying to upgrade the vCenter and my vCenter Inventory Service keeps failing to...
View Articlevcenter default alarms - Health Status
Can anyone please describe to me what the difference is between Health Status Changed and Health Status Monitoring? They both seem to be alerts for vCenter "service". Any help greatly appreciated....
View ArticleError NoPermission when access to vCenter is provided via group
Hi All, I have installed new vCenter server 5.1.0, 1123961 on server 2012 OS (server is joined to AD).If we give access to user directly they can logon to vCenter via vSphere / Webclient with out...
View ArticleVcenter migration alarm - VCENTER ALERT Object "VM_NAME" new status is "Gray
Here's how my migration alarm is set up. Because the "Status" is still at default to "Unset", I would think that if a VM failed to relocate, a trap would NOT be sent. However it does, because the VM...
View ArticlevCenter with 10000 hosts
This is mostly for design planning. We do not have 10000 hosts but designing for scalability is always important and we do have a need for almost 1000 in the next few years. Assuming we have:HA vCloud...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 with SSO database upgradation
Hi, We want to upgrade our vCenter database from MS SQL 2005 to MS SQL 2008 R2. Hence we want to know the pre-requisites and the proper document or plan on how can we move the database.Prior to this we...
View ArticleVM status 'Unknown xx (inaccessbile)'
Hi, We had a Host with an Eval license by mistake, which then expired and all the licensed features were lost on that host. I applied the correct license to the Host, but 50% of the VM's are now...
View ArticlevCenter Performance Graphs - Clear real-time data?
Is there an easy way to clear the counter logs for real-time performance data? I am doing load-testing against some web servers and it would be very helpful to be able to start off a clean slate for...
View Articlethe server could not interpret the client's request - 503 error vmware 5.1 -...
When I click this Storage View<tab> from within vSphere client, I get this error all the time....anyone know a fix for this? The server 'my.host.name' could not interpret the client's request....
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vmware view desktop black screen!
hi,i have created a pool on my connection server, but when i'm trying to connect externally to desktop clients, it displays a black screen!!it's strange because sometimes it's working normally !!i'm...
View ArticlevSphere 5.0 web client on Firefox > 21.+ hangs during startup..
While officially these more secure and later versions of Firefox are "not supported" for the vSphere 5.0 web client, there are so many security holes in these older revs, that VMware really should step...
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