vCenter Database views (Counters)
Hi All,I´m searching a counter inside of database that vcenter use to save all informations.I´ll use this counter to monitore a threshold of vcpu ready time, to do it i´ve two options: 1- Create alarm...
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vCenter 4.1 to 5.1 SQL Upgrade Issue
hi I want to upgrade my vCenter server from 4.1 to 5.1 ,my database is SQL server 2005 sp3. my question do i need to upgrade my SQL to sp4 ? (i prefer not ) thanks for your cooment
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vCenter 5.0 to 5.1 Upgrade Issue
Hi people. I upgraded vCenter from 5.0 to 5.1 and now I can't login using Active Directory accounts. When I try login in Web Client, I get the follow error: When I try login in vSphere Client, I get...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 and AD authentication issues
Hello, A little bit of intro: 1. VC5.1, SSO, Inventory and Web Client installed on a single VM (clean installation).2. MS SQL is installed as a separate VM3. During installation of SSO an AD connector...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 upgrade and vCHB
Hi, I'm looking at the upgrade path for vCenter 5.1 and I don't see any recommendations surrounding Heartbeat and protecting the SSO DB? I have upgraded to vCHB 6.5 but I'm not sure how to proceed...
View ArticleCall "HostNetworkSystem.UpdateVirtualSwitch" for object "networkSystem-9" on...
I am trying to set up a Lab on VMware workstation 8. While I was adding a separate network for virtual machines, I get the following error. Call "HostNetworkSystem.UpdateVirtualSwitch" for object...
View ArticleHW Prerequisites
The HW prerequisites (v. http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003882) say that the server to host vCenter should have "Intel or AMD x86 processor with two or more logical cores, each with a speed of at least...
View ArticleCan't see folders in 2 of 14 SAN datastores
vSphere 5vCenter & Client 5.0.0 623373 Two Datastores doesn't show any folder when I try to browse them using Virtual Center (GUI and Webfolder). Virtual machines are running fine. Datastore can be...
View ArticlevCenter Appliance 5.1 Active Directory no longer functioning
I had a vCenter appliance in my home lab running 5.0 and I had AD working just fine. I upgraded to the 5.1 appliance according to the documentation and now it seems that my AD integration isn't...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 delay when opening vm console
Last week we updated our vCenter Server from 5.0 to 5.1. And since that moment we experience some delay while opening vm console windows.We used to have a black screen for about 1 or maybe 2 seconds...
View ArticleFresh install of vCenter 5.1 - "Invalid license key: License file not found"
I did a fresh install of vCenter in my lab, starting at 5.1. Installed everything on D:\ without any errors (vCSSO, Inventory service, vCenter, Web Client, etc), and it all worked fine. I entered in...
View ArticlevCenter Session Timeout?
Is there a setting that can be configured to end a vCenter client session after a precise amount of time? I can't seem to find documentation surrounding this. If the answer is "no", I would assume a...
View ArticleInstalling CA-signed SSL certificates on vCenter 5.1 (Server or Appliance)
I recently upgraded my ESXi 5.0 hosts to ESXi 5.1 and they all kept the CA-signed SSL certificates I previously installed. I did a fresh install of vCenter 5.1 Server where the same box ran SSO,...
View ArticleDifferent Version Between Sites
Can someone point me to documentation that says if you need the same version of vCenter to use SRM? What are the specifications on that? For example if someone has vCenter 4 at one site and vCenter 5...
View ArticleDetermining Why DRS Is Migrating VM's
We have a strange situation that started several weeks ago. Every friday morning DRS is migrating several VMs from our primary site to a secondary site and then a few minutes later they migrate back...
View ArticleFolders/Files not visible in Datastore during VM creation
Have a strange one.. (well, if it wasn't it would be solved) Installation config: vCenter 4.1 Hosts are ESXi 4.1 All users are authenticated via AD Normal users have read-only access at...
View ArticleHow to automate migration of PowerOff VMs?
I am the ESX admin and will have to migrate over 200 VMs to a new, not vMotion compatible ESXi 5.1 cluster. There are a lot of VM admins who are responsible for this VMs (and they are not allowed to...
View Articlevm failed to migrate in a maintanance mode
it is possible in following situation 1> if u r set drs rule on that vm2> if any usb device or cd\dvd attach to u r virtual machine3> if u r vm reside on local storage .
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 ArticleAlarm details
Hi All, I'm trying to start monitoring change in our environment in greater detail..Starting low and working up, I've set an alarm for "Resource allocation changed". I've gotten a few of these go off...
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