v cneter server configuration backup
can anybody help me how to take backup of v center server and configuration . Fromvikrant
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I'm trying to get a prompt for the hostname but also use a sysprep file.is this possible? my end goal is to get a prompt for the name (or use the vm name), and have the machine go to specific OUs....
View Articlememory configuration and facing problem .
can anybody help me . I have free memory on host but still memory is swapped and balloned .i want to clear the swap and baloon on the vm how i can do this.and my another question is when i am looking...
View ArticleVirtual server getting multiple errors.
I don’t know if I’m posting this in the correct place but I have a virtual server running server 2008. I am receiving a lot of errors in the event viewer for faulting VM applications. The following...
View ArticleConsumed Host Memory vs Active Guest Memory
Could someone explain the "Consumed Host Memory" and "Active Guest Memory" as displayed in the vCenter Client? I have a RedHat VM that is assigned 4GB, but Consumed is about 1.3GB, Active is 600MB....
View ArticlevSphere 5.5 SSO and AD Authentication
I recently upgraded from vSphere 5.1 to 5.5 and have not been able to get AD Authentication working right. In the Web console as the 'vsphere.local' admin, I set up the Active Directory Identity...
View Articlejust a noob question
I have never used vmware before and here is the question...I have ssh login and password for some ip address where vmware is located and I need to deploy a web site there. I downloaded VMSphere,...
View ArticlevCenter Storage Monitoring Service initialization fails in vCenters with >...
Have nine 5.1 vCenters all configured similarly. 5 of the 9 have > 1600 datastores and the vcenter storage monitoring service tries to initialize but fails on all of them. The vCenter Storage...
View ArticleI can ssh to vCenter server (VCSA 5.5) using putty, but not my normal ssh...
I was working with support to be able to ssh to the our vCenter 5.5 VCSA. No matter what account we were trying to reach, we would immediately get a popup saying: "Server responded: Algorithm...
View ArticleNo Inventory in WebClient (while vSphere Client is fine)
I am a VMWare Newbe.I installed VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.0b released. (followed the TinkerTry instructions Deploy VMware's vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 in a home lab, without SSO...
View ArticleCan't use Remote Console in Web Client: "SSL verification failure for...
I'm brand new to vSphere 5.5. I just upgraded a 4.1U1 install and everything went well. However, now that I'm trying to work with the web client, I can't actually connect to any of my VMs via the...
View ArticleCreating a cluster
I am researching how to create a cluster with our existing esxi host. I have 4 host with different version of 4 and 5. I was just wondering if there are any gotchas. My plan is that i want to upgrade...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 Integrated Auth 2012 Compatibility
Hi, we are interested in upgrading our AD domand and forest functional levels to 2012 R2. Before doing so, however, we want to check to see if VMware VirtualCenter 5.1.0 build-1235232 is compatible...
View ArticleAnyway to get a weblink active in the MOTD ?
In the MOTD when logging into VC is there anyway to get a weblick so that its "clickable" in the Message of the day ?
View Articlecan't setup vmware center server appliance - fialed to initialize schema
upon deploying the appliance, and re-deploying it about 10 times i give up. I've ssh'ed in and poked around with postgres (i'm a mysql & linux admin professionally, I am not strong with postgres)...
View ArticlevSphere Web Client - Do not have access to a vCenter Server 5.1 system
Using vSphere Web Client 5.1Trying to access vcenter 5.1 server Logged in as admin@system-domainNo vcenter server listed.Suggested troubleshooting steps:Verify that the vCenter Server system was...
View ArticledvPort event messages with Provisioning Server
When running provisioning services using VMs as the target for vDisk streaming we are constantly receiving these messages even with the machines shut down. The dvPort <xxx> was not in passthrough...
View Articleperformance problems with vmxnet3 and MS AX dB
Hi,what is the correct way to troubleshoot Networking Performance Problems on a Windows 2008r2 sp1 Server.The vsphere Server 5.0 Build 623860, the Windows w2k8r2sp1 Driver has the Version 1.2.24.0...
View ArticleUpdate Vcenter Server to 2012?
I have a Vcenter server that has been on a 2008 (not R2) box for about 5 years now and has gone through several Vcenter version upgrades. My SQL Vcenter DB is on a dedicated DB server and all Vcenter...
View ArticleIn vcenter, Under Targets, in Dynamic Discovery all the buttons are greyed...
Dear all, I am working on vsphere 5.5, working through webclient, I have added software iscsi adapater, I have configured VMkernel Network adapter in vswitch0, but when I am trying to add target server...
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