Vcenter Appliance 5.5 Network
Hi All, I have vcenter 5.5 setup but when I try to manage it via the weclient it just constantly hangs (the client) I couldn't even enter the foundation license. Is there a common task that has to be...
View ArticleThe VMRC console has disconnected.. attempting to reconnect
Seeing this error on my Virtual Center client while tryign to get to the console.. We are running Virtual Center 5.0 Build 455964 Anyone now how to fix it?
View ArticleUnable to open console in vSphere Web Client after 5.5 upgrade.
We are unable to open the console of any VM through vSphere Web Client following the upgrade to 5.5 This goes for all user groups including administrators.When you right click on the VM to get the menu...
View ArticleMinor bug in web client when entering VLAN
I seem to have run across a minor bug in the web client when entering a VLAN. I'm running vCenter Server 5.5 (appliance).To replicate:Create a portgroup on a standard switch with VLAN 4000.Try to...
View ArticleHA events after upgrading to vSphere 5
Hi all, Starting to come across some niggling issues since upgrading, I knew this would happen on such a large environment adopting pretty early.The latest is an issue with HA, It seams to be...
View ArticleBest Practice statement from VMware regarding VM CPU Affinity settings?
I am creating documentation/policies documentation for my company, and am required to find official VMware statements regarding any best practices that I assert. After studying up on CPU Affinity, it...
View ArticlevCenter Converter 4.2.0 - Unable to contact the specified host.
Hi, I've searched all over the internet and been working with VMware tech support, but I am unable to find a solution. I am running vSphere 4.1 on Windows 2008 R2 and all is working well, except I am...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 service could not start
I had running vCenter 5.1 update 2 in a Windows Server 2008 standard. I did an upgrade from Windows 2008 standard to a WIndows 2012 Standart. Now the VMware VirtualCenter service could not start. I...
View ArticleWhen will web client support for IE 11 be implemented? Its not in the...
When will ESXI 5.5 support IE 11? The 3/11/2014 release of update 1 did not include support for IE 11.Windows 8.1 does not support installing older versions of IE.
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Download vSphere 5.1 web client integration plug-in error
I am getting an IE error when trying to download the client integration plug-in :- I have put the IE settings to Low security for Internet and disabled pop-ups. Any ideas please ?
View ArticlevCenter 5.5 appliance and SSO multimaster
dear guys, i thinking to move to vcenter 5.5 but i cannot find a clear statement that i can deploy many vcenter appliances in version 5.5 but what about SSO?can i keep SSO built in in the appliances...
View ArticleCan't authenticate one user account in Vsphere client since upgrading from...
We have one administrative user (our of 3) who cannot logon using his AD credentials. He gets the error 'cannot complet login due to an incorrect user name or password'. He was able to log on ok...
View ArticlevCenter Server 5 Role Permissions Required to Apply Host Recommendations?
I have a subset of admins to take care of specific VMs. The role created to give them access to the VM allows them to power off and power on the VMs. However, if we are doing some maintenance in the...
View Articlevcenter "ghost" host record
vsphere hosts are 5.0 U1 + updates. vCenter is 5.0 (something, not sure). The old lab manager may be installed, as well as SRM. I removed a host from inventory today, and then installed 5.0 U1 on new...
View ArticleAutomate VM power on from migrated datastore
Good day all, This will be my first time in this community and i hope you will be able to assist me, please keep in mind i am still learning the intricacies of VMware and all of her wonderful products,...
View Articlevcenter 5.5 service fails
Hi all, since a couple of days our vcenter is reporting the following event: The description for Event ID 1000 from source VMware VirtualCenter Server cannot be found. Either the component that raises...
View ArticleUnable to activate services on VMKernel adapter when using a custom TCP/IP stack
Hi, Very strange error. Unable to activate services on VMKernel adapter when using a custom TCP/IP stack. Added custom stack using this command : esxcli network ip netstack add -N="10GB" Using the...
View ArticleResource Allocation in vSphere Clinet - max consumed
I am preparing to upgrade our vCenter to 5.5. I was logged into the client and I decide to check the resources. I have 8GB allocated to vCenter for 5.1 and it is running ok. This is a small dev...
View ArticleUgrade 5.0 to 5.5
I'm prepping for a vSphere upgrade to 5.5 and reading through the vCenter upgrade documentation, but I can't find anything about what happens to the current database during the upgrade. I have 4 hosts...
View ArticleCluster Networking Issue
Hi, I've got a strange issue with a distributed switch. Hoping someone can assist. Details- 2 Hosts.- Distributed switch with 2 uplinks (2 physical NICs per host)- Switch ports configured for trunking....
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