Host permissions - conflicting group permissions.
I'm trying to create 2 groups that have different access to 3 hosts, but folks in group B are also in group A. group A permissions then override and do not allow access. Here's the set up...
View ArticleCannot see Hardware Status of Host ESXi 5.5 anymore in Web client 5.5.
Hello, I can no longer see the Hardware Status of the Host ESXi 5.5 using the web client. I can however see it under Health status using a direct connection to the host using vSphere client.If I...
View ArticleOptions grayed out in Webclient
I built a vcenter in develpoment added two hosts with no shared storage and I was able to use enhanced vomotion. I provided the instructions to Operations andverified everything is correct. However a...
View ArticleVCenter start fails after demoting Domain Controller
Hi. Instead of hijacking other one's thread having the same problem I decided to start a new thread, so sorry for double posting. After promoting a new DC and demoting the old one we have the problem...
View ArticleRe-adding templates to vCenter inventoru after vCenter reinstallation
Hello All, I have reinstallaed vCenter Server. Before reinstallation, there were a few VMs marked as template but now after adding the host, they are not listed in the inventory under the host, However...
View ArticleShorten wait time before powering on host (Distributed Power Management)
Hi I have a dev and test setup running 3 hosts with ESXi 5.5 and a vCenter appliance. On the cluster there is no HA active, but we do use DPM to power on/off our hosts. However the business is not...
View ArticleUpgrading existing vcenter4.1U2 to 5.5U1, from Windows 2008 R2 to 2012 R2,...
Hi all, **********************************************************************************Test Environment 2x ESX4.1U21x VM running vcenter 4.1U2 (Windows 2008 R2)1x VM running vcenter VCDB on SQL 2008...
View ArticleVmware LAB issues
Hii Guys, I have a W7 on my Pc and I installed Vmware Workstation and I create 3 virtual machine ( W8/WindowsServer 2012/Ubuntu). On WS2012 I have AD/DHCP/DNS. I can not add the Windows8 /Ubuntu to...
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move Vcenter to another SAN
Hello All, We have built another VMware environment with a SAN and 4 host. It's an iSCSI SAN. The old infrastructure has also 4 hosts with a iSCSI SAN. The iSCSI SANs don't see each other. To move VMs...
View ArticleVMware Tools Status "Out of Date"
Dear Team, In vcenter server inventory list, VM Tools status is displayed as "Out of date", just want to know what does it mean (vmware tools functions will work or not), regardsMr VMware
View ArticlevSphere client build and vcenter build is different
Dear team, recently we have found heartbleed vulnerability, to resolve this we need to upgrade our vsphere client version from 5.1 U1a to 5.1 U2. just want to understand I just upgrade vsphere client...
View ArticlevCenter Server Appliance 5.5 U1 (vApp settings lost when removed from inventory)
Is there any way to not lose the vApp settings for the vCSA when its removed from inventory? (say for a cold migration to new hosts)For example the captured version information, hostname, ip address,...
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A file was not found
HI, I have had trouble starting one of my vm's. With the trouble i've had trying to start this VM. I then attempted to clone that particular fm and got the following error. see the attachment....
View Articlehost disconnected
I have an issue with a host that has disconnected. i removed the host ans when i try to reconnect it comes up with datastore "store name" conflicts with an existing datastore in the datacenter that...
View ArticleDoes VMware vCenter 5.0 support special characters (i.e. &) in passwords?
Is this documented for version 5.0? If so, what is the URL? I have found the associated documentation for version 5.5 but am specifically interested in version 5.0. Please advise.
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Redirecting vCenter server to new SSO instance
I have a 2008 R2 5.5 vCenter server with SSO installed. I just built a new 2012 R2 5.5 U1 with a new SSO instance on it. All hosts are now migrated to the new 55 U1 server. The decision to build the...
View ArticlevSphere Replication icon not appearing in vCenter
I've deployed a VRA (5.1.0.1) to my vCenter (5.1) from the vSphere web client, but for some reason the VRA service wont start and i cant see any vsphere replication icons in either the web client or...
View ArticleVM shows alert icon with no alarms triggered
I have been having phantom alarms lately. Virtual machines will show the red alert icon with no alarms triggered. I checked the VM, the host, the cluster, the folder, the datacenter, and vcenter but...
View ArticlevCenter Server Service Wont Start after P2V
Hello community. Have an issue I have not been able to resolve and looking for assistance. Problem: vCenter Server Service wont start after the Windows Server was P2V'd. Getting an ERROR 2 from the...
View ArticleCan someone verify this setup / make suggestions?
Can someone verify this setup is correct, and make suggestions on improvements? Hardware:2x HP DL380p Gen8 Servers1 CPU each, 10 Cores, 2.2 GHz32 GB Ram each8x Gbps NICs 2x HP Procurve 2920 24-port...
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