Find all VMs connected to a specific ISO on datastore?
Hi, I'm unable to delete some ISO files on our datastores. I believe the issue is b/c some VMs are connected to it. How do I find out which VMs are connected to the ISO files? Thanks in advance, J
View ArticleOVF environment services by vCenter ?
I've run into something that surprised me, showing my lack of knowledge about some services provided by vCenter. Case in point, cisco has released a firewall virtual appliance (ASAv) which delivers as...
View Articlemigrating vcenter db from sql 2008to sql 2012
how do i do a vcenter 2008 to vcenter 2012 migration? any good references here?
View Articlewhen i create a snapshot for VM with virtual disk of 20TB, how much space...
I have a vm with thick disk used space of 20TB DFS server and it's configured in thick disk. i have made changes in .vmx to move the snapshot to different datastore. I need to know how much space will...
View ArticlevCenter 5.5 u1 - Host Profile Issue - IPv4 routes did not match
No matter what I do, i cannot figure out why some hosts have this issue and others do not.I have seen this issue in 5.1, and seen that it is resolved in this very version, however, I have it in 5.5 and...
View ArticleUpgrading a vCenter appliance from 5.5.0.5201 to 5.5.0.10200
Updating via the update tab in vcenter doesn't work (I have never had that succeed even with direct outbound access), the swing approach only works for point releases. I cant find in the docs how to...
View ArticleOS customization fails with VMXNET3, works with Intel NIC
vCenter 5.5u1 appliance. When using a non-sysprepped Server 2012 R2 template with a customization specification, sysprep is never executed. After lots of trial and error I found out that it fails with...
View ArticlevCenter 5 slots
When I view Advanced Runtime Info, I see the slot calculations. What do these values mean? Total slots in cluster: 150Used slot: 1Available slots: 75Failover slots: 75
View ArticleIncrease memory in vCenter VM
I have a vCenter 5.5 VM with only 4gb of RAM allocated.I want to upgrade this.Firstly what is the recommended memory to allocate (SQL on another server).The memory option is greyed out (permissions are...
View ArticleClient Integration Plugin
Is vCenter 5.0 Web Client able to use the Client Integration Plugin? When I go to the Web Login screen, I can download the client integration plugin but when I view the DataCenter or Cluster , I do...
View ArticlePerformance Charts - No Data available
Hi All, I have 3 esxi 5.0 nodes and they are connected vCenter 5.0. When click performance tab for both ESXi and Vm's on the esxi node 1 amd 2 there "No Data available" error chartcold not be loaded.In...
View Articlemoving VMs between DataCenters
I need to move a VM from one datacenter to another datacenter. Both DataCenters have their own vCenter5 Server. What is the best way to do this?
View ArticleRoles and Permissions
Hi, I'm using vCenter v5.5 and have a requirement to document roles and permissions, as well as create some custom roles. Rather than start from scratch does anyone have a MS word Table or spreadsheet...
View ArticleRemove previously imported remote appliance key
Aloha, So I started the process of upgrading an vCenter appliance from 5.0.x to 5.5 using VMware KB article...
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Migrating from 5.0 to 5.5
Hello everyone, I have what is probably a very stupid question, but I don't have a lot of experience with VMware so please excuse me... I have recently inherited a vSphere 5.0 estate that consists of...
View ArticlevDS and new dvPortGroup
I need to create a new dvPortgroup on the dvSwitch for a new subnet vlan. How do I accomplish this? I know how to do it with a standard switch but never done it on a distributed switch.
View ArticlevSphere Web Client Error - An internal error has occurred - Error #1009.
I am running into an issues accessing the client plug-ins page in the vSphere Web Client. The error is in the subject line and a snippet from the vsphere_client_virgo log is below. Here's the scenario...
View ArticlevCenter 5.5 Web Client shows incorrect inventory
I upgraded my vCenter to 5.5 from 5.1 and it works except the Web Client has incorrect inventory data. It is missing some VMs and has some ghost VMs that don't actually exist. There aren't any error...
View ArticleHow to install the VMware vCenter Server Appliance using ovftools with...
Hello. I'm trying to install (importing to esxi) the VMware vCenter Server 5.5 Update 1 Appliance (VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-5.5.0.10000-1624811_OVF10.ova) using ovftool.I would like to set the...
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Database Retention policy
Dear Team, In the below snap check box is not checked for "task retained for" and "Events Retained for". what does it mean it will retain task for 180 days or indefinitely. regardsMr VMware
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