vSphere Web Client: Unable to connect to vCenter Inventory Service -...
Like the title says, when logging into vCenter 5.0 with the vSphere Web Client, I get an error that says its unable to connect to the vCenter Inventory Service. The vCenter Inventory Service starts...
View Article"Unable to create virtual SCSI device for scsi:0:0" importing *.OVA in ESXi...
Hi, i need to deploy an *.ova virtual machine in my cluster with ESXi 5.1 u2 (1900470) hosts, but when i try to start it i get this error: Failed to start the virtual machine.Module DevicePowerOn power...
View ArticleWhy does template customization make the NIC disconnected??
I've been testing template customization with a Win2k3 Enterprise 'gold' template.Every time I deploy from this template, the newly created VM does not have its NIC set to connect at power on.How do I...
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 ArticleMigrating my physical file server to a VM. Need help with starting the process
I'm migrating my file server to a VM and I'm required to build a plan to do so. can I get some insight on how to begin this process, what the documentation should look like and maybe even a few links...
View ArticlevCenter Upgrade 4.1 to 5.5 with SRM
Hi Folks, We are upgrading our infrastructure from vSphere 4.1 to 5.5. We also having SRM in our infrastructure. Hence we are doing two phase upgrade i.e. from 4.1 to 5.0.1 and from 5.0.1 to 5.5.To get...
View ArticleUpdate SSO identity Source when we fail over to DR site
Hi team , please may I have your assistance on SSO5.1Been trying for 3 days to define a valid Active Directory identity source in DR site.I must mention that this DR site is TOTALLY isolated from Prod...
View ArticleError NoPermission when access to vCenter is provided via group
Hi All, I have installed new vCenter server 5.1.0, 1123961 on server 2012 OS (server is joined to AD).If we give access to user directly they can logon to vCenter via vSphere / Webclient with out...
View ArticleVCSA Firewall Config
I have a vCenter Server Virtual Appliance that I need assistance with edited the firewall file. I am connected EMC Networker to the VCSA and need to allow ports 7937 and 7938 - currently the server is...
View ArticleVIM_VCDB
We have a vSphere5 environment and our database is housed in a SQL Server (SQL 2008). We are upgrading the SQL server and noticed this file on the server, VIM_VCDB. What is this file? Is this...
View ArticleESXi 5.0 Cannot Join vCenter, vpxa rogue folder cannot be removed
Hello, we have an ESXi 5.0 that cannot be joined to vCenter 5.1It fails with timed out waiting for vpxa to start. the problem seems coming from:/opt/vmware/vpxa/vpx # ls -lahdrwxrwxrwx 1 root...
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Problems with fresh Vcenter install ("Network Card")
Just built a fresh 5.5 install from the appliance, when it boots I get the following screen, no many how many times I run that script in red I cant' get an I address either off or DHCP or can I seem to...
View ArticlevCenter displays: VMware Tools not installed
Hi all, I have an issue in vCenter where for some virtual machines (not all), under Tasks & Events, is displayed: The VMware Tools are not runningWithin the virtual machine I can see that the...
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Storage vMotion Phantom vm listed...no files on datastore
This is a new one for me. Today I performed a storage vMotion on a server. The server has multiple discs, but I only needed to move one of them. The migration completed and I thought all was well,...
View ArticleWhat permissions are needed to deploy from OVA/OVF
Our environment is vCenter 4.1 U1 and ESXi 4.1 U1. We have a multi-tenant Lab environment where users are isolated with separate Resource Pools and separate VM, Storage, and Network folders. The users...
View ArticleVCSA 5.5 Services not starting
I have been working on setting up VCSA 5.5 in a lab environment for the past couple of days. I have run into a number of bugs that have caused me to re-install from scratch including the IP address...
View ArticleAbout install vCenter 5.5 question !
Hi~~all: I want try to install vCenter 5.5 edition on windows 2008 R2 64X. and I use the VMware Workstation 10 when I installed the vCenter 5.5, I can't login by vShper Client 5.5.I can login by vShper...
View ArticleMoving vCenter SSO database to SQL cluster
I was wondering if you can help me out with something… We have to move the vCenter SSO (RSA) database to another SQL cluster. We have confirmed database and user credential mappings were successfully...
View Articleinstall embeded or seperate sql server(database) for vcenter
Hi. i want install Vcenter 5.5 But now i am so confused . which of these options are vmware best practice for install sql server on vcenter : 1- install vcenter on a seperate sql server 2 - install...
View ArticleRemove Snapshot Hangs in VC
I have 4 hosts, all connected to a central iSCSI storage system. When I try to remove a snapshot from a VM, its only snapshot, it goes to 95% and then sits there. This prevents me from being able to...
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