How to move / copy some VMDKs?
I have a VM with 2 VMDKs on the new SAN and 2 virtual RDM disks referring to data on the old SAN.I want to have all data in VMDKs on the new SAN. One way to do it is to do a Datastore migration to a...
View ArticleLag in vCenter awareness of prior actions, aka vCenter migration can't find...
This is a somewhat oddball question. I'm trying to get a solid, precise understanding of how vCenter updates its "state model" with regard to programmatic changes to resources. Here's our...
View ArticlePre-register extension in vC instal package
Hello, For industrialization needs, I am wondering if we can pre-register an extension in the vCenter iso, I mean by that provide a custom vC installation package that would already contain a specific...
View ArticleVM vMotion across DataCenters
have an interesting situation in our VMware Infrastructure. We have what appears to be 2 DataCenters observed in our vCenter Server 5.5. All hosts are ESXi5.5. I have always worked vMotion under the...
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VMware vCenter Server Install 5.5, Hangs
After installing SSO, Web-Client, Inventory Services, then configured all the settings for vCenter Server and hit install at the last portion all I get is the following has hung there for over half...
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vpxd.log file constantly logs errors "no route to host" referring to the old...
Hello, We are having troubles with configuring High Availability (https://communities.vmware.com/thread/496531), and I think this could be related to this issue.In the vpxd.log file, we see contant...
View ArticlevCenter appliance VPX Crashing after Update version 5.5 U2d
I opened a support request and hoping to hear back from them Monday and hoping the community can help. Pretty much after updating the vCenter appliance to version to 5.5 U2d VPX is crashing every...
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vCenter and management network
Hi, Should i put the vCenter on the same network as the management of the ESXi host ?Now I have standard vSwitch0 configured with vmkernel port=vMotion, vmkernel port=Management Network.... so im...
View ArticleUnable to add a host to datacenter
Greetings all I am currently a student and having an issue with adding a host under a datacenter in the Web Client. The error i receive is License not available to perform this operation. License file...
View Articlewhat is vSphere Authentication Proxy?
I read through how to implement vSphere Authentication Proxy, but I still don't get what it is. What does it do as opposed to not having it?
View Articledisable including memory when taking snapshot
Is there a way to disable the ability to include memory when taking a snapshot or change the default (from checked to unchecked?) when the machine is powered on? I've got users who love their snapshots...
View ArticleLicensing issue with vCenter server 6.0
I have installed vCenter server 6.0 by using VMware-VCSA-all-6.0.0-2414224.iso. I am able to login vCenter web client and also able to see registered vCenter server. However, when trying to add new...
View Article"The CREATE DATABASE statement failed. (...)" - can't set up the SQL Databse...
use [master] go CREATE DATABASE [VCDB] ON PRIMARY (NAME = N'vcdb', FILENAME = N'C:\VCDB.mdf', SIZE = 2000KB, FILEGROWTH = 10% ) LOG ON (NAME = N'vcdb_log', FILENAME = N'C:\VCDB.ldf', SIZE = 1000KB,...
View ArticleCloning Permissions - anybody?
I find it interesting that giving your VM admins the ability to snapshot a VM is a simple selection of a couple check boxes yet finding the right combination to allow them to clone a VM is ridiculous....
View ArticleStrange error vCenter 5.5 u2 ssolscli.cmd OperationFailed listServices and...
Hi, So here is my setup. I recently migrated from vSphere 5.1 u1 to vSphere 5.5 u2 by way of building a new Windows 2012 R2 server, migrating the SSL directory from ProgramData, and creating and ODBC...
View ArticleVSA Manager empty after vCenter Server Crash and install of a new one
Hi, we had a crash of our vCenter Server and had to install a new one. Everything works fine but we can`t manage the VSA anymore. The VSA Manager is empty and there is no possibility to import the...
View ArticleConsole over vCenter
Hi,Could someone help me to provide steps to configure the comunication of MKV console to go through vCenter Server? I know the standard comunication is: Client ( vsphere or web ) -> vCenter ->...
View ArticlevCenter 6.0 Install fails "The supplied system name is not valid"
I'm getting these errors when i try to install vCenter 6.0Firstboot script execution Error. The supplied System Name vcsa6.mydomain.com is not valid. Posts like this:...
View ArticleWhen to Separate vCenter and Single Sign on Server
With 5.1, I have the option to have the Single Sign on Server separate from vCenter Server. When is this necessary and appropriate and when is it overkill? If I am using vCOPS, VCD, and other...
View ArticleI can not re register vCenter in SSO
I have a strange problem in vCSA (U2d), after appliance restarting, the Web Client shows "Empty inventory". When I look deeper, command:/usr/lib/vmware-sso/bin/vi_regtool listServices...
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