Using SNMP to monitor snapshots?
We've had a few clients with cases of "runaway" snapshots. Veeam didn't properly clear them out when a backup ended or smething along those lines.I'd like to use some sort of SNMP system to...
View ArticleVCenter 6 with a mirrored database
I know Vmware don't explicitly support SQL mirroring but it should work. I have a mirrored database but when the DB fails over, VCenter slowly dies and attempting to restart the services results in...
View ArticlevCSA 5.5 unable to authenticate users from parent domain in Active Directory
Hello!We have a vCSA 5.5 integrated to our Child.DOMAIN.COM subdomain in corporateActive Directory. Identity source set as "Active Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication)"with "Use machine...
View Article求教：VirtualCenter Server服务自动停止
今天打开Client连接VC，发现连接故障，然后远程桌面到VC发现服务中VirtualCenter Server服务没启动，然后手动启动后再用Client连接，连接上几秒后又断开了，再看服务，VirtualCenter Server服务自动停止了。重启服务器及服务没用~求教
View ArticleLAB - vCenter 6 and Platform Services controller with 3 ESXi 6.0 hosts
OK, I blew out my initial test lab of 6.0 to restart. I have a VM for Platform Services Controller and vCenter Server and both are 6.0 on Windows Server 2012.My esx hosts are all 6.0 as well.I created...
View ArticleCan vCenter Server manage a cluster with hosts in different locations?
Can vCenter 5.5 manage a single cluster with hosts that are in 2 separate locations (different buildings on the same campus)? This is for a total of 4 hosts - 2 at each site - and approx. 20 VMs...
View ArticlevCenter Notifications
Hello Community,Is there any tool can send notifications when the VM started ?I guess vRO can do a workflows for these types of notifications.Thank you
View ArticleCannot Complete Customization
I'm getting an error when deploying a VM from a template (XP Volume License edition w/SP3) saying "Cannot complete customization." I've got the XP sysprep files in C:\ProgramData\VMWare\VMWare...
View Articleauto deploy plugin
Hi,I know the VMware labs auto deploy plugin is not supported, maybe someone has had this issue and can point me in the right direction. the plugin works on all the tabs soft depot, deploy rule, hosts,...
View ArticleHaving issues adding ESXi host to vCenter Server Appliance
I've been spending lots of time working on the new vCenter 5.1.0A. I have two vCenter environments in my test and dev. vCenter1 = Windows 2008 R2 vCenter server. It has local domain Microsoft CA self...
View ArticleVMotion Across VCenter Multiple Datastores
I can move vms using the new cross vcenter vmotion by using "change computer resource only" as long as my vm has only one datastore. If I have more than one datastore I must use the option to change...
View ArticleProtecting vCenter
I am trying to figure out the best way to protect vCenter from a site loss. We have vCenter as a VM in a cluster, with HA, etc. But I want to protect against a total site loss and replicate to our DR...
View ArticleFind out virtual machines on storage
Hi, I am asking this question all over the place but still cant find answer after almost a year. Hopefully someone that knows that answer would be able to answer. I have some virtual machines that are...
View ArticleVCSA 5.5 Hostname Change Problem
Hi, I am working on getting a new implementation of VCSA v5.5 up and running and I have the VM created and working, but I am having an issue changing the name of the server. I am running the...
View Articleiscsi connection
Hi, I have the following setup in a server running ESXi 5.5:vswitch0 management network with 2 nics active/standbyvswitch1, multiple port groups containing 3 nicsvswitch2, vmotion network 1 nic We are...
View ArticleVcenter slow at startup
Hi I have a installation of Vcenter 5.5 update 2b in a VM machine with 8GB memory and 2 cores.When it's up and running everything works well.But if i reboot the server ,the cpu sometimes goes up to...
View ArticlePort channnel with Blades
Re: Unable to bond Etherchannel on ESXi 5.5 In continuation of the previous link.. I have a request to activate trunk on IBM blade servers. We have 14 ESXi servers in that Blade.I have similar set up...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 performance tab "no data available"
Hi All I have a problem with the peformance tab not showing any data for VMs & hosts. I have done a fair bit of searching on this problem and not found an answer yet. My thoughts is that its a...
View ArticlevCenter Server with external PSC & security
Hi all, When looking at the deployment of vCenter Server with an external Platform Services Controller from the design point of view, are there any security pro's - con's when using this architecture?...
View ArticleVMWare Vsphere Client V6.0.0 Build 2502222 Cursor Disappears
HardwareVmware server is HP Proliant DL380p Gen 8.VMWare Client is Windows 8.1 using Power Shell (to augment the Tile User Interface) I installed this version of VMWare ESXI using an HP prepared...
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