ESXi Health Check
Which tool should I use for Health check and what all comes under health check. Can anyone please help me with it. I want various different tools to be identified and packaged for assessment. Many...
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vCenter 5.1.0U1b update to 5.5 fails (Error 1603)
I keep getting errors while trying to install vCenter 5.5 Single Sign-On which results in a rollback.I tried it with Simple Install and Custom Install.I already tried to delete the CIS Folder and...
View ArticleAdding VCSA 6.0 to domain fails
Hi Guys, Hopefully something you can assist me with to stop me from ripping anymore of my hair out For the last few days, I have been trying to add our VCSA to our domain so that I can setup the SSO...
View ArticlevCenter Server 5 Role Permissions Required to Apply Host Recommendations?
I have a subset of admins to take care of specific VMs. The role created to give them access to the VM allows them to power off and power on the VMs. However, if we are doing some maintenance in the...
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vSphere role permissions to run plugins
Hi All, I am looking at providing the least privilege to a user group to enable them to run a particular plugin.Are there generic permissions to apply to a role to enable access to a plugin, or is it...
View ArticleBinding VMK to vDS portgroup
Hi guys, I am trying to add iSCSI storage to ESXi. This is on vCenter 6 appliance and ESXi 6 hosts which have been upgraded from ESXi 5.5. I have created 2 iSCSI portgroups in a vDS, Migrated the vmk...
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Why every domain user can login to vcenter appliance via vsphere web client?
Hi I created new vcenter appliance, set up AD auth, gave my domain account to admin group and moved hosts to new vcenter.I can login with domain account, got VM etc.But what it bothers me is one thing:...
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vcsa 5.5 to 6 upgrade fails
\"Fatal error during network configuration.\ in log file vcsa_0000.log. Have no idea why? Source vcsa is on a standard port and so is vcsa 6. It copies the data, successfully shuts down the source...
View ArticleHow to log in after setup?
I install vcenter 6, and picked a password. At the end of setup, I went to the web client, and entered in administrator for the username, and the password I had chosen. That didn't work. I figured...
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Unable to remove host from vCenter
We have an existing ESXi 5.5. host we're unable to remove from a vCenter server environment. When attempting to do so we get the following error:Remove host<<hostname>>Cannot complete...
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Out of sync VDS after vCenter DB failure
Hi Last week we had a failure on the vCenter database. This caused vCenter to be offline for a wee while.A day later we noticed that some hosts were out of sync with the vDS. We tried the...
View ArticleUnable to copy vmdk files with web client
I was trying to copy a VM from one location to another using the file manager in the web client and I found that I'm unable to copy the data portion (i.e. the -flat part) of a virtual disk file. The...
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VCSA Install stuck on "Powering On Applicance"
VMware vCenter Server Appliance Deployment has been stuck on "Powering on appliance" for nearly an hour. Please advise? VMware-VCSA-all-6.0.0-2800571Browser: Chrome Version 44.0.2403.157 m Update:...
View ArticleRename vCenter Server 6.0
Bonjour à tous, Peut-on renommer l'hostname du vCenter Server 6.0 ?Mon vCenter est dans un domaine et utilise une base de données externe. Si oui c'est quoi les procédure SVP ? Merci d'avance Gislène
View ArticlevCenter HA Issues?
Hi Guys, I am hoping someone can help me... I have a very small ESXi deployment. I have installed vCenter (5.5 u2) as a VM using the packaged MS SQL Express version. I was testing for HA type failures,...
View ArticleNo Inventory in WebClient (while vSphere Client is fine)
I am a VMWare Newbe.I installed VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.0b released. (followed the TinkerTry instructions Deploy VMware&#39;s vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 in a home lab, without SSO...
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What is the use of Consolidating snapshots ?
I have been reading up but I still do not really understand what is the use of this function.Can someone kindly enlighten me ? Also kindly correct if my train of thoughs is wrong :i. Snapshots are not...
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Profile-Driven Storage Service Error
Good afternoon, I installed vSphere Server on one of my VM Machines running Windows 2012 server. I had everything running fine, but then I installed another VM Server running 2012 and made that my...
View ArticleInstalling VCSA fails with [VCSA ERROR] - Error in getting version
Hi Folks,I'm trying the process to install the VCSA on an existing ESXi6 host but it fails when trying to connect with this above error. I find this error in the file VCSA0000.log in the logs directory...
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Recently upgraded Vsphere ESXI 5.5 to 6, since the usage meters on the...
Recently upgraded Vsphere ESXI 5.5 to 6, since the usage meters on the web client summary pages stopped working? Any ideas why this stopped working and how to fix it? Its not just one host either I...
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