Moving to vSphere 6
Current Env:Single Windows vCenter server running 5.0.0.29542 using external SQL DB10 Hosts running 5.0.0 Update 2~250 VMs Objective:1. Upgrade environment to latest version.2. Remove dependency on...
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SQL Server Database maintenance plan consideration
Hi All, Before performing the vSphere 5.5 Upgrade, I just wanted to know what are the recommended steps for the Windows VCenter SQL Server maintenance ? Because from my screenshot below, I cannot find...
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 ArticleHyper-converged system are emerging in market
For the last one year i have seen hypercoverged sytems are emerging in market..do any one fell next gen will be software defined datacenter
View ArticleBasic vCenter 6 & Linked Mode Question
I have 2 Windows vCenters with 2 external PSCs in enhanced linked mode. Should I be able to see both vCenters in the thick client the same as I do in v5.5?
View ArticleVDP upgrade issue (6.0 to 6.1.1)
Finally was able to get VCSA upgraded from 5.5 U3 to 6.0 update 1 after spending several hours on the phone with support. I am trying to upgrade two different VDP instances from 6.0 to 6.1.1. One...
View ArticlevCSA 6.0 install failure - unable to connect to ESXi Server
I have the vCSA ISO extracted to local drive and am running it from Internet Explorer as Administrator mode. After allowing the plugin, I click Install.I click Accept, then Next.At this point, I am...
View ArticleInstall a new vCenter Server to replace another one that fail
Hi everybody: I have a doubt, I have an infrastructure composed by two nodes of ESXi 5.1 and one vCenter Server 5.1 mounted on Windows Server 2008 R2 (The windows was located on a physical server) and...
View ArticleControlling HA after complete outage
The other day all my hosts on a distributed switch decided to PSOD in response to a network issue. I rebooted all the hosts and everything came back up but in hindsight, I would like a little more...
View ArticleVm creation
Hi everyone i am using vcenter server 5.5 , i have created Windows 7 x64 Virtual machine and i have handed over to the client.The client wants to install another virtual machine with Windows 2008 R2 OS...
View ArticlevCenter 6 not showing historical performance data
Hello. We had our vcenter vm rendered unusable a week and a half ago. VMware support wasn't able to resolve the issue at the time after hours of troubleshooting so I decided to stand up a new 2012 R2...
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Migration Error: pbm.fault.PBMFault.summary
Currently have an ESX 4.1 server which I'm trying to migrate my VM from to a ESXi 5.5 server. When I try to migrate I get a pbm.fault.PBMFault.summary with no additional information. Logged into my...
View ArticleVMware Tools : install NSX File Introspection Driver only silently
Hi all, I want to silently install vShield part of VMware Tools, but only the "NSX File Introspection Driver". I didn't find anything about how this part is named in order to put it in install...
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vCenter ROBO license problems
Hello, I just purchase a ROBO license keys (25 VM) and i wanted to add to my existing vCenter server. But everytime I added to vCenter I get this error Does anyone worked with ROBO licenses before and...
View Articlevcsa auto deploy http 503 error
I have an active ticket open with VMware Support, but there is little to no movement on it so far. Our Auto Deploy service in our VCSA 5.5 Update 3 instance does not seem to be working at all. The Dell...
View Articlepermissions in web client
I just upgraded to 6.0U1 and I'm running into some issues with the web client for some users (non-admins). This is a clean install of 6.0U1. My permissions are controlled via AD groups which I set on...
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VMotion
1. Hi everyone,I have created a vm kernel port for VMotion and i have given private ip address lets say 10.1.1.X (VLAN ID=100). This ip address should it be mentioned in the switch to communicate.or...
View Articleunable to logon to vcsa 6.0
Hi Guys, We have been running vCenter server appliance version 6 (version=6.0.0, build=2776510) in production for about 6 weeks now without issue. 2 days ago logons failed to the server. quick fix was...
View ArticleSSO / vSphere Web client problem
Hi All,I have a vCenter 5.1 that was installed and configured before my time joining the company. The Single Sign On was installed and service is running. The Web client was not installed as part of...
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