CPU Utilization vs Usage
What's the difference in the CPU Utilization and CPU Usage metrics in vCenter? Both are an average rollup, measured in percent. Maybe it's the verbiage, but those two sound redundant. However, the...
View ArticlevCenter Server Appliance 5.0 cannot boot (filesystem corrupted)
Hello, 1. I downloaded the vCenter Server Appliance (trial version) from here:https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/evalcenter?p=vmware-vsphere5-ent&lp=default 2. I verified that the md5 checksums...
View ArticleLatest performance values ZERO
Hi, When I query via the SDK or in the Normal vSphere Client interface the performance of a Cluster, often I found that the last 1, 2 or 3 recordings of CPU % or Memory % are zero. After a while...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 - Hardware Status tab (No Data)
We are completing our migration in our TEST environment to our new vCenter 5.1 server. We have migrated our ESXi 4.0 U2 and 4.1 U2 hosts to vCenter 5.1. We are using the latest version of the HP CIM...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 appliance web-configuration error after upgrade
Hi guys, I have just upgraded our vCenter 5.0 appliance to 5.1 following the official guide. There were no errors during installation, however since, when I connect to the configuration interface at...
View ArticleVCSA 5.1 - Unable to add domain users in Add Permissions via VIClient
Hi all, I've spent a bit of time researching this and a few people have had issues joining the VCSA to a domain - I've had no issues, here, VCSA joined to the domain no worries. No matter what I seem...
View Articleregistering vcenter server 5.1
I installed web client on vsphere server but when i go register vcenter under https://localhost:9443/admin-app I keep getting The vsphere web web client administration Tool only supports registration...
View Articlephantom alarm after datastore issue
After a planned full shutdown due to building power maintenance, I had several VMs return with an Alarm icon, but no corresponding alarm detail or visible problem. Initially, the VMs in question all...
View Article4.1 to 5.1 upgrade - database error
Am trying to upgrade my vCenter server from 4.1 to 5.1. Using external SQL and managed to create database /users with a little help from . Going through the SSO install wizard it validates connection...
View Articlelogging in to vsphere web client is blank
when i log into vsphere web client, there is no inventory? where is all that info?
View Articlerolling back vcenter 5.1 install
can i rollback a 5.1 install to 5.0? is it safe doing that? what happens to the vcenter agents already uploaded to the esxi servers?
View ArticleReplication Error - Host is not powered on Error.
I have a three host vcenter running esentials plus license ESXi 5.1. My issue is that, when I try to setup replication on one of the hosts vm machines I get this error message. " The virtual machine...
View ArticleCreating snapshot datastore
I'm looking at using SAN replication as an option for a DR scenario. I'm currently using vSphere 4.0 but will shortly be upgrading to vSphere 5.0 I'm limited to the volume of data and the amount of...
View ArticleAudit Failure Security Event every 10 seconds from vpxd.exe
G'day, I am seeing this event every 10 seconds in the security event log on our vCenter Server system:-----An account failed to log on. Subject: Security ID: ELECTRO\-vCenter Account Name:...
View ArticleDistributed switch problem
I am configuring a new VMkernel distributed switch and trying to add a new vMotion virtual adapter. I input the correct IP address information and received the error - “Call...
View ArticleProblem with second SSO install - error 29126
Upgraded one vcenter (installing SSO and uograding inventory and vcenter) successfully. On our other site, the SSO install keeps failing after almost finishing. "Error: 29126: Cannot resolve hostname...
View Article[vCenter 4.0] Reinstalling vCenter and Nexus 1000
Hi, We are planning to migrate our vCenter and Update Manager databases from SQL Express 2005 to SQL 2008. Mostly because our infrastructure is getting bigger and Express has its limits. While the...
View ArticleVmotion and Storage MTU
i have a dedicated vSwitch for IP storage network (NFS, iSCSI) on which i also put VMotion (on a different VLAN thou).I have enabled Jumbo Frames (MTU 9000) on Netapp, Cisco switches on this net,...
View ArticleProblems after installing vCenter 5.1a - No vCenter Server found
Sorry, I'm new at this and I'm having a problem installing vCenter 5.1a on Windows Server 2008 R2 using the simple install. After completing the install without any errors, I start up the vSphere Web...
View Articlevcentre download
Hello Team, For some reason I wasnt able to download evalution copy of Vcentre server from VM ware. it says you are not entitled to download. Can you send me URL where I can download it ?...
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