Adding an esxi 4 host to vCenter
For a few years now we have been running a single host on esxi 4 and currently all our production VM's are on this host. We've recently deployed two new servers on which we've installed an evaulation...
View ArticleVMWare VirtualCenter server 5.1.0a fails to start after reboot
Hi, I am creating my new lab. I installed VM's for DC, SQL2008R2 and vCenter.I had problems with installing SSO on vcenter server, which I finally resolved.I installed vCenter Server and it was working...
View ArticleSSO DB doesn't support windows authentication.
Any idea why we can't use Windows Authentication for our SSO DB? Isn't it more secure? It also makes password changes a tiny bit easier.
View ArticleWeb client cannot connect to Data Protection appliance
Hi, I have installed vCenter Web client and the Data Protection appliance. I have the link in the Web client for vSphere Data Protection. Once clicked, I am invited to connect to my appliance. I click...
View ArticleAny issues, consolidating 30 snapshots in one go
Hi I am working for a client at the moment, which has a VM set up with a schedule for taking snapshot every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evening. From what I've been told, the manager thinks that his...
View ArticlevCenter SSO change to other Server
Hello We have upgraded our 2 vcenter from 5.0 to 5.1 with simple install. Now we have 2 SSO and we cannot use linking mode.Now i have installed a new server only for sso but how i can change the sso...
View ArticleMigration threshold
Hello, In a vcenter 5.1 environment with 6 hosts deviced over 2 clusters we have set the fully automated drs threshold to 3 stars (in the middle). The environment has a lot of problems with the...
View ArticlevCenter 5.0 to vCenter 5.1 Upgrade
Can customers upgrade vCenter 5.0 server to vCenter 5.1 without installing SSO and Inventory services?
View Articledistibuted virtual switch issue in ESXi 4.1
Under “Host and Clusters” , select a host and then go to summary I see the following message similar to this:The distributed Virtual Switch corresponding to the proxy switches d5 6e 22 50 dd f2 94...
View ArticleChange Syslog Collector 5.1 configuration
Hi, Could someone tell me how i can verify the configuration of my Syslog Collector? (not on Vcenter) I want to change the size of the log file and add more rotation. I edited the vmware-syslog.xml...
View ArticleUpgrade from MSSQL 2005 to 2008 R2
Hi, Here is where I started :1. vCenter Server 4.1 U2 build 4915572. on Windows 2008 Std 64 bit3. using MS SQL 2005 64 bit on a remote Win2k8 std 64 bit server. I needed to upgrade the MS SQL from 2005...
View ArticleSingle Sign On - AD authentication and login
Should any user in AD that is not assigned permissions or does not belong to any Global Group that is assigned permissions be able to authenticate and log into the Web Client? Even if they are bounced...
View ArticlevCenter Server crashed - how to reinstall and rejoin hosts
Hi to all,we have two vSphere 5 hosts in HA cluster and 1 physical server with vCenter Server that manage it.This server has the raid failed and i need to reinstall everything.Is there any issue to...
View Articlefailover properties set at dvswitch level??
I am looking to define an explicit failover order for all dvportgroups created from within vcloud director 5.1 as to control traffic flow across cisco UCS fabric interconnects. Is there a way to set...
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After installing VDR plug-in, can't see it on vCenter server
After installing VDR plug-in, can't see it on vCenter server on other else PC by vSphere Client: But, can see it only on the PC where installed it throught vSphere Client.after reboot the vCenter...
View ArticlePermission issues between vsphere client and web client
Alright I am really hoping someone can help me out with this one. Just finished installing vSphere 5.1 all in one box to play around and test some things. I am a full admin over vCenter and I am an...
View ArticleUnable to access VM consoles remotely through vCenter
I am having an issue with opening virtual machine console windows in vSphere when I connect to my vCenter server remotely. I have two esxi servers which are managed with vCenter. I can connect to...
View ArticleMKS error on port 902
Hello, I am getting the MKS error connecting to port 902 error when trying to use the vCenter and vSphere client or web client, and accessing the console of any vm. I'm using the vCenter OVF appliance...
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vSphere 5.0 Web Client published in Citrix XenApp error
Hi communities folk I've recently upgraded to vCenter Server 5.0 and installed the vSphere Web Client. Everything has been working fine with that itself.I'm trying to publish the vSphere Web Client as...
View ArticlevCenter SSO HA and WebClient
Hi, i am struggling during the installation of our new 5.1a version. I wan´t to configure a SSO HA Cluster and following the KB...
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