Permission Issues with vCenter Server / SSO
I'm having problems getting a new lab/PoC environment working. The ESXi Hosts are working fine, but I can't get vCenter Server set up and working. The vCenter environment is as follows:Server: HP...
View ArticleSSL certificate for vcenter 5.1
We implement the certificate on vcenter followed by KB http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalId=2035005 , when doing the...
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vCenter Databases: Performance statistics rollup from Past Week to Past Past...
This image I take from vCenter Service Health tab. I only install the SQL Express Version. How to solve this problem? Any Suggestion?
View ArticleVCenter Server 5.1 show migrated VM on old and new Storage
Hello, we update 2 vsphere 5.0 Hosts to 5.1 and the vcenter too. Now we connect new Storage to the vsphere Hosts and migrate some of the VMs on the new Store.(all of them have latest VMtools...
View ArticleRestricting the domain users from SSO login
Hi, I have installed the VMware SSO and also added the domain by using "Add Entity Sources" through Web Client. We have domain group for the VMware administrator which I have added in SSO administrator...
View ArticleQuestion about how the vCenter database works
I'm trying to find out what the vCenter database consists of what causes it to grow. Also is there a good way to monitor growth so you don't run out of room if you are using SQL Express? I deployed an...
View ArticleCannot login to VCENTER using domain credentials, authorize exception
Hi Guys, I am running vcenter version 5.1 and my esxi servers are also 5.1.Now, obviously the vcenter server is joined to the domain. As we are upgrading the entire infrastructure, the old DC must be...
View ArticleVcenter Server missing in Web Client
I just upgraded my vcenter 4.1 installation to 5.1. The installation worked with no errors, but when i log into the web client, i get an error message telling me, that there could be made no connection...
View ArticleMissing datastore performance after vCenter 5 upgrade
I recently upgraded vCenter to version 5 and now I'm missing the option to view the performance statistics for my datastores. The only option available is "Space" (see attached screencap). I cannot...
View ArticleUpgrading an undersized vCenter server
A vCenter server for a small farm (4 hosts and about 200 VM) was originally installed on on undersized hardware and now must be moved to a more appropiate host. I see two options, implementing a...
View ArticlevPostgres 50 VM limit on vCenter Server Appliance
Hi, Anyone knows if the 5 hosts/50 VM limit is going to disapear for VCSA embedded vPostgres? Or at least is in some roadmap? No need to tell that it would be awesome!!! Right know I'm struggling to...
View ArticleHost profile question
Having a problem with using Host Profiles. I have a host that only has two iSCSI Adapters (all the others in the cluster have four). I'm not using the iSCSI adapaters though, so I don't care about...
View ArticleDon't see CustomizationSucceeded msg in task after clonning
Hi, I'm clonning a VM using a customization file. I see in task that Started customization of VM New Virtual Machine. Customization log located at /var/log/vmware-imc/toolsDeployPkg.log in the guest...
View ArticleUnable to view performance charts
Hi, everyone, I just upgraded one of our vCenter servers from 4.1 to 5.1, and we can no longer view performance charts. Clicking the Overview tab produces the error "This program cannot display the...
View ArticleNo guest console display vSphere Client 5
Hi all, I have recently upgrade to vCenter version 5 on a fresh machine and subsiquently upgraded all the hosts to ESXi5. I am in the process of upgrading all the vmware tools installs, but being a...
View ArticlevShield Manager "The SSL certificate of STS service cannot be verified"
Hello, For about 2 weeks I am struggling with this problem and now have become desperate enough to post it here. When I want to register vShield Manager with vSphere SSO it gives me the error "The SSL...
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General system error occured on creating/updating Host profile after 4.1 to...
Hi Everyone,Very starnge error appear when i trigger create or update action for Host Profiles on my newly upgraded Vcenter server.But let's start from the begining.I had Vcenter server 4.1 and 3 ESX...
View Article3PAR plug-in configuration
I'm having a problem trying to configure the 3par management plug in.After installing it I went to HOME and tried to configure login credentials.However no matter user I'm trying to use the connection...
View ArticleBackup VCSA 5.1
Hello.I just want to know the best way how to backup (for disaster recovery) an VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) ? Are there any limitiations to use vDP? Thanks for an feedback.
View ArticleAdd specific counters to vCenter statistics level
Since we upgraded to vCenter and ESXI 5.0 I noticed a few important statistics counters to be missing (not realtime ones), namely VM IO statistics like datastore.numberReadAveraged.average and...
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