VM shows alert icon with no alarms triggered
I have been having phantom alarms lately. Virtual machines will show the red alert icon with no alarms triggered. I checked the VM, the host, the cluster, the folder, the datacenter, and vcenter but...
View ArticlevSphere Web Client occasional "For input string" error
I'm occasionally getting errors like these while using the vSphere Web Client. I can pretty much always reproduce the error when viewing advanced performance charts of VMs or hosts, but only with the...
View ArticleThe following port numbers are either invalid or already in use
Hi.. While Installing the Vcenter Server am getting an error as the following port numbers are either invalid or already in use for HTTP and HTTPSHTTPS 443HTTP 80.i dont want to change the port...
View ArticleWhen to Separate Web Client Server and vCenter Server
When installing vsphere 5.1, when is it necessary to have a separate VM for the Web Client Server? Assuming I have already determined to separate Single Sign on Server and vCenter Server, what factors...
View ArticleHot clone VM with snapshots
HiWe have a problematic VM which has multiple (we've hit the 32 mark!) orphaned snapshots cauSed by netbackup. We've tried a few ways of getting rid of the snapshots but they all appear to be a child...
View ArticlevCenter 5.0U1 to 5.1 upgrade fails
Hi all I have tried upgrading a vCenter server from 5.0U1 to 5.1 and installation fails in the first step. I receive a "Error 20010.Failed to configure LookupService" error.I am running English version...
View ArticlevCloud suite
We were wondering if anyone is using or planning to use vCloud Suite. What were you using before upgrading to vCloud, and how has the upgrade process generally been -- simple or complicated. And,...
View ArticleVirtual server getting multiple errors.
I don’t know if I’m posting this in the correct place but I have a virtual server running server 2008. I am receiving a lot of errors in the event viewer for faulting VM applications. The following...
View ArticleInstalling vCenter Server 5.1 on Windows Server 2012
Hiya, ---First of all, I would like to use this topic for experiences running vCenter 5.1 on Windows Server 2012. Hopefully I will manage to get this all running and others will find answers in this...
View ArticleBest practices for Hot Clones v Cold Clones
A peer and I were discussing the pros/cons of hot clones versus cold clones for making copies of VMs when changing VM attributes, installing new software in the VM itself (where the System...
View ArticleVR with Vsphere 5.1 Essentials Plus
My Client is going to purchase 2 servers and each server has 2 processors. And he is going to purchase vsphere 5.1 essentials pack. but the thing is he is going to locate one server in one location and...
View ArticleIs it possible to restart vcenter via esx console?
Hi, does anyone know if its possible to power on a vritual vcenter from esx console screen? Thanks Robert
View ArticleDeploying a vmware workstation
how do you run or deploy a vmware workstation. We have a third party company which has training video and wants to deploy a vmware workstation to us.We have a vsphere 4.0 environment. Any ideas. Is...
View ArticleESXTOP error in replay mode.
Hi - In ESXi 5, I am unable to read the performance snapshots captured by vm-support using a esxtop -R <Vm-support-Dir> command.(Enclosed the error document attached)But in, ESXi4.1 - I am able...
View ArticleSelecting Windows Standard or Enterprise for vSphere Management Components
When do I need to use Windows 2008 Enterprise and can I get by with Windows 2008 Standard for my management components? For example, on the following list, which actually need an Enterprise version?...
View ArticleCREATE FILE encountered operating system error 5(Access is denied.) while...
Attempting to upgrade vCenter Server 5.0 to 5.1. I'm trying to run the SQL script rsaMSLiteSQLSetupTabelSpaces and get: Msg 1802, Level 16, State 4, Line 24CREATE DATABASE failed. Some file names...
View Article5.1 client certificate errors
Just completed my 5.1 vcenter install. I used default self signed certs for all components. Issue: from vsphere client I left click on my cluster, VM tab, then click on a column to sort my list of...
View ArticleUpgrade from 5.0 to 5.1
Hello All, What are the steps of upgrading vcenter server from 5.0 to 5.1 ? Thanks,
View Articleno client side download is needed for this plugin
I installed 2 esxi hosts in two different datacenters and installed one vcenter to manage those hosts.after that i installed VR on one host and tried to install the VR plugin from the vcenter. but it...
View ArticlevCenter Server down - what functionality is lost?
I'm really sorry if this has been answered before, I'm sure it has, but what I didn't seem to find exactly what I was looking for when searching for this. If I loose connection to vCenter, and I've got...
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