vCenter within virtual Distributed Siwtch without to create an extra Standard...
Hi, is it now in vSphere 5.1 possible to run vCenter within virtual Distributed Siwtch without to create an extra Standard Switch with serperate NetworkCard? Does the vCenter start automaticly after...
View ArticleConsumed Host Memory vs Active Guest Memory
Could someone explain the "Consumed Host Memory" and "Active Guest Memory" as displayed in the vCenter Client? I have a RedHat VM that is assigned 4GB, but Consumed is about 1.3GB, Active is 600MB....
View ArticlevCenter API Performance
I have been looking around for documentation around the vCenter API maximum throughput or performance limitations and can't seem to find anything. We use an enterprise monitoring tool that polls the...
View Articleunowned files
how to query unowned files using powercli? It is one of the privilege of vm admin. privilege : query unowned files
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Vcenter upgrade to 5.1b thoughts and experiences
I'm looking at upgrading our Vcenter 5.0 to version 5.1b in preperation for the ESXi 5.1 host upgrade. Our Vcenter is a VM in a 4 host cluster ,and running Windows 2008 64-bit R2 OS. The Vcenter...
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VMware vCenter Server 5.0 without Active Directory - which functions/features...
Hi @ all, as in the title mentioned I want to install a VMware vCenter server 5.0, without any Microsoft Active Directory Services. Afaik and if I understood right, the installation without AD is...
View Articlevpxd consuming all memory -- vCenter slooooooow and cannot connect
As reported in http://communities.vmware.com/message/2020222 we are still experiencing the issue with vpxd consuming huge amounts of RAM and causing severe vCenter slowness. This has gotten much worse...
View ArticleUpgrading vCenter to 5.1, certificates expired
I'm running vCenter 4.0, and in the middle of doing an upgrade to 5.1 (using the separate installation method). So far Single SignOn, WebClient, and Inventory Services were installed fine. While...
View Articlegrouping and segragating groups of vms
I have a four node cluster. I have one set of vms, say a1, a2, a3 and another set b1, b2, b3.I want to keep a1,a2,a3 together on one host and b1,b2,b3 on a different set. Is there an easy way to do...
View ArticleSSO HA - Really?
Please help me with this 5.1 SSO HA thing... It is obvious that vmware made SSO the most critical component. What happens if it is not available? I can only attached to the hosts. Forget about logon to...
View Articleconsole interaction
how to interact with the virtual machine’s virtual mouse, keyboard, and screen using powercli? VM admin privilege name : console interaction
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vMA update problem
Hello vmware community..My name is Vadim and my problem is:Trying to update vMa vmware tools and doing: Right click on VM(my case is vMA) Guest->Install/Update vmware tool and get error "Error...
View ArticlevSphere, WAN considerations
Hi All, I'll give some background first, then explaining my question will make more sense. We have a vCenter server (5.0) in London, it's got a few clusters associated with it. Both the vCenter server...
View ArticleUnable to power-on VMs after brief storage outage
Hi GuysI am having some problems with my DR site VMs, which will not power-on. I was doing some work on the DR storage appliance, and unfortunately managed to lose connectivity between the single ESXi...
View ArticleAdd standalone licensed ESX 4.1 nodes to vcenter essentials plus 5
We have a two 4.1 nodes with standalone licenses and bought an essentials plus 5 license for a new cluster with two new servers and it's own storage. We would like to take the old 4.1 machines and move...
View ArticleMoving/Migrating SSO database
Hi Guys,I'm trying to look for resource material on steps in moving/ migrating SSO database. Right now, the SSO database is located on a remote MSSQL Server together with vCenter DB. The problem is, I...
View ArticlevCenter Server Upgrade v5.0 to v5.1
I have 3 vCenter Servers (VM) that manage 3 environments across different locations (Test/Dev/QA, Prod1 & Prod2).I am planning to do the upgrade in Test/Dev/QA environment first. My vCenter Server,...
View ArticleEVC on VC 4.0 U4 with E7540 and E7-8837 won't work
Hello together, we are using a 3 Host Cluster with DELL R910 in. These Hosts are powerd by 2x E7540 CPUs each. Now we have orderd a new R810 with E7-8837 CPUs. Until now we dont have an EVC Cluster,...
View Articleafter Update vCenter 5.0 to 5.1 > Recent Tasks "Upgrade vCenter Agents
Hi all, after upgrading our vCenter from 5.0 to 5.1, we have several Tasks named "Upgrade vCenter Agents on cluster hosts", pointing to all Clusters and they are in the State " In Progress", Initiated...
View ArticleHow to install vcenter in workstation 8 without joininig Domian controller
Dear Friends, Happy New Year to all community members, I m new to Vmware vsphere, so kindly help solving my problem. I m trying to install vcenter inside vmware workstation v8. But i m unable to...
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