linked mode vcenter 5.1
Hi, Looking at using linked mode in vcenter 5.1 and was after what benefits it offers. We currently have two data centres with ESXi hosts at both sites and we use a single vcenter to manage the...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 installation error
Hi I am trying to use this guide http://derek858.blogspot.com/2012/09/vmware-vcenter-51-installation-part-7.htmlI have succesffully install SSO and inventory services and did certificates job.vCenter...
View ArticleAddmission control at vmware vsphere ha 5.1
Hello All, In terms of percentage based addmission control at vmware vsphere ha 5.1, what should be set for percentage of cluster resources reserved as failover spare capacity (cpu and memory) ? %10,...
View ArticleVR Installation error
I am getting the following error when trying to install Vsphere 5.1 replication. so i can't complete the installation.please kidnle reply.
View ArticleWhat is VPX_INT_ARRAY for?
Hi, I'm using vcenter 4.1 and recently my DB growth very huge. After further check, VPX_TEXT_ARRAY and VPX_INT_ARRAY occupied most of capacity. For vpx_txt_array i have follow the guide from...
View Articlereplace SSL certificates with AutoDeploy (vCenter 5.1)
I'm trying to replace all certs used by vCenter 5.1 and have so far succeeded using the predeployment method stated in Derek's blog here. However, this link, and the corresponding VMware (threadbare)...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 / ESXi's user login/logout logs
Hi, we're monitoring our vSphere 5.1 environment with Nagios. Most of the checks (cpu, memory, hardware, etc.) are performed against the hosts and not through the vCenter. The checks use a local user...
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vCenter Plug-in manager: Plugins Disabled
Hi, I have a problem which is presented on picture below.I have read some similar problems, but I couldn't find a proper solution. I would be grateful if anyone can help me with this. Thanks in advance!
View ArticleStrange number instead of Role name in Web Client
Hello,in new Web Client I have found strange number instead of Role name on multiple objects where Permission with Role was applied. Check this in screenshots attached. By the way generally in my...
View ArticleSSO Design Question
Hi guys, Our large enterprise needs to upgrade to 5.1 asap. The only thing that holds us back is this SSO piece of the puzzle. We cuuently have multiple vcenters around 20 across the globe in America,...
View ArticleTemplate Win 2008R2 VMXnet3 adapter ordering problem
Hello all, I have created a vmware template of Windows 2008R2 with 3 VMXnet3 adapters. Before the template is shutdown I remove the 3 VMXnet3 nics from Windows. The problem that rises when the template...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 and NFS Windows 2008 R2
I've been trying to get two hosts to work with a NFS datastore that is running on a Windows 2008 R2 server but I keep running into a problem in which the datastore becomes inactive when any disk...
View ArticleVMware 5.0 with LeftHand P4300 G2 good write - bad read
Hi all I have set the cluster up as Network RAID10 withe x2 node P4300 G2 (teaming ALB) and x2 switch HP Procurve 1810g Each ESXi server has 2x 1Gb NICs connected to the iSCSI network and I've set...
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 ArticlevCenter Server 0 instances
Good morning. I entered by vCenter Server 4 standard license today and it says Available 0 instances? Is that ok? What is it telling me?
View Article5.1b upgrade
Will upgrading vCenter from 4.1 I get the following error. Setup has detected that SSL certificate verification of the remote hosts is turned off in the previous version of the vCenter Server you are...
View ArticleCannot complete HA configuration
Cannot complete command 'hostname -s' on host 192.168.190.200 or returned incorrect name format. What could be the possible cause for this error? Note that we have amend our vCenter IP previously as we...
View ArticleUpgrade dvswitch 4.1 and dvswitch 5.0
I have a Virtual Center 5.0 with dvSwitch 4.1Alle my ESX hosts are vSphere 5.0 with dvSwitch 4.1. How do I upgrade my dvswitch 4.1 to dvSwitch 5.0?
View ArticleConsolidating snapshots
I am in the need of recovering some diskspace and getting a handle on some of our VM Sprawl. I have several VM's that have multiple snapshots that are showing up as orphaned vmdk's. Many of the...
View ArticleHost profile issues with management network
Hi, everyone, I am running vSphere 5.1.0a with ESXi 5.1, and I'm running into an odd issue when I try to apply a host profile to some of my existing hosts. In particular, part of what I'm doing is...
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