ESXI5 Patch Versions
Can you tell what patch version is for esxi5.1 versions: esxi5.0.0,821926esxi5.0.0.914586 Are they both same patch version, as I though I installed patch 2 on both of the hosts. For esxi5.0.0914586 I...
View ArticleDatastore 20% free
Hi, i need to know if there is any way to diable a new deployment/clone/add new disk to a datastore if there is 20%. we are using SDRS in most of our Clusters. thanks, Itay
View ArticleVMware SRM installation with essentials plus 5.1
hi, I am going to buy vmware vsphere essentials plus for my datacentre. i have two servers in one location, each has 2 cpus.And another one in a different location (2 CPUs). now i need to buid a DR...
View ArticleSource of vSphere connections
When I open up vSphere and look at the active sessions, I see that there are a couple of service accounts connected. I'm trying to find out where they are connecting from. Is that possible? There are...
View ArticleAlarm Scripts - How to do them right?
We are trying to set up a script to make some guest VM changes after certain events occur. The alarm is configured using the infamous redir.bat file with the powershell script listed as the argument....
View ArticlePowered OFF VM stuck at 97%
I have a server 2003 vm which was powered off and the OS seems to be down , but in the tasks menu it still shows 97% powering off and is frozen at this stage..How could i power off this vm and reboot...
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vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 - Wizard/Config fails
This is my inital step into the Vmware world and it isn't going well. Downloaded the latest vCenter Server appliance 5.1.0.5100 and created a new VM in VMware Workstation 8.0.4. Started the VM and let...
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 ArticlevCenter Appliance 5.1 Active Directory no longer functioning
I had a vCenter appliance in my home lab running 5.0 and I had AD working just fine. I upgraded to the 5.1 appliance according to the documentation and now it seems that my AD integration isn't...
View ArticleBasic vs Multi-Site SSO
I am still finding these models confusing. Specifically when it comes to the benefits of multi-site configuration. I'm hoping someone can clarify. Here's a 2-site example: I have a Dallas site with a...
View ArticleSingle Sign On (aka SSO) and LDAP
I am at my wits end and wish to query the masses for any assistance. I upgraded vCenter from 5.0 to 5.1 and have had the joy of fighting with SSO. I am able to configure SSO to authenticate Active...
View ArticleCannot add a vCenter 5.1 to an existing vSphere Web Client
Hello, we have currently 2 vCenter Servers in our network, each one with its own SSO and vSphere Web Client. I know that it is possible to have all the vCenters in the same Web Client but I have tried...
View Article___VMware_Conv_SA___ account automatically created in the domain
What is ___VMware_Conv_SA___ used for? The security group for my client is concerned that this account was created in the domain and that every time they delete it, it returns. Is it needed, why does...
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Host Profiles playing up in vSphere 5
Hi all, Ive recently upgraded about 200 hosts to ESXi 5 from ESX 4.1 and 2 vcenters 5 also.Ive noticed a problem with host profiles when it comes to storage, and wanted to see if anyone else has come...
View ArticlevSphere Web Client 5.1 -- Migrating Custom Attributes to Tags
Hi Community, We have upgraded last week our vCenter Servers to 5.1. So, I´m now experimenting with the all new Web Client at the moment. For the best user experience, I want to convert my custom...
View ArticleUnable to deploy OVF with Websphere Client or ovftool to vCenter 5.1
Hello, we are experiencing some stange behaviour with our vSphere 5.1 installation. We are not able to deploy OVF with vSphere Webclient or with ovftool. It always gives an error "No datastores found...
View ArticleList of virtual machine not updated after migrating the VM to a different...
My vSphere 5 infrastructure uses several datastores.Two datastores are associated to NFS shares on different NAS.I migrate VM from a datastore to another.Browsing the datastore I see that the files are...
View ArticleVcenter 5.1 login failure, service won't start after upgrade
I have just upgraded from Vcenter 5.0 to 5.1 and had an issue which was resolved but I thought I would share it just in case anyone else has the same problem. We had a single Vcenter 5.0 server and not...
View ArticleStorage providers error
Hello, when I open VCenter - so automatically is open Storage Providers with this error Call "SmsServiceInstance.QueryStorageManager" for object "ServiceInstance" on Server "back01" failed Can you help...
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...
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