Using SQL Server Autogrow on vCenter Server SQL database
If you configure SQL Server which is used for vCenter Server's database to autogrow, will that hinder the performance of the database due to fragmentation when the database grows? Or should you...
View ArticleFrequent dropouts of ESXi servers in VCS appliaence
Hello,does anyone experience frequent change of state of ESXi servers in VCS applience? In virtual client window I see couple of secondes ESXi server up and then goes to not responding, after connect...
View ArticleWhich SQL Native client should I use?
There seems to be a different SQL Feature Pack with every SQL version and even Service Pack level. Each seems to have a different version of the Native SQL Client. For my ODBC connections for vCenter...
View ArticleVMware vCenter™ Server start failed
vcenter occurs error,how can get more details? thank you for help. [2013-02-20 23:55:01.734 02652 info 'App'] [Vpxd::ServerApp::Init:837] Calling: VpxdInvtGroup::Init(gDB)[2013-02-20 23:55:01.750...
View ArticlevSphere Replication icon not appearing in vCenter
I've deployed a VRA (5.1.0.1) to my vCenter (5.1) from the vSphere web client, but for some reason the VRA service wont start and i cant see any vsphere replication icons in either the web client or...
View ArticleVMware vCenter and Windows Server 2012 (Server 8)
Hi,I just installed vmware vCenter Server on Windows Server 2012 but Vmware services not started so I cannot connect to the vcenter via vClient.When I try to start VMware services manually I get an...
View ArticleCustomization specs magically stop working
Issue:My newly deployed win2008R2 VM's will not receive ANY settings. It will flash the "applying vmware settings" (not sure of exact wording) DOS message for a few seconds, but then will go to the...
View ArticleHost Profiles removing default gateway since upgrading to 5.1
We have a number of ESXi hosts on separate management VLANs with different default gateways. We always managed with one host profile because we could disable IP routing from being applied which ensured...
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Error 20030 "Failed to create package for MultiSite" during install
I'm trying to install vCenter SSO as part of a vCenter Server 5.1 installation package. I've read, re-read, and even followed third-party installation guides. My setup meets the requirements for a...
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vCenter Best Practice (2 Clusters)
I want to make sure there are no issues with the way i have vCenter setup in my environment. I currently have 2 locations. Each location has 3 esxi hosts. (I am legal for 12 CPUs and 1 instant of...
View ArticleLocal multi vcentre environment – central SSO server, inventory server?...
In the process of designing a view environment which will require 2 vcentre servers due to number of vdesktops. SSO will be installed on a dedicated server (VM) to allow a single security domain and...
View ArticleIP Address (Conflict) .. Due Diligence reqd
If a system engineer given a duplicate ip for the newly created virtual machine (given the gateway IP as VM's IP), obviously outage will happen. Is there a way to prevent the IP address conflict issue...
View ArticleVmomiError during ssolscli.cmd updateService
Hi I'm experiencing a very strange error when I run the ssolscli.cmd updateService command to bing the trusted SSL ceritifcate to my Secure Token Service. i run the command and get the following error:...
View ArticleMove VMs from vCenter 2.5 to 4.1.0
Hi Team, I have labmanager3 environment running on vCenter 2.5. I am planning to move few Important VMs from it to labmanager4 environment running on vCenter 4.1.0. Please advice me the best practise...
View ArticleESX 5.X Host Profile requests MAC Address with IP Address
I see that Host Profiles request MAC Address information. I know how to remove that requirement but wondered if that information is utilized in some way that I don't fully understand. Before I choose...
View ArticlevCenter converter fails to install agent
I'm trying to do a P2V transition for a Windows Server 2003 machine using vCenter Converter. For some reason, I get an error that says"unable to complete installation/uninstallation of vCenter Coverter...
View ArticleGive a developer rights to create Virtual Machines
I need to give a user the ability to create virtual machines in our VSphere 4.1 VirtualCenter. We have one datacenter and 2 ESXi 4.4host machines: Servername DataCenter Host1 VM...
View ArticleLooking for the Correct Tables in Vcenter database
What tables in the Vcenter database contain the performance and utilisation counters for CPU and memory at the cluster, host and guest level?What manual(s) contain this kind of information?ThanksSteven
View ArticleMissing data in performance graphs vCenter 5.1
Hi, I upgrade vCenter Server 5.0 to 5.1. After the upgrade,the performance data is defective from all hosts and VMs. 20 minutes data OK, and 10 minutes missing. The older data is Correct. Thanks, Jozsef
View Articlecann't connect to vSphere using domain(Active Directory) accounts
Hi All, after few days I cann't connect to vSphere using domain(Active Directory) accounts.but it worked befor and nothing changed in AD.Connection is possible only with local users, where vCenter...
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