vCenter Hung at Applying Computer Settings
Not sure if it's a coincidence, but I just updated my VMtools on vCenter 5.0 Update 2 and now it's stuck at Applying computer settings. The vCenter server service started but Profile-Driven Storage...
View ArticleVcentre migration
Hi, we have a fairly new system setup with a single host (soon to double) using ESXi5.1. when I first started the install Vcentre seemed like a good idea, but now I find that it uses 8gb of RAM, which...
View ArticleIssuing getting OpenLDAP working with VCenter 5.1
So I have installed VCenter 5.1 as a Linux appliance, and have managed to configure everything but the SSO. I have an OpenLDAP server I am trying to connect, but every time I try, I keep getting an...
View ArticleAbility to use two-factor authentication for administrator of vCenter
Hi, I was wondering. VMware View has the ability to use radius for Two-Factor authentication. However, this is only to login to your VDI. Is it possible to use Two-Factor authentication for the...
View Article"This host currently has no management network redundancy", but there is?
While in vcenter, the summary tab for a host displays this message: "This host currently has no management network redundancy" I attached pictures of the Host > Configuration > Networking and...
View ArticlevCenter 5.0U1 status and hardware status plugins fails
after install and configure vCenter works well. But after reboot status and hardware status plugins fails and i have the following errors vCenter Service Status VMware, Inc. 5.0 Disabled Displays the...
View Articlevcenter shared stroage between host not working
Hi all, I have a lab with 2 hosts(1 ESx4.0 and second one is ESXi 5.0) and a cluster. I can view all storage under esx 5.0 but under 4.0 i can view only local datastore.I had tried all the ways but...
View ArticleChanging VC services log on accounts
I recently installed vCenter Server 5.1.0, 799731 on a Windows 2008 R2 machine and I want to change the log on account used during the install for the following VC services. VMware VirtualCenter...
View ArticleVcenter 5.1 appliance with openldap login failure
I have SSO successfully configured in Vcenter 5.1 to connect with an existing openldap server. Added an existing ldap user to __Administrators__ group in Vcenter. Logged in to the Vcenter...
View ArticleRe installing Vcenter
Hi, We are currently runing Vcenter 5.1 which has been installed on a Virtual machine within our ESXi 5.1 Cluster, and would like to move VCenter to a physical machine and perform an entirely new...
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 ArticleVM's are greyed out/italic and show as Disconnected but are still running
Im running version 5.1 with Ent+ licensing. In vCenter Server I have numerous machines that show greyed out and in italics and aldo are listed as (Disconnected). The machines are powered on, respond to...
View ArticleWhich table in vCenter database contains alarm texts?
Hi, I am trying to read the alarm text that we see in vSphere client console from the database. There are some tables and views containing the name "alert", but none of them have the exact text that we...
View ArticleThe VMRC console has disconnected
Hi all, we are running vsphere 5.1 host and vcenter. since today i can't start console from vsphere client. I allways recieve this message: The VMRC console has disconnected.. attempting to reconnect.I...
View ArticleGuest Memory is equal to host memory
Hi, After installing antivirus in Win 8 machines, guest memory usage has been equal to the host memory. (image attached) This is causing some serious issues as I can't login in VM. As soon as I supply...
View ArticleUnable to connect with host
Hi, I have two VM hosts ESXi 5.0U2 both hosts were connected with vCenter (Cluster Environment).Since yesterday I saw that one host is diconnected then I tried to login separately by root user but not...
View Articlevpshere client failed to connect to vcenter vcva
hi all,i install esxi on a virtual machine, and i can connect to with vsphere client. i download vcva and depoy it , i configure it from a browser and it started. but when i try to connect with vsphere...
View ArticleRemoving a vCenter Server from SSO when that vCenter Server no longer exists
Hello,We were trying out the Appliance version of vCenter Server on our setup. Long story short that vCenter Server no longer exists and now when we login into the webclient we are constantly told it...
View ArticleAdvanced tool/report to compare esx servers setup?
Hi everyone, I have a bunch of esx servers in a cluster and I want to make sure they all are configured identically. Is there a tool/report I can use to compare esx configs, e.g. memory, storage,...
View Articlenot compatible with the vcenter server license edition
Hi there... We upgraded from Sphere Essentials Plus to Standard.I appled the requisite licensing to the hosts as well as my Vcenter.Now, I have a big red bang on each of my hosts and I am getting the...
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