I am not convert template to virtual machine
I am not convert template to virtual machine Error msg : Virtual Machine has 8 virtual CPUs, but the Host only supports 4. The Number of virtual CPUs may be limited by the guest OS selected for the...
View ArticleSingle sign on install SA password?
So when trying to upgrade from 5.0 U1 to 5.1 it wants to install SSO. Ok so the SSO installer wants the SA password for the local SQL express instance...but the SA account is disabled by default. Are...
View ArticleUpgrade vCenter 5U1 to 5.1 fails
Hi, trying to upgrade my vcenter server to 5.1 but getting the below message error 29114 cannot connect to db I have tried this with a local express DB and a full 2008 R2 DB server and get same...
View ArticleSingle SignOn error during installation vm-sso-javaLib.log
When installing on vSphere 5.1 Single SignOn after entering the information in the database we get an error message:Failed connection to the database. For more information, see the paper...
View ArticleError 29107 Upgrading vCenter to 5.1
I get the following error at the end of the vCenter upgrade/install while Registering with vCenter Single Sign On. What can I do to overcome this? Error 29107. The service or solution user is already...
View ArticleWhen to upgrade EVC mode?
VMware Community, We are looking for your opinion on when to upgrade our EVC mode. We are currently on Intel Merom, but we are about to undergo a hardware refresh and are wondering if now is the time,...
View Articlecan't setup vmware center server appliance - fialed to initialize schema
upon deploying the appliance, and re-deploying it about 10 times i give up. I've ssh'ed in and poked around with postgres (i'm a mysql & linux admin professionally, I am not strong with postgres)...
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 ArticlevCenter Server 5.1, SSO and Inventory Service on one Server?
It says in vmware articles that all 3 roles can be installed for small deployments on one Server with enough hardware requirements (2 cores and 10GB RAM and 100GB Hard Drive recommended). Question is...
View ArticlevCSA 5.1 vs windows vcenter 5.1
Has anyone done a good comparison of vCSA vs installing the vcenter software on windows in 5.1. I'm interested in making the switch since it appears this is the direction vmware is moving, but am...
View ArticleFeedback on the new vSphere 5.1 package (SSO, vCenter, Web Client etc.)
Hi, Today I've been struggling with an upgrade of our lab from vSphere 5.0 Update 1 to vSphere 5.1, and I thought I'd share some thoughts and issues I experience during the upgrade. First some info...
View ArticleMigrating local SQL database of Vcenter 5 to a cluster SQL
Hello, I'm trying to migrate my actual installation of vcenter 5 with a local sql database to a clusster SQL. Here is the manipulation i do:- Stop vcenter services- Copy mdf and ldf files of the...
View ArticleVsphere 5.1 Physical ram Limitation
Hi guys, I heard that vmware now removed the VRAM limitation in Vsphere 5.1. but i dont have any idea with the physical RAM limitation. I am going to purchase standard license. but before that i want...
View ArticleHow can I do Guest Customization in vCenter?
I'm working with ESX server version 5 trought vCenter. I have a VM which i can not import it using vCloud Director. So I deployed it directly into the vCenter. Now I need to run guest customization to...
View ArticleProvisioned VM can not be accessed from outside network
Hi, I'm working with ESX v5 through vCenter. I've connected a VM to a Distributed port group (e.g. 10.0.0.0/24). Now VM get 10.0.0.65 address an is able to ping outside network (e.g. office LAN) but it...
View ArticleSimple Alarm actions - shown in "Task & Events", but not working...
Afternoon All We have a simple alarm action defined within VC5, on the Actions tab of the Alarm Settings dialog we have;Action: "Run a command" with the configuration of: c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe /c...
View ArticleJust upgraded to vCenter Server 5 and have some memory issues
Hi all, Just came across a little issue and was wondering if someone can point me in the right direction, Recently upgraded from vSphere 4 to 5 and the vCenter server has been a huge memory hog that...
View ArticleInstall vSphere 5 Web
after successfully installing vsphere web client i tried to register my vcenter server but the following error occure: The specified vCenter Server(version - 8.0.0) is not compatible with vSphere...
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 ArticlevCenter Appliance and FreeIPA
We want to have a centralized login system, similar to Active Directory. But we only use Linux, and would prefer not to depend on Windows to provide our user security. The Linux "eqivilent" of Active...
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