vSphere 5.1 SSO with Site DR with SRM 5.1
helloI have a doubt in an environment of mounting main site to site DR I have 2 sites: matrix:2 esxi hosts 5.1 vcenter1 AD DR Site;2 esxi hosts 5.1 vcenter1 AD I have no license vcenter heartbeat to...
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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...
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Transferring Files From Windows Server to ESXi Host(s)
I'm trying to following the instructions HERE so that I can install the HP ESXi Utilities Offline Bundle for ESXi 5.0 and (hopefully) fix an iLO issue I'm having. Upfront, no I can not go to the host,...
View ArticlevCenter Appliance Stops working
hi guys all of a sudden my vCenter Appliance 5.0.0-455964 stops working I mean it works it stops and sometimes I have to reboot it or I just need to restart the vcenter service but most of the time I...
View ArticlevCenter Database retention Policy when does it take effect
I am running low on my vcenter space. If I set database retention policy to 6 months, does it take immediately remove tasks and events older than 6 months, or does it just mark any new task and event...
View ArticlevCenter Server Upgrade
Hello, I would like to upgrade vCenter Server 5.1.0b to vCenter Server 5.1 Update 1a. Any documentation about it ? Thanks in advance,
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 delay when opening vm console
Last week we updated our vCenter Server from 5.0 to 5.1. And since that moment we experience some delay while opening vm console windows.We used to have a black screen for about 1 or maybe 2 seconds...
View ArticlePort Requirements for vCenter Server 5.1 - SysLog Collector
Hi to All Has anyone installed a SysLog Collector? My vmware book by Lowe mentions little about ports for it. During the install of the server it gave me a list of ports. I accepted all the defaults...
View ArticleMulti-Hypervisor Manager with Hyper-V Pros and Cons
What are the pros and cons of using multi-hypervisor manager to manage hyper-v hosts at remote sites? If you have a small number of servers at remote sites, and you want to limit costs, what are the...
View ArticleSysLog Collector Install Problem
When trying to install the SysLog collector it does not seem to like any user name or password I put in. I use my domain admin username and password. I use the admin@system-domain it mentions during...
View ArticleWeb Client connection problem
Hi,I got problem that Web Client is not able to connect to vCenter. It is showing message: HTTP Status 404 - /vsphere-client/...
View ArticleBacking up the VCSA (vPostgres) via script
Hello,For those of you that use the VCSA, backup can be a manual process. VMware official...
View ArticleESXi could not reach isolation address
Hi, I'm experiencing a strange behavior of one of my ESXi (7 total in my cluster) every single night.I don't have this problem during the day but (coincidence ?) when my Veeam backups start and after a...
View ArticleNIC Teaming
Hi All I didn't see this in the forum and it is not clear from my Lowe book. If I setup NIC teaming in vmsrv does each NIC card on my server need a separate IP address? For example if four NICs are a...
View Articleclient closed, idle vcenter session remains
In vcenter I see idle sessions that I don’t believe should be there and I don't understand why. I’ve had users put in <inactivitytimeout>120</inactivitytimeout> in their...
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vCenter Appliance joined to domain, but no domain available
I´ve setup vCenter Appliance 5.1 and I joined it to my AD domain, but when I try to create permissions and and link them to AD group, I can´t see my domain: Any idea, why this is happening?
View ArticlevCenter Server 5 Role Permissions Required to Apply Host Recommendations?
I have a subset of admins to take care of specific VMs. The role created to give them access to the VM allows them to power off and power on the VMs. However, if we are doing some maintenance in the...
View ArticleWindows scripting commands not executing in guest customization's "Run Once"...
I’m executing a couple Windows scripting commands in the Run Once section of guest customization for a WIN2K8 VM, but it appears vSphere is not parsing it correctly, because there’s no sign of the...
View Articleif vcenter server is down what will be the overall impact???
Dear Team, if vcenter server is down what will be the overall impact??? request you to share your views on the same. regardsMr VMware
View ArticleMove vCSA to new host using vMotion?
I am in the process of upgrading 2 ESX 4.0 hosts to ESXi 5.1. Both hosts are part of a cluster running under a vCenter Appliance that is on one of the hosts that needs to be upgraded. At this point I...
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