VM shows alert icon with no alarms triggered
I have been having phantom alarms lately. Virtual machines will show the red alert icon with no alarms triggered. I checked the VM, the host, the cluster, the folder, the datacenter, and vcenter but...
View ArticleError 29126. Second install in multisite SSO install
I'm trying to install SSO in a second site after successfully installing in a new site. After selecting the multi-site option and following all the normal options it error's right at the end with...
View ArticleUpgrade from 4.1U1 to 5.1U1 SQL DB error, installation aborts
During the vCenter upgrade, after all the info is put in, during the database upgrade section, a window pops that says "Exception thrown while executing SQL script" Click ok, and it 'rolls back' and...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 not showing any VMs
We upgraded vCenter server to 5.1. Now, all I see is the DataCenters and ESXi hosts. No VMs. What happened?
View ArticleService Bootrun doesn´t start
Hi everybody, the service bootrun wants to start the following .exe C:\Users\ADMINI~1.GLA\AppData\Local\Temp\2\vmware_guestcust\bootrun.exe that location does not exist... But why is this location...
View Articleno client side download is needed for this plugin
I installed 2 esxi hosts in two different datacenters and installed one vcenter to manage those hosts.after that i installed VR on one host and tried to install the VR plugin from the vcenter. but it...
View ArticleMoving vCSA to new host??
Hello, I have a three host cluster being managed by a vCSA appliance that is running on one of the hosts. What is the best method to move the vCSA to a new host? Can the vCSA vmotion itself? Or...
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...
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Utilizing update manger when unable to vMotion.
Utilizing update manger when unable to vMotion. I have three Essentials licensed 5.0 hosts and vCenter running on one of them as a VM. All VM is running on local disk. I am tired of patching from CLI...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 host disconnect from vCenter randomly
Hi, My ESXi host disconnect from vCenter randomly and they didn't reconnect automaticaly,I dont' know what is problem!But they will disconnect when host is under pressure!Anyone has same experiences?
View ArticleHow to report percentage of completion of File Replication From one File...
Hi I want to write File Replication API and i want to know how can i report percentage of completion of File Replication Process. Thanks in advance
View Articlevmware single sign on install error 29158
Hello, I am trying to deploy my first Vcenter 5.1a server, have deployed lots of Vcenter 4 servers, but I keep on getting the above mentioned error, during installation of Single sign on, and I cant...
View Article5.1 client certificate errors
Just completed my 5.1 vcenter install. I used default self signed certs for all components. Issue: from vsphere client I left click on my cluster, VM tab, then click on a column to sort my list of...
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 ArticleScript to migrate vCenter to a new server
Hi All, I know that there is a powershell script in VMware site(DOC) to migrate permission, Cluster, Hosts, Pools, etc., to a new vCenter. But now I cannot find it. Has been removed? Anyone have the...
View ArticleVCenter Upgrade 5.1 .0 - Consolidation
Hi, I am wondering if someone can guide me in the right direction: Currently this is my enviroment: I have 2 different offices/Sites connected via the WAN. There is also small remote site with one...
View ArticleCannot ping VCenter Server and Security issues
Hi, I am testing a lab (Windows) in which I do push installation of an antivirus which requires communication between server and remote machines. As part of the pre-requisites a ping from server to...
View ArticleVCenter alarm history
Aloha, Where can I find a history of all alarms triggered?? Mahalo, Bill
View ArticleADD A HOST WIZARD IS NOT RESOLVING THE HOSTNAME ONLY IP (ESXi5.1)
I was able to complete a successful install of VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-5.1.0.10100-1123965_OVF10.ova. I was able to login into VMware vCenter Server Appliance web page port 5480 and VMware web...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 / ESXi's user login/logout logs
Hi, we're monitoring our vSphere 5.1 environment with Nagios. Most of the checks (cpu, memory, hardware, etc.) are performed against the hosts and not through the vCenter. The checks use a local user...
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