cannot clear value from custom attribute in HTML5 client
I entered a value in a global custom attribute in the HTML5 client (6.7U3) . When I had to clear the value (not delete the custom attribute), the value would not clear. After deleting the text and...
View ArticleMove ESX hosts and VMs From vCenter to another with ELM
We plan to deploy a new vCenter appliance as an initial step to executing embedded linked mode between the new appliance and the existing one. This will be followed by moving some of the hosts with...
View ArticleMigrate vcenter database from standalone to always on OR mirrored database
I have vcenter server 6 database on a standalone sql server and would like to move it to a sql cluster that has always on group. But could not find any documentation as to whether always on is...
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Unable to SSH to VCSA
I have two Vcenters both are setup with HA so I have three VCSA running Primary Peer Witness The are working fine. I am unable to ssh into them I am using Cygwin to ssh I can ssh into the ESXI...
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monitor
hi,in order to monitor the VMs ans ESXi, vcenter uses the monitor port from every esxi and those ports form a vlan?
View ArticleVC 6.0 The VMware VirtualCenter Server service terminated unexpectedly
Hi!I have VC 6.0 on windows server..Today i reboot my VC,Now the service starts, runs for a while, then goes into a panic. In windows logs i see this:The VMware VirtualCenter Server service terminated...
View ArticleTutorial of enable SNMPv3 on vCSA 6.7
I found this > Configure vCenter Server Appliance for SNMP v3And now stuck at configure SNMP users when run "snmp.hash --auth_hash secret1 --priv_hash secret2"I input plain text for <secret1>...
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Unable to rename vCenter 6.7
Hello Our customer has a vCenter server with the hostname 'vcenter'. I've upgraded to 6.7.0.42000 so that I can rename it, but the process (as outlined in Changing your vCenter Server's FQDN - VMware...
View Articlesecond independent persistent virtual disk on a VM missing
when I did a restored a virtual disk from veeam back software is restored a wrong virtual disk and replaced my shared date virtual disk on vmware vcenter 6.0now my shared data virtual disk is missing,...
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Unable to login VCSA 6.5 after reboot
hi,My VCSA 6.5 was running perfectly fine with one ESXI 6.5 host and created couple of instances but after rebooting unable to login with the correct password.I cannot revoke my ESXi host license as it...
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Unqble to Start the vCenter 5.1 services after reboot
i have made below changes. i am able to start the VMware VirtualCenter Server service but unable to login with admin account. I have just edit the vpxd.conf located in C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware...
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I deleted the /storage/seat/eventtblsp directory - now VCSA won't function
I was having issues with VCSA 6.7 (6.7.0.42000) due to /storage/seat filling up despite having 30 day retention policies for alarms and tasks.The I noticed that /storage/seat/eventtblsp was taking up...
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Cloning a running VCenter
Good Day, I am using Vsphere 6.5upd1 and the same version on a Vcenter appliance. Is it OK to make a clone of the Vcenter server itself while it is running? I am doing this for backup purposes...
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Testing of VCSA Syslog Output
Part of our qualification testing requires me to show that the appropriate levels of Syslog get from VCSA 6.7u2 to our Syslog server. The setting is "Warning" for logging options. If I log into VCSA...
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Vcenter locking me out!
Hi, Running VCSA 6.7.0.4 So I have run into a strange issue. I have recently changed my domain admin account password, and now it is being locked out every 15 or so minutes. Using a bunch of tools...
View ArticleVCSA 6.7U3b
I keep getting the error that my session is not authenticated anymore and click ok, which then makes me sign back in. I have the default timeout set to 120 minutes, but this is kicking me out well...
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vCSA Backup Scheduler - wrong Time Zone
Hi everybody, does anybody have the same issue?The Backup Job for the vcsa is scheduled to start at 03.00 am (Europe/Berlin), but it starts at 04.00 am,which seems to be a bug. Trying with different...
View ArticleWindows vSphere Client (HTML5) service fails to start
My situation is 6.5 upgrade to 6.7u3SymptomsAccessing the vSphere Client (HTML5) of vCenter server in browser is failed with error message:503 Service Unavailable (Failed to connect to endpoint: [class...
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VCSA 6.5 console page
Hi!I upgrade my VCSA to 6.5. after this upgrade console page on vm is not coming upthis pageplease help me
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How to repeat alarms on vCenter 6.7
Hi, I had a look around in the document but it is unclear as to how should I configure alarm which should repeat.Below I wish to repeat the alarm if the host is above 85% CPU usage for 5 minutes and it...
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