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vCenter Console Access permissions donot work via VMware Workstation
The vCenter Console Access permissions on vm's works fine and the user's are able to view the Console of the vm from vCenter, but when they connect to the vCenter via VMware Workstation they are unable...
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Services failing to start
So I ran into an issue where the datastore my VCSA (6.7 U2a) sat on ran out of space which caused all sorts of issues. Fortunately I was able to free up some space but since then I haven't been able to...
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Windows Local Users for vCenter Server - Disable RDP
Hello all, We have a new security policy for passwords expiration in place, this is causing all windows user passwords to expire after 90 days, we have had some problems with vcenter service users as...
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Vcenter 6.5 SSO linked mode Vcenter no showing up
I have just installed two Vcenter 6.5 systems and they are in linked mode. When I login with the administrator@vsphere.local account and all works fine. I have setup the SSO and I can login with my...
View ArticlevCenter 7 unable to use update menus...
Hi, I have now upgraded my older vCenter Essentials 6.7U3 to the 7.0.0.10300 - build number 16189094.After the complete check I was unable go to the updates menus (baselines, HW Tools, VM Hardware). I...
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Issue in upgrading VCSA 6.7 -> 7.0 (Failed Step 2 Install - A problem...
Hello, We are currently seeing the following error when upgrading to VCSA 7.0 from 6.7, this error occurs durning step 2 of the new VCSA. ErrorEncountered an internal error. Traceback (most recent call...
View ArticleUpgrading vCenter- how does it affect 3rd party components such as Zerto?
We recently upgraded our Windows 5.5 vSphere environment to a 6.7 appliance however our Zerto component stopped working. It kept complaining that it could not find the virtual servers, the networks,...
View ArticlevCenter 7 appliance update repo - error
Appears the new vCenter 7 appliance when deployed is not able to communicate to the default update repo url...
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vCenter 6.7 crash and reinstallation
Our vCenter 6.7 server has crashed and it wont come up I'm planning to do a fresh installation of vCenter 6.7. I'm not well versed in vCenter so I have few queries. 1) Do I need to migrate the...
View Articlevcenter not working
vcenter 6.5 u2 is not starting . Also I restored from backup ( 15 days ago ) but I get the same error again. Successfully started service vmware-psc-clientService-control failed. Error Failed to start...
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new vcenter install
vcenter does not work. I will install a new vcenter 6.5 u2 . There are distributed switch and resource pool in production. How can I restore them after installing a new vcenter. How do I restore old...
View ArticlevCenter /etc/hosts generated values
Hello Guru May you help me learn under /etc/hosts I found these entries:- # Begin /etc/hosts (network card version) # End /etc/hosts (network card version)# VAMI_EDIT_BEGIN# Generated by Studio...
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vCenter will auto restart
Hello All, Environment: Window Server 2012 R2 + vCenter Server 6.5 installed on HP DL180 Gen9. HP server auto restarted from last Friday, it work normal several hours after restart. But the CPU will...
View ArticleDoes Enabling VCSA HA Cause Outage?
I've looked at documentation but haven't found a clear answer. I have a primary VCSA 6.7 that I want to enable HA on to get those benefits. However, I have not found if the process causes any sort of...
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Seeking feedback on vCenter license management
Hello All, I am a Product Designer at VMware working to simplify management across multiple vCenters. Are you someone who manages multiple vCenters and find it challenging to monitor and manage license...
View ArticleCHEF automation integration to VMware vcenter 6.7.
I am New to CHEF automation integration to VMware vcenter 6.7. Can you try to guide me some on the right path. I need to test CHEF on my On-Prime environment . Below are the my...
View ArticleChange ESXi Host from IP to FQDN/DNS Name in vCenter 7.0 / 6.7
There is an old VMware KB 1014030 - VMware Knowledge Base about changing vCenter from connecting to existing ESXi hosts by IP address to instead using their FQDN. Is there a way to do this with...
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How do I view/manage Single Sign-On Security Token Service (STS) Signing...
Hi, Can anyone please advise how I view/manage the STS certificates in vCenter Server v7.0? In v6.x this could be done via the Web Client (Flash Client) by following the path "Administrator > Single...
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Best way to patch VCSA, through the VAMI or ISO cd mount
Hi. We are getting ready to move from v6.5U2 to U3, we were stuck on U2 for awhile due to old NSX dependencies. I remember last time I patched I got bit by that bug where disconnecting the CDROM iso...
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Re-use existing AD CA signed Certificate in replacement vcenter?
Can I re-use an existing cert issued by our local AD Cert authority when re-installing a new vcsa (same hostname etc) from scratch again?I have the original .csr file, the original vmca_issued_key.key,...
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