failed to start disk migration
I am try to storage vmotion a VM. The VM has RDMs. When attempting to do so.... "a general system error occurred: failed to start disk migration" any ideas?
View ArticleMulti-Sites VMs backup solutions ?
Hello i am currently running 7 ESXi host 4.1 -5.1 servers in 7 diffenrent cities. Each host contain 4-5 VM. They are connected togheter in vCenter appliance 5.1 in one of the location using NAT with...
View ArticleCan't start VM even with assigned permission
Hello *, I am using the vSphere Server Appliance to host some Linux VM's. Now our Windows admin came along that he needs some Windows VM's with the following permissions:Open the consoleMount CD...
View ArticleMove into resource pool Cannot complete operation due to concurrent...
Hi Everyone I have three hosts on my vcenter, however I can't seem to move any VMs into a resource pool as I get the following error(for example): Move into resource pool SALES Cannot complete...
View Articleinstall vCenter 5.1 on same system with (inactive) 5.0.0?
We are now running vCenter 5.0.0 on a Windows 2008 box, and use an Oracle database on the back end. Rather than upgrade to vCenter 5.1, can I shut down the 5.0, and just install 5.1 fresh? My thinking...
View Articleneed some info related to vcenter server 5.1
Dear Team, We have installed vcenter server 5.1 1123966 on Windows Server 2008 Standard edtion, just want to know the following things 1) Limitations of vcenter server 5.1 11239662) Backward...
View ArticleI can not download vCenter Appliance.
I tried to download vCenter Appliance but it says You either are not entitled or do not have permissions to download this product.Check with your My VMware Super User, Procurement Contact or...
View ArticleWhich OS does vCenter appliance ova file uses ?
Which OS does vCenter appliance ova file uses ?Redhat 6.1 64bit ??
View ArticleI can not ping to imported vCenter appliance
I imported vCenter appliance ova file to Vmware Workstation and assign static IP address,mask,gateway ,but I can not ping to vCenter.Why is that ?I tried both bridge network and NAT for VMware...
View ArticleTweaking the web client human interface
Hi am trying to tweak the vcenter web ui client interface , i tried creating a new extension point using web client SDK , but i want to do a small modification in the existing user interface , Is there...
View ArticleHow to Reset dvSwitch Uplink Statistics Counters
I want to be able to view my uplink port statistics, but I can only seem to view the cumulative numbers of what I assume is the life of the dvSwitch. These are the statistics that you see when going...
View ArticleThinking of creating a new vCenter - moving from old. Need some thoughts/help
Hi Folks, I currently have 2 physical locations, A and B. I have one vCenter 5.0 server in each location in linked mode. I have had a lot of issues with linked mode and VMware support tried but was...
View Articlehow to balance load at vm start among hosts and VDI best practices
Couple of dumb questions. I have two hosts and when VMs start they don't balance between the hosts. What do I have to do to enable this? I don't want DRS and automatic moving of VMs at this time, I...
View ArticleIPMI Requirements in vCenter 5.0
Greetings, We are chasing down the use of IPMI with in our organization in response to a CERT security bulletin - TA13-207A: IPMI TechAlert. I see where IPMI can be used on the host with regard to...
View ArticleRemoved LUNs still showing on one FC path
Hi, I have a vmware cluster with 4 hosts running ESXi 5 upd2. Recently i have removed some LUNs and i have noticed that in the Storage Adapters section, for two hosts, on one FC card on each host,...
View Articlelogin issues with vSphere client
Hello Everyone,I am working on an issue that I was interested in getting some feedback on. We have a new installation of vCenter 5.1 that we are working with. However, we are having issues logging in...
View ArticleWeb Client not showing items listed in standard vsphere client
Hi all, I have a strange problem which I hope you can help me with. I've recently finished installing a fresh vCenter environment, details below - Latest vCenter server (all components running on same...
View ArticleSVMotion issue: SOAP request error - possibly a protocol issue: 500 Can't...
Hi, While running the SVMotion from workbench, receiving the error "SOAP request error - possibly a protocol issue: 500 Can't connect to <vCenterServerIP>:443 (Bad service '8080/')". Can anyone...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 and SQL Express 2008 R2
Hi, Just wanted to check against the limitations of SQL Express 2008 R2 and vCenter 5.1. We have a small environment with 4 hosts and 60 VMS, the recommendation for SQL Express is 5 Hosts/50 VMs....
View ArticleSQL Server database Transaction Isolation level for vCenter Server Database
Hi , In my environment, the current transaction Isolation level for the vCenter SQL Server database is 'READ COMMITTED' on SQL Server 2008 R2 (SP2) . Please let me know the VMware recommendation on...
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