VCenter Appliance will not start
My story is some what similar to this post here VCenter Appliance - Esx Agent Manager fails to start (vmware.thread 586245) was getting error 503 when trying to brows to the vCenter ui. Stumbled across...
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Hello, I have problem with VCenter. In UI I have this error: ESXi Host Certificate Status When I open settings and certificates I cannot see anything. But when I open webgui on the host - it is ok....
View ArticleUnable to login with a AD account
Hi, I changed my old AD Server from 2012 to a new MS Server 2019 with a new AD name. After setting Identity Source and Global Permissions it is not possible to login in the vcenter with a MS domain...
View Articleoauth 2 authorization code assertion request
Hi, I get the following Error when i want to log in with AD user Can anybody help me?
View ArticleCompare method to join vcsa to AD Active Directory (AD or AD over LDAP)
I just started to learn this and wonder which method is better.1. Joining vcsa SSO to AD via Active Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication); will require reboot (need to reboot all vcsa in a...
View ArticleVcenter server Windows failed to start CM
We have a vcenter windows server 6.5 that suddenly stopped working and the web client fails with the following error 400] An error occurred while sending an authentication request to the vCenter...
View ArticleMoving VCenter 6.5
Im running VShere 5.5 Essentials. I migrated to VSPhere VCEnter 6.5 on the 5.5 host. I know have my 6.5 host and want to move VCEnter to the 6.5 host. What is the best way to do this? Can I just...
View ArticleError 400 logging onto vCenter web client
Hi all, Just started having an issue when trying to access vCenter from the web client. Initially whilst trying to access I received a "root certificate cannot be null" error. I rebooted the appliance....
View ArticleVCSA web client down multiple times and high cpu usage after update to 7.0.0d
Type: vCenter Server with an embedded Platform Services ControllerProduct: VMware vCenter Server ApplianceVersion: 7.0.0.10700Build number 16749653 VCSA web client down multiple times and high cpu...
View ArticleDuplicate assets in vCenter licensing
Hi, We had a vCenter fail that was in ELM with a second VC, it was a very small environment so we just decomed the problematic VC and rebuilt it from scratch. Everything else is working fine but there...
View Articlevpxd does not start
Hello, I have a vcenter appliance version 5.5 I tried to change the SSL certificates. it was a fail and half of the services were not working properly.So I rollbacked and put back the old...
View ArticleNeed assistance moving the VCSA 6.7 to a new network IP and domain
I've posted about this before but have since made some changes in anticipation of this part: So far, I've upgraded the VCSA to 6.7U3 (from 6.5), I've introduced the new management network into the...
View ArticleLost vCenter and cannot restore from backup
Hello, First Question:Our vCenter server has crashed and we're having issues trying to figure out how to restore it from backup. We backup to the cloud and our backup solution authenticates through...
View ArticleConsiderations and Limitations for File-Based Backup and Restore
Author : Evgeni IvanovURL : http:////docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.install.doc/GUID-AFF34FA6-B7CF-4AE0-9C12-C674F160682C.htmlTopic Name : Considerations and Limitations for...
View ArticleCannot connect to VCSA after storage failure
Hello, After suffering a storage failure on the array running the VCSA and hosts we are unable to connect to the VCSA from the web console to manage the environment. It looks like the VCSA lost its...
View ArticlevCenter install fails with message Error starting 'vpxd_svcs'
I have had my vCenter install fail three times with this message. When I check the error.log it says cmd "/usr/bin/python /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/tools/lstool.py list --url...
View Articlewhat can cause a 503 error when accessing the vcenter Server appliance (v6.0).
Good afternoon, I have been managing our company's vCenter Server Virtual Appliance (v6.0) and recently - in the last 3 weeks - I am unable to log into the servers main web portal using the configured...
View ArticlevCenter 6.7 FQDN , Domain , IP subnet need to change
Hi Team, Need to change my vcenter 6.7 vcsa existing FQDN , Domain , IP subnet. So can i change in the existing vcsa and it will effect any hosts that or connected or shall i go with fresh...
View Articleupgrade vCenter Server
Hi,I need to update VMware Vcenter Server appliance. I have PSC and two Vcenter appliances installed. Do I have to upgrade the PSC first and then update the VCSA? Does the order matter? Thank you, in...
View ArticlevCenter LDAPs
Hi, we use vSphere v6.7 U2 and i have an external AD identity source configured using LDAP. We have a requirement to change the configuration to use LDAPs. Firstly, can the existing identity source be...
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