'VMware View connection server' and 'VMware vCenter Server' on same Windows...
Working with 5.1.I doubt this will work, but just double checking. Does anyone know if you can install the "VMware View Connection Server" and the "VMware vCenter Server" on the same Windows 2008 R2...
View ArticleStorage vMotion will not migrate powered on guest
I originally installed vSphere 5.0 update 2 and then installed the guests on the local machine datastore to get us virtualized. I just installed our SAN and am now trying to migrate the guests to the...
View ArticleNot seeing iscsi luns, tying to add storage
I am newish to the whole vmware/iscsi thing but got it to work once. Environment:HB BL460c (32gb ram, 2 x 146gb local SAS HD, nc382m HBA)vSphere ESXi 5.1MSA2012i (12 x 1TB HD) I created a vswitch...
View Articlevcenter "ghost" host record
vsphere hosts are 5.0 U1 + updates. vCenter is 5.0 (something, not sure). The old lab manager may be installed, as well as SRM. I removed a host from inventory today, and then installed 5.0 U1 on new...
View Articlewiping out vcenter db, and starting clean - what impacts?
So for a vcenter system that has distributed vswitches, and also SRM installed - what is the effect of just "starting over" with a clean DB? Let's for the moment forget SRM (I'll research / ask about...
View ArticleAutomating Creation of vCenter & VUM Database
Hi all, I am in the process of trying to use powershell to deploy a VM, then install SQL, create ODBC connections, then install vCenter and VUM. This will all be on the same server. I am stuck at the...
View ArticleHow to check if vCenter, vCenter Single Sign On and vCenter Inventory Service...
Hi, I have the vCenter Logs and the vCenter VM logs.How do I check if vCenter, vCenter Single Sign On and vCenter Inventory Service are installed on the same Host Machine?Also how do I check from the...
View ArticleESXi/ESX hosts with visibility to RDM LUNs being used by MSCS nodes with RDMs...
Referring from kb.vmware.com/kb/1016106 Quote ".....However, MSCS LUNs that have a permanent SCSI reservation cause the boot process to lengthen as the ESXi host cannot interrogate the LUN due to the...
View ArticleAdding VCenter server into AD - Issues?
Are there any gotchas or things to be aware of, when joining our VCenter server (4.1) to our new AD domain? When originally set up, the VCenter server was a standalone machine, as we didn't have AD at...
View ArticleStorage Admin Permission
Hi, We have a new storage admin that started and I would like him to be able to see path information and storage properties. I gave him Power User access in the vSphere client but he is unable to...
View ArticleWhere to download vCenter Server?
I may be confused by all of the product nomenclature and recent changes thereof. I have downloaded the esxi 5.1 hypervisor. It says I'm in evaluation mode. My understanding is that I can download...
View ArticleExcessive vCenter Events Log Problems after updating to latest HP management...
Hi, Note really a vcenter problem, more of a HP problem I suspect. I have recently applied the following HP VIB's to resolve the issue of the filling of the / volume with the file /var/log/hpHelper.log...
View Articletwo hosts in cluster, vms in shared storage, when one host is down, vms show...
I have two hosts in a cluster using shared SAN storage for all VMs and data. Right now I noticed if one host is down, half the VMs show offline/disconnected (they were not running at the time)....
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An internal error has occurred- Error #1034
Every time I am getting this error while accessing the webclient.I have restarted teh webclient services but still happens, Has anyone faced this issue? Thanks
View ArticleUpgrade VC 4.1 to 5.1
Hello all, Just a little advise please I need to upgrade a clients VC instance in order for them to support Server 2012 They currently run 4.1 on a 2003 R2 64bit VM Rather than go through the hassle...
View ArticlePerformance Graph required of last week or month through vCenter 5.0 u2
I need to get the performance graph through vCenter Server 5.0 update 2 but it provide data only one day. How can get the report of CPU ,Memory, Disk and network performance graph of last weak or...
View ArticleGet the report of Host Hardware Status via email
I need to get a report of hardware status of host machine via email. Currently, I have to check the Hardware Status of host machines manual using by vCenter Server 5.0 U2. kindly confirm me that is it...
View ArticleCannot open the disk Failed to lock the file
Error when attempting to share a disk across two vm's. I have two VM web servers and a shared disk for data, each web server has 20GB drives for OS and they share a 500GB drive for data. I will be...
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vCenter Server 5.1 fresh install w/off box MSSQL database
Hi all, Looking for some advice on the best way to handle a fresh install of vCenter Server 5.1 using an off-box MSSQL database. Have done some searches and watched a few of the videos that are out...
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Need to Configure "Datastore usage on disk" Alarm as per Best Practice...
Dear Team, I HAVE NOTICED THAT ON ONE SAN DATASTORE FREE SPACE IS ZERO BYTES, BUT I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY ALERTS ON EMAIL, THAT ALERT GENERATED ON 7/5/2012. FOLLOWING IS THE SNAP HOW "DATASTORE USAGE...
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