Move Objects in vCenter
If we are moving the objects in vcenter from source to target then in task and events only target name is not visible is it possible to track the source name from where it was moved?
View ArticleClone VM with specific disks (NOT ALL) via VI Client
Hi All, I have a Linux VM with 14 disks. The Client wants to clone the VM and wants only 4 disks on the cloned VM and not all. I googled and found this can be achieved via V2V / Copy and paste vmdks...
View ArticleHow to find peak pool VM usage
Is there a way to find out, on a single pool, what the "peak usage" is? Most of the pools (created before me) were made up-front and I think most are overkill; e.g., I have a "nursing" pool of 40...
View ArticleESXI Host 5.5 Can not Join the domain
In my cluster, there are 3 hosts. two of them could be joined domain. However, one of them can not. There is system error like "An internal error occurred in the vSphere Client Details: Object...
View ArticleUpgrading from vCenter 5.0 to 5.5 - agent backwards compability?
I am in the process of upgrading from 5.0 to 5.5. The way I did this is I have a standalone vCenter VM. I cloned this (ran sysprep, etc) and then upgraded the clone so as not to touch anything we...
View ArticleWeb Client 5.5 - How to upload/download files from datastore?
I cannot seem to get file upload/download from datastores working on my 5.5b vcenter webclient. When browsing the datastore/folder There is only buttons to install the Client Integration Plugin,...
View Article5.5 SSO issue
Hello, I just upgraded from 5.1 to 5.5. Now when i try to log in with an AD Account to the Web Client, I get an error "Not authenticated with Inventory Service". When I log in with the...
View ArticlevCenter 5.0 upgrade to 5.5 license question
Is my 5.0 vCenter Server license good for 5.5? If so, I need to figure out how to unassign it from the vCenter 5.0 server so I can apply it to the 5.5 install. What I did was I cloned the VM running...
View ArticlevCenter Server 5.1 and custom SSL (Self-signed certificate) (This is a...
Hi everyone , I sure that the matter in the subject was discussed several times in the past but I need your assistance because I have odd question / query that I must clarify. I am running learning...
View ArticleSuggestions on Laptop Specification to build a HOME VM LAB
Hello All, can you please suggest a budget laptop under (1200 USD or 10000 HKD ) to build a home lab where i can test and practice Vsphere 5.5 and other vmware technologies like vcloud and others till...
View ArticleP2V conversion Hardware (nic card)
Hello all, I have a physical windows server on which 5 different types of license are running which are MAC ID dependent (addon intel nic card) If am going for P2V conversion 1. Do i need to mover the...
View ArticleUsing vmkfstools to reclaim VMFS deleted blocks on thin-provisioned LUNs...
Hi, all I have a question regarding KB 2014849.http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalId=2014849 I have ran "vmkfstools -y 60"...
View ArticleNewly deployed vCenter Server 5.0U3 appliance will not allow any actions to...
I just created a new vCenter 5.0U3 server, set up its IP address, used the web access via the 5480 port to set up its embedded database and the other various details. Any attempt to access the web...
View ArticlevCenter 5.5 in linked mode & SSO
I'm planning to upgrade my two vSphere environments from vCenter 5.0 to vCenter 5.5 currently running in linked mode which are in two different geographical location .Even after the upgrade I plan on...
View ArticleCan the Update Manager vci-intergrity.xml be recreated
Hi All, I need to recreate the vci-intergrity.xml file as it has been deleted. Is this do-able?
View ArticleProvisioned Storage incorrect when using RDMs
Hi all, I have a couple of virtual machines which are part of a Microsoft cluster. They have RDM's and are using physical bus sharing. The RDMs have been expanded by changing the size on the SAN,...
View ArticleFind all VMs connected to a specific ISO on datastore?
Hi, I'm unable to delete some ISO files on our datastores. I believe the issue is b/c some VMs are connected to it. How do I find out which VMs are connected to the ISO files? Thanks in advance, J
View ArticleMajor migration: Move vCenter from 5.1 on Windows 2008R2/SQL 2008 to 5.1 or...
In anticipation of the end of mainstream support for Windows Server 2008 R2, I want to migrate a vCenter installation to a whole new server and MS SQL server. It's a VM running in my host cluster. It...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 STD max vCPU limit
what is the max vCPU limit on windows 2008 R2 STD, ENT, ENT plus in vSphere 5.5. In VM i have increased the virtual sockets to 8 and cores to 1, from OS end i can see only 4 processor.
View ArticlevCenter server crash
I have a single vCenter server with 4 data centers that has failed. Each data center has a 3 host cluster. If I am unable to resurrect this vCenter, can I build a new vCenter? Setup the same data...
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