VM vMotion across DataCenters
have an interesting situation in our VMware Infrastructure. We have what appears to be 2 DataCenters observed in our vCenter Server 5.5. All hosts are ESXi5.5. I have always worked vMotion under the...
View ArticlevCenter appliance VPX Crashing after Update version 5.5 U2d
I opened a support request and hoping to hear back from them Monday and hoping the community can help. Pretty much after updating the vCenter appliance to version to 5.5 U2d VPX is crashing every...
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vCenter and management network
Hi, Should i put the vCenter on the same network as the management of the ESXi host ?Now I have standard vSwitch0 configured with vmkernel port=vMotion, vmkernel port=Management Network.... so im...
View Articlewhat is vSphere Authentication Proxy?
I read through how to implement vSphere Authentication Proxy, but I still don't get what it is. What does it do as opposed to not having it?
View ArticleUnable to add a host to datacenter
Greetings all I am currently a student and having an issue with adding a host under a datacenter in the Web Client. The error i receive is License not available to perform this operation. License file...
View Articledisable including memory when taking snapshot
Is there a way to disable the ability to include memory when taking a snapshot or change the default (from checked to unchecked?) when the machine is powered on? I've got users who love their snapshots...
View Article"The CREATE DATABASE statement failed. (...)" - can't set up the SQL Databse...
use [master] go CREATE DATABASE [VCDB] ON PRIMARY (NAME = N'vcdb', FILENAME = N'C:\VCDB.mdf', SIZE = 2000KB, FILEGROWTH = 10% ) LOG ON (NAME = N'vcdb_log', FILENAME = N'C:\VCDB.ldf', SIZE = 1000KB,...
View ArticleCloning Permissions - anybody?
I find it interesting that giving your VM admins the ability to snapshot a VM is a simple selection of a couple check boxes yet finding the right combination to allow them to clone a VM is ridiculous....
View ArticleVSA Manager empty after vCenter Server Crash and install of a new one
Hi, we had a crash of our vCenter Server and had to install a new one. Everything works fine but we can`t manage the VSA anymore. The VSA Manager is empty and there is no possibility to import the...
View ArticleConsole over vCenter
Hi,Could someone help me to provide steps to configure the comunication of MKV console to go through vCenter Server? I know the standard comunication is: Client ( vsphere or web ) -> vCenter ->...
View ArticlevCenter 6.0 Install fails "The supplied system name is not valid"
I'm getting these errors when i try to install vCenter 6.0Firstboot script execution Error. The supplied System Name vcsa6.mydomain.com is not valid. Posts like this:...
View ArticleI can not re register vCenter in SSO
I have a strange problem in vCSA (U2d), after appliance restarting, the Web Client shows "Empty inventory". When I look deeper, command:/usr/lib/vmware-sso/bin/vi_regtool listServices...
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vCenter 5.5 Appliance communication with AD in multiple sites
I have installed a new vCenter Appliance 5.5 which is located in a separated Active Directory Site. And the problem is when i am trying to implement AD Authentification, vCenter makes ICMP connection...
View ArticleVMware With MS Exchange 2012
During a vSphere vMotion operation, memory pages are copied from the source ESXi host to the destination. These pages are copied while the virtual machine is running. During the transition of the...
View ArticleCan We Delete vCenter Advanced Settings?
Ok, This is a Weird one, I created a vCenter Advanced Setting, But Can't change the value Or Delete It.
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Cold Migration Fails with Cannot Connect to Host
I've having a problem that I've done many times before, but now that it's not working I don't know if I'm having a brain dump and missing something obvious or something changed in my environment that's...
View ArticleHow To Clean Up Failed vCenter 5.1 Upgrade
Recently I attempted to upgrade our vCenter server from 5.1 Update 1 to 5.1 Update 2c. The update failed and I had to work with technical support to return to a working state. So now I am returning to...
View ArticlevCenter Server 5.5 rebuild process ?
I have vCenter server 5.5 and SQL DB server where vCenter Database are hosted. Suppose if my vCenter server OS crashed and now it is not recoverable. What I need to do rebuild my vCenter server ?If I...
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VM Memory Allocation & Usage
I have read a great deal of information as far as how memory is defined in VMware, but I am not sure what assumptions I can/should make when dealing with memory allocations, etc...Below is a shot of my...
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Serviço do vCenter caindo direto - Banco de Dados do vCenter ficando cheio
Pessoal boa tarde, Estou com um problema em meu vCenter de uns dias pra cá: Tem um arquivo do Banco de Dados do meu vCenter que está ficando cheio muito rapidamente. Eu adicionei mais espaço na unidade...
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