Design Input on vSphere 6 and Platform Services Controller
Hello All, I'm hoping to get some design input on a new platform being built. Background;Dual datacentre design, roughly 15m / 20km apart with dark fibre connectivity for; backups, storage replication...
View ArticleVM Reboot Alarm
We know there are a million up/down notification applications out there, but we are looking to make use of VMware alarms to notify on VM reboots. Any reboots. Windows updates, bluescreens, help desk...
View Articlehow to let the user log out
the user is using the virtual machine on the ESXi with vmware workstation，I want to let him log out，how should I do，can you help me ，
View ArticlevCenter Crash and Burn - DVS Problem
I had a vCenter 5.5 box crash and burn. There were no backups of the database, and for all intents and purposes, that vCenter's data is gone. I have built a new vCenter, and re-added the hosts. I...
View Articlerepiar vcenter 6
I installed and was using vcenter 6 with the PostgreSQL database. the vcenter was working fine for 2 weeks then I installed vmview composer on the server and also installed MS SQL client. now many of...
View Article2008 R2 Customization Specification - NIC Settings Issue
I have a powershell script that works just fine if you run it manually, but when I add in a batch file that calls the powershell script within the "run once" section of the Customization Specification,...
View ArticlevSphere 5.5 and 5.8
Does anyone have a clue why vmware have a 5.8 version of vSphere when it seems on the outside at least to combine a mix of 5.5 and 5.8 products?
View ArticleReplacement VM creation fails
Have an issue with a newly deployed VCSA 6 where we cannot delete and recreate VMs with the same name. If we have a VM named Test01 and we delete the VM (either through removing the files or leaving...
View ArticleHow To: Move from Vcenter 5.5 on physical box to 6.0 on a VM with different OS?
I've read so many KB's my eyes are popping out, and talked to support twice. (But since its tech support, they're hesitant to give "design" advice, which I understand.) So, please help me think thru...
View ArticleRename vCenter Server 6.0
Bonjour à tous, Peut-on renommer l'hostname du vCenter Server 6.0 ?Mon vCenter est dans un domaine et utilise une base de données externe. Si oui c'est quoi les procédure SVP ? Merci d'avance Gislène
View ArticleUpgrading vCenter 5.5 standalone architecture to vCenter Server Distributed...
Dear Gurus, I am planning to upgrade the existing vCenter 5.5 Appliance based standalone architecture to vCenter 6 Distributed Architecture. Seeking you advice to do this step by step, with minimal...
View Articlewe have 2 node active/passive cluster for application server, now we need to...
We have 2 node MS cluster with active/passive mode configured for application server. Now we need to P2V the secondary node & have 1 physical ,1 virtual server in MS cluster. is it possible to have...
View ArticleVCSA 6.0 appliance uses over 10 disks?
This is the first time I've used a VCSA appliance, and I just find it strange that I have 11 virtual disks assigned to this appliance. Is this a normal occurrence? Here's what I see when I got to...
View ArticleVM running on the host Shows Unprotected in Cluster Summary as Host gets...
I have a scenario. I have read that when a host disconnects from Vcenter the Vcenter instructs master HA agent to unprotect virtual machines running on the disconnected host.1) I tried to test it. I...
View ArticleNetApp VSC 6.0 Plugin won't show up in WebClient 6.0
We recently updated our vSphere Server 5.5 to 6.0 and the NetApp VSC Plugin from 5.0 to 6.0.Now the Plugin won't show up in the WebClient as it did before the upgrade.Has anyone the same issue? Is...
View Article5.1 to 5.5 upgrade SSO question
I am considering upgrading from 5.1 U2 (Vcenter) hosts are U3 to 5.5 U2. When I installed SSO in 5.1 I chose a multisite installation.I was considering using Linked mode but have since decide not to....
View ArticleHow to access vSphere API method CreateVvolDatastore
I am attempting to access vSphere API method CreateVvolDatastore in list of Managed Object "HostDatastoreSystem" methods. New CreateVvolDatastore method should be available in HostDatastoreSystem since...
View Articlevcenter multihoming presents wrong ip to hosts
In this environment I am required to have vcenter with several nics. I have quite a few esx hosts working fine but I have two that I am having problems with. vcenter is running windows 2008R2 on a...
View ArticleWhat web browser do you use for the web client?
I am curious to see what people use to access the vCenter server web client and how much luck they have had using the Client Integration Plugin. Currently I cannot get the CIP to run on either my...
View ArticleVcenter 6 Design Questions
Hi, I am putting together a VCenter 6 Design currently with two VCenters and two external PSCs (one in each datacentre) load balanced using F5 GSLB. The PSCs VMCA component will be a subordinate of my...
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