vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 6 - root password problems
Hi vSphere community, We are seeing some odd behavior with the vCSA and the root account's password. Basically the root password is changing or becoming locked out regularly. We've followed the KB to...
View ArticleVCSA 6 - /dev/mapper/seat_vgseat filling up
Hi Fresh install of vcsa 6 into an existing multi-site SSO from 5.5u2 (now SSO 6). The seat_vgseat volume keeps filling up. It has filled 20GB in roughly 36 hours. Other volumes seem fine (<50%...
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DRMDump file not getting zipped
So my vCenter ran out of room on C. On some investigation, the drmdump folder was 50GB!!!!! Upon futher investigation it seems only on of the cluster folders is the culprit. Every other cluster folder...
View Articlevcenter 6.0 web client - hangs when logging in with scrolling bar....
vCenter Version: 6.0 Build 2776511OS Type: Windows 2012 R2 I fired up the lab today and when I try to log into my vcenter web client, the login hangs with the blue/light blue barber shop pole/bar...
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vSphere 5.5 - vCSA - Inventory Database issues
Hello, i have what i hope will be a simple question - I have a small vSphere 5.5 deployment that is using the vCSA virtual appliance.Our Vcenter inventory was coming up empty, so i used the...
View Articlevcenter 6 in an WAN setup - cannot add ESXi 6.0.0 host, gets stuck at 80%
All,I have been trying a day now to find a solution to this. We have vcenter 6 running in LAN1, connecting an ESXi host in LAN1 and another ESXi i LAN2. LAN1 and LAN2 are connected with IPsec. DNS...
View ArticleWill downing one of my three hosts cause problems in vCenter?
I need to update the controller firmware on my three hosts. The only production server VM that we currently have has a very small maintenance window. If I shut down all VMs on one host can I then shut...
View ArticleVirtual Center 6.0 U1 Design Considerations
I am looking at deployment options in my environment and initially plan to stand up a LAB environment. I was looking at the possibility to stand up the VCSA for 'LAB' with HA PSC's behind and F5 load...
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Adding host to vCenter - the host is already connected
Hi, Im trying to add two hosts to VmWare VCenter Server 5.1 when it comes to adding the second host I get the error message that the host is already connected when its not - any ideas please? Thanks
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Chrome and vCenter 6 Client Integration Tools
Hello, Having issues with running the vCenter 6 Client Integration Tools in Chrome. Chrome will not recognize the tools as being installed although they are. We had the same issue with Firefox and...
View ArticleAdding VASA provider and SMS certificate
Environment: vCenter 6, external PSC. VMCA setup as intermediate. We're trying to install the 3PAR Recovery plugin as described here: http://h20628.www2.hp.com/km-ext/kmcsdirect/emr_na-c04125399-3.pdf...
View Articlecpu ready time
hi, virtual machine has 4 vCpu , 8 gb memory and e1000 adapter. when i was looking on esxtop . cpu ready time beetwen % 4.65 - % 5.25. OS is microsoft server 2008 R2 64 Bit . Host is Esxi 5.5 what is...
View ArticleError importing OVA file
Hello, I'm trying to import an OVA file and I get the error: "A vCenter Server resource is missing or invalid. Either the resource was modified while the operating system was running or the server is...
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VCenter 5.5 constant login failures with Identity Management Service
I recently changed a domain account password and now on the vcenter server there are constant login failures that reference the VMware identity management service. The service is logging in as a...
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External PSC - VCSA gets Invalid Credentials
I recently deployed an external PSC using the recently-made-public VCSA 6.0 U1 appliance. Initial deployment of the external PSC went off without a hitch. No problems whatsoever. However, when it...
View Articlereplace SSL certificates with AutoDeploy (vCenter 5.1)
I'm trying to replace all certs used by vCenter 5.1 and have so far succeeded using the predeployment method stated in Derek's blog here. However, this link, and the corresponding VMware (threadbare)...
View ArticleInventory Service failing to Start
@Hi Guys, Firstly my panic is over and fixed However I wanted to ask the forum how I managed to get myself in this position, if someone has has explanation. So, my Inventory Service was refusing to...
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After AutoDeploy Install, Windows Event show cannot be found
After installing Autodeploy on Windows server 2012 R2 with SP1, and completing the install I get: The description for Event ID 1 from source AutoDeploy cannot be found. Either the component that raises...
View ArticleVirtual Center Sql 2005 MDF file corrupt need help.. Backup was on same...
The mdf file for my vsphere4 virtual center sql 2005 db is corrupt and can not be recovered. What is the best way to get back online? Any help would be great. I still have the ldf..
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