Error while extracting local SSO users again :(
I went trough the forums history and the knowledge database.I try all the effort to configure the AD connection with the vCenter, but I still got error in the vCenter web client.The Identity-source...
View ArticleUnable to vmotion across vcenters
I have set up a new, multi-VCenter structure and am trying to use the cross-vcenter vmotion. This is a new VCenter 6 environment using the VCenter appliances. We have two physical locations with...
View ArticleExport Answer File missing in WebClient?
Dear Community, I'm looking for the function "Export Answer File" of a host profile in the WebClient 5.5U3. The C#-Client has that function. Does anyone have an idea where to look? Thanks!Sascha
View ArticleCustomize vCenter Server 6 View.
Hello there, I use currently vCenter 4 and am using the Web client in its construction very satisfied. Now I want to switch to vCenter. 6 The Web Client now includes the mountains of functions for my...
View Articlevmdk and sysprep
1.I created a virtual machine ,I need to expand its hard drive size, though i can expand its size but i want to delete it and recreate another.When i delete its hard disk do i need to remove its vmdk...
View ArticlevCenter 6.0 U1 - Replace machine SSL certificate, VMware Component Manager...
I have installed an external PSC (6.0 U1) and have attempted to replace the machine SSL certificate with a custom certificate from our CA I have tried using both the certificate-manager CLI and the new...
View Articlevc appliance postgres db volume full
our /storage/db is 100% and we have tried the commandsudo -u postgres /opt/vmware/vpostgres/1.0/bin/vacuumdb -a -e -v -f -U postgres /tmp/vacuumdb.log the command returns error: could not change...
View Articlevcenter server service crashing when adding host
Hello, from yesterday im getting a strange issue, i have a mini cluster with 3 servers, all worked perfect until yesterday when i found vcenter service stopped.......so i reinstalled vcenter but when...
View ArticleRemove VCSA 6 Linked Mode ?
I installed a VCSA with embedded PSC. A second VCSA has been deployed and joined the primary PSC and SSO Domain .. How do I now cleanly remove the linked mode again ? I can of course just power off...
View ArticleCan you move a VCSA6 from AMD to Intel host?
We're setting up a new VCenter 6 install using the VCSA. There are two VCenters, each with an external PSC. The PSC appliances are in the same SSO domain. This is going to be our production VSphere 6...
View ArticleUsed space reported by Web Client not updating
When I view the used disk space for VMs, the views don't seem to update at all.When I force a refresh of the Web Client (refresh-icon just left of my login-name), the view stays outdated.Also when I go...
View ArticlevCenter VPXD.log logging a lot of messages
I'm trying to offload our vCenter logs to a syslog server and I noticed while doing this that vCenter is logging ALOT of messages. Specifically vpxd.log to the tune of 24,000 in about a 6 minute time...
View ArticleGood riddance Flash. What is the plan VMware?
After years of bloated, bug ridden death throws, Flash is finally going to the grave it should have been in since HTML5 was a frisky pup. When vSphere 6 dropped just a few short months ago we were...
View ArticlevShphere agent failure
hello, I have a failed host and HA has kicked in and all is good. I have the "the vSphere HA agent on the is host cannot reach some of the management........." message as expected. But i don't have...
View ArticleHA Admission Control and DPM with clusters with 3 and 2 hosts
Hi everyone,I have two clusters, first with 3 hosts and second with 2 hosts. And I have couple questions about enabling DPM: In 3 hosts cluster HA/DRS I enabled Admission Control to Percentage of...
View ArticlevSphere vCenter appliance 6.0 muliple NICs
Hi, We sometimes need the possibility to add a second NIC to the vCenter appliance. To do this I started a SSH session to the vCenter and typed the command "shell". That's when I got this messeage:...
View ArticlevCenter Server Appliance 6.0 - cannot acces VAMI on port 5480
Hi! I successfully installed VMware ESXi 6.0 U1 Build 3073146 and then downloaded and deployed VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.0.0 U1 Build 3018523. The problem is that I cannot access the web...
View ArticleVCSA6 Revert to Current Snapshot issue/bug?
Just installed VCSA6, and have noticed a peculiar issue regarding Revert to Current Snapshot. Basically, Revert to Current Snapshot is NOT greyed out and is selectable for all of my VM's including the...
View ArticleDo we need vCenter on ESXi for Cloning 'Ubuntu 14.04.3 32-bit Server' Virtual...
On the web page: How to Install Ubuntu Server 14.04.1 on ESXi 5.5, vCenter Server installation on ESXi is a prerequisite: PrerequisitesvCenter Server installed on the ESXi host.Ubuntu Server 14.04.1...
View ArticlevCenter 6 Enhanced Link Mode after installion
I have installed 2 standalone TEST vCenter clusters. Embedded PSC. I want to enable Enhanced Link Mode so I can test cross-vmotion, but I cannot find how to join my 2nd vCenter to my 1st PSC single...
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