Issues logging into Vcenter Server: Error [400]
Hello, I am new to server management and i bought my first physical server the other day with hopes of running esxi on it and ive had nothing but issues throughout this whole process. My main issue...
View ArticleExternal PSC Replication Partner with more than one PSC
Can an external PSC be installed as a replication partner with an existing embedded PSC that is not replicating with anyone and a replication partner with another external PSC? We are trying to bring...
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SNMP on VCSA 6.0 (vCenter Server Appliance) not working
On 2 of my 5 VCSA 6.0 appliances, SNMP polls are not working. VCSA is 6.0 build 2656761 on all. The non-working ones are using an external PSC (another VCSA) which appears to be the only difference....
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Plugins in the vCenter 6 appliance
I recently moved from a Windows based vcenter 5.1 install on a physical server to the virtual appliance for 6.0. In the past if I wanted to use a plugin, I'd either install it right on the Windows...
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After upgrade to VCSA 6: High cpu load after a few hours?
Hi! I've upgraded our VCSA appliance from 5.5U2 to 6 and everything seemed to went fine but after it ran about 12 hours, the appliance began to eat up the two vCPUs almost completely, rendering the web...
View ArticleTime configuration
Hi When configuring Time configuration for the ESXi hosts.I have entered the NTP server ip addresses.Under the Tab General - startup policy i can see the three options. 1. Start automatically if any...
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PLEASE HELP! vcenter server missing error, services not starting (sso & vpxd)
1.whenever i try to access vcenter thru the client i receive an error : server missing 2. SSO service starts then stops - 'stopping' after a reboot3. vpxd service not starting with error 1000 - not...
View ArticlevCenter Events filter using multiple entities
Hi, I'm trying to fetch vCenter events using Java SDK. In my vCenter setup, I have a data center and a cluster. There are 'n' number of DVS switches under the data center. New DVS switches may also get...
View ArticleRDM Luns Shows less capacity in SFS partition not the full capacity
Hi, We have extended the one of the RDM LUN from 740 GB to 1.07 TB. RDM device was presented to Windows VM and the VM is running in vSphere 5.5 Environment. After extended the LUN from the storage, we...
View ArticleESXI 5.5 Manual Migrations that shouldn't be allowed
Good Afternoon,My question is can I somehow block hosts in one cluster from migrating to hosts / storage in a second cluster when both clusters are managed by the same Vcenter Server?Notes- All...
View Articlewebserver https port for vcenter 6.0
Hello How can I programmatically obtain the custom https port for vcenter 6.0? is there a configuration file or registry key for example? ThanksElizabeth
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"VMware highly recommends." Version 5.5U3b and earlier version hosts?
Hi, I will shortly be setting up a new Dell server with ESXi. The lowest compatible version it can run is 5.5U3. I have two existing servers running their highest compatible ESXi version which is...
View ArticlevCenter 5.5 U2d memory usage (memleak?)
Hi, since last week we experience that vpxd.exe is consuming lot of memory (actualy 58GB). Restart of vcenter service solved it for few days, but here it is again:Dropbox - vpxd.pngAny similar...
View ArticlevCenter 6: Lookup Service MOB Repeatedly Prompts For Credentials
Hi Everyone, We have 2 Windows based vCenters in our environment, with the following Windows + vCenter version configuration: Windows Server 2008 R2 with vCenter 6.0 Update 1 (Embedded PSC...
View ArticlevCenter 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...
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Permissions in vCenter 6.0 - limiting access to VMs
I am trying to set up permissions in vCenter 6.0 by setting up groups and limiting access to folders by groups. These permissions work in the VMs and Templates view, in the Datastores view and Networks...
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VCSA Install stuck on "Powering On Applicance"
VMware vCenter Server Appliance Deployment has been stuck on "Powering on appliance" for nearly an hour. Please advise? VMware-VCSA-all-6.0.0-2800571Browser: Chrome Version 44.0.2403.157 m Update:...
View Articlevsphere appliance log size
Hi, How can I limit specific logging in vsphere server appliance? For instance i have the default /storage/log 10G partition with almost 1G in /storage/log/vmware/vsphere-client/logs/access/.Those are...
View ArticleRun vSphere SDK sample return error "login fault : The server sent HTTP...
Hi, I downloaded the vSphere SDK 6.0.0-2561048. And run "run.bat" under SDK\vsphere-ws\java\JAXWS. command: > run.bat com.vmware.general.GetHostName --url https://[my vcenter IP]/sdk --username [my...
View ArticleCannot Create Content Library
Hi all I'm running in a strange issue. When trying to create a Content Library through vSphere Web Client, I'm always getting an error that states that The operation failed because "this method...
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