Thick to Thin sVMotion
I am trying to reclaim zero space on several Windows VMs. I have already ran sDelete and completed a storage VMotion however the VMDK stays at full storage usage even though it is thin. I can run...
View ArticleWhat version of vcenter vsphere will support 2019 windows?
What version of vcenter vsphere will support 2019 windows?
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VCSA 6.7 backup doesn't always display previous jobs
I'm noticing that whenever i go into the VAMI (? the port 5480 interface) and check the backup activity to make sure everything is still working, I'm having a hard time getting the data to show up....
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Can't get some stat from vCenter via PowerCLI
This happened after my vCenter has restarted yesterday, before vCenter was restarted I can get all stat normally so why the metric counter doesn't exist and how to fix this?Here's my environment and...
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VCSA 6.5 statsmonitor service stops unexpectedly
Hi, from time to time the VCSA 6.5e statsmonitor service stops unexpectedly. This breaks the ability to backup VCSA data via PowerCLI script. Another consequence is that there are no...
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VCenter Appliance VPXD service does not Start with Error
Hello. After rebooting, I could not connect to Vcentr every time I received a 503 error When I start vmware-vpxd manually, I get the following error. What is Stderr = Key not found: vpxd /...
View Articlesmartcard and logging in a 2nd time
I'm testing out enabling smart card authentication for vcenter (yubikey specifically) and I managed to get it working but noticed that once I log out (or get logged out automatically), I cannot login...
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vCenter Server Appliance High Availability - passive DOWN
HiI'm currently testing VCSA HA in a lab and I am seeing the following situation.When I initiate a manual failover everything works fine and the Passive vCenter server becomes the active server and the...
View ArticleHost Profile Compliance
Hi! I have an odd issue in vCenter where despite running a host profile compliance check and the events on each host indicating the check was successful it still shows as "unknown" in vCenter... Anyone...
View ArticleSteps to update 6.0 U2 to 6.5 U1
We have currently VCSA 6.0 U2 with an external PSC. We would like to upgrade to VCSA 6.5 U1 or 2 with the same external PSC.I have been unable to find or understand the procedures to update these TWO...
View ArticleRemove discovered virtual machine folder
Hello, How do I remove the discovered virtual machines folder in the web client? I don't want to use folders so I find the default combersome. I wanted to make the web client look like the C client,...
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Health of Memory changed from red to green. Sensor name: Memory Device 1B 12:...
I have an issue where I am getting constant notification of events as below:Health of Memory changed from red to green. Sensor name: Memory Device 1B 12: Uncorrectable ECC, Current state: Deassert...
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How to change the SSL Cert on vCenter Server Appliance Manager portal...
I implemented the "Replacing vSphere 6.0 certificates using VMCA as a Subordinate CA" procedure, and most all of the certificates now reflect "valid" with our Windows CA chain, except the web portal to...
View ArticleNeed assistance on Cross vSwitch and Cross vCenter vMotion ?
Is there a document with screenshots that explains Cross vSwitch and Cross vCenter vMotion ?I have watched couple of videos in YouTube but unable to get clarity on Network part ? Do we need to create...
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vCenter Server upgrade 6.5 => 6.7: Error "The specified account already exists"
Hi, I am trying to upgrade a vCenter Server 6.5.0.21859 with an embedded Platform Services Controller to v6.7.019275 on a Windows Server 2012 R2. During the removal step of old software components, I...
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how can i connect between two installed embedded Vcenters ?
how can i connect between two installed embedded Vcenters ?
View Articleread" on folder "datacenters"">you do not hold privilege "system > read" on folder "datacenters"
Hello,We have couple "DataCenters" in the VCenter.I hold full administrative rights on my.All work fine except of i can't add users and create alarmsfollowing error occuryou do not hold privilege...
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Clone VM & Sysprep Betwen Two vCenters
So I have multiple vCenters under a single SSO. I can login to one and see all the others. I can also clone a VM from let's say VC1 to VC2 but it would not allow me to customize it during the cloning...
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Replace Certificates - PFX File
Looking to replace the self signed certificates in my VCSA 6.7 appliance. My security team provided me with a .pfx file which I copied over to a temp directory on my VCSA appliance. I am now not...
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