vCenter Server 5.1 issues
OK this may seem odd but it is something I have been dealing with for quite a while now. I have 7 ESXi 5.1 hosts and one vCenter 5.1 server. I will get host disconnects (they will reconnect on their...
View ArticleDifference between vmware HA & vmotion
Hi can anyone explain the difference between the 2?
View ArticleVMWare vcenter server appliance issues
Hi, Could someone point me to where do I submit bug reports about the VCSA? there are lots of them, I don't have a support subscription but I would like to submit them. Thanks
View ArticleError on vCenter com.vmware.sps.fault.qsconnectionexception
Hi all;I get an error such as the appendix on vSphere Server. I ran into this error expanding the datastore. But on the virtual machines running normally comes at a time of error. Do not have a...
View ArticleMemory Resource Allocation - Serious Bug?
So I'm looking over Memory Resource Allocation, and I notice most VMs have the Limit set to the memory assigned to the VM (i.e. 1024 MB or 2048 MB). A few apparently random VMs have the limit set to...
View ArticleHow to limit number of user sessions on vCenter?
Plese how to limit maximum possible vSphere Client sessions of one user to vCenter? Ideally to prevent multiple logins of one account to vCenter.
View Articledhcp vs. static
Is it possible to use a DHCP address on a vcenter server? I would think this should be static. thnx
View ArticleSSO login issues - timeout
Hello all I have a QA environment that we are testing the upgrade to 5.1u1 (from 5.0). I am unable to login using either the vSphere client or the web client using domain credentials. If I try and...
View ArticleReverted to a snapshot and it reappeared and kept growing
Hi all I couple of weeks back I did some work on one of our servers, a win server 2003 running exchange 2003. Before this I took a snapshot. The work did work out so I reverted. about a week later the...
View ArticleMigrated SQL Database; Error Recreating Some Jobs
I migrated my databases to a new SQL server successfully. I am now recreating the SQL jobs per article 2006097. All worked except for the following:...
View Articlevirtual machine management
Hello, I am looking for a way to create a scheduled task that will turn off a virtual machine, change the memory settings and then turn it back on, send me an email success or fail. I was hoping i...
View Article'VMware View connection server' and 'VMware vCenter Server' on same Windows...
Working with 5.1.I doubt this will work, but just double checking. Does anyone know if you can install the "VMware View Connection Server" and the "VMware vCenter Server" on the same Windows 2008 R2...
View ArticleStorage vMotion will not migrate powered on guest
I originally installed vSphere 5.0 update 2 and then installed the guests on the local machine datastore to get us virtualized. I just installed our SAN and am now trying to migrate the guests to the...
View Articlevcenter "ghost" host record
vsphere hosts are 5.0 U1 + updates. vCenter is 5.0 (something, not sure). The old lab manager may be installed, as well as SRM. I removed a host from inventory today, and then installed 5.0 U1 on new...
View Articlewiping out vcenter db, and starting clean - what impacts?
So for a vcenter system that has distributed vswitches, and also SRM installed - what is the effect of just "starting over" with a clean DB? Let's for the moment forget SRM (I'll research / ask about...
View ArticleAutomating Creation of vCenter & VUM Database
Hi all, I am in the process of trying to use powershell to deploy a VM, then install SQL, create ODBC connections, then install vCenter and VUM. This will all be on the same server. I am stuck at the...
View ArticleHow to check if vCenter, vCenter Single Sign On and vCenter Inventory Service...
Hi, I have the vCenter Logs and the vCenter VM logs.How do I check if vCenter, vCenter Single Sign On and vCenter Inventory Service are installed on the same Host Machine?Also how do I check from the...
View ArticleESXi/ESX hosts with visibility to RDM LUNs being used by MSCS nodes with RDMs...
Referring from kb.vmware.com/kb/1016106 Quote ".....However, MSCS LUNs that have a permanent SCSI reservation cause the boot process to lengthen as the ESXi host cannot interrogate the LUN due to the...
View ArticleVcenter Licence's
I have a single Vcenter managing my 2 datacenters. It is enterprise 5.0 I am looking to implement Zerto as a backup/replication solution and it sounds like it requires a Vcenter at each datacenter. Do...
View ArticleAdding VCenter server into AD - Issues?
Are there any gotchas or things to be aware of, when joining our VCenter server (4.1) to our new AD domain? When originally set up, the VCenter server was a standalone machine, as we didn't have AD at...
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