How to Start/Use vCenter Server?
Hi guys, to start off I would like to apologize for posting such a easy question to most of you but it seems that this question could not be answered by most of our staffs here. For starters I have...
View ArticleCant add a .vmx file to inventory!
Hello, Can someone Help me? I uploaded a VM from an External HDD to my NFS datastore. After it completed uploading, I went to browse the contents of the VM folder and i have the following files....
View ArticleCan't delete files of destroyed VM
Hi! I have a problem deleting some files of an already destroyed virtual machine. This is what I get when attempting to delete the folder: ########################root@xxx yyy_zzz# rm -rf VM/rm:...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 - Host Profile Issue - IPv4 routes did not match
I am getting a "IPv4 routes did not match" error when applying host profiles in a lab environment, with the host in a non-compliant state. I have been able to get a host to be compliant only by...
View ArticleDatastore Browser Problem
Hi, i have the following problem: i get this error: "Datastore Browser-->Expected put message. GOT: ERROR" when i try to copy a .vmdk file using the datastore browser in VI 2.5. It seems as...
View ArticleVirtual Center Performance tab "no data available"
Hi, I was using the default SQL Server Express edition with vcenter. The performance graphs were working great at this point. I was nearing the space limit of express and decided to upgrade to...
View ArticlePurging old tasks/events in VirtualCenter
I thought I would share this procedure I documented to purge old tasks and events in VirtualCenter. I initially opened a support case on this with Vmware because I wanted to get rid of the older tasks...
View ArticleVcenter Server Trial Version
Hi All, Whrer i can download the Vcenter Server trial version. I have the version 2.0 but would like to evalutate the version2.5. Please help Regards, Khurram Shahzad
View ArticleVcenter Linux Appliance
I have heard about the Vcenter Linux Appliance but I am not sure where to download it and I have searvhed on the Appliance page but I cannot find it. Can someone provide me a link to download the...
View ArticleAdding 5.1 ESXi host to VCenter 5.0
Is there any restriction adding a new 5.1 host to an existing Vcenter cluster running 5.0 or does one have to upgrade VC first to 5.1 before adding the host? Thanks,
View ArticleLimits for vCenter with SQL Express
If using the built in free MS SQL Express with vCenter then it is often said that this would limit the size of the environment to 5 hosts and 50 virtual machines. My question is if this is a "hard"...
View ArticleDifference between vmware HA & vmotion
Hi can anyone explain the difference between the 2?
View ArticleHow to Fix 'Virtual Machine Inaccessible'
Hi, Very urgent status here, I've reboot my ESX server which inside of it has at least 10 virtual machine. When the host up, one of the virtual machine inside it has grey color and the label status...
View ArticlevCenter 5.0U1 to 5.1 upgrade fails
Hi all I have tried upgrading a vCenter server from 5.0U1 to 5.1 and installation fails in the first step. I receive a "Error 20010.Failed to configure LookupService" error.I am running English version...
View ArticleSrvc_StartService::vctomcat service NOT STARTED Error: 1068. VCENTER 5
getting following error when installing vcenter 5 .< VMware VirtualCenter-build-455964: 09/15/11 15:34:47 Srvc_IsServiceStatus::serviceStatus: 4 VMware VirtualCenter-build-455964: 09/15/11 15:34:47...
View ArticleVMware vSphere Profile-Driven Storage Service missing
Hey guys, One vSphere platform I have at the moment is complaining about the SPS service not functioning in the vCenter server health status page. What I've found is that the "VMware vSphere...
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vSphere Client error : An internal error occurred in vSphere Client Details...
We are facing an issue with vsphere client the last 2 days. An error message appears suddenly while connected in vcenter server 4.1 vSphere Client error : An internal error occurred in vSphere Client...
View Articlecann't connect to vSphere using domain(Active Directory) accounts
Hi All, after few days I cann't connect to vSphere using domain(Active Directory) accounts.but it worked befor and nothing changed in AD.Connection is possible only with local users, where vCenter...
View Article"A general system error occurred: Invalid fault" occuring constantly in VDI...
Can someone take a look at the attached screenshot and offer advice as to what might be causing this? I was going to call support but I wanted to check with you guys first.
View Articlevcenter 5 appliance: When, why (and why not)?
How do I evaluate where and when I should or should not choose to deploy vcenter 5 using the appliance? I'm guessing there must be a bunch of caveats - what other products do not work or integrate...
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