Internet Explorer 11 and vCenter 5.5 web client
I am testing in preparation to upgrade vSphere from 5.0 to 5.5. One thing I have noticed is the web client seems to have a problem with IE 11. I get this message in a bar at the top of the browser:...
View ArticlevCenter 5.5 Appliance - Cannot see any AD users/groups after setting up SSO
I am playing around with the vCenter 5.5 appliance (investigating whether it is feasible to move to the appliance from Windows hosted vCenter). We are currently running vCenter 5.0, so I have no...
View ArticleEsxi 5: Hardware monitoring service on this host is not responding or not...
Hello, Sometimes we have the phenomenon that when we open the Hardware Status Tab we can not see any information.In return I only get the following message:Hardware monitoring service on this host is...
View ArticleNewly deployed vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 failed to authenticate against AD...
I deployed a whole new VCSA 5.5 to test its new feature. System joined AD successfully, and I can see and add users into data center using Web client. But if I want to login as AD user, Web Client...
View ArticleVMwareVCMSDS unable to start, unable to connect to vCenter server
I have a vCenter server problem. It was working fine last week, this week I could not connect. I think it is a problem with VMwareVCMSDS, because in the vpx-xx.log files it was complaining about...
View ArticleThe VMRC console has disconnected.. attempting to reconnect.. and then...
Hey all. I have this funny little problem, on my pc it gives me this error The VMRC console has disconnected.. attempting to reconnect when I try to connect to a vm on my backup site. But on my main...
View ArticleVMware vCenter and Windows Server 2012 (Server 8)
Hi,I just installed vmware vCenter Server on Windows Server 2012 but Vmware services not started so I cannot connect to the vcenter via vClient.When I try to start VMware services manually I get an...
View Articlethe current platform does not support ovf functionality
Hi All,I have setup a vCenter 5.1 machines and was trying to deploy an OVF.When I select "Deploy OVF Template" via the web client, the wizard loads and I get a yellow error, "the current platform does...
View ArticlevCenter Inventory Services
Hi, I want to install the Inventory Services, but when I enter the password for admin@system-domain, I receive this message: The user hasn't got enough privileges to perform administrative actions....
View ArticleVirtual Machine Snapshot process Locks at 99% and kills all VM connectivity
Good Morning, I utilise the VEEAM B&R tool to back-up my VMware enviroment, the back-up process nightly largely goes without issue but when backing up certain VM's on various differnet days (there...
View ArticleWeb client on esxi 5.5 hangs with Loading.... editing vcenter server settings
Hello, Anytime I use the Web Client ( chrome or IE) and try to edit items from vcenter server - manage - general settings tab , like Mail or Timeout settings it just sits there with Loading........
View ArticlevCenter Server Linked Mode or not?
Hi, i have got the following scenario: I have an existing Esx Environment with 8 physical ESX hosts and 1 virtualized vCenter server for the entire Management and 1 Cluster. Now (for Oracle licensing...
View ArticleVM status 'Unknown xx (inaccessbile)'
Hi, We had a Host with an Eval license by mistake, which then expired and all the licensed features were lost on that host. I applied the correct license to the Host, but 50% of the VM's are now...
View ArticlevCSA 5.5 Alerts are not being sent
I have configured a vSphere 5.5 environment using the vcenter appliance and am trying to setup alerts. The alerts are being triggered and logged by vcenter but no emails are actually being sent. We...
View Articlevmotions over shared network causing issues - suggestions?
Problem: Our vmotion network is shared among all other traffic including host, virtual machine, etc. It's all utilizing the same 10GB pipe (dual nic for 20GB throughput). We have been having a lot of...
View ArticleCannot see Hardware Status of Host ESXi 5.5 anymore in Web client 5.5.
Hello, I can no longer see the Hardware Status of the Host ESXi 5.5 using the web client. I can however see it under Health status using a direct connection to the host using vSphere client.If I...
View ArticleEsxi 5: Hardware monitoring service on this host is not responding or not...
Hello, Sometimes we have the phenomenon that when we open the Hardware Status Tab we can not see any information.In return I only get the following message:Hardware monitoring service on this host is...
View ArticleVCSA 5.5 U1 very slow?
I updates a ESXi server to 5.5 U1 yesterday and also updated the VCSA to 5.5 U1. Since then, when connected to the VCSA using the Vsphere Client, browsing any object is very slow. CPU usage for the...
View ArticleVMware vCenter and Windows Server 2012 (Server 8)
Hi,I just installed vmware vCenter Server on Windows Server 2012 but Vmware services not started so I cannot connect to the vcenter via vClient.When I try to start VMware services manually I get an...
View ArticleAMD vs Intel for ESXi Servers
Have been searching for real world comparisons between AMD and Intel processors in a VMware environment. I am currently running AMD opterons and have a chance to upgrade server hardware and I am...
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