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Host Profiles playing up in vSphere 5
Hi all, Ive recently upgraded about 200 hosts to ESXi 5 from ESX 4.1 and 2 vcenters 5 also.Ive noticed a problem with host profiles when it comes to storage, and wanted to see if anyone else has come...
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 ArticlevCenter 5 Web Client Service does not start
After the installation of the Web Client Server on the vCenter Server (with no errors) the Web Client Service won't start. In the windows log following error is reported The vSphere Web Client service...
View ArticleMouse disappears (invisible) inside client console
I am running the most current versions of eveything. ESX 4.0 Update 1 and the latest builds of vcenter server and client. My workstation is running server 2008 x64 I am using remote desktop...
View ArticleCan't get to the VM's console. Progress circle just keeps rotating....
ESX Version: 5.5 U2vCenter Version: 5.5 U2vCenter OS: 2012 R2IE Version: 11Hardware: HP DL360 G6Shockwave Flash Version 15.0.0VMware Client Support Plugin: 5.5.0.41167VMware Remote Console Plugin...
View ArticleUpdate Manager patch repository
Does anyone know of a way to remove/delete old patches from the patch repository in Update Manager ? I'm running all ESXi 4.1 and I want to remove all the old ESX 4.0 patches, and other os patches that...
View ArticlevCenter Server Appliance update and VMware Tools
I've just updated VCSA to 5.1.0.10000 Build 1065184. I had to uninstall VMware Tools first 'cause update failed with "VMware Tools cannot install because it appears that another installation ofVMware...
View ArticleVcenter Web Client
I"m getting this error when trying to log into the web client: Failed to connect to VMware Lookup Service https://10.10.110.100:7444/lookupservice/sdk - SSL certificate verification failed.
View ArticleUpdating vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 to 5.1 U1 fails
Waited about an hour after it started installing... still not up. Wen into the updatecli.log, and see that there's an error constantly repeating... any clues? ./etc/init.d/vami-sfcb: line 238: 7385...
View ArticlevCenter server suddenly stops working
Hi all, Every once in a while (about 2 times a week) vCenter service stops with the following error in event viewer: Faulting application name: vpxd.exe, version: 5.0.0.29542, time stamp:...
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Views of workloads in 5.5 Web Client
The view in vCenter Web Client no longer shows expanded listings of workloads in the left panel. As you can see from the images below the triangle is expanded, but the inventory objects are not listed....
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 ArticlevCenter Server Appliance checking for update hangs
Hey all, I just wanted to update a vCSA appliance. Unfortunately it hangs in the status "Checking for aivailable updates..." as has no internet access. I changed the settings to CD-ROM updates,...
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 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 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...
View ArticlevCenter Server 5.1 Installation
Hi Guys, I have tried to migrate vCenter Server 5.1 from physical server to a VM and while installation and end up with error message "Error 20010.Failed to configure LookupService". checked log files...
View ArticleWeb Client throws Error #2032 when accessed through any sort of reverse proxy...
I've been trying to publish the Web Client through our SSL VPN which has a nice workspace to publish web links. Unfortunately, something in the vSphere web client breaks very badly if you do not...
View ArticleVMware vCenter service stops with SQL DB size errors
Hi, We run VMware vCenter 4.1 with 3 ESX hosts, and 50 VMs. vCenter is running on Windows 2008 R2, with SQL 2005 Express SP2. Yesterday our virtual backup failed, saying it couldn't connect to the...
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