High memory usage on server - java.exe and tomcat.exe
Hello I have vCenter Server, vSphere Client, vSphere update manager, and vSphere web client installed on my server. I see that there are 3 java.exe processes taking up 2.3GB (all together), and...
View ArticleVCSA Coredumps 100%
I had an issue this morning on vCenter server appliance where the coredumps were at 100%, which was causing sluggishness in VCSA. I deleted the coredump files via SSH command line, but is there anyway...
View ArticleWeb Client 5.5 - How to upload/download files from datastore?
I cannot seem to get file upload/download from datastores working on my 5.5b vcenter webclient. When browsing the datastore/folder There is only buttons to install the Client Integration Plugin,...
View ArticlevCenter converter fails to install agent
I'm trying to do a P2V transition for a Windows Server 2003 machine using vCenter Converter. For some reason, I get an error that says"unable to complete installation/uninstallation of vCenter Coverter...
View ArticleMove vCenter database
Hello, I would like to move a vCenter database from a SQL Server 2008 R2 express to a SQL Server 2008. I tried to backup the DB on the SQL 2008 R2 express, copy it to the other SQL server, create an...
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Unable to upload files to datastore from my mac
Hello,I'm trying to set up my lab using VMware Fusion, but it looks like I've got a problem with client integration plugin. I had the very same problem like one month ago, but it got fixed itself...
View ArticlePurge data from VCSA 5.5 postgres database (vpx_event & vpx_event_arg tables ) ?
Does anyone have any instructions for removing entries from the vpx_event & vpx_event_arg tables for the postgres database in VCSA 5.5? Due to someone's poorly designed monitoring scripts, we now...
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Autodeploy+QLogic 8262
We already have a lot of servers PXE+kPXE booting ESXi images through Autodeploy. We do however have a problem with QLogic QMD8262 cards that will by default not boot the ESXi image. They will fail the...
View ArticlevCenter Single Sign-On Install fails and rolls back
Hi All,,I am trying to install vSphere 5.5 in a POC environment. Unfortunately I cant get the vCenter Single Sign-On installed from either the Simple install or the Custom Install.It comes to a point...
View ArticleWhy does template customization make the NIC disconnected??
I've been testing template customization with a Win2k3 Enterprise 'gold' template.Every time I deploy from this template, the newly created VM does not have its NIC set to connect at power on.How do I...
View ArticleEvent ID 7024 - The VMware VirtualCenter Server service terminated with...
I am currently running VC 2.5 virtualized. WIndows 2003 SP2 with SQL Express 2005. Everytime I reboot the server I received Event ID 7024 - The VMware VirtualCenter Server service terminated with...
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vCenter 5.1 does not see Host CPU Host Mem or Guest Mem on 4.0 hosts
Pretty much in the title. vCenter was upgraded back in September or so to 5.1, and there are mixed clusters running: 4.0 esx, 5.0 U1, and 5.1. On the 4.0 ESX hosts, we do not see the CPU/Host Mem or...
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 5.5 Install - Error 1603
I keep getting error 1603 while trying to install vCenter 5.5. Please see the log === Verbose logging started: 9/23/2013 11:30:04 Build type: SHIP UNICODE 5.00.9200.00 Calling process:...
View ArticleWhat permissions are needed to deploy from OVA/OVF
Our environment is vCenter 4.1 U1 and ESXi 4.1 U1. We have a multi-tenant Lab environment where users are isolated with separate Resource Pools and separate VM, Storage, and Network folders. The users...
View ArticleDomain Admin account lock out attempts coming from Virtual Center???
We changed our Domain Admin password a few days ago and now on our new Netcrunch monitoring platform we are being spammed by messages saying the domain Administrator account is being locked out from...
View ArticleCant connect to https://vcenter/sdk/vimService
Trying to run Dell's dpack by connecting to our vcenter server. I add our vcenter URL and after trying to connect I receive: "Failed to connect with the VMware VCenter Server...
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 ArticleInternet 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:...
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Unable to start the vCenter / Management Web Services
Hi All, I recently moved our vCenter installation to another server "vCenterServer" from the original server "Win12-ban", I have left the database on "Win12-ban" and created a DSN on "vCenterServer"...
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