No Inventory in WebClient (while vSphere Client is fine)
I am a VMWare Newbe.I installed VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.0b released. (followed the TinkerTry instructions Deploy VMware's vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 in a home lab, without SSO...
View ArticleCannot open the disk Failed to lock the file
Error when attempting to share a disk across two vm's. I have two VM web servers and a shared disk for data, each web server has 20GB drives for OS and they share a 500GB drive for data. I will be...
View ArticlevCenter Server 5.5 Getting Started (with 4TB VMFS datastores)
We have 9 physical server nodes/hosts and we're preparing to setup a VMware vCenter test lab (for learning/practicing with using vCenter Server) for performance evaluation, prior to making a decision...
View ArticlevCenter Server Service is not starting
I have performed all the changes to migrate the vCenter Server database from SQL Express to full SQL Server following the Knowledge Base ( that is posted by VMware ) its URL is mentioned here for...
View ArticlevCSA 6.0: Bad URL displayed in "pi shell" disclaimer
Greetings, I enabled the bash shell in the vCSA 6.0 appliance, and each time I start it using "pi shell" the following disclaimer is printed: ---------- !!!! WARNING WARNING WARNING !!!! ----------...
View Articlelooking for implement mac os x server on vmware server can anyone help me out
looking for implement mac os x server on vmware server can anyone help me out
View ArticleUsing SNMP to monitor snapshots?
We've had a few clients with cases of "runaway" snapshots. Veeam didn't properly clear them out when a backup ended or smething along those lines.I'd like to use some sort of SNMP system to...
View ArticleVMotion Across VCenter Multiple Datastores
I can move vms using the new cross vcenter vmotion by using "change computer resource only" as long as my vm has only one datastore. If I have more than one datastore I must use the option to change...
View ArticleProtecting vCenter
I am trying to figure out the best way to protect vCenter from a site loss. We have vCenter as a VM in a cluster, with HA, etc. But I want to protect against a total site loss and replicate to our DR...
View Articlemultiple essentials plus licenses - Quick Q
hi there, I've been asked to setup vCenter for a company that's bought 2x essentials plus licenses (v5). The have 6 hosts so will I have to create 2x Virtual Center serversservers? I wasn't sure if the...
View Articleissues with Web Client permissions (vsphere 6)
Hi I have installed vCenter Server 6.0 for a customer today, which completed fine - however I now have issues getting permissions i vCenter Web Client - even when using the SSO administrator login. I...
View ArticleCannot open the disk Failed to lock the file
Error when attempting to share a disk across two vm's. I have two VM web servers and a shared disk for data, each web server has 20GB drives for OS and they share a 500GB drive for data. I will be...
View ArticleSSO fails to start after upgrading to vCenter 5.1 Update 2
After trying to update the vCenter server from V5.1 U1 to U2 the SSO service fails to start. The following information is registered in the event log with event id 7031:The vCenter Single Sign On...
View ArticleLAB - vCenter 6 and Platform Services controller with 3 ESXi 6.0 hosts
OK, I blew out my initial test lab of 6.0 to restart. I have a VM for Platform Services Controller and vCenter Server and both are 6.0 on Windows Server 2012.My esx hosts are all 6.0 as well.I created...
View ArticleUnable to connect to the VM console
Just upgraded to vSphere 5.5, and upgraded my vCenter server appliance to 5.5. Connecting with the Windows client appears to work, but attempting to connect to the console of a VM via the web UI (on a...
View ArticleUnable to login to vSphere Web Client - [500] SSO error: Cannot connect to...
Hi, I have been testing out the latest vSphere, and have ran in to an issue with the vCenter Server Appliance. I was able to access it via its web address as well as by the vSphere Client but after I...
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 ArticlevCenter 5.5 Evaluation Licenses Expires before the 60 day Eval period
I recently downloaded the vSphere ESXi 5.5 evaluation ISO the vSphere Client .exe file and the vCenter Server 5.5.0b and modules ISO. I was able to install the ESXi on my HP Proliant DL360 G5 host...
View ArticleVcenter 6 Services failing to start on boot
Physical Server 2012R2 VCenter 6 server was cleanly shutdown for some hardware maintenance and booted up fine afterwards. During shutdown this event was logged in the Application log: The description...
View ArticlevCenter Server with external PSC & security
Hi all, When looking at the deployment of vCenter Server with an external Platform Services Controller from the design point of view, are there any security pro's - con's when using this architecture?...
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