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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"...
View ArticlevCenter Server Appliance (SLES) out of disk space, service cannot start
Hi everyone We had a scheduled maintenance window over the weekend while some work was carried out elsewhere in the building. As a precaution we shutdown the infrastructure that we we still keep onsite...
View ArticleProcedures for replacing STS on vCenter 6?
I've been attempted to update the STS on a fresh installation of the VCSA 6 to replace it with custom enterprise signed certs per...
View ArticlevCenter 6 permissions to manage services in System Configuration
Hi, I'm trying to set the right permissions in order to see and manage the services in my vCenter environment from the vSphere Web Client from"Administration -> System Configuration" using a user...
View ArticlevCenter 5.5 Appliance
Created a Workstation lab similar to the VCP course...I'm using the Vcenter appliance as a standalone vm (meaning its not nested within one of the ESXI hosts.Question is anyone have an idea on how to...
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 ArticleWebclient browsing problem with multi-site PSC & VCS implementation
Hi all, I just deployed a brand new VC6 environment which consist from two sites. I wanted to implement separate VC Server + External PSC instances at each site where the PSC's are sharing a common...
View ArticlevCenter Windows Server Patching
Hi everybody, I'm struggling to find the best practice article which explains what VMware suggest in terms of Windows Server Patching for Windows machines where vCenter (or its DB) is running from.In...
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 Articlehow to balance load at vm start among hosts and VDI best practices
Couple of dumb questions. I have two hosts and when VMs start they don't balance between the hosts. What do I have to do to enable this? I don't want DRS and automatic moving of VMs at this time, I...
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vCenter 5.5 Installation failing.
Hello Guys, It's a brand new server with Windows 2008 R2 installed from scratch with all updates. vCenter Single Sign-On, Web Client, and Inventory Service gets installed with no issues but during the...
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VCenter System Memory Alert Hardware Status Tab
There is a "system memory Alert" in the hardware status tab of my VCenter, there is no problem with the hardware because I enter the IBM's IMM (Integrated Managment Module) and the server does NOT...
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 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 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 ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2 customization does not work
Here is what I have:- ESXi4.1- vCenter 4.1, brand new install- I created a new VM (Virtual Hardware v. 7, VMXNET3 NIC) which I am going to use as a template and installed Windows Server 2008 R2 from an...
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 ArticlevCenter Server 5 Role Permissions Required to Apply Host Recommendations?
I have a subset of admins to take care of specific VMs. The role created to give them access to the VM allows them to power off and power on the VMs. However, if we are doing some maintenance in the...
View ArticlevCenter Server 5.5.0 Update 1a Memory Issue
We are running vcenter server 5.5.0 update 1a on a VM with 8x CPU and 24GB of memory. Last year we joined it with another vcenter server using linked mode. My colleague claims he started to notice...
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