vCenter 5.1 delay when opening vm console
Last week we updated our vCenter Server from 5.0 to 5.1. And since that moment we experience some delay while opening vm console windows.We used to have a black screen for about 1 or maybe 2 seconds...
View ArticleUnable 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 ArticleSome VMs not showing in vcenter
I have two host running ESXi 5.0 which I have succesfully added to my vcenter (5.0 client and server). However one of the hosts is missing 3 vm's from its inventory. I can connect directly to the...
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 ArticleCould not start the vmware virtualcenter server service on local computer....
Good afternoon. We've seemed to develop a problem with one of our servers running Virtual Center that prevents us from logging in with VSphere. Windows gives the following error: Windows could not...
View ArticlevCSA 6.0 install failure - unable to connect to ESXi Server
I have the vCSA ISO extracted to local drive and am running it from Internet Explorer as Administrator mode. After allowing the plugin, I click Install.I click Accept, then Next.At this point, I am...
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:...
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 ArticleMaintenance/cleanup on data stores?
Like most users, we create VM's, use them a while, then use vCenter to down them and remove them when they are not needed anymore. Also, we have create VM's and for some reason it was not configured...
View ArticlevCenter Error "Datacenter. QueryConnectionInfo"
Hi, I meet a problem during the addition of a host in our center of data on our vCenter.During the addition, it shows this error:"Datacenter. QueryConnectionInfo " for the object " DatacenterG4 " on...
View ArticlevCenter 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...
View ArticleInstalling vcenter appliance is not an easy thing
Maybe it was firefox's block of flash, maybe there's a problem with the client integration plugin, but firefox keeps requesting to restart it due to the plugin being installed. Got a clean copy and...
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 ArticleError importing OVA file
Hello, I'm trying to import an OVA file and I get the error: "A vCenter Server resource is missing or invalid. Either the resource was modified while the operating system was running or the server is...
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 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 Articlevmware-dataservice-sca status changed from yellow to green
Hello , Below vCenter 6.0 U1 alarm frequently changing, any idea ? alarm.VsphereClientHealthAlarm - Event: Status change (7582963) Summary: vsphere-client status changed from green to yellow Date:...
View ArticleHost 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 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...
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,...
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