access error copying file between datastores
On Datacenter/Datastore 1 I am able to access a virtual machine settings and see the CD/DVD device is connected to a iso file om my SAN I need that iso file on my datastore in datacenter 2 as wellI...
View ArticleAdding VCSA 6.0 to domain fails
Hi Guys, Hopefully something you can assist me with to stop me from ripping anymore of my hair out For the last few days, I have been trying to add our VCSA to our domain so that I can setup the SSO...
View ArticlevCenter 5.5 AD Authentication Help
Hello, I was successfully able to install my vCenter Server 5.5. For identity sources I have vsphere.local as default but I have also set-up AD (Integrated Windows Authentication) under configuration....
View ArticlePurging old tasks/events in VirtualCenter
I thought I would share this procedure I documented to purge old tasks and events in VirtualCenter. I initially opened a support case on this with Vmware because I wanted to get rid of the older tasks...
View ArticlevCenter Converter 4.2.0 - Unable to contact the specified host.
Hi, I've searched all over the internet and been working with VMware tech support, but I am unable to find a solution. I am running vSphere 4.1 on Windows 2008 R2 and all is working well, except I am...
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vCenter 6.0 U1 - Replace machine SSL certificate, VMware Component Manager...
I have installed an external PSC (6.0 U1) and have attempted to replace the machine SSL certificate with a custom certificate from our CA I have tried using both the certificate-manager CLI and the new...
View Articlevmdk and sysprep
1.I created a virtual machine ,I need to expand its hard drive size, though i can expand its size but i want to delete it and recreate another.When i delete its hard disk do i need to remove its vmdk...
View Articlesnapshots
We have several domain controllers in our environment.I have been advised that taking a snapshot of a VM that is a domain controller should not be done, as it increases the amount of disk space used...
View Articlevc appliance postgres db volume full
our /storage/db is 100% and we have tried the commandsudo -u postgres /opt/vmware/vpostgres/1.0/bin/vacuumdb -a -e -v -f -U postgres /tmp/vacuumdb.log the command returns error: could not change...
View Articlevcenter server service crashing when adding host
Hello, from yesterday im getting a strange issue, i have a mini cluster with 3 servers, all worked perfect until yesterday when i found vcenter service stopped.......so i reinstalled vcenter but when...
View ArticlevCenter Server Appliance 5.1 - Wizard/Config fails
This is my inital step into the Vmware world and it isn't going well. Downloaded the latest vCenter Server appliance 5.1.0.5100 and created a new VM in VMware Workstation 8.0.4. Started the VM and let...
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:...
View ArticleThe VMware vCenter Inventory Service service terminated with service-specific...
Tried connecting into the web interface and it states it cannot connect to the inventory server. I see the service is stopped and when I try to start it, it fails. Error message in event log: The...
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 ArticleProblems logging into vSphere Web Client with Firefox 42
I am unable to login to the web client using Firefox 42. It seems to be unable to find the server. Works fine with Chrome, however the integration plug-in won't work with Chrome.
View ArticlevCenter 5.5 certificate replacement issue
I'm having problems getting the self signed certificates for vCenter v5.5 replaced with Enterprise CA certificates. I am using the certificate replacement tool from VMware. The SSO certificate is...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 SSO and failure to successfully authenticate users
I have experienced this problem with the 5.1 upgrade including the latest 5.1.0b. In fact the latest patch makes it impossible to add users explicitly via the vSphere client whereas previously I could...
View ArticleError when loading VMWare vSphere Client
Hey guys, I'm a newbie to the VMWare world and have just experienced my first problem. My system was installed by a 3rd party vendor that, due to uncontrolable circumstatnces, is not accessible at...
View ArticleRemove VCSA 6 Linked Mode ?
I installed a VCSA with embedded PSC. A second VCSA has been deployed and joined the primary PSC and SSO Domain .. How do I now cleanly remove the linked mode again ? I can of course just power off...
View ArticleUnable to reset administrator@vsphere.local with vdcadmintool (failed 9100)
I'm trying to reset the administrator@vsphere.local password but it fails every time... I'm using this document : VMware KB: Cannot change the administrator@vsphere.local password after upgrading from...
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