What 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 Articlevcenter update 3b rollback
Hi Everyone I need to rollback my vcenter center server appliance to pre update 3b. Its been approx 2 weeks since I applied the update. Normally I'd restore the back up that I made -- back up, not a...
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...
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How to remove a failed PSC v6 U1 - leave federation cleanup failed. error 13...
Hello, I have been trying to install a PSC inside my embedded vCenter 6 so I can move to a seperated model. The first install of the 2nd PSC failed and it is showing up in the webclient yet I cannot...
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 Articleif vcenter server is down what will be the overall impact???
Dear Team, if vcenter server is down what will be the overall impact??? request you to share your views on the same. regardsMr VMware
View ArticleStart fresh with new vCenter 5.5 install vs upgrade?
I've been trying to get my vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 install to migrate to 5.5 OK, but it's giving me headaches. Some interface elements are missing, I can't get consoles to work, etc. That said,...
View ArticleHow to add an ESXi 4.1 in a vCenter 5.5?
Hi We are involved in a migration project since ESX/ESXi 4.1 to ESXi 5. Now all my infrastructure is managed by a vcenter 4.1 and it manages several ESX 4.1 and ESXi 4.1. Recently we've bought a new...
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 ArticleError: Cannot synchronize host : Cannot complete login due to an incorrect...
Hi, Few days back 3 of my ESX 4.1 servers showed warning in vcenter server Error: Cannot synchronize host : Cannot complete login due to an incorrect user name or password:"..... i tried to Login every...
View ArticleHigh 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 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 ArticleUnable to add standalone host - Already exists
Hello guys, I have a problem on my vcenter (version 4.1.0).I've deleted 2 old host (ESX) and when I try to re-enter the new one (with the same ip address) i have the follow error: "Add standalone...
View ArticlevCenter 6 'Empty Inventory' due to permissions
I have a fully functional, completely working vCenter 6 environment. Admin users can log in and see the entire inventory, as they're supposed to. However, I have a number of business users that need...
View ArticleAny way to reset the VAMI Administrator password, on vCenter Server Appliance...
I am running the vCenter Server Appliance (v. 6.0.0 Build 2997665) as a VM and it’s working but I’m not able to log into the VAMI UI on port 5480. Using the same Administrator credentials that I use to...
View ArticleSeveral problems with vCenter on appliance
Hi all,I have some problems with my vcenter. version is 6.0.0.10200First, one service is on critical warning. the vmware syslog-service reports that /storage/log has less than 15% of free space.Second,...
View ArticleCan't update vCenter
i have vCenter Server 5.1.1064983 and I wanted to update to 5.1.0-1235309.step one - updating SSO. I enter master password and get an error - Provider password is wrong or empty.I try to login to...
View ArticleVCenter start fails after demoting Domain Controller
Hi. Instead of hijacking other one's thread having the same problem I decided to start a new thread, so sorry for double posting. After promoting a new DC and demoting the old one we have the problem...
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How to remove a failed PSC v6 U1 - leave federation cleanup failed. error 13...
Hello, I have been trying to install a PSC inside my embedded vCenter 6 so I can move to a seperated model. The first install of the 2nd PSC failed and it is showing up in the webclient yet I cannot...
View ArticlevSphere client on a Windows 10 machine - mouse problems inside VM consoles
Aloha,I just upgraded to Windows 10 Pro. I am also using vSphere client 5.5.0 Build 1618071.When managing vm's all is good and right with the world. But when I accessa vm console - either by the tab or...
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