login credential issue on vcenter 5.1
Hey guys, Recently I upgraded my vcenter server from 4.1 to 5.1. Orginally (4.1 version ) I use my AD account to login without the domain name prefix, just like username and then password. But in...
View ArticleVCenter license problem
Hi there, I have an error when I'm trying to add new license into VCenter 4.1 - the license is correct (copy/paste way), but the error message is my result : License error: 5 Diagnostic message:License...
View ArticleLocal users on vCenter Server Appliance?
I have a small (2 host) cluster which is firewalled off from the rest of our network, and has no NIS or AD servers visible. Only three of us are allowed access to administer the cluster and we need an...
View ArticleUpgrade vCenter 5U1 to 5.1 fails
Hi, trying to upgrade my vcenter server to 5.1 but getting the below message error 29114 cannot connect to db I have tried this with a local express DB and a full 2008 R2 DB server and get same...
View ArticleIntermittent vCenter/ESXi host disconnect issue
Configuration: vCenter Virtual Appliance running 5.1.0. 2 x identical ESXi hosts running 5.0U1. VCVA is running on ESXi host 'a'. Symptom: vCenter complains of a disconnect in communication with the...
View ArticleWeb Client Problem vSphere 5
hi , i got a problem with vcenter on windows 2008 r2 (physical). just a complete new install that connects to an oracle db that was upgraded from vsphere 4.1 -> vsphere 5. Everything works fine...
View ArticlevCenter and ESXi free version
Hello, I have been using VMware for a couple of years now. I have been in an environment that was already established and did not require that much attention. The hosting facility did a lot of the...
View ArticleEvent ID 7024 - The VMware VirtualCenter Server service terminated with...
I've recently grown to MAX database size on SQL Express deployment. I've migrated the DB to SQL 2008 per VMware KB, but I am getting the above error after re-installing VC. During the installation,...
View ArticleWeird vCenter 5.1 Web Client / vSphere Client discrepancy
Hi, i was putting up a POC for a customer and i thought to use vSphere 5.1 to do that since it was a good way to get hands on the new version. I found some weird things setting up the environment, for...
View ArticleVcenter Foundation vs Standard vs Essenstials
Hi, I have checking around the net o find out the technical diffrence between Vcenter Foundation vs Standard vs Essenstials, but not able to find it.The only diffrence I can find is that Vcenter...
View ArticleHow to update VCenter?
I know Update Manager will update the hosts, but how do I update/patch the VCenter software? Is this something I shouldn't worry about?
View ArticleHost keeps disconnecting from vCenter Server 4.1
Hi Everyone, I have tried relentlessly to find a solution to my problem over here with vCenter 4.1 where a host keeps getting disconnected from vCenter after every 90 seconds. Based on the kb articles...
View ArticlevCenter Server is unable to find a Master vSphere HA Agent -- upgrade to...
Hi all, Upgrading to vCenter 5.0. Have 6 ESXi 4.1 hosts in a Cluster. I try to activate HA and get the following messages: vCenter Server is unable to find a Master vSphere HA Agent in cluster...
View ArticleVMotion stuck in progress
Hello, I recently had a vmotion get stuck in progress for over an hour when the high cpu resources of a host caused the esx host to become unresponsive to VC. I tried restarting the vc services, I...
View ArticleUpdate Manager 5.1 / HP depot not working
Hi, I want to add the HP Online depot as a download source to the Update Manager. The URL http://vibsdepot.hp.com/index.xml gets validated, but no HP updates get downloaded after hitting "apply" and...
View ArticleSecurity Warning(s) on vSphere Client Connection?
Every time a vSphere client connects to the server two security warnings are displayed (see the attached image). Clicking View Certiface allows you to "install" the certificate, but always leaves you...
View ArticleLogical Drive not on preferred path due to ADT/RDAC failover - DS4300 1722
SummaryNode ID: DS4300_01Host IP Address: Host ID: Out-of-BandEvent Error Code: 4011Event occurred: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:35:43 EDT Event Message: Logical Drive not on preferred path due to ADT/RDAC...
View ArticleError VCenter Server Service start fails
Hi .. i'm a new to VM.. i'm installing vCenter 5.1 on Windows Server 2008 R2 (4 GB RAM and 2 X vCPU) . It errors out starting the service.. full log file below attached ... please anyone help...
View ArticleVirtual Center Performance tab "no data available"
Hi, I was using the default SQL Server Express edition with vcenter. The performance graphs were working great at this point. I was nearing the space limit of express and decided to upgrade to...
View ArticleFresh Install - vCenter Service Status and Hardware Status plugins in vSphere...
Fresh install of vSphere Server 4.0 with vSphere client. Separate SQL 2005 DB. 2 plugins are not working,disabled with almost identical error msgs stated directly in the Plug-In Manager. 1.)...
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