SSO users and groups Error
When I try and display Users & Groups I am getting this error "Error: Idm client exception: Failed to establish server connection" Cant for the life of me figure out why. Using vCenter Virtual...
View ArticleHost Profile non-compliance error related to CIM Indication Subscription
I have this error against one of my esxi 5.0 server(build 768111) under Host Profile Compliance."Found extra CIM-XML Indication Subscription on local system for query SELECT*From CIM_ProcessIndication...
View ArticleIn vcenter, Under Targets, in Dynamic Discovery all the buttons are greyed...
Dear all, I am working on vsphere 5.5, working through webclient, I have added software iscsi adapater, I have configured VMkernel Network adapter in vswitch0, but when I am trying to add target server...
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...
View ArticleExport Custom Attributes from SQL
Hello Community, Is there a way to export the Custom Attributes for vCenter directly from SQL? I have a client that we just completed a migration from one vCenter to another. The custom attributes...
View ArticlevCenter Appliance syslog rotation
Hi, In the normal Windows based vCenter, there are options to set log rotation settings for the syslog service to which the ESXi-hosts are logging.I can't find this option in the vCenter Appliance....
View ArticlevCSA with Windows 2012R2 AD controller, LDAP search not working / SSO broken
Hi, After upgrading vCSA to 5.5.0a and Windows AD to 2012 R2, AD logins to vCSA no longer work. sso/vmware-sts-idmd.log shows: 2013-11-05 17:08:57,135 WARN [LdapErrorChecker] Error received by LDAP...
View ArticlevCenter SSO 2.0 mmc snap-in diagnostic tools
Hello! In different vSphere 5.5 preview articles I heard about management tools, that should be included in vSphere 5.5 GA release. Some weeks ago I successfully upgrade my infrastructure to 5.5 RTM,...
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Windows Server 2012 Guest Customization
Hi All, Has anyone managed to get guest customization of Windows Server 2012 working? From what I can tell it doesn't work at all. I am running the latest version of everything (vCenter 5.1, ESXi...
View ArticleWhat's the data flow for the VDP backup
Hi Friends, What's the data flow for the VDP backup ? thanks.
View Article2 clusters in 1 site or 1 cluster in 2 sites
Hi I am commissioning a new DC, initially I setup the new DC in VC as a new site. But of course I can't vmotion between the two. the plan is to have all the connectivity available at both sites, so if...
View ArticleNew install of VCenter shows no inventory.
Been a long while since I last installed vCenter. I installed v5.5 it on a fresh Windows 2008 server. I open the web client and login, but there's nothing in the inventory. No vCenter servers, no...
View Articleapproximaly time to move a VM disk
Hello, Does somebody know how long it approximately take to move a 512GB VM disk file to another datastore? I will be a cold migration since we don't have vmotion storage yet. The move will be on the...
View ArticleVCSA 5.5 Services not starting
I have been working on setting up VCSA 5.5 in a lab environment for the past couple of days. I have run into a number of bugs that have caused me to re-install from scratch including the IP address...
View ArticleUnable to connect to vcenter, vmware sso service failed to initialize status...
Dear all, I have configured vcenter through vcenter appliance. My vcenter and inventory services are up and running, database and SSO are embedded, the network configuration is perfect, but still I am...
View ArticleMac Console: 7331, Already modified wrapper.conf
I was able to view the console from the appliance in all three OS X browsers. Can't seem to do it any more, just get a can not connect error. Has anything changed in the last few days? I have already...
View ArticleAppliance v5.5.0a and SSO and AD Group Authentication
Hi, I just setup a new vCenter Server Appliance v5.5.0a and need to use AD groups to do the authentication. I have a service desk group that I want add to the vcenter permissions. I am a little...
View ArticleIntel X520-T2 ESXI 5.5 not advertising correct speed
I have a system with 4 intel x520-t2. I'm currently having issues with ESXI seeing the correct advertised speed for these nics. I have contacted Intel and there is no firmware available for cardsCard...
View ArticleVMs are inaccessible, shared LUN is inactive? What is the problem?
Dear all, Hi I am working on Vsphere 5.5. My VMs are greyed out and are inaccessible, and my shared datastore is inactive, iscsi target server is up and working, all the paths and targets are visible,...
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