How to Reset dvSwitch Uplink Statistics Counters
I want to be able to view my uplink port statistics, but I can only seem to view the cumulative numbers of what I assume is the life of the dvSwitch. These are the statistics that you see when going...
View ArticleVMwareVCMSDS unable to start, unable to connect to vCenter server
I have a vCenter server problem. It was working fine last week, this week I could not connect. I think it is a problem with VMwareVCMSDS, because in the vpx-xx.log files it was complaining about...
View ArticleHaving issues adding ESXi host to vCenter Server Appliance
I've been spending lots of time working on the new vCenter 5.1.0A. I have two vCenter environments in my test and dev. vCenter1 = Windows 2008 R2 vCenter server. It has local domain Microsoft CA self...
View ArticleMove into resource pool Cannot complete operation due to concurrent...
Hi Everyone I have three hosts on my vcenter, however I can't seem to move any VMs into a resource pool as I get the following error(for example): Move into resource pool SALES Cannot complete...
View ArticleWeb client not working after Simple Install option for vCenter Server 5.5
I'm trying to get into the web client after a fresh install of vCenter Server 5.5. When I go to the url of http://vcenterservername/ it brings me to the page to log into vSphere Web Client. When I...
View ArticleCan't use Remote Console in Web Client: "SSL verification failure for...
I'm brand new to vSphere 5.5. I just upgraded a 4.1U1 install and everything went well. However, now that I'm trying to work with the web client, I can't actually connect to any of my VMs via the...
View ArticleUnable to retreive health data from sps and sms - using vCSA appliance
Hi, I have updated the vCenter 5.5 to the latest version that is available yesterday. It is linux appliance. I was having problem to get in to web client after the update. I performed the "Regenerate...
View ArticleH/W upgrade: vSphere Server 5.1 service didn't come up
Dear all,before we added a 2nd CPU to our IBM 3650M3 running vSphere 5.1 the whole system was runninglike a charm. After the 3650M3 reboot the vSphere server service didn't come up and tryingto access...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1.0U1b update to 5.5 fails (Error 1603)
I keep getting errors while trying to install vCenter 5.5 Single Sign-On which results in a rollback.I tried it with Simple Install and Custom Install.I already tried to delete the CIS Folder and...
View ArticlevCSA 5.5.0a - Users with spaces are unable to authenticate
I am not able to login to the vSphere Web Client or full client when the username contains spaces. I was able to figure this out after some troubleshooting. I created a user named "Testing" and it...
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 ArticleMigrated SQL Database; Error Recreating Some Jobs
I migrated my databases to a new SQL server successfully. I am now recreating the SQL jobs per article 2006097. All worked except for the following:...
View ArticleError 29102 Unable to contact
I'm trying to install VMware vCenter Server 5.5 on a windows server 2008 R2 that is a virtual machine inside VMworkstation and I keep getting the error "Unable to contact Lookup Service. Check...
View ArticleWeb Client throws Error #2032 when accessed through any sort of reverse proxy...
I've been trying to publish the Web Client through our SSL VPN which has a nice workspace to publish web links. Unfortunately, something in the vSphere web client breaks very badly if you do not...
View ArticlevCenter Appliance 5.1 U1c can't telnet port 902
Hello,I can't telnet vCSA v5.1 U1c on port 902. No Firewalls involved.How can I check, which service failed via SSH? Thanks,Thorsten
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 ArticlevCenter 5.5 Appliance - Cannot see any AD users/groups after setting up SSO
I am playing around with the vCenter 5.5 appliance (investigating whether it is feasible to move to the appliance from Windows hosted vCenter). We are currently running vCenter 5.0, so I have no...
View ArticleIntermittent Virtual Machine Network Issues
Not sure if I should have posted this in the ESXi 5 forum, so my apologies if this is the wrong place. I have a four host (all ESXi 5.0) cluster in my vCenter (5.1) that has intermittent network...
View ArticleWindows Virtual vCenter - Snapshot - Hosts Disconnecting
Morning, Got an odd one. We have a virtual Windows vCenter Server. When we take a snapshot (with or without memory) all hosts on the vCenter briefly disconnect. This happens in the last second of...
View ArticleWhich vCenter download to choose?
We have two hosts, one locally and the other remote, and require a second vCenter for the remote location. We are doing this for Business Continuity and will be replicating our VMs between the two...
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