Web Client connection problem
Hi,I got problem that Web Client is not able to connect to vCenter. It is showing message: HTTP Status 404 - /vsphere-client/...
View ArticleCant connect to https://vcenter/sdk/vimService
Trying to run Dell's dpack by connecting to our vcenter server. I add our vcenter URL and after trying to connect I receive: "Failed to connect with the VMware VCenter Server...
View ArticleHow can we know how many Virtual machine I can migrate simultaneously
Guys, I am quite interested in finding, how many VM's I can migrate simultaneously in my environment. Though it depends upon VMkernel Bandwidth and I have only 2 nics and that too shared between SC and...
View ArticlevCenter service can not start
I use ESX5.1 and vCenter .I could not start vCenter service and vpxd log is the below. I tried restart of SQL service and inventry service but still in problem. 2013-07-14T17:29:44.423+09:00 [04060...
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 ArticleCan't delete files of destroyed VM
Hi! I have a problem deleting some files of an already destroyed virtual machine. This is what I get when attempting to delete the folder: ########################root@xxx yyy_zzz# rm -rf VM/rm:...
View ArticleExcessive vCenter Events Log Problems after updating to latest HP management...
Hi, Note really a vcenter problem, more of a HP problem I suspect. I have recently applied the following HP VIB's to resolve the issue of the filling of the / volume with the file /var/log/hpHelper.log...
View ArticleConnect ESXi 4.1 Hosts with dvSwitches to vSphere 5.1 Server
Hi, I am currently working on upgrading our vSphere 4.1 environment to vSphere 5.1. My environment is as follows: I have a vSphere 4.1 vCenter Server with ESXi 4.1 Hosts. All of the Hosts use...
View ArticleRemove Snapshot Hangs in VC
I have 4 hosts, all connected to a central iSCSI storage system. When I try to remove a snapshot from a VM, its only snapshot, it goes to 95% and then sits there. This prevents me from being able to...
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template actions grayed out
Hi, Today I've found out that for one of my templates some of the actions are grayed out. I can successfully deploy vm from this template, however I can't convert it to vm, nor rename it, nor remove it...
View ArticleRegistering a new vCenter server to an Existing SSO server
Hello All,I know it is possible to register a new vCenter Server to an existing SSO server. In my case, SSO server is part of one domain, and the new vCenter server will be part of another domain. Is...
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 ArticlevLan setup on vDS
We have ESXi5 hosts and vCenter5 in our environment. We have standard switches currently setup and have not migrated them to the vDS yet. I have a request to setup a new vlan. Our Networkking...
View ArticleCannot add host to vCenter server because datastore is shared with an...
I recently removed a physical host from a vCenter Server virtual appliance and am not able to add it back to vCenter Server because I get an error about the datastore already existing. I am running...
View Articlevcenter default alarms - Health Status
Can anyone please describe to me what the difference is between Health Status Changed and Health Status Monitoring? They both seem to be alerts for vCenter "service". Any help greatly appreciated....
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 ArticleManagement Network on different VLANs
I am looking for some good reading on if there is any gotchas for setting up your management network on two different VLANs. This is only for managemnet traffic, and not for vMotion traffic, or FT...
View ArticleSpace required on vCenter Server for increased statistics level
I'm running vCenter Server and it's SQL database on separate VMs. I've sized my SQL database for statistics level 2. How big does the virtual hard disk on my vCenter Server need to be to support...
View ArticleHow 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 ArticleWhat 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...
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