vCenter Server Appliance update and VMware Tools
I've just updated VCSA to 5.1.0.10000 Build 1065184. I had to uninstall VMware Tools first 'cause update failed with "VMware Tools cannot install because it appears that another installation ofVMware...
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,...
View ArticlevCenter Inventory Services
Hi, I want to install the Inventory Services, but when I enter the password for admin@system-domain, I receive this message: The user hasn't got enough privileges to perform administrative actions....
View ArticleAMD vs Intel for ESXi Servers
Have been searching for real world comparisons between AMD and Intel processors in a VMware environment. I am currently running AMD opterons and have a chance to upgrade server hardware and I am...
View ArticlevSphere Web Client on OSX no mouse pointer issue
I have upgraded vCenter server to 5.5.0a which makes available client integration tools for OSX, which means that virtual consoles through vSphere web client are supposed to be supported on Mac. In...
View ArticleStorage vMotion will not migrate powered on guest
I originally installed vSphere 5.0 update 2 and then installed the guests on the local machine datastore to get us virtualized. I just installed our SAN and am now trying to migrate the guests to the...
View ArticleProblems after installing vCenter 5.1a - No vCenter Server found
Sorry, I'm new at this and I'm having a problem installing vCenter 5.1a on Windows Server 2008 R2 using the simple install. After completing the install without any errors, I start up the vSphere Web...
View ArticlevSphere 5.5 and Windows vSphere Client
I recently did a fresh install of vCenter 5.5, and then upgraded my hosts to 5.5 from 5.0 and moved them into the new vCenter. I have noticed a slight problem with vCenter. I can log into it without...
View ArticleDoes VMware vCenter 5.0 support special characters (i.e. &) in passwords?
Is this documented for version 5.0? If so, what is the URL? I have found the associated documentation for version 5.5 but am specifically interested in version 5.0. Please advise.
View ArticleNewly deployed vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 failed to authenticate against AD...
I deployed a whole new VCSA 5.5 to test its new feature. System joined AD successfully, and I can see and add users into data center using Web client. But if I want to login as AD user, Web Client...
View ArticleWeb 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 ArticleCatch-22 - how does one edit the vcenter server VM if you have already...
Once you update a VM to VMX-10, you can no longer edit the settings of the VM using the Windows vSphere client - you have to use the vCenter Web client. But what if your vCenter server needs more RAM?...
View ArticlevCenter Server Service Wont Start after P2V
Hello community. Have an issue I have not been able to resolve and looking for assistance. Problem: vCenter Server Service wont start after the Windows Server was P2V'd. Getting an ERROR 2 from the...
View ArticlevCenter Server Appliance update and VMware Tools
I've just updated VCSA to 5.1.0.10000 Build 1065184. I had to uninstall VMware Tools first 'cause update failed with "VMware Tools cannot install because it appears that another installation ofVMware...
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Download vSphere 5.1 web client integration plug-in error
I am getting an IE error when trying to download the client integration plug-in :- I have put the IE settings to Low security for Internet and disabled pop-ups. Any ideas please ?
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 Articledatastore clusters and i/o control
I have an EqualLogic array and if I understand the docs correctly, they say to disable storage i/o control in VMware and let the SAN handle it. Suppose I present multiple luns from the EqualLogic to...
View ArticleExamining ESX server logs to determine vCenter Shudown?
I'm not familiar with VMWare however examining a situation where we need to determine if the vCenter at an office was shutdown. The only data I have right now are logs from the ESX servers.Any ideas...
View Articlethe server could not interpret the client's request - 503 error vmware 5.1 -...
When I click this Storage View<tab> from within vSphere client, I get this error all the time....anyone know a fix for this? The server 'my.host.name' could not interpret the client's request....
View ArticlevCenter upgrade 5.5a -> 5.5b. Empty Inventory in web client
Hi, I have upgraded our vCenter from 5.5a to 5.5b and now every "old" system-domain user is having an empty inventory in the web client. In the standalone client everything is fine. When I create a new...
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