Distributed switch problem
I am configuring a new VMkernel distributed switch and trying to add a new vMotion virtual adapter. I input the correct IP address information and received the error - “Call...
View ArticleVMware VirtualCenter Server Service not starting
I've been fighting with this issue for a while now and haven't been able to find a solution - even with checking the posts on this forum. I am running VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0.32743 on a Windows...
View ArticlevCenter appliance 5 and SMTP Configuration
hi guys I setup the SMTP Server IPand Sender Account in my new and shiny vCenter Appliance 5 server SMTP Server: 192.168.1.xSender account: vcenter@mycompany.net now testing for the email alerts I get...
View ArticlevCenter Server Service is not starting
I have performed all the changes to migrate the vCenter Server database from SQL Express to full SQL Server following the Knowledge Base ( that is posted by VMware ) its URL is mentioned here for...
View ArticlevCenter Server 5.5 installation, MSSQL problem
Hi, I'm installing vCenter Server 5.5. I've already created MSSQL database, users and roles with all required permissions, using scripts from installation directory. During installing, after entering...
View ArticleMKS error on port 902
Hello, I am getting the MKS error connecting to port 902 error when trying to use the vCenter and vSphere client or web client, and accessing the console of any vm. I'm using the vCenter OVF appliance...
View ArticleESXi host shows "not responding" in vSphere web console after 60-90 seconds...
I'm not sure where to go next with this, hoping someone can offer advice... This is a fresh install of vCenter 5.5 and an existing ESXi 5.5 server. I see my ESXi host and all details in the web...
View ArticleVM invalid state
Hi Team, The VM is in Invalid state and if i try to power on the VM it's throw"Failed to find a host for powering on the virtual machine.the following faults explain why the registered host is not...
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 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 ArticlevCenter 5.5 certificate replacement issue
I'm having problems getting the self signed certificates for vCenter v5.5 replaced with Enterprise CA certificates. I am using the certificate replacement tool from VMware. The SSO certificate is...
View ArticleVMware vCenter and Windows Server 2012 (Server 8)
Hi,I just installed vmware vCenter Server on Windows Server 2012 but Vmware services not started so I cannot connect to the vcenter via vClient.When I try to start VMware services manually I get an...
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 Articlevim.fault.HttpFault when sorting VMs in vSphere Client after 5.1 upgrade
Hello. I have recently completed a upgrade of vCenter from 5.0 > 5.1. I ran into some common teething problems with SSO but things look ok at the moment. I do have one problem that I'd really like...
View ArticleVCSA 5.1 U1a stops on regenerating certificate
Hello guys, Yeasterday I deployed new VCSA and moved existing ESX servers to it. Then I shut down old vCenter and changed IP and hostname of new VCSA to IP/hostname that was previously set on old...
View ArticleVMware VirtualCenter Server Service not starting
I've been fighting with this issue for a while now and haven't been able to find a solution - even with checking the posts on this forum. I am running VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0.32743 on a Windows...
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 ArticleRegistering a vCenter Server in vSphere Web Client (5.5)
Hi, Just wondering if it's possible to register multiple vCenter servers (all vCenter Server Appliances) with one vSphere Web Client instance which is running on one of these vCenter Appliances? VCSA1...
View ArticleUpdating vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 to 5.1 U1 fails
Waited about an hour after it started installing... still not up. Wen into the updatecli.log, and see that there's an error constantly repeating... any clues? ./etc/init.d/vami-sfcb: line 238: 7385...
View ArticleEsxi 5: Hardware monitoring service on this host is not responding or not...
Hello, Sometimes we have the phenomenon that when we open the Hardware Status Tab we can not see any information.In return I only get the following message:Hardware monitoring service on this host is...
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