Can'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 ArticleUpdate Manager patch repository
Does anyone know of a way to remove/delete old patches from the patch repository in Update Manager ? I'm running all ESXi 4.1 and I want to remove all the old ESX 4.0 patches, and other os patches that...
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Esxi 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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Unable to start the vCenter / Management Web Services
Hi All, I recently moved our vCenter installation to another server "vCenterServer" from the original server "Win12-ban", I have left the database on "Win12-ban" and created a DSN on "vCenterServer"...
View Articlevcenter 5.5 - adding domain users
I seem to successfully join my vcenter 5.5 server to my domain but for some reason I am not successful in adding domain users to the vcenter server. i'm attaching a screen shot where I try to add...
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 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 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 ArticleAnyone still separate pagfiles to separate VMDKs still?
Just wondered how many people still create a separate swapfile disk and place it on a pagefile datastore on Windows servers? My current workplace has done this historically and I'd like to revisit this...
View Articlevcenter 5.5 - adding domain users
I seem to successfully join my vcenter 5.5 server to my domain but for some reason I am not successful in adding domain users to the vcenter server. i'm attaching a screen shot where I try to add...
View ArticleLinked Mode group are registered to the same vCenter Single Sign On server
Need clarification as i was reading about the upgrading vCenter so somewhere it mentioned that : Make sure that all vCenter Servers in a Linked Mode group are registered to the same vCenter Single Sign...
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 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...
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Host Profiles playing up in vSphere 5
Hi all, Ive recently upgraded about 200 hosts to ESXi 5 from ESX 4.1 and 2 vcenters 5 also.Ive noticed a problem with host profiles when it comes to storage, and wanted to see if anyone else has come...
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 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 ArticleIssues with Deploying a VM from template
I am having some issue deploying a VM from template with guest customization. I have not been able to find any answers on the web.Here is my setup: vSphere 5.1.0Build 1064983 1) Create a VM (WIN2K8R2)...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 U1 - change/rename
Hi, can you anybody give me help if is it possible change name of vcenter (windows machine, not in domain)? How it "handle" SSO server running on this host? I found only helps for vc2.5-4.0. vcenter...
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 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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