Maintenance mode will not do vmotion (HA enabled cluster)
Hi I have a cluster that consist of 6 hosts where manual vmotion works fine, but when I put my hosts in Maintenance mode, it just doesn't vmotion the vm's to the other hosts in the cluster. This...
View Articlevmware-dataservice-sca status changed from yellow to green
Hello , Below vCenter 6.0 U1 alarm frequently changing, any idea ? alarm.VsphereClientHealthAlarm - Event: Status change (7582963) Summary: vsphere-client status changed from green to yellow Date:...
View ArticlevSphere client on a Windows 10 machine - mouse problems inside VM consoles
Aloha,I just upgraded to Windows 10 Pro. I am also using vSphere client 5.5.0 Build 1618071.When managing vm's all is good and right with the world. But when I accessa vm console - either by the tab or...
View ArticleThe type initializer for threw an exception for...
When running VI Client 4 or 4 U1, on Vista SP1 x64, I get the following error message. The type initializer for threw an exception for 'VirtualInfrastructure.Utils.ClientsXml' threw an exception. and...
View ArticleVCSA 6.7 - vpxd doesn't start after replacing machine SSL certs
Creating a new VCSA 6.5.0 vm using win32 GUI.After installation completed, I want to replace machine SSL certificates using HTML5 webgui.I imported Terena CA and then replaced machine SSL cert (key...
View ArticleChanging default gateway on vCenter Appliance version 6
I just installed the VCSA 6.0 without any problems. Only issue is that the customer told me the wrong default gateway. I'd rather not redeploy the appliance. How do I go about changing the default...
View ArticleVCSA 6.7u3 install in empty environment fails
So, I was handed new vlans last week. Need to spin up the first infrastructure vcenter on them in order to run services. Currently, I have no routing, no dns, no dhcp, no ntp. Just a host, a...
View ArticlevCenter Server Appliance checking for update hangs
Hey all, I just wanted to update a vCSA appliance. Unfortunately it hangs in the status "Checking for aivailable updates..." as has no internet access. I changed the settings to CD-ROM updates,...
View ArticleIncrease Disk Size Replicated VM
Currently using vCenter 5.0 VM Replication and SRM. I'm looking to increase the disk size on a replicated VM. When doing it I get the following error: Reconfigure virtual machine:Invalid or unsupported...
View ArticlevCenter fails to start after certificate replacement
Using vcenter 6.7 Administration - > Certificates have added root CA certificate of Letsencrypt and replaced Machine certificate with signed one provide certificate and key After reboot vcenter...
View ArticleDifference between vmware HA & vmotion
Hi can anyone explain the difference between the 2?
View ArticleVCSA 6.5 Troubleshooting Failed Logins
Can anyone point me in the right direction for where the logs files are that I can see failed login attempts to the web client? Thanks in advance.
View ArticlevCenter converter fails to install agent
I'm trying to do a P2V transition for a Windows Server 2003 machine using vCenter Converter. For some reason, I get an error that says"unable to complete installation/uninstallation of vCenter Coverter...
View ArticleImporting ISO into Datastore fails - VCSA 6.5 - The operation failed for an...
Hello all, I continue to receive "The operation failed for an undetermined reason" error when attempting to import an ISO into our datastore (ESXi / VCSA 6.5) that is part of a Domain. The interesting...
View ArticleDeploying VDP 6.1.3 ova on vCenter 6.5 fails with: The checksum(s) from the...
I installed a new copy of vCenter 6.5.0. One host added. While installing VDP appliance, vSphereDataProtection-6.1.3.ova, I get the following error Failed to deploy OVF package. Cause: A specified...
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Installing vCenter 6.7 iso in workstation Pro - just gives Operating System...
Hi Everyone I am an IT teacher i have taught vSphere 5.5 for years doing a live install with my students.Now we want to upgrade to 6.7 I use workstation Pro and have just update it to the latest ver...
View ArticleVCenter Server Certificate Change
Hi All,I hope everyone in the community is keeping safe during these changing times. I am currently experiencing an issue with my VCenter Server 7.0 that I have deploy in my Environment. I am...
View ArticleAdding Identity Source fails LDAP/LDAPS
Topic Name : Active Directory LDAP Server Identity Source SettingsProduct/Version : VMware vSphere/6.7 ApplianceQuestion :Want to add new identity source with LDAPS to our Active Directory Server. But...
View Article503 Service Unavailable
Today I could not log in to vspere web ui, had error "User name and password are required" on the first server, and blank screen on the second one. So i restarted both. After reboot the message is "503...
View ArticleCannot Start vCenter Server Appliance - "Waiting for vpxd to initialize:...
I am stumped. At first, I was able to at least login to vsphere and do operations. The client would close like every 15 minutes so it got really annoying. Now I am stuck with no launch to vsphere. I...
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