vCenter 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 ArticleVCSA 5.5 U1 very slow?
I updates a ESXi server to 5.5 U1 yesterday and also updated the VCSA to 5.5 U1. Since then, when connected to the VCSA using the Vsphere Client, browsing any object is very slow. CPU usage for the...
View Article"An error occurred while communicating with the remote host" while migrating
vSPhere ESXi 4.1 U1 While trying to migrate suspended VMs to a new datastore, I very frequently receive the following error: "An error occurred while communicating with the remote host" Sometimes it...
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...
View ArticleI can ssh to vCenter server (VCSA 5.5) using putty, but not my normal ssh...
I was working with support to be able to ssh to the our vCenter 5.5 VCSA. No matter what account we were trying to reach, we would immediately get a popup saying: "Server responded: Algorithm...
View ArticlevCenter Server Appliance - no web interface on port 5480
Dear VMware Community!I don't have any web interface after install. Could you help me to solve this issue?I installed successfully VMware-ESXi-5.5.0, and then downloaded and deployed...
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 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 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...
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 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 ArticleVcenter (VCSA) update failed
Hello, i'm running the VCSA since a couple of months and tried to update it to 5.0 Update 1a...
View ArticlevCenter Service Status - Database storage is running low.
vCenter (v5.5.0.2001466) Service Status alert - " Database storage is running low. Refer to VMware KB2078305 for details"I've looked at KB2078305 -- but it is generic SQL/DB troubleshooting tips.The...
View ArticleVMwareVCMSDS unable to start, unable to connect to vCenter server
I have a vCenter server problem. It was working fine last week, this week I could not connect. I think it is a problem with VMwareVCMSDS, because in the vpx-xx.log files it was complaining about...
View ArticlevCenter 5.5 unattended installation documentation?
Is there any documentation for doing a command-line (unattended) installation of vCenter 5.5? For 5.1 I followed this guide...
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 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 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 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 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...
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