Re: vCenter Server 5.5 Getting Started (with 4TB VMFS datastores)
VMFS-5 datastore with sizes of up to ~64 TB are supported since vSphere 5.0. However, you may need to check whether LUNs/disks >2TB are supported with the controller you use. And yes - if it is...
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The specs on the server (PowerEdge T110) that we installed the 4TB hard drives into: http://www.dell.com/downloads/emea/products/t110_spec_sheet.pdfAre there any instructions/tutorials on how this 4TB...
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I just checked Hitachi's website, and it shows the PowerEdge T110 as working with the 4TB hard drives that we purchased. See here:...
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Re: vCenter Server 5.5 Getting Started (with 4TB VMFS datastores)
VMware seems to recognize the drives as 3.6TB (4TB) drives. If we try to create a datastore, it shows two 3.6TB (4TB) hard drives. See here: But when we try to actually create the datastore, it shows...
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Re: vCenter Server 5.5 Getting Started (with 4TB VMFS datastores)
If we select the 4TB device/drive and then select "Maximum available space" (under Formatting) which shows the current partition format as "MBR", and we select "Use Free Space" (which currently shows...
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VMware vSphere Client sees the hard disk capacity as 3.64TB (4TB), but only allows us to create a MAXIMUM primary partition size of 2.00TB. Any ideas as to how to fix this? I thought you could create...
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Re: vCenter Server 5.5 Getting Started (with 4TB VMFS datastores)
I figured out the solution to the problem. There seems to be a bug (or several bugs?) in ESXi 5.5.0 and/or the vSphere 5.5.0b Client when trying to create a 4TB datastore using the vSphere Client....
View ArticleRe: [Could Not Connect:vSphere Client could not connect to...
Hi,I re-installed VM workstation10 and MS .NET 4.5 package.Unfortunately the symptom is exactly same as before.... --;; ThanksJeff D. LEE Welcome any technical advice on that
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It's indeed interesting that creating a VMFS-3 partition wipes the previously existing partition. Thanks for sharing this.Anyway, some words for clarification about the different sizes:The 4TB HDD size...
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Having the same issue with path containing spaces for 5.5, did you ever find a solution?CHeers,M
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Hi, 1- Did you have already configured your vCenter Appliance using the web management interface? 2 - If step 1 is ok, did you check your firewall? because if you are able to ping your vCenter, i...
View ArticleRe: Unable to retreive health data from sps and sms - using vCSA appliance
Hi, Did you check this KB : http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2007834 Regards,Julien
View ArticleRe: vCenter Storage Monitoring Service Service Initialization failed after...
Hello, i have the same problem and the change of account didn't resolve this problem for me. Like jim_best, the sms.log is dated back to the day of the upgrade so no error of search... Have you an idea ?
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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"...
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Hi, Did you check this KB : VMware KB: Cannot start the VirtualCenter Server service after migrating the vCenter Server database to a new server… Hope it helps Regards,Julien.
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Re: Unable to start the vCenter / Management Web Services
Hi Julian, Thanks for the info yes have checked this, my DSN appears to be fine and tests successfully: But I appear to be getting this error message in the log file: Section for VMware VirtualCenter,...
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And did you check the registry key value? is it correct? Which Odbcad32 are you using? located in syswow64 or system32? Regards,Julien.
View ArticleHow to move an VM running vCenter to another ESXi host when HA isn't...
Hey we have a few ESXi hosts running the original 5.0.0 version, and a few running the latest 5.1 U1 or whatever, and the latest vCenter for this too. the vCenter server is on one of the hosts running...
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Hi Julien, I am using the system32 version....
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