Re: Host Profiles Question
Host profiles do not affect the version of software installed just the configuration
View ArticleSysprep via OSCustomisation
this should be easy............but is driving me mad Using vCenter 5.1 and ESXi 5.1Windows 2008R2 SP1 absolute basic install, next next etcVM Shell is all correct as per Windows 2008R2 etcInstall...
View ArticleRe: VCenter 5.1 update 1 upgrade fails with "insert disk 1", now vcenter...
I had the exact same problem with the 5.1 U1 SSO Installer (updating from 5.1) saying "insert disk 1". Afterwards, the vCenter Server is effectively bricked. The only way to get it back working again...
View ArticleRe: Sysprep via OSCustomisation
typical as soon as I post it...........I'm then given the correct Product Key if using kms.....working now lol
View ArticleRe: Sysprep via OSCustomisation
I was going to mention ususally if you have KMS you don't even need to enter a key as it will pick that up through DNS/Domain Controller
View ArticleRe: Host Profiles Question
That is correct that host profile from say a 5.0 to a 5.1 should work, but I have had issues with some configuration settings not matching up exactly between different versions. My personal preference...
View ArticleRe: 3 vCenter SSO with single site or multi site ?
If you are going to be doing Linked mode you MUST do multisite mode for SSO. I have not done this in production yet but plan to. You will need to replicate the SSO databases between your sites
View ArticleRe: Export search results in VC
Are you talking about from the inventory search bar? I am not sure if you can do it exactly in the gui, but powercli should be able to do that for you. get-vm | where {$_.description -like "*term*"} |...
View ArticleRe: Cold Migrate vCenter to new Hosts
When the similar issue arose in our environment, we put into use Veeam Free Edition with its Quick Migration functionality which allowed us to migrate promptly several VM between ESXi hosts/cluster....
View ArticleRe: Cold Migrate vCenter to new Hosts
You could also use the VMware Converter Standalone to migrate by connecting HOST1 as the source and HOST2 as the destination.
View ArticleRe: Sysprep via OSCustomisation
I use these keys in my customizations and then point to our KMS server. KMS Client Setup Keys Glad you found your problem.
View ArticleRemoving SSL requirement for vCenter 5.1
We recently had a certificate expire on us which left us without the ability to use our domain logins to get into our VMware environment. I'd like to remove the SSL requirement so that we don't run...
View ArticleRe: VC MAC address issue - VC VM lost Network - suddenly lost network...
Thanks for your reply... If i changed the IP address it is working and communicating so the problem is only in the old IP address which i am trying to avoid changing it. MAC address change in the...
View ArticleRe: ESXi host management network nonresponsive after vCenter reboot
Rainchill, Did you ever find a resolution to this issue? I'm having a similar issue with my hosts. I have narrowed the trigger event down to any reconfiguration on the 1000v switch, it may also happen...
View ArticleHow to make an HP EVA controller visible to a VM?
Folks - I'm trying to figure out how to get a Virtual Machine to "see" an HP EVA storage controller. I am not trying to do an RDM or even "VM Direct Path/PCI passthrough" (though the latter would be...
View ArticleRe: 3 vCenter SSO with single site or multi site ?
Hi Umesh, An easier option would be to point all three VC's to the same SSO server and just use the Web Client which will give you a single pane view of all three servers. This has the benefits of...
View ArticleRe: ESXi host management network nonresponsive after vCenter reboot
There can be a couple of things going on 1. Issues with the NIC cards used for the management network (drivers/firmware etc)2. Issues with the traffic passing through the ports of the physical switch...
View ArticleRe: Manually remove vSphere Client (ESXi 5.1) from a crashed vSphere Server 5...
Hey ZACAV, Just checking if the previous suggestions helped? Thanksa
View ArticlevSphere 5.1 SSO with Site DR with SRM 5.1
helloI have a doubt in an environment of mounting main site to site DR I have 2 sites: matrix:2 esxi hosts 5.1 vcenter1 AD DR Site;2 esxi hosts 5.1 vcenter1 AD I have no license vcenter heartbeat to...
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