SSO DC Server changed
Hello, I installed a new DC server with Windows Server 2012 in my lab. I moved all roles from my old DC server (Windows 2008 Server) over and demotes the DC server and shut it off. What happens that...
View ArticleChange the names that appear for my ESX servers
I have the Virtual Storage Appliance set up and running (VSA)I have one vCenter Server (running on Win2k8r2 and full MS SQL)I have two ESXi 5.0 hostsI have 2 VMs runningWhen I initially set up the VSA...
View ArticleRe: VCSA 5.1 U1a stops on regenerating certificate
Success story: I booted with an Ubuntu disc into rescue mode, mounted the VCSA filesystems manually (I believe /dev/sda3 is the root partition) and deleted /etc/vmware-vpx/ssl/allow_regeneration....
View ArticleRe: How do I identify a vCenter locator in vSphere?
If you are specifying the --datastore, you'll want to use the ovftool auto-complete to suggest your path. So in my case, I used vi://user:password@localhost/Location/host to identify both the vCenter...
View ArticleRe: Change the names that appear for my ESX servers
I just went for it with the previous docs in mind. I put my VSA cluster into maintenance mode before I removed the hosts from the cluster. I just added them back and all seems well.
View ArticleDoes ovftool 3.0.2 support vCenter 5.0?
I'm using ovftool 3.0.2 to deploy an OVA to vCenter 5.0. I'm getting this message:Error: A connection to the remote object could not be made. OVF Tool does not support this server. My command with...
View ArticleRe: SSO DC Server changed
I logged in to Web client with the admin@domain-system account and saw that sign on and discovery configuration the active directory identity still prompts to the old server. I changed it to the new...
View ArticleRe: SSO DC Server changed
Port 3268 is default for the GC searches and shouldn't change for windows 2012. Points to check:1) Windows firewall settings on the DC2) Reboot the DC to make sure the roles are configured correctly....
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Re: Adding an extent to a 2nd datastore from the same LUN.
Hi blake , When you say your SAN admin has represented the lun multiple times - did the admin ever actually delete the second lun, recreate it and then represent it? I've seen this issue before on a...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Hosts Sudently Power Down
Hello everyone, I have a client with Essential Plus and he`s setup with 2 hosts ESXi 5.1, vCenter Appliance, Virtual Data Protection. What happened is that a power failure brutally brought the systems...
View ArticleBacking up the VCSA (vPostgres) via script
** UPDATE ** Last version of scripts had typo in removal of old files. Hello,For those of you that use the VCSA, backup can be a manual process. VMware official...
View ArticlevSphere client 5.1 shows no usage report on Summary & Virt. Machine tabs,...
If I'm on the vCenter server logged into the vSphere client as localhost, Windows creds. I get no usage reports for Summary and Virtual Machine tabs. If I log into the ESXi IP and root user, I get...
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Re: Migrating SQL 2005 Express DB to SQL 2008
HiI gparker , sometime to avoid the old configuration files and conflicts they are recommending to uninstall then install ,but it is not manadatory ,as suggested by forum team please stop the servies....
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Single Sign On Administrators group deleted
Hi, I upgraded vCenter 4.1 to 5.1 update 1a over the weekend, which I might add was fun!! I got there in the end though. Today, I was messing with the Groups/Users in the web client and accidentaly...
View ArticleRe: Cannot login to VCENTER using domain credentials, authorize exception
I had the exact same problems but it was not possible for me to bring back the old DCs online. I removed the identity source and re-created a new one with the new DCs. Everything is working fine...
View ArticleRe: SSO DC Server changed
Thank you to both! The issue is resolved. It was not the firewall. I did a typo with port number. As soon as I corrected it, the test could be made successfully. Thanks,Edy
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Re: The VMRC console has disconnected.. attempting to reconnect
To resolve this problem, just close vSphere client and run it againfrom hisicon as administrator (right click and "run as administrator" )good luck
View ArticleVDP appliance don't show up in VCenter Web Client
Hi, Our VDP server had some DNS problems. After we solved them, we've found there is no way to manage the appliance through VCenter WebClient. Though the VDP plugin is installed there, our VDP...
View ArticleRe: VMware vSphere Web Client - migrate option greyed out
Bump, I too am seeing the exact same issue.
View ArticleNo SHA1 Thumbprint for hosts - Can't Verify in vCenter 4.1
Some hosts are not showing a SHA1 thumbprint when I go to verify the SSL certificated in vCenter. This is causing the vCenter 5.1 Pre-Upgrade check to hang. I can get the SHA1 by using openssl at the...
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