Re: VCenter Server 5.1 show migrated VM on old and new Storage
Hi Picturesplanes Im experiencing the exact same issue and have even gone so far as to remove the CD/DVD from each VM and was only successful in releasing 1/10 of the locked VM's. Would you mind pleas...
View ArticleRe: vCenter Server Appliance (SLES) out of disk space, service cannot start
The statistics optins are already set to those values. I'm going to attempt to remove the 41GB /var/log/faillog file to see if that temporarily clears some space. Though I'm not sure how it's reporting...
View ArticleRe: Weird login issue specific account
no one guys? temporarily I had to add the controlit user to the linux vcenter appliance since If I use the controlit domain account it won't let me any idea guys
View ArticleRe: Weird login issue specific account
Hi, Can you post the vpxd log file located here /var/log/vmware/vpx/. Julien
View ArticleRe: vCenter Server Appliance (SLES) out of disk space, service cannot start
Well deleting the faillog file hasn't cleared much space. But I tarred two log files that weren't compressed on the last rotate, messages and warn, 2.8GB each, to a bz2 that freed up 5GB. I still need...
View ArticleRe: vCenter Server Appliance (SLES) out of disk space, service cannot start
Just thought I would try editing the size of the VMDK files attached to the vCenter Server Appliance VM but the Provisioned Size box is greyed out in Edit Settings. How about this for a plan:Add a new...
View ArticleRe: vCenter Server Appliance (SLES) out of disk space, service cannot start
No reason, if you are doing this, it should work. For more safety, you can create a clone of your VM. Julien.
View ArticleImporting VMs
I received a removable disk containing a large number of VMware guests. These need to be added to our corporate vCenter (ver 5) inventory. I can do that by using the vCenter browser to copythe .VMDKs...
View ArticleRe: Importing VMs
To import VMs you will need to right click the VMX files - this will add them to the inventory by creating a VM - also what were these VMs created with because if thet are not created with vSphere you...
View ArticleRe: Vcenter - New Installation with transfer of Permissions and Folder to new...
Hi Brandit,sorry, late reply.Thank you very much for this useful hints and Links. i Already found the the first link before ( Export/Import Folder Structure) but the Export/Import AD was new to me....
View ArticleRe: vSphere Client Displays VM Annotations Incorrectly
This PowerCLI line should fix it.get-vm | Where-Object{$_.notes -eq $null } | set-vm -notes " "get-vm | Where-Object{$_.notes -eq " " } | set-vm -notes "" It works by finding null annotations and...
View ArticleIs there a 'Documented' maximum's for Datastore's per vCenter
Hello All, I know that there are no documented maximum's for number of Datastore's per vCenter(5.0), but I would like know if there is an advisable number? The reason behind asking this questions is to...
View ArticleRe: vCenter 5.1 performance tab "no data available"
Rick88 wrote: Aren't we missing the issue here? Why are hosts losing their performance stats and need to have the service restarted? This causes havoc with DRS. I have hosts that were not upgraded but...
View ArticleRe: Template Win 2008R2 VMXnet3 adapter ordering problem
Grr as well as bump. Same problem also. As a sidenote when fiddling around with nic's they can sometime "disappear" but can be shown again with the KB:VMware KB: Removing hidden or ghosted devices from...
View ArticleRe: creating alarm for vm deletion
I am using vcenter 5.1,, does any one know,, how to configure alarms for VM deletion in vcenter 5.1
View ArticleRe: creating alarm for vm deletion
This KB should help http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1018029
View ArticleRe: creating alarm for vm deletion
Thank You Mustafa for answering , but I know how to create alarms,,I want to make an alarm for VM deletione:g if someone deletes any VM in VCenter it should trigger an alarm What event i choose for VM...
View ArticleRe: vCenter Server Appliance (SLES) out of disk space, service cannot start
I added some extra space to the /storage/db partition so hopefully the DB can grow a bit if it needs to. Is there any way I can check that maintenance is running on the DB2 database correctly? I don't...
View ArticleRe: vSphere client login problem
vCenter 5.1.0.b was released on 20.12.2012 and we are using vCenter Server 5.1 Update 1a (released on 22.05.2013.) The issue was resolved by modifying Base DN Group in identity source of for the AD. So...
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