Re: ESXi host disconnects intermittently from vCenter Server Appliance
Does this only affect management communication between hosts and vCenter? Or are the VMs no longer accessible via network, too? Does this affect all hosts at the same time or only one host? Which...
View ArticleAdding a new Storage Provider Fails VMCA Cannot Create Certificate
Hi, i installed a new VCenter 6.7 Appliance. But if i want to add the a new Storage Provider for my EMC Unity Vcenter tells me he cannot create a new signed Certificate My first try was to reset all...
View ArticleRe: Adding a new Storage Provider Fails VMCA Cannot Create Certificate
At the time of registration, what error do we see in the sps.log file on the vCenter? Can you try registering once again and share the sps.log file from the vCenter? Location will be...
View ArticleRe: Cannot unregister storage provider
Hello, A VMware engineer contacted me this morning with a working solution... I'm posting it here because this procedure is only available internally at VMware and I'm told that it is unlikely that it...
View ArticleRe: Adding a new Storage Provider Fails VMCA Cannot Create Certificate
2018-08-02T20:49:38.320Z [pool-10-thread-1] INFO opId=sps-SHPoller-231038-680 com.vmware.vim.sms.health.ServiceHealthPoller - Ran service health check2018-08-02T20:49:45.531Z [pool-7-thread-5] INFO...
View ArticleRe: Adding a new Storage Provider Fails VMCA Cannot Create Certificate
Below are the errors we should be concerned about - 2018-08-02T20:52:53.821Z [pool-11-thread-1] ERROR opId= com.vmware.vim.sms.provider.vasa.VersionHandler - Exception while retrieving version info for...
View Articlevcenter 6.7 SSO Issue
Hello, new to vmware ESXI vCenter. Always used the standalone vpshere app or web interface for administration. I've installed a new Windows 2016 Standard edition VM, joined it to the domain (lets call...
View ArticleRe: vcenter 6.7 SSO Issue
By default, the SSO domain will be vsphere.local unless, you change it during the installation process. This is not the same as your AD domain. If you have not modified it during the installation...
View ArticleRe: vcenter 6.7 SSO Issue
Yep already tried that - I tried administrator@vsphere.local and Administrator@vsphere.local, both with the password "vmware" which I found online, plus the password I set during the install process. I...
View ArticleRe: vcenter 6.7 SSO Issue
Hello, If you keep the default settings in SSO configuration, try administrator@vsphere.local with your password entered during the setup. Please consider marking this answer "CORRECT" or "Helpful"...
View ArticleRe: vcenter 6.7 SSO Issue
Sorry for the conflict Access your appliance using the following: https://appliance_IP:5480 (root, with your password) Go to Access, then to Edit to enable SSH login. Connect putty to your appliance...
View ArticleRe: vcenter 6.7 SSO Issue
Thanks - Tried port 5480 but it wouldn't connect - Doesn't appear listening on that port. Also I can see your instructions are for Linux - This has been installed on a Windows 2016 Standard server. I...
View ArticleRe: vcenter 6.7 SSO Issue
Try the following: C:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\cfg\install-defaults\vmdir.domain-name Please consider marking this answer "CORRECT" or "Helpful" if you think your question have been answered...
View ArticleRe: vcenter 6.7 SSO Issue
OK - That's not an executable, but opening it in notepad reveals; vcenter.labs.xyz.co.uk I've changed the actual domain to xyz for our protection. This is the FQDN I setup during the install phase and...
View ArticleRe: vcenter 6.7 SSO Issue
HiTry logging in with the username administrator@vcenter.labs.xyz.co.uk and the SSO password.
View ArticleRe: VMware vSphere Web Client - migrate option greyed out
In my case I had to clean up vCenter server Database as per the below KB article: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2044369
View ArticleRe: Error: Incompatible Version -1 (expect 2)
Support has gotten back to me and said the issue we're seeing, does indeed resemble an internal PR they have. Indeed the link is between our build of ESXi/vCenter, and heap exhaustion. As of this...
View ArticleRe: Error: Incompatible Version -1 (expect 2)
Good to hear that! If it is heap exhaustion, we will see loads of heap related errors in the vmkernel.log. Now that you have a workaround and the permanent fix might take sometime, kindly close this...
View ArticleHealth of Memory changed from red to green. Sensor name: Memory Device 1B 12:...
I have an issue where I am getting constant notification of events as below:Health of Memory changed from red to green. Sensor name: Memory Device 1B 12: Uncorrectable ECC, Current state: Deassert...
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