Re: vCenter Server 5.1 fresh install w/off box MSSQL database
1 DB for SSO, 1DB for VC and 1 DB for VUM.SSO DB needs scripts to be run (in your ISO image search for the scripts to prepare your SQL DB:(:\Single Sign On\DBScripts\SSOServer\schema\mssql))Inventory...
View ArticleRe: Health status showing temperature 77 degrees C as normal?
Thank you for your reply, Mustafa. We don't have iLO activated on the server, yet, so I can not see that information.Also, my question is rather if I can trust ESXi thresholds and what is the highest...
View ArticleRe: Health status showing temperature 77 degrees C as normal?
Also, my question is rather if I can trust ESXi thresholds and what is the highest threshold for a warning.ESXi don't set any warning thresholds, hardware status in ESXi basically pull information from...
View ArticleRe: How to define certain virtual machines to not startup after cluster failure?
Yes its possible by using Cluster VM-Host Affinity Rules under HA., where you can decide what to do with individual VM's when your host is Isolated. Check this doc for more info: vSphere Documentation...
View ArticleHow to define certain virtual machines to not startup after cluster failure?
Hi, Im looking for a way to define certain virtual machines to not startup after a compleet cluster failure. A scenario where this might happen is a compleet power outage. The reason for not wanting...
View ArticleRe: vCenter Server 5.1 fresh install w/off box MSSQL database
Hi Girish, Thanks for the confirmation! Kind of what I was able to track down over the weekend but wasn't entirely positive. Couple of follow on questions if you don't mind? Is it OK to split up...
View ArticleRe: How to define certain virtual machines to not startup after cluster failure?
Thanks for the quick response Mustafa, What you suggested is host specific and its not really what im looking for. The VM still needs to be be restarted on another host inside the cluster when a host...
View ArticleRe: Do I need to shut-down all VM's when enabling EVC and AMD Opteron Gen. 3...
You need to shut down all VM's to enable/disable EVC.
View ArticleRe: Rebuilding a VCenter already assigned to a cluster
If you have backup of vc database you can use attach db/detach db option in MS SQL, setup new vc and from SQL management console create database same as old DB and restore from backup, if you are using...
View ArticleRe: vCenter Server 5.1 fresh install w/off box MSSQL database
Yes, you dont need to have all DBs on the same box and nor is it necessary to have the same version of SQL(express vs standard or enterprise) RegardsGirish
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Re: Cant create another datastore on a LUN
is it really possible that you can create 2 datastore in single LUN? what i know is that you can only assign one datastore per LUN. i heard before that someone have done it, but i don't actually agree...
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Re: Memory Resource Allocation - Host vs Guest Memory
it means that they are both important, rarely the same but have different role when checking VM memory.
View ArticleConnecting WD Network drive to ESX5i
We need to quickly copy VM guest files off a remote ESX5 i local hard drive onto a Western Digital network drive - then ship the WD driveback to corporate and add the VMs to inventory. We tried using...
View ArticleThe vmrc console has disconnected solution
Good morning everyone!I have the following error, the VMRC console has disconnected, I tried several solutions and no success! One was to open the task manager and terminate instances from vsphere...
View ArticleRe: Rebuilding a VCenter already assigned to a cluster
thanks for the help. If I've no backup?
View ArticleRe: Upgrade VC 4.1 to 5.1
Thanks Avinash, I've decided on installing a new VC and then moving the two ESX hosts into it and upgrading them Thanks for your thoughts Simon
View ArticleRe: The vmrc console has disconnected solution
Try uninstalling and re-installing the vSphere Client if that doen't fix your problem then download the latest version (Version 5.1.0.2083 or above) of the vSphere Client from VMware’s website.Thanks
View ArticlevCenter cluster disaster site
Hello, I`m working on establishing a second server of every main service on our disaster location.Getting a second AD, second SQL server in a Enterprise cluster and so on is not a problem, but what...
View Articletwo networks showing on vm when only one nic installed.
Hi, I’ve got a VM which use to have two nics, one nic was on vmnetwork one vlan 20 and the other was on vm network two vlan 21, one of thenics was disabled. I have now removed one of the nic’s but...
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