Re: Host Profile Noncompliant
Interestingly, I created another host profile with the same exact settings for another cluster in a different location. This one applies the Annotations without issue. Very strange.
View ArticleRe: vCenter 5.5 unattended installation documentation?
Hi, I'm the author of the 5.5 VC command-line install doc, which is finalized, but not yet published on vmware.com. It is in process with the VMware Web team. tbyehl, I don't know where you accessed...
View ArticleRe: Host Profile Noncompliant
And just to test, I created a new Host Profile using a different reference host. Of course this time everything works perfectly. Strange!
View ArticleRe: Duplicated VM when trying to cancel Storage Vmotion
Hello, I had a similar issue before. We had SRM in the mix and because you cannot storage vMotion a VM with replication enabled, it ended up having a split brain scenario after we tried to move it to a...
View Articlevcenter 55 appliance - is it possible to upgrade a vcenter 4.0 u2 database,...
And really - just wondering how upgrades in general work going from non-appliance to appliance? Or, is it necessary to "start over" with a fresh db? When I look at the interop matrix, it really does...
View ArticleRe: vcenter 55 appliance - is it possible to upgrade a vcenter 4.0 u2...
the more I dig into this, the more it just looks like you cannot upgrade from a windows vcenter to a vcenter appliance. Or, I don't see it referenced/discussed anywhere. At the very least, the...
View Articlevcenter appliance - compatible with ANY additional VMware products? SRM, for...
And if not - if any product that ever needs to "plug-in" to vCenter is just not going to work with the appliance - then, hmmmm .....
View ArticleRe: Having issues adding ESXi host to vCenter Server Appliance
Well, went through about 2+ hours of "looking around", they ended up asking me for a log bundle from both the vCenter appliance and the host that is involved - since then (which was Monday), no updates...
View ArticleRe: vCenter 5.1 delay when opening vm console
Hi, I have been battling with this specific issue for more than a year. I've just upgraded our farm to 5.5 and was experiencing exactly the same issue again.Eventually after trying everything I've been...
View ArticleRe: Fresh vCenter install -- vCenter Advance Settings page just sits on loading
I've got the same problem after upgrading from vCenter 5.1 to 5.5 - host is server 2008r2 with local ms sql (also 2008r2). After I click on vCenter advanced settings tab, everything gets really slow...
View ArticleRe: VCSA 5.5 Hostname Change Problem
I met the same issue, you can check the /opt/vmware/var/log/vami/vami-ovf.log. if there's messages similar to "The network for interface eth0 is managed internally, networking properties ignored", it...
View ArticleProblem adding second vmxnet nic - Windows 2008 R2 VM
I have a Windows 2008 R2 VM in my production environment currently with 2 virtual nics installed, one vmxnet3 and one e1000. I need to add a second vmxnet3 nic. The problem is when I add the additional...
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Re: Having issues adding ESXi host to vCenter Server Appliance
Hmm, not the best support experience, is it? Thanks to the stuff in this thread, I did get it working acceptably, and having played this game for a week, I agree with you cepoon, I think the only...
View ArticleRe: VCSA 5.5 Hostname Change Problem
I got the answer from VMware support. This is what I did to fix it. edit /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0 - Insert: HOSTNAME='newname.fqdn' (before IPADDR line) - Save and Quit...
View ArticleRe: Having issues adding ESXi host to vCenter Server Appliance
Sorry no - first time ever invoking VMware support (I just don't deal with vSphere enough to ever to do that before) and now we are trying to repeat this KB: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2015499I have hard...
View ArticleRe: Having issues adding ESXi host to vCenter Server Appliance
I certainly have gone through the steps in that KB many times. Doesnt take that long to do but I highly doubt you will have success at addressing the problem. Might as well go through it to prove to...
View ArticleRe: Problem adding second vmxnet nic - Windows 2008 R2 VM
Evening, Had this same issue earlier today with a vcloud implemented Windows 2008 R2. Simple answer Windows cannot deal with it so reboot it your only real option. There might be some magical...
View ArticleRe: vcenter appliance - compatible with ANY additional VMware products? SRM,...
Good Evening, Here is the list of limits of the vcsa in 5.5 VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 (vCSA) Limitations | Virten.net I think the more global question is why don't the plug in work... well I...
View ArticleRe: DRS Question
Just to clarify : What are your DRS settings right now?What version of ESXi? You have two hosts with 98GB RAM and one with 132GB RAM ... are resources balanced if not what level are they at? Thanks,J
View ArticleRe: SDRS Runtime rules I/O Latency
Evening, The default setting for SDRS is 15 ms (vSphere 5.0 Storage Features Part 6 – Storage DRS – Balance On I/O Metrics | VMware vSphere Blog - V… ) In some environments...
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