Monitor vSphere with SCOM - alternative MPs as Veeam
Hi guys I'm actually evaluating a Management Pack for SCOM to monitor a vSphere Environment.As I know the Veeam MP wery well, I recomended them this solution.Because of the expensive price of Veeam,...
View Articlevmware Tools issue !!
Dear All,since we updated from 5.5 to 6.0 we face just issues daily with vmware tools.one of our Win 8.1 VM can't get vmware tools installedeverytime we try to install or update the vmware tools we...
View ArticleVMCA Root Certificate Replacement
Hi, I'm attempting to configure the VMCA as a subordinate and have gone through the procedure from the vSphere 6 security guide using the certificate manager tool. It all seems to be going to plan...
View ArticleLost ability to boot from ISO - ESXi 6.0
Hi Guys Strange issue i'm having I have been able to create a bunch of VM's though for some reason now when I go to boot from datastore ISO the VM doesnt seem to be able to detect the CD-ROM properly....
View ArticleOperating system not found Or How to recover files from a VM
I had this problem and it was caused by me. I did expand the virtual disk an accidentally marked the new partition as active. Then I got this problem. The solution was easy. Using a different Windows...
View ArticleVcenter 6 Cluster HA mismatch
I am running a LAB 1 dell PE 2950 Stand alone esxi 6 server then 2 Dell PE 610 Server running in a cluster under ESXi6 and vCenter6 ( trial ) some how my cluster is out of sync with what Fault...
View ArticleUpgrading from vCenter 5.5 Full SQL to 6.0 on new server
Hello, We are planning our upgrade to vCenter 6.0 and have some questions before we like to start.At this moment we have 15 hosts and +/- 200 vm's orchestrated by vCenter 5.5 on a Windows 2008 Server...
View ArticleClone Exact Replica of an Existing ESXi 5.5
I have 12 new servers to deploy and want to use an exact copy of the existing 5.5 image on an existing host. What would be the best practice for this?
View ArticleWhere can I download a version of vSphere that will work on 2012 and do you...
I need to install vSphere on a domain controller running 2012 server. There doesnt appear to be any vmWare products on this server so where do i start. I went to vmware's page and it had a vsphere...
View ArticleAfter upgrading from vSphere 5.5 to 6.0 error "503 Service Unavailable...
Dear community, we were running vSphere 5.5 on Fujitsu RX300 with two local disks and conencted via iSCSI to a Synology SAN. After entering maintenance mode with the vSphere 5.5, I rebooted to official...
View ArticleStop vm migration during upgrade procedure
Hii'm using VUM to upgrade ESX 5.0 to 5.5 u2, during remediate process, it wanted to migrate a vm, but now it take about 12 hours to do this and i don't be able to cancel it. even i can't connect via...
View ArticleVMware vSphere 6.0 SR-IOV VF interface question
Dear Sir / Madam, If I'd the physical server with one physical network port, can I configure the SR-IOV for 4 VF interfaces with different IP subnet?Means: VF-1 : 10.10.10.1VF-2 : 192.168.10.1VF-3 :...
View ArticleVMCA Certificates, Obsolete Cryptography
I've replaced the root and machine SSL certs using the certificate manager tool and all appears to be well in IE and Firefox however Chrome tells me that the cryptography used is obsolete and won't...
View ArticleNeed to install VMtools on a server what is the quickiest way to update it.
I want to know the quickest way to update VMtools on a server and doesnt it rely on another program or you can just have VMtools installed by itself?
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Can't add ESX 6.0 host to vCenter 6.0 Server
OK, I am testing in the lab a vsan cluster for 6.0.I have my esx hosts running 6.0.0 and vcenter server is 6.0.0 also.I have platform services on one vm and vcenter on another. I was able to create a...
View ArticlevSphere 6.0 on HP DL360 G9 servers?? -- experiences?? issues??
I'm hoping to get new servers this year and I want to get HP G9 servers since they will be supported longer then G8 servers.Has anyone installed vSphere 6.0 on HP G9 servers yet??Experiences??...
View ArticleWhat's the easiest virtual storage appliance to use to try/test vSphere 6.0??
I now have enough RAM and CPU to set up ESX and VCSA etc. inside VMware Workstation...Looking to find the easiest available virtual storage appliance whatever to use for storing the hosts and vCenter...
View ArticleAuto Deploy and Kickstart - pros and cons
I have an existing kickstart setup I am able to use for deploying a basic installation of ESXi as well as other OSes. For this, we PXE boot a server, go through a menu, and choose the appropriate...
View ArticleAnyone interested that is in the long island ny area-that is certified in...
That's basically it i am interested in knowing if there are any individuals certified in any VMware product that wants to earn while teaching me how to know the product and pass the cert.This is a real...
View ArticleVCSA error while installing or upgrade
While trying both an upgrade or an installation, I receive the following error: Migration FailedFailed to download vCenter Server support bundle logs.All other logs can be found...
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