vCenter to manage 2 datacenters
Hello We looking to stand up 2 datacenters with 5 node clusters (6.5) in each DC. Looking to use vCenter HA with embedded PSC and have the active node in DC1 and passive (peer) node in DC2 with the...
View ArticleMigrate VMs from vCenter to another without downtime
Hello, We are planning to prepare a new environment with new hardware (hosts & storage) and new vCenter server with latest version (also deploy NSX on this environment).And we have an existing...
View ArticleHow to list symbolic links of a folder in ESXi?
Hi; How to list symbolic links of a folder in ESXi? Thanks
View ArticleFailed to upgrade ESXi to 6.7 (Build 8169922)
ESXi (6.5.0 Build 5310538) is installed on a 500GB HDD, and when I try to upgrade it o 6.7 the progress failed with some errors messages. esxcli software profile update -d...
View ArticleReceiving a 504 error when attempting to add vcenter - SR#18823955306
Receiving a 504 error when attempting to add vcenter. I receive the following message:Http failure response for https://sr-skyline.primed.com/api/v1/manage/endpoint?auto=false: 504 Gateway Time-out
View ArticleAtom C3758/X553 GbE driver for ESXi 6.5/6.7
A few days ago, I bought Atom C3758 based Mother Board.Unfortunately, ESXi 6.5/6.7 have no inbox driver for X553 GbE.So I build x553 only driver from ixgbe-5.3.6 linux driver.I'm using it with...
View ArticleWill a version 6 license work for a version 5.5 server?
I'm installing a new Vcenter server and it needs to be version 5.5. Will a ver 6 license work for that?
View ArticlevSphere Web Client SUCKs so bad that my experience managing and supporting...
Purpose of this post is simple and obvious... bring back development to thick client. THANKS!
View ArticleBest Proctice on ESXI OS Datastore
Normally I installed the ESXI OS onto a small 15 gb Datastore (Flash Drive) then create a larger Raid 5 datastore with all the disks in the server to store my VM's Folders.It was suggested to me that I...
View ArticleESXI 6.7 Crashes during file transfer over network to share drive
My esxi host is crashing during a file transfer over the network to an openmediavault share. I am on ESXI 6.7 and running the latest version of openmediavault as a nas/share drive. Has anyone...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 Slow vms, High "average response time"
I am running esxi 6.5 with the latest patches and vmware tools 10.1.5 I am having very inconsistent performance issues with both of my hosts. Basically the windows 2016/windows 10 guests are sluggish...
View ArticleBasic design question
Aloha, We are about to jump from 5.5 to 6.5.2. We have 3 sites on island that have very solid connectionsto each other. Each site has it's own clusters and vcenters which makes management a pain. As we...
View ArticleUpgrading Linked mode vCenter Servers
I would like to know what is the best practice and way on upgrading 2 sites with vCenter Servers linked mode.Our concern is that there are some applications in the infra that is dependent on...
View ArticleProblems with suspending the guest
I use VMware Workstation Player 14.1.2 build-8497320 on Windows 10. The guest is a Fedora 28.When I want to suspend the guest, it doesn't work. I click "Suspend Guest" from the menu, confirm with "Yes"...
View Article[VMWare Tools] Suppress "You must restart your computer to apply these changes"
I'm creating custom Windows 7 images and part of this involves me silently installing VMWare Tools using the following command: "%WINDIR%\Setup\Files\VMWareTools.exe" /s /v "/qn reboot=r" I have also...
View ArticleStruggling to get Get-Datastore to work
So I'm basically writing a script that will import an OVF into vCenter. The script has worked fine in the past, but I'm making some modifications to it so people who don't know the setup like I do, or...
View ArticleBatch file script does not pick up all VM's in a folder of which some have...
So here's the setup: I use vRA 7.3.1 to build a Windows 10 x64 VM that users can build thru a blueprint. It had RS3 initially and VM Tools 10.2. Users could build just fine. I then upgraded to RS4...
View ArticleAirwatch VMWare VPN Tunnel hang up after laptop sleeps
I have setup VPN tunnel on the Lenovo laptop and it works for selected applications.But when the user puts the computer to sleep and then wake up tunnel goes in to state connecting and never connects.
View ArticleUnable to add vCentre endpoint.
I am attempting to configure Skyline. I am in the vCenter configuration section. I have put in the vCenter address and filled out the RO user credentials. When I click Continue I see: The certificate...
View ArticleStrange Host Responsiveness Issues
- Recently upgraded hosts to 6.7 and vCenter to 6.7a- Hosts are 'not responding' in vCenter Server- Can ping- Cannot acess web interface or login via SSH- Can access it via console, but after you enter...
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