Need to set "vSphere Distributed Switch" after fresh install ESXi 5.1 ??
Hi All, Under a cluster, one of four hosts is planned to upgrade from ESX 4.0 to ESXi 5.1 (with fresh installation). All settings (IP, hostname, etc.) will not change. Since it is using "vSphere...
View ArticleConfigure VDP Appliance Twice, every time?
I don't believe there's anything special about our network or vCenter configuration. We're (still) attempting to roll out VDP, which has been a bit rocky thus far. I just recently downloaded the...
View ArticleThe source parameters are invalid for sv2i file
I'm new to vmware and converter and the community.Hpe someone can help.I tried converting an "sv2i" file created by BESR.Once I browse to the Virtual Machine file, I get the following error"The source...
View ArticleError converting Symantec BESR 8.5 with Converter 5.0.1
Hi, I will be working on a customer's system from my office, so we've taken a copy of their Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery (ver 8.5) files and I'm trying to put them through the VMware...
View ArticleDNS/ping/traceroute problems on mutiple UNIX guests
e run Workstation 9.0.1 with a set of UNIX guests matching a "standard" build image on our development notebooks and two remote desk side workstations. The major differences other than the hardware...
View ArticleNot seeing VDP plugin on web client
Hi All,I have a vSphere 5.1 environment. I installed VDP Advanced, went through the configuration successfully, but there's no VDP option on my web client. The registration with vCenter said it was...
View ArticleVM gets rebooted when vmotioned to this Host
Hi Folks, I am running into bit of trouble here, we have a 10 host cluster and all hosts seem to be working fine expect for one. when a VM is migrated to the host from a different host - as soon the...
View ArticleRecover Snapshoted VMDK file
I have a very huge problem and I don’t know how to deal with it and there it is:From a working VM I just have two files and the others are gone: SPSDEV01.vmdkSPSDEV01-000001.vmdkAnd the problem is...
View ArticleBreak VDP on first run by filling it up
Hello - We're really trying to make VDP work, but this is our 3rd attempt and it still seems to lack some key (basic) management functionality. Here's the scenario: Create a backup jobBackup job...
View ArticleFailing to navigate to plugin registration page after deploying vApp
Hi, we’ve been using Serengeti .8 for a bit and today found and wanted to talk a look at the new Big Data Extensions Beta package. After I deploy the OVA, the management server starts up and I can...
View Article[JIRA] (HHQ-5914) Reduce logging messages from
Edward Gonzales created HHQ-5914:- Summary: Reduce logging messages from Key: HHQ-5914 URL: https://jira.hyperic.com/browse/HHQ-5914 Project:...
View ArticleMove VMs serially
Hi Community, How can I get all the VMs in a datastore and then storage vMotion them, one at a time, to a different datastore? Here's what I tried, but it kicked off 8 svMotions at once- not what I...
View Articlehow to set up vmware channel between primary and secondary vCenter servers on...
Hi, I am trying to set up create a vDS (for VMware Channel IPs) for the two different ESXi hosts but it does not work.
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esxi and vcenter server
Because when you think too much about something it becomes confusing. I'm attempting to create a vCenter environment...only have 4 hosts, so its small...Please clarify somethings for me. I need to...
View ArticleRAM usage after upgrading to ESXi 5.1 U1
Dear community, last week I was upgrading a vSphere Essentials Plus Environment with two Hosts (IBM x3650 M3) from 5.0 to 5.1 U1. The update works very well and no error occurs. Before updating the RAM...
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A general system error occured: Migration failed while copying data. Already...
A couple of issues. When I vmotion a vm from one host to another, validation suceeds but after 14% it gives this error Also, I changed DRS automation level to manual but when i try to power on a vm,...
View ArticleRHEL 6.x Support for JEOS
Recently I have been evaluating JEOS support for our latest product line. Our requirement is to have just enough os with base os as RHEL 6.4. When i directly tried to use jeos tool on VMWare studion I...
View ArticlePowerCLI performance tweaks and the use of unique IDs
Hi all Working on an environment w/500+ ESX hosts and more than 2000 VMs, so the performance of my PowerCLI code is essential.I'm very fond of get-view and use it whenever possible, alas, sometimes you...
View ArticlevCloud Usage Meter with free ESXi 5.x
Hi, Our company is about to start using this per h licensing method. We have now only free ESXi hosts which are managed by vSphere of course. A VMWare redistributor instructed me to install this usage...
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troubleshooting VMs showing "no data"
I have a bunch of VMs just showing "no data" in vCOPS. This is version 5.6. I've looked around here at length, and RTFM but I don't see any good troubleshooting suggestions for how to resolve VMs not...
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