SNMP, Generic SQL Data Loader and embedded Port Adapters
Anyone have any success with using the SNMP (non-default mibs) and/or the Generic SQL Data Loader third party adapters? I'm running vCenter Operations v5.7 vApp and testing the custom-ui. I've...
View ArticleBest backup system or data recovery system?
What is the best or most commonly used backup/restore system for a vSphere environment using iSCSI shared storage?
View ArticleMigracion en caliente
Hola amigos, Actualmente tenog un servidor dedicado con 2tb de discos duros y 8gb de ram, se me esta quedando pequeño y ademas quiero revender servidores virtuales.Me quiero pasar a uno nuevo con 4tb...
View ArticleRemove host from vcenter when vcenter is gone or no longer working
So I completely messed up my vCenter appliance and it doesn't work anymore. I've tried to redploy an appliance by connecting directly to the host and it doesn't work. How can I remove the host from...
View ArticleFailed VCP5
Have failed VCP5-DV today miserably, 279 score being as you all know 300 a pass... not good enough after being studying on a row for quite a few days. Read the Bill Fergurson official guide VCP5 up and...
View ArticleVMWare ESXi or Linux+Workstation for home server ?
Hello ! I'm planning to upgrade my home server (Samba, XBMC, FTP, VPN, torrents) because I need a test farm of VMs and current config doesn't allows to do it.I'm thinking about ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS, Intel...
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VMware Player 5.0.1 in ESXi5 VM - Bridged network issue
Hi community, I have the strange situation that I have to run the Player in a VM that is running on ESXi 5.0. Please don't ask why I just have to deal with this situation for now, no alternatives at...
View ArticleAPI Collection Fails on 3.0.2
I spoke to our developers this morning and our API calls all use https, um, and 8443 in the URL they're accessing, but they're still getting 404 errors. This was working properly prior to 3.0.2. Any...
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3PAR - Add vendor provider problem
Hi, We have a 3PAR F200 and we try to Add a vendor provider in our Vcenter but we encourt a problem. I followed the following procedure: see image1.Went I try to follow this procedure "HP 3PAR...
View ArticleExpand Physical RDM beyond 2TB
I have a 2TB physical RDM drive on a server that is nearly full so I need to expand it. I am running vSphere 5.0.0 Build1024429. From my research i should be able to attach luns larger than 2TB with...
View ArticleGemfire server embedded in Spring or standalone (and having Spring acting as...
What are advantages, drawbacks of running gemfire server as a part of spring application vs standalone? ThanksJack
View ArticleSRM 4.1 Unable to find any array script
Hello I have 2 servers with SRM 4.1, one is the protected site and the other the recovery site. In both server, I changed the domain account used by SRM to talk with the Vcenter, because the account...
View ArticleConflicting path policies
Hi All,In our VMWare ESXi 4.1 cluster, I've just come across a datastore that consists of two extents. One of these extent LUNs has the Round Robin path policy set while the other is using...
View ArticleInstalling Update Manager 5.0 Update 2 - SQL Issue?
Hi, I'm trying to upgrade my vCenter server from 5.0 to 5.0 Update 2. I was successful installing vCenter Server, VI Client, Environment: Operating System - Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1...
View ArticleThinapps not showing up for users in web interface after assigning them ?!
Hi, Im currently setting a Workspace pilot up internally, and after a few hiccups im almost there :-)ive set up a thinapp repository and in cfg webadm i can entitle the application just fine, but when...
View ArticleShare Datastore Cluster between two Host Clusters
Hello all. I'm in the process of separating a large cluster containing Development, Test and Production VMs into two clusters - one for Development and the other for Test & Production. My plan...
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VSA Install fails whatever we do :(
After numerous attempts we still are not able to install a 3 node VSA (brownfield) any help here is very much apreciated. 3 identical nodes, 3 raid 10 disks, setup each node with 4 NIC's devided over...
View ArticleQuestion on Distributed Switching
We currently run a mix of ESX 4.0 U2 and ESXi 5 U2 hosts. vCenter is version 5. Most host NICs are 1 GB. vCenter virtual switches are configured as standard. We need toreduce the number of Cisco...
View ArticleInventory/Tracking
Hello-I manage about 500 vms spread out between a few different clusters. For billing purposes we charge customers based on a formula of assigned vRAM, vCPU and storage= monthly fee for your vm....
View ArticlePermission Denied during firmware upgrade
Hello, I have a HP DL360p Gen8 server with a Smart Array P420i controller. I'm getting a warning message in ESXi 5.0 under the hardware status of the array controller. I'd like to upgrade the firmware...
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