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VM shut down Scheduled Tasks disappeared from vCenter 5.5 to 6.5
I created some scheduled tasks back in vCenter 5.5 to power off some training and developers personnel at end of day, and turn them back on beginning of the day. After I upgraded to 6.5, those...
View ArticleUpgrade vCenter 5.5 with external PSC
I am looking to install a fresh install of vSphere 6.x at a new site with an external PSC and then come back to the existing vpshere 5.5 with the external SSO and upgrade afterwards. If I install the...
View ArticlevCenter 5.5 to VCSA 6.5 upgrade/migration (with SRM)
Hi vSphere Pros! Has anyone done or does anyone have any advice on upgrading a Windows vCenter Server 5.5 and vUM to vCenter Server Appliance 6.5? There is also Site Recover Manager in the...
View ArticleUpgrading ESXi 5.1 to 5.5 with iSCSI attached SAN
Hello, I am preparing for an upgrade of out ESXi hosts and I was reading the best practices for the upgrade from 5.1 to 5.5 and noticed that one of the BPs is "If a SAN is connected to the host, detach...
View ArticleScripted installation not taking parameters?
UPDATED after fixing problem -- I have a kickstart installation that works fine for our RHEL kickstart installations, and I'm trying to get fully working for ESXi installs. I have a working DHCP and...
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Changing LSI Logic SAS to Paravirtual controller on Windows 2012 R2?
I am running Windows 2012 R2 VM on HP G8 DL360p Server. (ESXi 6.0U2) I need to change SCSI Controller from LSI Logic SAS to Paravirtual.Do I need to install drivers? If yes, what drivers and how?When I...
View ArticleApplying LDAPs SSL Certificate for PSC on vSphere 6.5
Hi, As we are evaluating vSphere 6.5, testing the LDAP(Secure) on PSC Identity Source Configuration Wizard.Looks like with vSphere 6.5 (as a security enhancement), its mandatory to provide a SSL...
View ArticleMigrate Clustered Exchange
I have 2 Exchange 2013 servers behind a physical load balancer (Kemp) in a VMWare 5.5 environment at our old HQ building. I want to move them into the VMWare 6.0 environment at our *new* building. I...
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External PSC upgrade error 6.0 -> 6.5 - Installer can't determine source...
Hi Colleagues, I'm trying to update my infrastructure from 6.0 to 6.5.I have the latest build (5202501) of external PSC 6.0: External PSC health is Good. Auth is working fine, i don't see anomalies in...
View ArticlevSphere client black screen
OK I installed vSphere Client 4.1.0 build 345043 and I am experiencing an issue where within the client, on the console tab, I have a black screen. The VM is powered on and booted normally. If I RDP...
View ArticleUsing Quadro 6000 vSGA on ESXi 5.5, is there an upgrade path that doesn't...
As the question says, I'm still using vSphere 5.5 with vSGA on a Quadro 6000 (for lightweight graphics hw support), because I can't justify the cost of a GRID for this small setup only a generation...
View ArticleUpgrade SRM & vCenter from 6 to 6.5
Folks If a vCenter is v6.0U2 windows based and SRM 6.1.1 is installed on the same vCenter windows VM, As per upgrade sequence so we have to upgrade vCenter firstly then SRM .... we need to upgrade to...
View ArticleWhat is the recommended RAID configuration for a Single ESXi 6.0 host with...
Hello All, I am planning to deploy a single ESXi host to one of our remote sites that will hold no more than 5-8 VMs. I am wondering what others are using in terms of RAID configurations and SAS...
View ArticleEsxi 6.5 on SD, where's my free space?
Hi everyone! I just installed esxi 6.5 from dell media to Dell PowerEdge R530 server with isdm and 2x16GB SD cards in raid1.When installing, the esxi installer sees the SD-Raid as 14,9GB volume....
View Articlekickstart issue
Im trying to automatize vsphere installation to SD cards (Lenovo server).I have used this guide to create my kickstart - vSphere Documentation Center where I understood I could use following...
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ELM with two seperate AD domains and two vcenters 6.x?
Lets say I got 2 seperate vCenter 6.x. Each vCenter/PSC has it's own seperate AD domain for authentication. Can I get Enhanched Linked Mode out of this? If we just drop HA/load balancing for...
View ArticleDual-homed VCSA 6.5 and Update Manager problem
My VCSA is dual homed - external interface has default gateway and communicates with Internet to download patches/updates. Internal interface is in non-routable network to communicate with hosts and...
View Articleauto deploy host profiles distributed virtual switch problems
Hi, I've been hacking away at this problem in my lab for a few days and I am finally ready to ask for help. I have two hosts, one is completely compliant and the host profile is created from it. The...
View Articlerhttpproxy Dumps when updatein vCenter 6 Update 1 to 1b or 2a
I have a windows installation of VC 6.0 Update1 and try to update to Update 1b or 2a. After the MSI-Packages are installed the services try to start, but rhttpproxy dumps permanently. In the log i see...
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Processor compatibility issue warning on update to ESXi 6.5
Hi,During update to ESXi 6.5, I have a warning about a possible compatibility issue with my processor (Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5450). I cancelled the update. It works fine right now with ESXi 6.0. Is...
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