Json files info in case using GUI installer for vCenter Upgrade
Hi, I have one query regarding json files in vCenter upgrade. I know when we have to use CLI installer we preapre json files but when we use UI installer we put values on box which prompted during...
View ArticleRollback any VMware Patch
Hi, I am about to install patch on one host having ESXI 6.5 version. I know both update manager and command line option to install/upgrade patch. I also know that VMware recommend to upgrade the patch...
View ArticleVsphere license grade questions - 5 to 6 (5.5-6.5)
I am preparing for an upgrade from vSphere 5.5 to 6.5. As shown above we have a very basic setup. Does upgrading the license online affect my currently installed license?I am assuming no since it...
View Articlelocal OS PSC
when i login to each of my vcenter using administrator@vsphere.local I have 3 PSC/VCs all in different sites, PA-PSC, SAC-PSC, VA-PSC under administration configuration, the Local OS PSC is always...
View Articlebacking up and restoring your ESXi configuration
Hi This is my first post. I have inherited an esxi 6.0 host (Del Poweredge R730) with 4 VMs on it. The VMs are servers essential to running the business. I am planning to update this host to esxi 6.5...
View ArticleVmWare Virtual NIC
Dear all, This is my first contribution in this great community. I have one question to ask:in my organization we use websense forcepoint. After installting the VMWare Worksation, I could not browse...
View ArticleDependency error while upgrading from 6.0 to 6.5
I am trying to upgrady a IBM vm server from 6.0 to 6.5 i have an IBM System x3650 M4 : -[7915E3G] with Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 0 @ 2.00GHzThis is what i do:[root@vm:~]esxcli software profile...
View ArticleOperating system not found
Hi,I have installed ESXI 5.1 on Workstation 9 on a user account but the both as run as administator.When I tired to run Server 2008 R2.iso or Exchange.iso, I got the following error message: Network...
View ArticleDistributed vCenter VCSW v5.5U3 to VCSA 6.5U1e migration fails if SSO &...
I am testing a distributed vCenter VCSW v5.5U3 to VCSA 6.5U1e migration scenario before attempting it in Production. I have 5 Windows 2008 R2 servers in a distributed vCenter v5.5 configuration....
View ArticlevCenter Upgrade 6.5 to 6.5 Update 1 failed with "error code 1603"
Hi, Two of my vCenter 6.5 on windows are now in a state that they can not be be used. I try to upgrade vCenter from 6.5 to 6.5 update1 and failed with the error message "Installation of component...
View ArticleVMware Tools installation vmware-config-tools.pl Error Unable to find kernel...
Hello,I am new to the forums, for forgive me if I do not supply all information right from the start. I need to install VMware Tools back onto 3 of my SUSE Linux 11 servers. VMware tools had...
View ArticleBuilding HomeLab - nested virtualization on Intel Core i7-7820X (LGA2066)
Hi ! I'm going to build homelab (nested virtualization) on Intel Core i7-7820X (LGA2066) and motherboard with X299 chipset.I'm going to put on it esxi 6.5 and there on it build environment to tests....
View ArticleESXi 5.5 upgrade to 6.0 or 6.5?
I'm upgrading my 3 ESXi hosts from 5.5 this summer and I was planning to go to 6.5 but I was on with support last week with a disk consolidation issue and the engineer told me I should not go to 6.5....
View ArticleNewbie question for ESXI network config
Hi,We have setup and ESXI 6.5 server in our development environment, and it works great to run different VMs.Since the ESXI server is connected to our router (provides DHCP), our VMs acquire automatic...
View ArticleIssues Upgrading from 6.0u3(appliance) to 6.5 - 7515524 .
I am running into an issue when upgrading from Appliance 6.0u3 to 6.5 - 75515524. Step one of deploying works just fine and it is able to copy the data from the source vCenter server to the target...
View ArticleCPUs not on compatibly guide for ESX 6.5.
I've got 2 Dell Inc. Precision WorkStation 490 with Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5160 @ 3.00GHz CPUs for my home lab (note for my home lab and for testing only!!!), the CPUs are not compatible with 6.5, only...
View ArticleVCSA 6.5 update manager stopped after Certificate Renew
We tried to change VCSA 6.5 SSL certificate with Signed Internal PKI certificate but it's not working.After that we resetted Certificates and applied a new self-signed VCSA certificate.Now we have a...
View ArticleVM 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 ArticleTo identify the BMC IP address in ESXi console
hi,Is there any esxcli command to identify the BMC IP address of the ESXI booted node?In Linux machine, "ipmitool lan print" will list the IP address of BMC assigned to the node .. any insights?
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