VMware management servers - Windows OS upgrades from 2008 to 2012
Hi all. Would really appreciate some advice on this. We have a production and DR vsphere setup. Each have their own vcenter, VUM, External SQL, and SRM servers. They are all running on Windows server...
View ArticleESX Upgrade from 67u3 to 7.0 failed
I am getting below error: # esxcli software profile update -d /vmfs/volumes/3da59473-8545b21e/VMware-ESXi-7.0.0-15843807-depot.zip -p ESXi-7.0.0-15843807-standard [HardwareError] Hardware precheck of...
View ArticleNewbie here - 5.1/5.5 to 6.5 upgrade with new hardware
We currently have an old environment that needs to get upgraded, not just vmware but also hardware, and looking at best practice for this. Vcenter running 5.5.0, 2183111 (enterprise plus license)...
View ArticleHow to run VCSA outside the environment it is managing ?
We are in the planning stages of migrating our vsphere 6.5 environment to either 6.7 or 7.0. Our current vCenter is 6.5 on Windows with a external PSC also on windows. Both are running on a dedicated...
View ArticlevCenter Server 6.7.0 U3h where to download ?
Hi, I would like migrate VC for windows 6.5 9451637 to newest possible VCSA 6.7 - I have found at Download section only vCenter Server 6.7.0 U3g. But in VMware Knowledge Base I have found that there...
View ArticleYou can add 6.x esxi licenses on a Vcenter for windows 5.5
You can add 6.x esxi licenses on a vcenter for windows 5.5.I think not since vcenter for windows 5.5 only supports esxi5.5u3
View Article"updates" tab not refreshing after 6.5 u2 to 6.7 U3 update
I successfully upgraded VCSA 6.5 U2 to 6.7U3 - (fully patched to date) and everything appears to be fine except the "updates" tab in HTML Works fine in Flex I have two 6.7 vCenters now (both 6.7 U3)...
View ArticleESXi 6.7 U1 and U2 install hang at bnxtroce.v00
I have ESXi 6.7 running on a server. I tried to boot the installation for 6.7 u1 and u2 from two different flash drives and both versions on both drives hang at bnxtroce.v00. There is no error message....
View ArticleDell Esxi 7.0 upgrade files no longer available
In the past, when Dell provided their version of an update to Esxi, you could download it in the form of a zip file. You then applied it in this manner (from the esxi command line):esxcli software...
View ArticleUpgrade to ESXi7 with Dell M630 (VRTX)
Hello, I've searched on the Dell Suport Site and in the VMware HCL ... we have several Dell VRTX Systems with M630 (VRTX) Blades Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 cpu running with ESX 6.7u3. I can not find any...
View ArticleConverting data as part of post install - VMware Appliance Manager
We have just installed vSphere and getting to the end of setup was advised that we should update the vCenter server manager backend - we ran that from https://server.domain.tld:5480/#/ui/ and now for...
View Articlejoin AD domain while installing vCenter 7?
i have a lab environment that the AD domain - labtwo.local exists on DNS server and would like to build vSphere 7 under this domain name. however, i'm not so sure about which option to choose in the...
View ArticleHelp Upgrading vCenter 6.7 To vCenter 7
Hello Dear Community , i have vcenter 6.7 installed onMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)i need help to upgrade to vcenter 7 i have installed already vcenter 7 it has his own appliance VMware...
View ArticleUpgrading 6.0 external PSC to 6.7 aborts after trying to set subnet
Trying to upgrade our PSC so I can upgrade VCSA and converge them, but the process fails after the PSC export and the "new" PSC is online, saying I didn't specify a subnet mask. I've tried two...
View ArticlevSphere 7 update profile failed by CLI
esxcli software profile update -p DEL-ESXi-700_15843807-A01 -d /vmfs/volumes/ISO/updateFiles/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-7.0.0-15843807.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A01.zip --no-hardware-warning...
View ArticlevCenter Server (5.5) on Windows to vCSA 6.5: How to regenerate vCenter Server...
Hi, I attempted to update a Windows vCenter Server 5.5 to vCSA 6.5 After reviewing the migration-assistant.log I see a reference to a hostname and AD domain that no longer exists and the current...
View ArticleEsx 6.5 stuck at " About to Install.." while upgrading to Esx6.5 U1
Hello Team, Stuck at below screen while upgrading the Esx from 6.0 to 6.5.Hardware : Cisco UCS
View ArticleChanging VCSA 6.7 FQDN & IP
Hello All,I am deploying a new vCenter Appliance and adding hosts from an old environment.After I add all the hosts, can I change VCSA FQDN and IP in one step from VAMI? Is restarting dnsmasq service...
View ArticleE1000e Windows 10
Hi, I had a Windows 10 2016 LTSB client that lost internet connectivity. It was using the default E1000e adapter, but I have now changed to vmxnet3. Are there known problems with the E1000e on Windows...
View ArticleESXI host need to upgraded from 5.5 U3 to 6.5 U3 version
Hello TeamI have Cisco CUCM running on ESXI host 5.5 version which need to be upgraded.. Kindly share the upgrade path.. Thanks & RegardsAnil Singh
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