Upgrading VMware vSphere Infrastructure from 5.1.0.1123961 to 5.1.1474365
Hi, I´m having issues upgrading VMware vSphere Infrastructure from 5.1.0.1123961 to 5.1.1474365. First I ran into the issue described in the VMware KB 2046318 (Installing vCenter Single Sign-On fails...
View ArticleAdvice Needed: How to Migrate VM from 5.0 to 5.5
Existing Setup1 X vCenter 5.0 (running SQL 2008 R2 on itself) and managing 2 different clusters:Cluster A: 2 X ESXi 4.1 hosts, 3 X datastore on vmfs 3 Cluster B: 4 X ESXi 5.0 hosts, 7 X datastore on...
View ArticleNetwork issues with HP 10GE card after upgrade from Esxi 5.0 to 5.5
Dear All, I upgraded my Esxi to 5.5 on a HP DL 380 G7. After the upgrade was in place, the 10GE (HP NC523 SFP by Qlogic) network card resets again and again. If I use the Broadcom onboard NIC's...
View ArticleVUM-Updating 5.1 to 5.5 with baselines that have host patches and host upgrades
We are currently running vCenter 5.5.0c with 5.1u1 on all the hosts. We have (2)baselines attached to those hosts. One of those baselines is dynamic with all the latest patches that need to be...
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vcenter single sign on - Provided password is wrong or empty
I am trying to upgrade my SSO to 5.1 U2 but when i run the wizard and go to vcenter single sign on info Its saying the provided password is wrong or empty any idea? I am am to login to the web client...
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Command-line vCenter Upgrade fails with incorrect path to VCDatabaseUpgrade.exe
I have been working on a powershell script to upgrade vCenter servers (sample below). I can upgrade the SSO and Inventory Service with no problems, but vCenter fails on the database upgrade step....
View ArticleUpgrade vCenter without losing the performance data
Hi,I'm planning to perform an in-place upgrade of our vCenter from 5.1 Build 1123961 to vCenter 5.5. Requirement is to retain the existing performance data of VMs, Hosts. As per the table on page 6 of...
View ArticleNIC´s simulator
Hi guysI saw in a video that is possible to simulate in Vmware to have until 10 NIC`s only with a physical NIC. Of course this is for training /lab purpose. Any idea where can I find it?Thanks a lot to...
View ArticleVcenter SSL Certificate valid from property wrong configured
Hi, a few days ago I installed the vCenter, not caring about the date and time. After installation everything worked fine, but after changing the date and time, i can't start the vcenter. I figured...
View Article4.1 to 5.5 upgrade
Hi I wonder if so done could give me advice in the following i have a cluster has 3 Hosts running Enterprise Plus on 4.1 with DVS. I want to migrate(fresh install maybe) the same hosts to 5.5 with...
View ArticleRemediate single host running vCenter from local storage?
I came across a situation where I have a vCenter running from local storage on a single host cluster and I want to use Update Manager to remediate that host. Is there a way? Without the obvious...
View ArticleVM Powered off Automatically and HA Unsuccessfully failed over. Error: vix...
VMware ESX unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) Unexpected signal: 11vix error code = 13002Virtual Machine is powered off.vSphere HA unsuccessfully failed over this virtual machine. vSphere HA will retry if...
View ArticleDo I need more licenses?
Hi, I have always been bad with understanding VMware licensing so I though I would ask here.I have a vSphere center with a VM clust already set up and licensed at 1 location. v5 and 5.5I have several...
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Migrate ESXi5.5 to view in VCenter.
Hi guys I build my lab, installing ESXi 5.5 in a physical server, I create VM´s ,switches , etc. All this was managed via VSphere client . The ESxi have the IP 10.10.10.6. And I reach it via this...
View Articlereinstall sso vsphere 5.5 repoint.cmd error
I had to reinstall my vsphere 5.5 installation but when i run the repoint.cmd command according to this kb...
View ArticleDatastore / Disk setup for vSphere 5.5 initial host
I am about to setup a HP DL380 G7 server with 8 x 1.2TB disks with RAID 6, allowing approx.. 6TB usable local attached storage. I have 2 other like-for-like servers currently in use for Exchange/...
View ArticleRemoval of Dell client integration plug-in
i'm looking for anyone out there who might now how to uninstall the openmanage plugin for vcenter. if I try a reinstall I get this A OpenManage Integration is already registered. Register with another...
View Articlelogin to Esxi 5.5 host from its vm
Have deployed Esxi 5.5 on a Dell machine (Physical). have a created a VM on it. 1) Is it possible to login to Esxi through my VM by VI client or through browser from VM ?
View ArticleUnable to connect the Vshield manager from browser after config IP
Hi Team,Please help.I have deployed Vshiled manager 5.5 from ovf template.Login to the console with admin/default user and "enable" and done setup to give new IPsnow i Can ping even gateway from the...
View ArticlevSphere end of support and VM hardware version
As of may vSphere 4 has reached end of support status.What does this mean for VMs using hardware version 7 that was introduced with vSphere 4, is this still supported when running on vSphere 5?
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