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• vFoglight 6.5 & multiple instances of Virtual Center

  Hi all

  Can someone help me to get rid of a version of Virtual Center vFoglight 6.5?  We have two entries there are several virtual machines, data warehouses, etc...  We recently had to re - build vCenter and I think that's when it started.

  Thank you.

  I think this is covered by this solution, just be careful because you can not revive a deleted object.

  Note that in the most recent versions of Foglight, data management is under management server | Servers | Data instead of Foglight management | Servers | Data management.

  https://support.quest.com/search/SolutionDetail.aspx?ID=SOL55723&category=solutions&SKB=1

  Solution SOL55723

  Title

  We have a few old appearing in the agent Virtual centers VMWare drop-down list. How can I remove them?

  Description of the problem

  Question: We have some old virtual centers listed in the drop-down list VMWare agent. How can I remove them?

  Cause

  Resolution

  Answer: You can delete old objects of Virtual Center since the "VMware model | VirtualCenters"section of the dashboard data management (Foglight |) Servers | Data management) in the console Foglight.

  (1) navigate to the dashboard of data management (Foglight |) Servers | Data management) in the console Foglight.

  (2) expand the "VMware model | Selections of VirtualCenters.

  (3) remove the old unwanted objects Virtual Center by clicking on the Red sign icon next to them less.

  Golan Shem-Tov

  Quest Software

• How adding script. VMX to store data (NFS) to the virtual Center

  Hi guys,.

  I hope that someone much better understand the scripting languages I know a simple way to do this?

  Basically, here's the scenario...

  We use data warehouses NFS running on Netapp file servers to accommodate all our virtual machines. Normally this works very well, but we had a few incidents recently with the spin that force us to move to our synchronous backups. Basically how it works is that each data store, say for example Datastore1 works normally on Filer1. This data store is regularly "synchronous" on Filer2. This snapmirror is a copy of the data store readonly. If we have a problem with Filer1, it is possible to reconfigure Filer2 to make writable snapmirror backup, effectively allowing us to see the virtual machine.

  Currently, in this case, in order to get the back of the virtual machine, to remove all the vm to Virtual Center inventory, then add the synchronous data store to all guests in Virtual Center, then browse the data store and manually add back all the vm individually by the usual right-click right/add to the inventory on each virtual machine.

  As I say we have recently had a problem and had to call it for the storages of 10 data housing almost 250 vm was therefore, as you can imagine quite a slow intensive task and work!

  What I tried to work, that's how I could this power CLI script? I saw LuCD excellent research Add .vmx script and looks a lot like what I would like to but can't work out how to change it for my purposes.

  What id' ideally like to go would be a script that I can specify an instance of Virtual Center, store data and Cluster as variables (say vcname$ = "ukvir0001", cluster$ = $ 'Datacentre1' and dsname = "datastore1") and then the script read the data store and add no matter what .vmx, it finds in the specified Cluster.

  I read with interest the new feature in PowerCLI4 data store provider and which resembles something that can provide an easy way to do it I can't work out how!

  Any help would be much appreciated as I have the daunting task of having to move back almost 250 vm to Filer1 now that give it has been fixed and do not have the luxury of a maintenance window several hours to do it manually!

  Thank you very much

  Sean.

  After a few PMs between Sean and myself, we arrived with a working version.

  Note that this latest version of the script has been tested in a vSphere against an ESXi v4 server environment.

• After changing the IP address of the server licenses and Virtual Center... «not enough licenses...» »

  Hello

  We change the Virtual Center and the license server IP (I saw here how to do it stop Virtual Center, change, delete and add servers... etc...). Now the virtual Center its ok, but when Ive tried to make the cluster, virtual center of reports me a "there is not enough licenses", and I lost the connection to the license server... any ideas?... I reread the license server, restart the Center Virtual/license server... restart the hosts... Remove and add hosts again...

  Thanks in advance

  See the bottom of this knockout under NOTE:

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/5850444

  Also check that your features licensed licensed Source is always pointing to the correct license server.

• Unable to access role to change the settings for the virtual Center

  Hi all

  I recently created two new roles to restrict the Active Directory in Virtual Center security group and the Resource Pool. I cloned VM Administrator role and tweaked so that this group can view full data center while being only able to create/delete the virtual machines in the resource pool. However, I can't work on what permission setting would completely restrict the role of access and changes to the "vCenter Server Settings" on the home page.

  Can someone please help?

  Virtual Center: 4.0.0 (Build: 208111)

  Thank you

  Fadi

  That sounds right.  roles and rights spread from host/cluster view for the sake of server configurations.

  If you set the role to the next level in vCenter 4 (which is the name/IP of your vCenter), they will have access to it.

  You can define a low level (data center), then define non-role or nothing at the top level.  you will need to place this permission/role on each object in the data center, you have for each of these connections.

  Kind regards

  Jonathan

  B.SC., RHCT, VMware vExpert 2009

  NOTE: If your question or problem has been resolved, please mark this thread as answered and awarded points accordingly.

• change virtual center with a new

  This is my first post, I hope it's the right place and that someone could help me. I have 6 esx 3.5.0 and 1 vc 2.5.0

  I host more then 5 and 50 vm and I saw this problem http://communities.VMware.com/docs/doc-3290 so I installed a new virtual Center 2.5 u5 to migrate MS sql 2005 express to MS sql 2005 sp2 standard, are both VMs.

  I don't want to migrate the data (see above second problem), I want to restart with own db, I recreated the cluster and now I want to migrate the new hosts and virtual machines in former vc.

  I do not understand whether it is enough:

  to DISCONNECT the hosts and then reconnect it to the new Victoria Cross.  When I have reconnected all hosts, I could disable old VC

  or

  turn off the virtual machines then REMOVE the host from the cluster on old vc, then add new host on cluster on new VC, then turn on virtual machines

  This second choice is very difficult because I need to turn off all my virtual machines, and it is not so easy in a production environment!

  this assistance is useful, but it's with db migration http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 5850444 that I don't want to.

  If there is an easier choice, it's better! http://communities.VMware.com/images/emoticons/wink.gif !

  You can vmotion the comments ok?  I do not think that the service starts do not ssh is related to your work that you do.

• Add license virtual Center

  Sorry guys could be a stupid question, but I try to add a license for my evaluation of vc copy 2.5 and I'm having a few problems, are there simple instructions to achieve (a type of thing idiots guide)

  Thank you very much

  Assuming that you already have your license file, follow these steps:

  On your license server, copy the license \program files\vmware\vmware license server\licenses

  Run services.msc, and then restart the VMware license server.

  Then, in Virtual Center, click on the Administration menu-> VirtualCenter Management Server Configuration

  Select the license (first page) server and choose settings that are

  best for your environment. (e.g. use licenses on this if EI services

  license server is installed there, or put to the remote host if its on

  another host, etc.)

• How to add a data center on the virtual center via VI client server?

  How to add a data center on the virtual center via VI client server?

  I formatted ESX server & ESX Server Update installed keeping the data center on the storage (of many desktop computers)

  Now I have fresh installed a new server of virtual & added the ESX Server, but I'm unable to reattach existing data centers on storage.

  What will be the way to import of existing data on server Center virtual center?

  Help, please...

  Is ' VMware-VMimporter - 2.0.0 - 30557 "is the software through which I can solve my problem?

  You need to browse each data store, go to the folder of the virtual machine, right-click on the *.vmx file and add it to your inventory.

  Andrea

  * If you found this device or any other answer useful please consider awarding points for correct or helpful answers

• Upgrade virtual Center 2.02 VC 2.5 on the new server. Upgrade ESX 3.02 ESX Server 3.5. and add the new ESX Server.

  Hello

  We are due to upgrade our VMWare environment. ESX 3.02 x servers virtual Center 2.02 and 3.  We have new material on which to install Virtual Center and we are also adding a new ESX Server.

  I read various guides for virtual center upgrade and watched questions on the forum, but can not see everything that relates to the way I thought to do. I want to install Virtual Center 2.5 on the new server and I would refer her to the current virtual cenre database.  Is this supported?

  I then install ESX 3.5 on my new ESX Server and add it to the virtual Center. Then I would start the upgrade / rebuild other servers using VMotion to migrate all VM the next server to be rebuilt on the new server running ESX 3.5.

  Would this work.

  What is the best way to upgrade the virtual center of new material and a new Version?

  Thank you for all the advice that can be offered.

  Kind regards.

  Kevan

  Kevan says:

  I read various guides for virtual center upgrade and watched questions on the forum, but can not see everything that relates to the way I thought to do. I want to install Virtual Center 2.5 on the new server and I would refer her to the current virtual cenre database.  Is this supported?

  Yes, it is an upgrade that is supported.  Don't forget there will be an upgrade for your DB schema and it may take some time.  Just make sure that you have a good backup of your DB before you start.

  I then install ESX 3.5 on my new ESX Server and add it to the virtual Center. Then I would start the upgrade / rebuild other servers using VMotion to migrate all VM the next server to be rebuilt on the new server running ESX 3.5.

  I agree entirely, I drive rebuild is the way to go.

  Would this work. > What is the best way to upgrade the virtual center of new material and a new Version?

  Upgrade to the current version using the .iso image file.  Don't forget the license server, which is a standalone update and are located in the folder /vpx of the vCenter .iso

  Upgrade path:

  1 vCenter

  2 ESX

  3 VMware Guest Tools

  Thank you for all the advice that can be offered.

  I hope that was a little helpful as well

  http://www.VMware.com/PDF/vi3_35/esx_3/r35u2/vi3_35_25_u2_upgrade_guide.PDF

• Change Virtual center 3.5 y ESX

  Hola,

  Tengo unas dudas worm TR podeis echarme UN cable.

  Virtual center of UN 3.5 tengo con 2 ESX 3.5, lo quiero're fornuis el Virtual center one 4.1 para despues los ESX fornuis an ESXI 4.1.

  Las dudas son following:

  The team that has virtual wont Center are UN Windows XP 32-bit, is can fornuis en esta Máquina?

  UNA vez actualizado el virtual center, vera y podrá handle los ESX 3.5?

  Son las maquinas Office Windows 2003 32 bit y 1 Windows XP 32-bit, podrán correr in los ESXI 4.1?

  Gracias of photos.

  Saludos.

  Hello that tal:

  -El equipo than tiene wont Virtual Centre are UN Windows XP 32-bit, is can fornuis en esta Máquina?

  No, operating system sistema vCenter 4.1 Nations United 64-bit, Windows 2003 higher o ser comprometer requiere.  Tiendo than tambien is you can use XP profesional x 64.

  -Una vez actualizado el virtual center, vera y podrá handle los ESX 3.5?

  Yes, vCenter 4.1 are compatible con ESX 3.5

  -office son las maquinas Windows 2003 32 bit y 1 Windows XP 32-bit, podrán correr in los ESXI 4.1?

  Yes, no need any problema.  Las of is replaced by Recomiendan fornuis VMware tools is virtual hardware the last version available in luego del ESX upgrade.

  Saludos,

• Add Máquina Virtual Center inventario borrada

  Hola a todos,

  Me gustaria saber como puedo volver a dar una Máquina as accidentalmente fue borrada del inventario del Virtual Center alta

  Máquina sigue in el datastore pero no veo como puedo volver a anadirlo sin tener as pasar por el converter or nada por el estilo.

  Are training?

  A saludo a todos.

  Hay otro Método al than comenta Jose Ruelas, that mi me ha sacado algun apuro having UN acceso restringido o nulo a vCenter, anadelo soluciones rapidas repositorio al...

  Desde consoled her del ESX, hasta el directory donde navega is encuentra el fichero VM 'utilities' vmx y el comando siguie3nte runs:

  $ vmware-cmd - s register Nombre_del_fichero_vmx

  Alternativamente, if you you know the ruta completa al vmx...:

  $ vmware-cmd - s register/ruta/del/fichero/vmx/Nombre_del_fichero_vmx

  Saludos,

  Alex

• Add Active Directory users on object permissions in Virtual Center

  Hello

  I want to give permissions for virtual machines.  Usually, it's simple.  My problem is when I list my domain users to give permissions, Virtual Center is not listing all my Active Directory users.  It's just the list users at random.  I don't see any connection between users that are listed, and between which are not listed.  I use the latest version of Virtual Center 2.5.

  Thank you

  Stéphane

  maybe try to increase the time-out of the AD.

• Virtual Center service

  After the reboot, virtual center service does not start on its own. I don't face any problem while I start it manually. How to fix this?

  Hello

  To resolve this problem, add a dependency to the VirtualCenter service so that it starts only after the necessary services have started.

  To create a service dependency:

  1. Click Start > run, type services.msc and press ENTER.

  2. Find all the services that vCenter Server requires. For example, SQLEXP_VIM, ADAM_VCMSDS or ADAM_VMwareVCMSDS.

     Note: the Service names are different from SQL Express and the full SQL implementations. For example, the name of the SQL Express service is SQLEXP_VIM and in complete SQL implementations, it is MSSQLSERVER.

  3. Open the properties of the service and note the name of the service. For example, MSSQL$ SQLEXP_VIM.

  4. Click Start > run, type regedit, and then click OK. The window of the Registry Editor opens.

  5. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\vpxd.

  6. Double-click the DependOnService key and add the Service name by using the name identified in step 4.

  7. Close the Registry Editor window.

  8. In the Services window, open the properties of the service to the service identified in step 3.
  9. On the Dependencies tab, make sure that the VMware VirtualCenter service is registered as a function of the service.
  10. Repeat steps 3-9 for all services that requires VirtualCenter.

  If you are running Windows 2008 you can set the VMware VirtualCenter Server service to automatic startup (delayed) following type:

  1. Click Start > run, type services.msc, and then click OK.

  2. Right-click on the VMware VirtualCenter Server service, and then click Properties.

  3. Change the automatic startup type Automatic (delay).

• Same range of MAC addresses with vSphere 2 Virtual Center

  Hello, we have two virtual center of vSphere that create VM with the same MAC address range,

  00:56:B0:00:00... the other a virtual center... so be very carefully to not

  VM in duplicate with the same mac address...

  Could I change attribution AUTOMATIC of the beach of one of our virtual centres?

  Thank you very much

  ---

  
  Francisco Javier Morales Lopez of Gamarra

  VMware VCP | LPI - CCNA

  Edited all the line caps object according to the rules of the forum, AWo.

  If you have two vCenter servers to ensure that they have different instance ID because they are used to generate MAC and UUID for VM addresses...

  This is explained in this KB here: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1024025

  / Rubeck

• VIrtual Center unavailable - effects on Virtual Machines?

  We have a virtual Center 2.5 server that is installed on a virtual machine on one of our ESX servers. This virtual Center Server is down for maintenance patch (only windows security updates)

  I would like to know the effects it would have on the other virtual machines in the same cluster managed by this virtual server Center. I expect to continue to run and be able to communicate with them via the VI Client on the ESX Server.

  I know that the following implications are valid: (obviously I won't be able to manage virtual machines through VC during shutdown)

  (1) there will be no (vmotion) failover during shutdown

  (2) there will be no HA or DRS during shutdown

  (3) there will be no statement during the blackout

  (4) while the configuration changes will not be saved in the database of VIrtual Center.

  Are there other effects on the virtual machine that I should be aware of?

  NIC,

  (1) there will be no (vmotion) failover during shutdown

  HA does not vMootion, it starts a new instance of the VM (it's a recovery, not a migration)

  (2) there will be no HA or DRS during shutdown

  The VC is only necessary to configure HA - aam service is installed don as the hosts and guests continues to monitor each other etc, even if the VC disappears.

  In addition, you might even get the Victoria Cross to recover on another host, using HA.

  (3) there will be no statement during the blackout

  Guests continue to generate newspapers, but of course, no specific newspaper VC will be generated as the VC is not running.

  (4) while the configuration changes will not be saved in the database of VIrtual Center.

  Config changes on hosts will be updated as soon as the VC connects to the host

  Are there other effects on the virtual machine that I should be aware of?

  You will lose only functions that REQUIRE VC - IE of vMotion etc.