Built a new server vcenter, simple as moving the hosts?

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• Problem after moving to new server vCenter

  I moved vCenter to a new server by following this article:

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 5850444

  After editing the file vpxa.cfg with the new IP of the vCenter server and restart management services, all of my guests are still disconnected.  I tried to select "Connect" from the menu, which has been connected to the host.  However, HA not properly configures.  Has anyone seen these symptoms after moving to a new server vCenter? Ideas for how I can fix the problems?

  More details can be provided according to the needs

  Thank you

  Jeff

  Is / was enabled on this cluster HA?  Have your tried to disable HA on the cluster, and once that all your hosts have been added to the rear allowing HA again.

  In addition, even if you did, you can restart the agents once again all hosts in the cluster

  > service vmware-vpxa restart

  > service mgmt-vmware restart

• Mobile to a new server vCenter ESX host

  Hello.

  For several reasons (including the old server vCenter 2003 x 86) I would like to move our ESX host to a new server vCenter (version 4.1 under Windows 2008 R2). Our ESX environment using HA/DRS and resource pools.

  Is it possible to move the hosts to the new server without VM downtime?

  I think disabling HA/DRS and then disconnect the old vCenter servers, then adding them to the new. That would be possible, or is there a better way?

  And second, that things are lost that kind of operation? Data of performance and resources with Betclic, another?

  / Christian

  Hey there,

  The procedure is very simple:

  -Disable HA host monitoring

  -Disconnect the old vCenter host

  -Remove old vCenter host

  -Add the host to the new vCenter Server

  -You will be weather you are prompted to add all of the resources of the host with Betclic under a live of... the list resources or put all your VMS in pool root of the pole. Select them grafted in... so you can keep your resource pools. You can move the autour pools in the hierarchy on the new vCenter.

  -After you have moved all of your hosts, you can activate HA host followed once again and check that the DRS has the settings you want.

  You lose well obviously all performance data, but you can bring your pools of resources for the new vCenter.

• The steps required to perform a migration to a new server vCenter using distributed switches?

  We are currently on version 5.1 of vCenter and ESXi 5.1 on all our guests.  We use a vDS on our current server vCenter and will need to migrate to a new server vCenter soon.  Is there a documentation about the steps to migrate to a new server vCenter using switches distributed?  We hope to achieve this goal without any downtime.  The problem is that we need that VDS on our 10GB network for the aggregation of links.  If having to migrate guests at standard switches before moving them to the new vCenter server, there will be problems of network performance.

  Because information about your environment are stored in the database of vcenter al you should just be able to stand up the new vCenter server and that it points to the existing database

• Migrate to the new server vCenter hw

  I make plans to migrate all my my old hardware of server vCenter ESX hosts to a new (and much faster). Both vCenter servers are version 4. To delete a my old vCenter ESX host, I need to put it in maintenance mode. Maintenance mode means turn it off or by moving my VMs to other hosts.

  Is there a way to move my ESX hosts to the new server vCenter without voltage VM?

  Hi bjornl,

  If you need to keep the virtual machines running on the host computers, while removing a cluster host, data center or same vCenter, and then select the option 'Disconnect' first. The host shows as grayed out and disconnected. Once in this state you can 'remove' the host of your first vCenter.

  Create your new data center and then "Add host" Cluster in the new. Everything will be powered on your virtual machines.

  The only issues I've had with this is if the original or the new cluster using vMotion improve compatibility (EVC). This aspect must correspond to both ends. Once you do this, it works fine.

  Hope this helps,

  Dan

• Installed the server VCenter simple install, now what?

  I just finished installation install simple VCenter Server. I'm confused on what to do now. When I look in the VMWare folder in the start menu, I see VCenter client Orchestartor, but I don't know the connection. I'm reading on a device to VCenter Server but do not know if this is a separate installation or what. With respect to the VCenter Server for VSphere Client pluging, I am unable to install it. When I go to manag pluge-ins I installed plug-ins and plug-ins available, but nothing happens when I click on them. If I hit help that an error message appears that says "reference object not set to an instance of an object.

  Any help is appreciated. I suppose that here is my main questions.

  What is the next step after the Installation in VCenter Server?

  What is the main of the application to manage your VCenter Server?

  What is my plugin error?

  With simple installation, you have installed vCenter Single Sign On, the inventory Service and vCenter Server on the same host. Now, all you have to do is install the vSphere vSphere Client Web Client and make sure you can access the instance of vCenter server.

  Install the vSphere Client;

  http://pubs.VMware.com/vSphere-51/topic/com.VMware.vSphere.install.doc/GUID-1F4EB138-3301-4AC9-9B48-61166E0EBE24.html

  I recommend reading the post installation documentation, which contains all of this information;

  http://pubs.VMware.com/vSphere-51/topic/com.VMware.vSphere.install.doc/GUID-5C6223B4-3E9E-4DD1-82D2-DCC78DFD5C18.html

  Can you post a screenshot of the plugin error?

  See you soon,.

  Jon

• New server vCenter Server

  I am running a 3.5 environment, and I want to get to sphere.

  I'll create a new vSphere vCenter server to manage my boxes of esx 3.5 and possibly update these boxes to sphere.

  Currently, vCenter 3.5 I manage my esx boxes, and this same server is the license server.

  Can I simply create a new server and then add my esx boxes in its inventory of management?

  Do I have to remove these boxes on the other server vCenter esx?

  Can the two vCenters be running at the same time?

  And have point to the new server cVenter to the old server vCenter for licenses, or simply keep the old server up?

  justinscanlon wrote:

  Can I simply create a new server and then add my esx boxes in its inventory of management?

  Yes, unplug and remove hosts from the old environment of vCenter and add a host in the new

  Do I have to remove these boxes on the other server vCenter esx?

  Yes

  Can the two vCenters be running at the same time?

  No.... not if they use the same DB instance.  If you use a different instance of DB, then Yes. But you can't manage the same ESX host in both environments.

  And have point to the new server cVenter to the old server vCenter for licenses, or simply keep the old server up?

  You can use your old license for your VI3 hosts server.  Home - vCenter Server Settings.  Or you can install a standalone license server.

• Migration to new server vCenter ESX continuously.

  What would be the recommended steps to migrate seamlessly from one ESX host to a new vCenter Server?  I succumbed to find any documentation on this.  For some reason any I think remember me that with a previous version of Virtual Center (1.x and 2.x) that the host had to be in maintenance mode before it could be removed from the management server.

  I need to move the ESX 3.5 and 4.0 hosts to a new management 4.0.1 vCenter server.

  James Wood, VCP

  Senior Systems Administrator | Arizona Department of Transportation | Phoenix, Arizona

  You can simply disconnect and remove the host.  Then add the host in the new environment. This will affect any of your guests running. If your VI3 hosts, make sure that you have the available license server.

• Moved from AAS db to new server... What the configuration utility options do

  Had to move AAS db to a new server (with another associated Hyperion dbs)
  
  According to Oracle, I need to run the Configuration utility after the move on the Essbase db server.
  
  When I run the Configuration utility, I gives me a lot of choices. I checked the installation guide and in vain on the details of what to run.
  
  So if I just want to have Essbase reassociate itself with the AAS db in a different location the following, which one to pick?
  
  Essbase Administration Services
  Configure the database
  Register with Shared Services
  Deploy to the application server
  
  Essbase provider services
  Register with Shared Services
  Deploy to the application server
  Unregister the SSP.
  
  Essbase Server
  Product
  Register with Shared Services
  And one more (can not see on the screenshot)
  
  Thank you

  Hello

  It should be

  Essbase Administration Services
  Configure the database

  Make sure that aferwards he has updated all HBRServer.properties

  See you soon

  John
  http://John-Goodwin.blogspot.com/

• vCenter vCSA unit lost, how to install a new one to take control of the host?

  Hello

  Due to a disk failure, I lost the VCSA control 2 guests. Now I manage the VMs entering each host separately.

  The backup did not work, so I want to reinstall VCSA 5.1 again.

  I read that the first step is to "unpin" the hosts of the VCSA.

  Is there a procedure for this operation? I want to reinstall and take control of the hosts and their virtual machines.

  Will this affect virtual machines running settings? new device "reads" the current configuration?

  I supported the VCSA configuration, but I think that it is not reliable because this time we made changes directly to the guests.

  Thanks in advance

  given that the old vCenter isn't available.

  and as you said that you are able to connect directly to the two hosts, so there is no locking mode either. nothing should be done 'Dismantling' part of it.

  Just prepare your new VCSA, connection inside once the configuration is successful using the vi client or web, create new data Center virtual

  and start adding hosts, the two hosts will be added without problem.

  New VC will be able to reset the account vpxuser password as part of the welcome add treat yourself.

• Update vCenter Version but not the hosts?

  I work in an environment where we run vSphere Essentials with 3 guests.  Currently, we always run on 2 hosts 5.5 and 5.1 on the third.  We have only a VMWare subscription right now but they helped 6.0.  Without disabling the host licenses, is there a way to get my driver's license for vCenter only so I can get converted from the Windows version of vCenter to the virtual appliance, make sure that everything works and then not worry to modernize 6.0U2 hosts?  I think there is probably a way, but did not want to upgrade all licenses and to cancel licenses for my guests.

  If it is useful, we've done installing vCenter database are not use VUM right now (if I want to implement in the future).  Any help is very appreciated.

  There is no technical effect in the upgrade of the licenses. When you upgrade a license in the portal, you must confirm that you no longer use the old license. The right way to do the updates is to install the new version in evaluation mode (works for 60 days) and update the license once the old system was arrested.

  André

• Virtual machines are not able to access the network after you have moved the host

  We moved our 4 ESX host to a different physical switch and now our VMs cannot access the network.

  I can access the host via client vsphere.  Our host has 2 network cards.  They are both members of the vSwitch0.  I have 1 VM network defined, and they are both members of it.  The network adapters, vmnic0 and vmnic1 are also part of my VMkernel which I do not know that I need because I have 1 ESX Server and do not use iscsi or NFS.

  the two cards are also part of my service console.

  According to my host "configuration / display: vitual switch, it looks like all my virtual machines are defined to use the vswitch."

  the two physical network adapters is connected to the same switch.  I did not go to any configuration on the switch.

  

  The steers would be appreciated.

  Thank you

  Paul

  

  Welcome to the community,

  It sounds as if the physical switch ports are not configured correctly. Please check that port security is disabled on the switch (switchport mode access) ports and spanning tree portfast is (if any).

  André

• cant access built-in web server on HP6940 due to the new router

  New router has IP 192.168.2.1

  Changed Deskjet 6940 IP 192.168.2.60 and it turned off... fails to 192.168.1.3 to the power upward and can not find network using IP or hostname

  Hoe can I access the Web server integrated to change the IP address without having to reinstall everything... seem to have misplaced the installation CD

  Thank you

  Chris

  Solved the problem of the IP address as follows:

  Connected a spare laptop router.

  Changed router IP to 192.168.1.1

  Printer plugged into router

  Could then access printer Web Server to 192.168.1.3

  Changed printer IP for 192.168.2.6

  Printer is now accessible on the network

• Script to a new server vCenter

  Hi all

  I know that there is a script powershell in VMware site (DOC) migrate permission, Cluster, guests, swimming pools, etc., of a new vCenter. But now I can not find. Has been deleted?

  Does anyone have the url of this script?

  Thank you

  Hello

  Found this

  http://labs.VMware.com/flings/inventorysnapshot

  Thank you

• upgrade to vCenter on new server

  Hi all

  We currently have:

  A: Server vCenter current 5.5 with database on server b.

  Server B: vCenter SQL database

  C: brilliant new server

  We would like to do:

  Server: old 5.5 vCenter (not in use, stop)

  Server B: Server SQL database vCenter (same database as before, just upgraded to 6)

  C: Server vCenter 6.x with the same database on server B as before

  So what we want to do is to simply install vCenter 6 on the new server and point it at the existing database during the installation. Can you let us know if it works please? Otherwise what paths are available for us please (installation of 5.5 to the new server, pointing to the existing database, and then in place upgrade to 6 for example).

  See you soon.

  Hello

  VCenter installation costs 6 and that it points to a DB vCenter previously used for 5.5 will fail with the error of the incompatibility of data base (daily if with VMware support)

  What you need to do is:

  Server c: fresh installation of 5.5

  Perform an upgrade on the spot of 5.5 to 6.0 using the external DB. The DB is automatically promoted to VC6 compatibility during upgrade on site.

  Suhas