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• Unable to connect to esxi using the vsphere client

  Hello friends,

  I need a little help.

  a 2 5.0 esxi host and a vcenter than VM.

  My laboratory worked well for days, but all of a sudden do not know why I am not able to connect to ESXi hosts with vSphere Client.

  Error: The request failed because the remote server has taken too long to respond.

  Call "ServiceInstance.RetrieveContent" to "ServiceInstance' server '192.168.1.101' object failed.

  Yes, I am able to connect to vCenter server, when it is connected to vCenter and open the console of the virtual computer, nothing shows up, it's a black screen, as if the virtual machine is turned off. It is with all the virtual machines on both hosts.

  1. I thought that it might have to do something with vCenter and I tried connecting to Host individually which I wasn't able to.

  After completing a few KBs on vmware and some articles, I checked the status of the firewall on both hosts. (attached screenshot)

  

  Checked if my computer can talk to esxi host on port 80, 443, 902. all ports are accessible.

  Disabled the Symantec endpoint protection and checked. no positive results.

  Finally, I tried the ESXi web navigation browser host http://ESXi-IP-address which redirects me to HTTPS connection with Certificate error, when I continue with the cert error, loading of the URL guard and the host page doesn't appear as it should.

  This questions are on both hosts. :-(

  You guys can point me in the right direction to solve this problem.

  Thank you.

  Finally things started working now.

  The problem was with the configuration of the workstation's NETWORK adapter.

  The link on the NETWORK adapter speed was set to Auto negotiate (default), but the speed was detected as 100 Mbps instead of 1 Gbps and MTU has been set at 9014 which I defined manually long back.

  Things use to operate in this configuration that I have configured hosts with MTU 9000 and cisco SMB switch default Jumbo.

  the LinkSpeed of 100 Mbps is bugging me, after changing to 1 Gbps (manual setting) the card NETWORK has deactivated, and it reminded me to switch!

  So I put the LinkSpeed Auto negotiation, MTU 9014, stop the two hosts, restart the switch. restarted my computer.

  Since it uses for things were in a normal state.

  Even the question of the console (black screen) disappeared. :-)

• Unable to connect to ESXI 5 of vSphere...

  ERROR - "vSphere Client cannot connect to (IP/server) a unknown connection error has occurred." (The request failed due to failure of the connection. (Unable to connect to the remote server)) ..."

  Everything worked fine for several months, BUT now cannot connect to esxi 5 with vsphere client.

  of DCUI

  -network passes Test Management Network

  -Restarted network management

  -Management of Agents restarted.

  Worried about restarting a esxi host in the cases where I am still unable to connect with vsphere to launch the virtual machine (sbs 2011 running with rdp access)

  Help...?

  Can you ssh to the esxi host and verify pass and vpxa are running?

  status of /etc/init.d/hostd

  status of /etc/init.d/vpxa

• ESXi 5/VMWare vSphere 5 tool Mgmt Essentials

  I got the upgrade of the v5 FREE ESXi from VMWare vSphere Essentials 5 hypervisor.  I'm looking for what we call the 'vCenter Management Console", which I'm supposed to have access with me purchase vSphere Essentials 5, to manage multiple servers within a single console ESXi and also have a GUI based ESXi management tool for updates to update my v5 ESXi servers.

  With the naming conventions wonderfully confusing of all the different productions of VMWare, I can't find anything with that name.  The closest element I can find reference only ESXi v4 and when I try to download, I gives me a warning that I am not allowed to download.

  Could someone shed some light on this topic for me so I can clarify what I'm looking for?  Still, it comes to a VMWare vSphere 5 Essential Kit that I just bought.

  Thank you

  Dave

  Yes, you could use an Oracke VM or VM VMware running under VMplayer or in the essential of vSphere environment - or you can manage ESXi and the individual instances servers using the client installed on your workstation vSphere with them having to use vCenter -

  VCenter integration in an AD environment is not a requirement it just makes managing easier users/groups in a large environment - you can actually have the server part of a workgroup and use groups the and users on the access - default server administrators locala groups is given administrator access to the environment of vcenetr -.

  With regard to updating a ESXi host, you do not need VMware Update Manager, it can be done using the CLI - you can update with software esxcli 5.0 ESXi hosts vib commands discussed in vSphere upgrade documentation included in the documentation of vSphere set 5.0. You cannot run the command vihostupdate against a 5.0 ESXi host.

  If you are looking for to deploy individual hosts with likited resources that, I would suggest deploythe free version of ESXi - weak positive points cost disadvantages: you need to manage each host individually and will be capped on memory - which I believe is 32 GB

  With the essentials, it will be more expensive, but you know be able to manage several servers ESXi to a place more depending on your license, you will be able to take advantage of VMware HA allowsing your environment to recover from a failure of the host, VMware DRS, which will ensure the delivery of resources to VMS in times of conflict and can back up the virtual machine with them affecting the performance of the virtual machine or access

• Update ESXi 4 to VSphere essential Trial

  I'm a bit confused here and would appreciate your help. I have two computers ESXi 4 all together upward (through the help I've been out here).

  My next step will be to upgrade one (or two) of these ESXi 4 on VSphere Essentials servers so I can try

  various strategies of backup on them. I have it in mind to use Veritas Backup Exec on one to save the methods virtual hard on the other.

  Where I'm confused, how I will spend one or two of these computers to the 60 day trial of VSphere Essentials.

  1. I am downloading the VMWare VSphere evaluation software. My understanding is that it was really not necessary

  because all I had to do was get a license key for VSphere Essentials, put it in through the VSphere Client and voila! -J' would have a

  VSphere Essentials server for 60 days. When the 60 days has increased, the server would automatically return to free ESXi.

  2. I don't really have to do another installation of the VSphere demo software I download on my ESXi servers, I do? If I did I think that would blow my existing virtual.

  How does this work? Where can I get the keys, that I need to update my 4 Essentials ESXi servers? Or always do 'demos' here

  Go directly to the full version of VSphere?

  Thank you for your continued support!

  Mike Gallery

  Moving between the levels of license is just a matter of changing the license. There is no necessary relocations. For the trial version it is possible to move between the free under the license and Enterprise Plus by selecting without license in the configuration tab. Once the 60 days have passed, however, you will not be able to use the features of Enterprise Plus only the free hypervisor.

• What are the free ESXi / 5.1 vsphere Hypervisor hardware required / restrictions?

  Situation: I'm going to update a few web servers where I am currently under the free version of ESXi/vSphere 4.0.  When 5.0 was released, I decided to not look at new versions of VMware because of the restriction of vRAM and either run an earlier version or something.  I came across a post that says 5.1 license was different and stopped by the page 5.1 and read this http://www.vmware.com/products/datacenter-virtualization/vsphere-hypervisor/requirements.html who actually reads differently.

  Questions: am I correct in my understanding of the restrictions for 5.1 are:

  1. 32 GB max RAM PHYSICS?  (It's a big change from 32GB vRAM).

  2. no limit on the number of CPUs or cores?  (This is a big change of physical processor 1 up to 6 cores max.)

  Thank you!
  

  PS: If the only real limitation is now 32 GB RAM virtual, VMware made a good shot.  I'm not the skin to VMware, so I think that physical 32 GB is perfect.  There is still only so much you can do in the 32 GB, but there is not the complexities of licensing.  The restriction of vRAM was impassable.  Server purchase is unnecessarily complicated by restrictions of socket and core.  This means that I could buy a standard speed core 8 or 10 cheaper XEON or use an older multiprocessor machine instead of an expensive high-frequency 6 core with hyperthreading.

  1. 32 GB max RAM PHYSICS?  (It's a big change from 32GB vRAM).

  Yes that's right FREE esxi supports maximum 32 GB physical RAM can only

  2. no limit on the number of CPUs or cores?  (This is a big change of physical processor 1 up to 6 cores max.)

  No Yes No limit on physical CPU or cores

• Upgrade free ESXi 4 to vSphere

  Hi guys!

  My company wants to upgrade to vSphere essential ESXi 4 server. Do we not have to reinstall ESXi 4 our we can activate only the servers in the section "allowed"? I have another problem. Could we manage all servers with a single client vSphere after this update?

  And another question about Vmware data recovery. This feature as I see only available for the most part more. What is the GUI for ESXi backup system?

  Thank you for the answers!

  Kind regards

  Jeremy

  VCB can make backup of virtual machines running, but using VMware snapshots.

  And, if so, pre and post trigger scripts to run in the virtual machine.

  André

• vCenter/vSphere installation Questions

  I apologize if this is the wrong community asking these questions in. I thought that the community of vSphere to be the most appropriate, but there is no category generic vSphere. The General category of vCenter Server was appropriate.

  Our company is buying some matΘriel for vSphere 4. The cost to buy the Essentials most of vSphere bundle 4 we have budgeted (_{$5000) but I'm sure I can convince our Exec team to approve the purchase of vSphere 4 Advanced Acceleration Kit (}$17000) once I showed them vMotion Live Migration and fault tolerance. That being said, I'm still new to vmWare and need a little advice products. Here are some questions I have.

  (1) my plan is to have the three physical hosts start their ESX/ESXi installation off our iSCSI SAN to avoid having to have local storage on each server. It presents an acceptable practice or if this is not preferred? Is there any loss of performance when the servers are running? Your advice here would be greatly appreciated.

  (2) I understand that I can choose between ESX and ESXi in my installation. I was under the assumption that ESXi is more than a low-end product (so the free version) however I read on VMware.com ESXi is the product preferred for new installations and ESX is available for legacy add-on products. Is this correct? Should I go with ESXi for three servers?

  (3) where vCenter Server move? It works on one of my three physical servers or need an additional server. I have no experience with vCenter Server, so I have no idea on this one.

  (4) would it be appropriate to install local disks on each server for the paging or swap file?

  (5) I'll buy Veeam Backup & Replication for backup. Does make a difference on the weather, I chose ESX or ESXi?

  Thank you for all your advice.

  You're right - if vcenter is down FT stops - but isn't that a problem is the first defective virtual machine at the same time.

  If you find this or any other answer useful please consider awarding points marking the answer correct or useful

• 5.5u0 ESXi and Adaptec 7805 (Maxview) question

  Hello community dea, here is another topic on ESX + Adaptec problem, I couldn't find a solution for mine yet.

  Here is the story:

  I have a Supermicro Server with controller Adaptec 7805. I joined the lates in VMware ESXi adaptec - 5.5.0 - 1331820-depot and was able to install ESXi 5.5u0 with him.

  The release of the list of vib software esxcli | grep-i aacraid:

  SCSI-aacraid

  5.5.5.2.1.41024 - 1OEM.550.0.0.1331820 Adaptec_Inc

  VMwareCertified 2016-03-31

  My next step was to get Maxview running. I installed successfully vibs: vmware-esxprovider - arcconf.vib and vmware-esxprovider-arc-cim - provider.vib

  Then I installed the Storage Manager latest Maxview of GuestOS on Win2012R2 Installer. So its gets to the and start page, when I entered the credentials his begins to think about a lot of time and just pop: connection failed: internal error occurred.

  It's the number one issue.

  Number two of the problem appeared when I decided to update my host to 5.5u1. This replaced update my driver with another version and all data warehouses disappeared.

  So here are two questions: 1 - How can I change ESXi lates release 5.5 without losing access to data warehouses? 2 - How can I make Maxview work?

  
  

  Thank you!

  in another thread, a man reported that this config works

  Arcconf 1.08 1.08 CIM and maxview 1.08.

• How to span multiple LUNS on one (or less) data store (s) in Vmware ESXi 4.1 vSphere environment?

  Hey guys -.

  I currently have 2 hosts ESXi (version 4.1u3), 1 vCenter Server and 1 EMC VNXe3300 SAN (20 to via iSCSI) that make my virtual environment.

  On the EMC is, you create VMware Datastores (which have a limit of 2 TB) then connect these data storage to VMware ESXi hosts.  Once logged in, would continue it the process through the Add Storage Wizard via VMware to connect the disk/LUN storage via iSCSI.  Ultimately, the Lun (s) would then be accessed through the virtual environment (in the Configuration > storage > data warehouses) as generally expected.

  Due to the limit of 2 TB (both on the CEM, Version of VMware and VMFS3) on data warehouses, I find myself with having several data warehouses being created on the side of the EMC and VMware (see photo) appearance.  I know that's not rectifiable via CEM level, but I was wondering if there was any way for me to bring together all these data stores on the side of things VMware.  This way rather than navigate to Configuration > storage > data warehouses and separate iSCSI indicator 6 data warehouses, it would just be a (or more, but less than the existing) data store; It would then extend in all actual data stores that I would.

  I don't know what the appropriate terminology is used to describe it, but I hope someone can help me to what I want to achieve.  Or at the very least, can you please steer me in the right direction.  If this isn't something that can be achieved or it is discouraged, what are the other options which would be recommended?

  Thanks for the help.

  Have a look here: VMFS extended - are they bad, or simply misunderstood? VMware vSphere Blog - VMware Blogs

• Calculate the resources-vCAC 6.0 vSphere Agent question

  Hello

  I have a related question Agent vSphere, vsphere Agent connects only shows the error in the picture, because I'm trying to set up a group of Fabrioc no calculation resources whas shown for the account that I use.

  Thank you!

  -vRay

  After reinstall Agent for the 15 th time and wait for about 10 minutes of frustration, it works, I n believe in miracles, but here's the evidence, what I've done:

  Reinstall the name of different Agent than on complete installation

  Recreate the different name endpoint of that on complete installation

  Check all the newspapers of the time

  Place the account that I use for vCAC as the local administrator in vCenter Server

  Reboot identity SSO the vCAC App

  reload the credentials and to recreate endpoint config I mena on vCAC as infrastructure admin.

  any mode of paranoid way.

• Nested 5.5 ESXi in Workstation 10 Networking question

  Hi all

  I have an instance of VMware workstation 10 running on an HP z600 with guest OS in RHEL 6u3 where I am trying to accommodate a nested instance of ESXi 5.5 for a lab environment.  I have no problem with the guest OS (Windows or Linux) network using deck vmnic on workstation instance.  I have set the ESXi Server also uses a vmnic bridge.  I can connect to the end ESX Server from any workstation on my network with vSphere, but I can't connect to all nested ESX Server virtual machine hosting.  I tried Linux and Windows virtual machines with the same result.  Virtual machines do not seem to be a problem to get my (interesting) DHCP Server IPv4 configuration.  From the virtual machine, I cannot ping the default router.  Ping indicates the destination is unreachable.  I ping the IP of management on the ESX Server from any workstation on my network, but not VM.  Network mgt ESX and vmnetwork are on the same vmnic.  Very simple configuration.  Any thoughts on where to start?

  Network bridged on VM workstation:

  

  Parameters of ESX on worksation:

  

  ESX vSwitch parameters:

  

  Thanks for any help,

  -dave

  You have the vmnet devices configured to allow the "Promiscuous" mode?  See http://kb.vmware.com/kb/287.

• Y at - it no downtime of ESxi hosts with vsphere upgrade 5.0 to 5.1?

  During the upgrade process after asked the OSP and the inventory service, there is a point where vsphere agent must be installed on Esxi hosts. There is an automatic and a manual option. Will be the hosts be restarted if I select the automatic option?

  Thank you

  obj1 wrote:

  During the upgrade process after asked the OSP and the inventory service, there is a point where vsphere agent must be installed on Esxi hosts. There is an automatic and a manual option. Will be the hosts be restarted if I select the automatic option?

  Thank you

  The upgrade of the agent vSphere is transparent.

  You can lose the remote management of vCenter for a short period, but the virtual machines on that host will work without interruption.

• Control an ESXi server with vSphere client on the internet?

  I work for a company who manage multiple servers, most of which run ESXi. There are times where the machine virtual which is y executed is insensitive, or the crash. When this occurs often we have no other choice than to see and access the console from a client within the network. I was wondering if it was possible for me to open a port like 12345 and move to the ESXi host, giving me access to his inventory and power VM States and all the usual stuff, only remote rather than within the network. I want to know if it's possible, and what are the ports are necessary for me to do. I am aware that you can install as a virtual machine and the remote client in this, but I prefer to keep things as they are. I just want access to host servers ESXi by opening the Client vSphere on my own machine remotely and feeding the external IP address of customers and manage that way. Thanks for your time.

  Hello..

  Yes, it is indeed possible... All the ports that are required to achieve this are listed in the KB below:

  TCP and UDP Ports required to access other network, ESX hosts and vCenter Server components

  / Rubeck

• I thought 5 ESXi free?  VSphere counting down the days of assessment.

  I use vSphere Client to access my esxi Server 5 and VMs.  ESXi 5 free, is free Vsphere Client?  If client vsphere is not free, then how can I access my server and the virtual machines for free?

  1. connection to the host using vSphere Client
  2. Select host
  3. tab Configuration
  4. Click "Features licensed" under the software section
  5. Click on 'Edit' in the corner right uper
  6. Select "assign a new license key to this host.
  7. Click on the "enter" key
  8. ...
  9. Click ok
  10. fact!

  I just did in the hypervisor of test I created in my vmware workstation!

  Post edited by: MagnetBoy