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• vCenter 6 in a WAN configuration - cannot add 6.0.0 ESXi host, is stuck at 80%

  All,

  I tried a day now to find a solution to this. We have 6 break-in LAN1 vcenter, connect a host ESXi LAN1 and ESXi another I LAN2. LAN1 and LAN2 are connected with IPsec. Resolution of DNS works both ways, as far as I can tell and all ports are open between the hosts. We had everything up and running but due to hardware failure, needed to replace the ESXi I LAN2.

  With the new host in place, I am not able to add to vcenter. I tried to use the name and IP address. I even downgraded to a previous version of ESXi, but all does not work, stuck at 80% progress bar. Then the message "Failed to contact the host specified." Checking the logs I see that vcenter is actually connected to ESXi in LAN2 and creating the account vpxuser to communication works in one way at least.

  I remember I had the problems of implementation of the previous host in LAN2, but all of a sudden it worked simply.

  Someone at - he had no idea where to start looking?

  / Mattias

  Make sure you have the MTU settings assign identical values everywhere.

• Cannot add the ESX 6.0 host to vCenter Server 6.0

  OK, I'm testing laboratory a vsan 6.0 cluster.

  I have my running 6.0.0 esx hosts and vcenter server is 6.0.0 also.

  I have the services platform on a virtual machine and vcenter on another. I was able to create a data center, then a cluster below.

  Then I went to try to add a host to my group and I get this error...

  Failed to contact the specified host (hostname\IP). The host may not be available on the network, may have a network configuration problem, or that the management on this host services may not respond.

  
  

  Per this KB: KB VMware: Add a host VMware ESXi/ESX from VMware vCenter Server fails

  
  

  I confirmed that my vcenter server and platform services server can see all esx hosts. From the vcenter server, it can ping the host esx and PuTTY can access all of them. I even installed the client and it can connect to all esx hosts. I used the netbios name, IP and FULL domain name and they all work.

  I have only a single subnet, so this isn't a problem. DNS resolution works in all areas of both sides, vcenter esx hosts and host esx to vcenter.

  
  

  I am quite puzzled.
  

  
  

  
  

  OK, after working with VMware on this issue, I think that I thought about it.

  All my hosts are DL360 G6 servers.

  My hosts are run the same build «VMware-ESXi-6.0.0-2494585-HP-600.9.2.38-Mar2015.iso» ESX Downloaded from HP.

  All buildings are in trial mode.

  After placing a call to VMware, they had me build some ESX VM, the services of the platform and the vcenter VM on an ESX host. We suspended because it took all day to go upward.

  Once I woke up all the parts (sql server, esx vm, server platform & vcenter) in virtualization nested, I created my data center, then Cluster then added the ESX host.

  The hosts added properly, no error. Then I remembered when I installed ESX inside a virtual machine, I am angry that the iso, I had the habit of HP does not work in my VM nested due to virtualized hardware.

  Then a fire came into my head. We will rebuild all of the physical cluster but NOT use the CV provided the iso file but use VMware provided iso file "VMware-VMvisor-Installer - 6.0.0 - 2159203.x86_64.iso".

  I did it today. I have rebuilt all hosts with the provided iso file VMware ESX...

  Spun SQL Server vCenter, service platform, all VM VM VM you need. My AD & DNS VM are on another server, so he has been upwards all the time.

  Connected to the web interface (yuck!).

  Created my data center...

  Created my Cluster...

  Add all my Cluster hosts.

  All of this worked!

  Therefore, if you encounter the same problem, I'm plan to generate your with the provided iso file VMware ESX hosts and try it. In my case, the provided HP iso file didn't work properly for me.

  I also downloaded the iso file of HP 2 other times to make sure and do a validation test and it did the same thing.

• Cannot add vCenter view Horizon 7

  Hello

  I recently downloaded the latest version of view 7, when I was configuring the servers, I couldn't add the vCenter, I have an error that says "possibly a server vcenter no valid certificate. Please verify the identity of the associated with vcenter server,' I changed my vCenter 5.5 device certificates, when I connect to the webcleint, I have no certificate error.

  I use an AD certification authority and the certificate key size is 2048.

  Any help would be appreciated.

  Thank you.

  Please refer to this topic.

  View 7 vCenter Server Can can't Verify Certificate

  Basically anything below vCenter 6 you must change the settings on the servers of connection to allow TLS1.0

• Cannot add vCenter, error 'server not verified certificates chain '.

  Hello

  After the upgrade to VCO 5.5.1 I can't add a vCenter which was previously registered reports the following error:

  Error

  Impossible to register or upgrade to vCenter server extension

  com.vmware.vim.vmomi.client.exception.SslException: com.vmware.vim.vmomi.core.exception.CertificateValidationException: not verified server certificate chain

  I re-imported the cert of the Victoria Cross, but still no luck. I also license server failed and had to add manually. There is no restriction of firewall in place, so I don't know what else could happen. Any ideas appreciated. Thank you.

  We've been through this process with all 6 of our vCenters. It turns out that it was the only one with a problem. I suspect it's because the old length of cert has 512 MB, while the others, who were an installation vCenter fresh and not upgrades, created a cert 2K.

  Remove and then reinstall vCenter 5.5 only fixed the problem.

• Cannot add the vmkernel nic: a specified parameter was not correct. vSphere CLI + ESXi 4

  Hello. I try to add vmknic with frames in my distributed virtual switch.

  I read the vSphere command-line Interface Installation and reference Guideguide:

  "vicfg-vmknic - a-i DHCP"vmk5"

  I see the error message:

  Cannot add the vmkernel nic: a specified parameter was not correct.

  Vim.Host.VirtualNic.Specification.Ip

  What's wrong?

  I tried all the combinations of parameters with the same result.

  Ok! I've found a workaround.

  Since adding a vmkernel remote interface doesn't seem to work with DVS, I simply created one on a standard vSwitch and it then migrated to the DVS. And voila: the value 9000 MTU migrated intact with her! Here are the steps I followed:

  1. put the ESX host into maintenance mode - evacuate VMs manually if necessary

  2 remove the VMKernel iSCSI/NFS to the DVS interface

  3. create a standard virtual switch with no physical cards. He has no need to be a VMKernel VM Networking switch is fine. Make a note of the name you gave to the PortGroup created on the new vSwitch.

  4 using the remote control line, add the new interface vkernel specifying an appropriate jumbo MTU (9000) and the PortGroup on the standard new vSwitch. For example:

  esxcfg - vmknic.pl - Server

  If you get 3 answers, everything works. If you get failures, something has gone wrong. Go back and check that the interface is configured correctly using the command list esxcfg - vmknic.pl-.

  Enjoy!

  M

• Cannot add host stand ESX to vCenter

  Hi all

  I had a problem on the host ESX version stand cannot participate in vCenter.

  the vCenter already have join 2 company ESX host with the license server. and I join with the standard version of ESX host, the host can run at 80% and see the "cannot install vpxa.

  I regen the license file and put it in the license server and restart it, but the problem still occurs. so, what should I do

  Thx a lot

  Best regards

  You can try to install the agent manually following the link below

  http://VMware-land.com/Vmware_Tips.html#ESX6

• ESXi 5.1 to vCenter added buy FULL rather than IP domain name

  We have ESXi 5.1 and I added it to vCenter 5.1 by IP (everything works fine) but I wanted to add it by name. I have DNS resolve his name and IP (reverse) correctly.

  (1) I didn't know if I could add it again, by its name since it is already there by IP.

  (2) if I can, what is my dosage? What I need to change the Hosts file? Don't think that Yes, because I have working DNS.

  Concerning

  That's why. If you are not able to ping on your host, you cannot add using the host name.

  You can edit your hosts file and add your ESX.

  so go in C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc Then edit the hosts file

  And add your host 192.168.0.75 lgs - esxi.local lgs-esxi

  And try to add your host.

  Kind regards

  Julien

• vSphere 5 re-install-cannot add hosts

  Hi guys,.

  The short version:

  I installed 2 Physics Dell R710, with installed ESXi 5. Each has 4 Win2008R2 VM on them. Everything works fine. At the time I ran upward a VM specifically for vSphere vCentre server in order to manage these. I've added both ESXi hosts to a data center that I created in the vCenter. Because of the budgets he decided not to buy Essentials Plus a moment while the evaluation has expired I uninstalled the software.

  Fast forward to today and I bought Essentials. I have re-installed the software vCentre on this same machine virtual I've done before. I created a new data center. However, I can't add two existing ESXi hosts. I run the Wizard "Add host", put in the IP of the host, the same username and password I used on these hosts when connecting via customer vSphere th... and wait and wait the time out - not given error. I see in the event log of the host that the user @(l'ip dele de serveur vCenter) has in... but there is nothing after that... so he can see and hit the host OK... but then it expires and does not just add it.

  Has anyone else seen elsewhere or know a solution? Any advice or suggestions are greatly appreciated

  Hello

  When you have uninstalled vCenter right there you should remove the vCenter database, but you do not the same, because of which you there are old entries in the database and you cannot add an existing database to the host.

  If possible you uninstall the vCenter server and delete the database and redo the fresh install by creating the new vCenter database.

• vMA 5.5 error: cannot add users.

  Hello.

  I need to add 3 guests to vMA.I is not domain controller.

  1 deploy charges vMA of the FVO and configure the IP and password for admin-vi.

  2. Add the first host from ESX01 successfully. ( vifp addserver esx02 - fpauth authpolicy)

  3. added ESXi of second and third finishing with failure. (commands below)

  VI-admin@vma02:~ > vifp addserver esx02 authpolicy - fpauth

  root@esx02's password:

  VI-admin@vma02:~ > vifp mailing lists

  esx02.localdomain ESXi

  VI-admin@vma02:~ > vifp addserver esx03 authpolicy - fpauth

  root@esx03's password:

  Error: Cannot add users

  in vSphere client, you can see something that:

  

  For above tasks creates user-vi and vi-admin next. After that many seconds, vi-admin is removed (I dunno why...)

  /var/log/VMware/VMA/vifpd.log on vMA

  [2016 04-07 19:51:07.186 7F220CD47700 info "App"] command-> 1

  [2016 04-07 19:51:07.187 7F220AEC7700 info "App"] ADDSERVER

  [2016 04-07 19:51:07.197 7F220CD47700 info "App"] MessageQueue::RecvMessage - id of the queue is 0

  [2016 04-07 19:51:07.595 7F220AEC7700 info "App"] MessageQueue::SendMessage - id of the queue is 0

  [2016 04-07 19:51:12.144 7F220CD47700 info "App"] command-> 1

  [2016 04-07 19:51:12.145 7F220CD47700 info "App"] MessageQueue::RecvMessage - id of the queue is 0

  [2016 04-07 19:51:12.145 7F220AE45700 info "App"] ADDSERVER

  [2016 04-07 19:51:12.504 7F220AE45700 info "App"] Already connected.

  [2016 04-07 19:51:12.509 7F220AE45700 info "App"] Already connected.

  [2016 04-07 19:51:30.308 7F220AE45700 info "App"] permissions set for [email protected]

  Credstore [2016-04-07 19:51:30.345 7F220AE45700 info "App"]: Add [email protected] credstore vi-admin user

  [2016 04-07 19:51:30.361 7F220AE45700 info "App"] can take possession of the user [email protected].

  [2016 04-07 19:51:30.361 7F220AE45700 WARNING "App"] ownership of [email protected] because it seems to be created by us.

  [2016 04-07 19:51:52.534 7F220AE45700 error 'App'] addserver: error occurred when adding users to esx03.localdomain... roll back. Error in Vma

  kernel.

  [2016 04-07 19:51:52.582 7F220AE45700 info "App"] User [email protected] is created by vifp. Detached...

  [2016 04-07 19:51:52.703 7F220AE45700 info "App"] could not remove permissions for [email protected].

  [2016 04-07 19:51:52.704 7F220AE45700 info "App"] deleted user [email protected].

  [2016 04-07 19:51:52.733 7F220AE45700 info "App"] [email protected] the user is removed from vi-admin credstore.

  [2016 04-07 19:51:52.768 7F220AE45700 error 'App'] Cannot add users

  [2016 04-07 19:51:52.768 7F220AE45700 info "App"] MessageQueue::SendMessage - id of the queue is 0

  [2016 04-07 19:51:52.772 7F220AE45700 info "App"] MessageQueue::SendMessage - id of the queue is 0

  In what newspapers can I find something more?

  var/log/VMkernel.log on the host is not clear to me... but if someone asks I'll stick.

  What should I do more? I want only add 3 esxi servers at VMAs and the next time you connect to these esxi without putting password.

  Interesting, that's when I deployed the next vMA02 and VM03, I can only add an esxi to vMA. During the second and third esxi adding that generate the same mistakes... Now I have 1 vMA for each host ...

  Please on the suggestion and help... because my adventure with vMA is not good... the last time I was the problem with this vMA 5.5 the session is not authenticated after connect you to the target ESXi and not solved this in my second lab...

  Sebastian

  Update:

  I use this command to only simple time without authpolicy:

  

  Newspapers:

  Command [2016-05-11 04:15:20.216 7F7A93D87700 info "App"]-> 1

  [2016-05-11 04:15:20.219 7F7A91E85700 info "App"] ADDSERVER

  [2016-05-11 04:15:20.223 7F7A93D87700 info "App"] MessageQueue::RecvMessage - id of the queue is 0

  [2016-05-11 04:15:20.362 7F7A91E85700 info "App"] MessageQueue::SendMessage - id of the queue is 0

  Command [2016-05-11 04:15:24.144 7F7A93D87700 info "App"]-> 1

  [2016-05-11 04:15:24.144 7F7A93D87700 info "App"] MessageQueue::RecvMessage - id of the queue is 0

  [2016-05-11 04:15:24.144 7F7A91EC6700 info "App"] ADDSERVER

  [2016-05-11 04:15:24.196 7F7A91EC6700 info "App"] Already connected.

  [2016-05-11 04:15:24.198 7F7A91EC6700 info "App"] Already connected.

  [2016-05-11 04:15:24.732 7F7A91EC6700 info "App"] permissions set for [email protected]

  Credstore [2016-05-11 04:15:24.777 7F7A91EC6700 info "App"]: Add [email protected] credstore vi-admin user

  [2016-05-11 04:15:24.791 7F7A91EC6700 info "App"] can take possession of the user [email protected].

  [2016 05-11 04:15:24.793 7F7A91EC6700 WARNING "App"] ownership of [email protected] because it seems to be created by us.

  [2016-05-11 04:15:26.943 7F7A91EC6700 info "App"] permissions set for [email protected]

  Credstore [2016-05-11 04:15:26.980 7F7A91EC6700 info "App"]: adds the [email protected] vi-user credstore user

  [2016-05-11 04:15:27.052 7F7A91EC6700 info "App"] MessageQueue::SendMessage - id of the queue is 0

  

  

  Test:

  VI-admin@localhost:/var/log/VMware/VMA > vifp mailing lists

  ESX01.localdomain ESXi

  esx02.localdomain ESXi

  esx03.localdomain ESXi

  VI-admin@localhost:/var/log/VMware/VMA > vifptarget s esx03.localdomain

  VI-admin@localhost:/var/log/VMware/VMA[esx03.localdomain] > esxcli vm process list

  vMA02

  World ID: 35859

  Process ID: 0

  VMX Cartel ID: 35856

  UUID: 42 37 c3 b6 11 61 29 95 - 30 98 9f c1 b3 44 95 ba

  Full name: vMA02

  The configuration file: / vmfs/volumes/56edd79c-9225dbd5-c1a2-2cc260319711/vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) / vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) .vmx

  vMA03

  World ID: 39084

  Process ID: 0

  VMX Cartel ID: 39081

  UUID: 42 37 be 3rd 4 b 98 8 b - f0 to f9 cf 0c ec e6 f2 f9 0c

  Full name: vMA03

  The configuration file: /vmfs/volumes/56edd87a-e0640a1a-0842-2cc260319711/vMA03/vMA03.vmx

  Correct on esx03 I have vMA03 and vMA02.

  

  Then seems OK.

  Case closed.

• Cannot add cluster hosts

  I'm done with this...

  It started when I had to change my non routable IP addresses management network to my private IP addresses.  I kept getting errors with the host, not the new IP address.  I solved this problem, but now when I try to add the hosts again in my group, I get an error:

  "A general error has occurred: passwd: error immediate criticism-abandonment."  blah blah blah stack of error: "unable to set the account VIM on the host, could not set the password. It is possible that your password does not meet the criteria of complexity defined by the system. »

  It is ESXi 5.5u3, I tried the following:

  Remove the vpxa account, restarted host - same mistake

  Restart the services vpxa - same mistake

  Restart the vCenter - same mistake

  VI etc/pam.d/passwd: N0, N1, N2, N3, N4 - same mistake

  VI etc/pam.d/passwd: n0=-1,n1=-1,n2=-1,n3=-1,n4=-1--meme error

  Checked the system authentication, do not know what its supposed to look like, but both hosts match

  For the life of me, I can't understand it and Google has basically the same steps that I have just listed, I don't want to really blow the configuration and reinstall, but he is looking to get down to that... unless someone here knows where else the complexity of password or criteria for the system is set up...

  Fixed the problem myself... Thank you!!

  Action taken:

  Removed the vpxa account - I don't really think this has no effect on the issue

  Retirement services - did nothing until I've known really

  After coming home and watching my esxi, pam.d file hosts and comparing the differences, I just on a hunch deleted after /$ISA / pam_passwdqc.so, then re-entered the information as it was on my host at home.

  SSH in hosts:

  cd\ etc.

  PAM.d cd\

  passwd VI

  My hosts had /$ISA/pam_passwdqc.so retry = 3 min = disabled, disabled, disabled, disabled, 7.7

  My hosts at work had /$ISA/pam_passwdqc.so retry = N N0, N1, N2, N3, N4

  I edited the line to reflect the password of 14 characters required and the value of the retry N, so it looked like this

  /$ISA/pam_passwdqc.so retry = N min = disabled, disabled, disabled, disabled, disabled, 14

  : wq

  output

  Restart the services, actually I rebooted the host, then add in vCenter without problem

• vifp addserver fails with the error cannot add the user

  This my first post on this forum that I couldn't find an answer via Google search. If I do not use correct terminology or fail to provide comprehensive information, please forgive me. I'm not an expert on VMWare, just a passionate curious tech. I found VMWare to be a very exciting and easy to use product. The VMWare knowledge base is excellent and so is the community of users.

  I have install VMWare ESXi 6.0 free House on servers Dell T420 and T110 II. I recently tested vMA 5 by installing it as a virtual machine on one of the servers. I watched the tutorial Youtube how to use vifp to add servers. I have network etc. on vMA installation and it works fine. Automatic update worked. I issue the command sudo vifp addserver 192.168.250.96, I am prompted for the password. When I enter the password, I get an error error: cannot add users. I checked the log file in /var/opt/vmware/vma/vifpd.log and the more descriptive message is:

  addServer: error occurred when adding users for 192.168.250.96... roll back. An error occurred during the creation of users on 192.168.250.96

  Then I noticed that since I'm on the console vMA to run these commands, as soon as the error occurs, I see that in the lower part, under recent tasks, I see an error: General system error: weak password. The details of the error says:

  

  Weak password: not quite different characters or classes.

  Now my password is strong enough. I can't post it here but I'll post a similar password:

  4518Gabdhjg #01

  It is 14 characters and has the numbers, letter uppercase, lowercase letters and special characters. I read the VMWare documentation on passwords and for me, the password seems very well. Any help will be appreciated.

  Thank you

  Arun Gupta

  My bad. I didn't know that vMA 6.0 is available. I just downloaded and configured vMA 6.0 and the problem is solved. Sorry for disturbing everyone.

• After upgrading vSphere 5.5 replication device cannot add VM replication

  Dear all,

  We have improved our server vcenter and device of replicaion of vpshere of version 5.1 to 5.5. after upgrade cannot add new virtual machine replication replication vsphere device. Configure the replication vsphere option grey out on VM right click menu. See the image below.

  

  Please advice how to solve this problem.

  Thank you and best regards,

  Lasa.

  Hello

  There is a known issue for this behavior described in VMware vSphere replication 5.5 Release Notes (shares of vSphere in vSphere Client Web replication are not available after the upgrade.) The solution is to restart your Web Client vSphere

• The upgrade to ESXi host that hosts vCenter comments

  Recently, we moved our vCenter Server in a virtual machine rather than running on a dedicated machine.

  A question I have for those running in this type of configuration are how do you for the upgrade of the host as comments from vCenter runs (for example ESXi 5.0 > 5.1)? We usually use Update Manager to perform the upgrade, so I was wondering if there is just more to use the old method of mode start since the level of the server installation CD or if there is another special way Im unaware of.

  Thanks in advance!

  If you have shared storage, you can connect to the host where you vCenter VM is registered, it off, remove the inventory, disconnect from the host, log in another host, browse the data store, add the vCenter VM inventory on the other host, turn on the vCenter VM and then you can remidate the other host using the virtual machine.

• Adding a host ESXi 4.0 to vCenter 5.1 supported?

  Hi all

  I intend to improve our environment to 5.1. I was going to go 5.0 but as 5.1 is available which is the point of law. While doing research on the upgrade to 5.0, I came across a few articles indicating that we can expect a purple screen when adding an ESXi 4.0 to vCenter 5.0 host if that host 4.0 is under patch level of 4.0 Update 2

  We still have some remote hosts with some sensitive servers and no disaster-recovery procedure or the ability in place for these sites. Therefore, we abstained to patch these boxes so far. (At least until we have backups and DR in place) If the connection or the upgrade goes wrong which refers to the site would be down without the possibility of recovering virtual machines. (Only the host by site with local storage btw. no quick vMotioning anything anywhere before the interview or the other.)

  We are happy to run until next year when the material is due to an environment joint replacement anyway. For these stand-alone hosts will worm 5 to 4 for now would not win us a lot. (taking into account resources are limited, it is autonomous and running a standard lic) My only concern is the issue of "Purple screen" which was mentioned can expect a vc5 instance when adding ESXi 4.0 U2 or below box. 0.

  Is this problem still the case when you add an ESXi 4.0 U2 or less than a 5.1 vCenter server or this problem has been fixed in 5.1?

  You are right, there is a problem with vCenter Server 5.0 (without Update 1) and ESX (i) 4.0 Update 2. However, with vCenter Server 5.0 Update 1 and/or vCenter Server 5.1 it is now supported. Please take a look at http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php to see the supported configurations.

  André