Manage an ESXi host using vCenter Server?

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• Cannot add ESXi host to vCenter Server

  Hello

  I created a home set up a VMware datacenter for study purposes. I currently have 2 virtual machines: an ESXi host with vCenter Server Appliance deployed on this subject.

  I configured the server vCenter through web interface device and I have connected using vSphere Client.

  I created a data center, but when I try to add a host, I get "ERROR: the request exceeded."
  Connection with vSphere client directly to the ESXi host works.

  I can connect using SSH to the ESXi host.

  I have disabled the firewall on the ESXi host.

  I have read many articles on the kbase but nothing helped me to solve this problem.

  You have any ideas?

  I finally got to understand.

  It seems like my vmware workstation is not connected to the esxi as a physical host in my local network host, and so I was able to ping it unit of vCenter Server (but it worked the other way around, and that's why I thought it was ok).

  After the connection to the physical LAN of VMware workstation settings, everything worked fine.

• Add a 5.1 ESXI host to vcenter server 5.0

  Hi all

  I just installed an esxi5.1 host and tried to add in vcenter server 5.0 without success.

  The error is:

  A general error occurred: Timed waits vpxa to start

  Is it possible to do? If not, is documented somewhere? I searched a lot and found nothing relevant.

  The installation was made using an iso file, the new facility, in a shared, storage warehouse that has been formatted.

  I don't want vcenter server 5.1 as the impact of my infrastructure is high.

  Thanks for the help!

  VMware product interoperability matrix got the update and you would need 5.1 vCenter to manage 5.1 ESXi hosts

• Windows 2008 R2 VM disk system increased substantially after moving from VM to ESXi host 5.1 to 5.5 ESXi host using vCenter Converter Standalone

  Hello:

  I moved a Windows 2008 R2 VM from a 5.1 ESXi host to an ESXi host 5.5 using vCenter Converter Standalone.  The c: / drive system passed largely to where I now have to extend the volume.  Is this normal/expected behavior?  Perhaps the conversion/move creates temporary files I can delete?

  Thanks much for the ideas.

  This is not the expected behavior.

  Size of the disk is defined during the conversion and which will not increase by its own during conversion.

  Now, you need to V2V, if you want to reduce the volume.

• RISKS associated with the absence of a SYS logs for newspapers and ESXi host newspapers vCenter Server

  What is the inherent risk to not configure a server of SYS logs. The sys normal newspapers configured in the data store have a maximum

  amount of storage restrictions or it develops utlize the configured size of the data store. Thank you very much for your answers.

  Locally stored logs to rotate and do not grow very big at all. I see no technical risk associated to this as filling a data store, etc.

• Adding esxi host to vcenter

  Hello

  I can't add a 5.1 ESXi host to VCenter server (5.1). When I try to add the host to vcenter, I get an error message "a general system error occurred, VMODL incompatibility between VC and ESXi."

  Need help.

  Usually this error appears when the ESXi host, you're trying to add has a newer version than vCenter.  Depending on your case, both have same version. In fact, it should work fine without any problem.

  Can you please confirm the ESXi and vCenter versions? Also can you please post numbers comes together?

• Try to use the converter to push a VMX and VMDK existing in the environment file. Have you tried the Converter 4.3 and 5.0, continues to crash or delay. A 5.1 with ESXI 5.1 vCenter server hosts going conversion.

  Try to use the converter to push a VMX and VMDK existing in the environment file. Have you tried the Converter 4.3 and 5.0, continues to crash or delay. A 5.1 with ESXI 5.1 vCenter server hosts going conversion.

  Take a look at this article. You can try Converter standalone 5.0.1 or 5.1 beta.

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/2033315

• 'Disconnect' a managed host to vCenter Server: practical application?

  The vSphere client offers the possibility to "unplug" a managed host to vCenter Server (right-click > disconnect).

  I was wondering in what situations it would be used/useful? He influence the virtual machines running on the host? Is "reconnect" everything just like linking to the departure to a new host?

  mudage

  Here is what I use the button disconnect to:

  I have an old vCenter 4 install with 10 ESXi 4.0 hosts, I now build a vCenter 5.5 system and need to migrate to this vCenter but I can't have all the time.

  So, I hit the button disconnect and then add the ESXi 4.0 host in my new vCenter, then at my convenience I then host 4.0 on a host 5.5 vmotion.

  I hope this makes sense to you.

  Simon.

• 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.

• disconnect hosts to vCenter Server 5.1.0 Build 947673 and appear as does not not after 45 seconds (always)

  I have a very strange installation, it has been stable for 6 months, I don't know if it's conciendence after the implementation of POS, but now after 45 seconds, the hosts to build 799733 ESXi 5.1.0 disconnect from vCenter Server 5.1.0 build 947673 and appear as does not.

  I can right-click on each host and deliver a Connect and servers are re-connected and then after 45 seconds, appear as the not responding again.

  The vCenter is a virtual machine, on the cluster of two hosts, use VMXNET3 interface, fully patched.

  Since the vCenter server at the time of her disconnects or does not, I do not see timeouts ping to vCenter VM guests hosts, I can also connect directly to the ESXi servers with vSphere Client and there, no problem, I still connected.

  DNS is correct, default gateway is correct, used data base is installed by default with vCenter (simple installation), SQL Express, database is not full or has reached its limit.

  nothing to the Windows event log.

  things tried

  1 rebooted ESXi hosts

  2. restart network management officers

  3 upgrade vCenter Server to build build 947673

  4 restarted vCenter Server

  5. stop all virtual machines, except vCenter Server including POS.

  is already done guest!

  the newspaper of vpxd I can see the following:- so I can see I think that disconnection, but no idea why!

  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:37.741Z [06164 'vpxdvpxdVmomi' opID = SWI-6e140ec8 info] [ClientAdapterBase::InvokeOnSoap] Invoke fact (esx003.domain.ac.uk, vpxapi. VpxaService.fetchQuickStats)
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:37.741Z [06164 'vpxdvpxdVmomi' opID = SWI-6e140ec8 info] [ClientAdapterBase::InvokeOnSoap] Invoke fact (esx004.domain.ac.uk, vpxapi. VpxaService.fetchQuickStats)
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.659Z [06292 'vpxdvpxdHostCnx' opID = SWI-7a1cb616 info] [VpxdHostCnx] no heartbeat from host 5203136b-c37d-c238-69c3-7101151dae9b in 4398798518000 ms
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.659Z [06292 'vpxdvpxdHostCnx' opID = SWI-7a1cb616 info] [VpxdHostCnx] no heartbeat from host 5274675a-2fb6-a9ae-7787-9f24c69ff6e5 in 4398798518000 ms
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.659Z [info 06620 'vpxdvpxdInvtHostCnx'] [VpxdInvtHost] Got lost connection to the host-28 reminder
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.659Z [info 04264 'commonvpxLro'] [VpxLRO] - tache-interne-212--hote-28--vpxdinvthostsynchostlro.synchronize--BEGIN
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.659Z [04264 WARNING 'vpxdvpxdInvtHostCnx'] [VpxdInvtHostSyncHostLRO] not living connection to host host-28
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.659Z [04264 WARNING 'vpxdvpxdInvtHostCnx'] [VpxdInvtHost::FixNotRespondingHost] returning false because the host is already fixed!
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.659Z [04264 WARNING 'vpxdvpxdInvtHostCnx'] [VpxdInvtHostSyncHostLRO] was not able to repair unresponsive host host-28
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.659Z [04264 WARNING 'vpxdvpxdInvtHostCnx'] [VpxdInvtHostSyncHostLRO] not living connection to host host-28
  2013 01-17 T 13: [04264 error "vpxdvpxdInvtHostCnx"] 08:39.659Z FixNotRespondingHost [VpxdInvtHostSyncHostLRO] has failed for the host-28, marking host as notResponding
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.659Z [info 06620 'vpxdvpxdInvtHostCnx'] [VpxdInvtHost] Got lost login reminder 24 / host
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.659Z [info 06620 'commonvpxLro'] [VpxLRO] - tache-interne-213--hote-24--vpxdinvthostsynchostlro.synchronize--BEGIN
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.659Z [06620 WARNING 'vpxdvpxdInvtHostCnx'] [VpxdInvtHostSyncHostLRO] not living connection to host host-24
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.659Z [06620 WARNING 'vpxdvpxdInvtHostCnx'] [VpxdInvtHost::FixNotRespondingHost] returning false because the host is already fixed!
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.659Z [06620 WARNING 'vpxdvpxdInvtHostCnx'] [VpxdInvtHostSyncHostLRO] was not able to repair unresponsive host host-24
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.659Z [06620 WARNING 'vpxdvpxdInvtHostCnx'] [VpxdInvtHostSyncHostLRO] not living connection to host host-24
  2013 01-17 T 13: [06620 error "vpxdvpxdInvtHostCnx"] 08:39.659Z FixNotRespondingHost [VpxdInvtHostSyncHostLRO] failed for the host-24, marking host as notResponding
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.659Z [04264 WARNING 'vpxdvpxdMoHost'] [HostMo] host connection state changed to [NO_RESPONSE] for the host-28
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.784Z [info 04264 'vpxdvpxdMoHost'] [HostMo::SetComputeCompatibilityDirty] 28 marked as dirty host.
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.784Z [info 04264 'clustervpxdMoCluster'] [ClusterMo::SetDasCompatDirty] marked area-c37 as dirty.
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.800Z [info 04264 'commonvpxLro'] [VpxLRO] - speciale-interne-212--hote-28--vpxdinvthostsynchostlro.synchronize--FINISH
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.831Z [06620 WARNING 'vpxdvpxdMoHost'] [HostMo] host connection state changed to [NO_RESPONSE] 24 / host
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.987Z [info 06620 'vpxdvpxdMoHost'] [HostMo::SetComputeCompatibilityDirty] 24 host marked as dirty.
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:39.987Z [info 06620 'clustervpxdMoCluster'] [ClusterMo::SetDasCompatDirty] marked area-c37 as dirty.
  2013 01-17 T 13: 08:40.003Z [info 06620 'commonvpxLro'] [VpxLRO] - speciale-interne-213--hote-24--vpxdinvthostsynchostlro.synchronize--FINISH

  any ideas?

  Hello

  Looks like a level of port problem. Can you please make KB:http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalId=2031843 is followed correctly.

• How to communicate esxi hosts to vcenter

  Hi team,

  I just want to know how vcenter to communicate to esxi hosts?

  (a) the name of the officer responsible for the communication between the host esxi and vcenter

  Thank you

  Vinayak

  Hello vinayakshvinayaksh

  Talks of vCenter for esxi host using the VPXD that runs inside the vcenter server and also service vpxa on esxi host that acts as an intermediary service to take the request of vpxd and passing demand to pass that runs on the host esxi ultimately his spend making tasks (like turn a virtual computer to migrate a virtual machine and so on). vinayaksh How to communicate esxi hosts to vcenter

  Kindly mark it as useful or correct answer if that answers your query.

  Rgds

  Frédéric

• Cannot add host to vCenter server as data store is shared with an existing host to vCenter

  Recently, I removed a physical host to a virtual appliance of vCenter Server and am not able to add it to vCenter Server because I get an error message on the existing data store.  I run a simple server vCenter environment with two physical hosts and shared storage.  I've only been administering vCenter for a few months, so I'm relatively new on the technology and processes.  I searched the Internet for a few days now, but have not found documentation everyone has the same problem I have (which I find strange considering the simplicity my problem and configuration), so I tried to get help from the community of VMware.

  I received an error message a day this vCenter Server cannot connect to either of the two hosts so I removed the host (rather than disconnect and plug as I should have done).  Now, I am not able to connect to the host to vCenter server because the shared storage data store comes into conflict with the same data store used by the host in vCenter Server.  I get the error message is ' "Datastore"datastore_name"is in conflict with a store of data that exists in the data center which has the same URL (ds: / / / vmfs/volumes/UUID /), but is supported by different physical storage." "  I try to remove the host data store, but get the following error message: "resource" data store name: datastore_name VMFS uuid: UUID' is in use. ".  The error stack said: "'HostStorageSystem.UnmountVmfsVolume' call failed for object 'storage system' on ESXi"IP address"."  Cannot unmount volume ' data store name: datastore_name VMFS uuid: 'UUID' because the file system is busy. Correct the problem and retry the operation. "I tried to delete all virtual machines of the inventory, put the hosts in maintenance mode, restart physical hosts, but none of my troubleshooting contributes.

  I don't know what steps to take to get this data store driving with the host so that I can add it in vCenter Server.  You can provide me with any help is appreciated.

  Good thing you already moved the VMs on.  For what is 'disconnect', 'remove' or 'delete' might work anyway.  You should maybe put the host in maintenance mode or even reboot the host before you can remove data warehouses.  In an extreme case, I even had to remove the host and the hypervisor installed completely rebuild on the spot.  It is not that difficult or does not take long to reinstall, so be not afraid on this subject.  A clean reinstall could still save time compared to the deletion of data warehouses.

• Cannot connect esx host or vcenter server via powercli (cannot run the cmdlet Connect-VIServer)

  Dear team,

  Once I opened powercli windows, I m unablwe to connect the ESX host or vcenter server, it gives me the following error... Help, please

  

  concerning

  Mr. VMware

  Hello, MrVmware9423-

  It seems that this may have to do with the .NET Framework is installed on the computer on which you run PowerShell/PowerCLI.  Take a look at http://communities.vmware.com/message/2174319 - users have been able to solve the problem with a newer version of the .NET Framework (v2, installed v3.5 - success).

  Because your problem seem (you use a? 2 version of .NET, and you're able to install a newer version)?

• ESXi server (5.1) level access & manage by ROLE in centeral vCenter server (5.5) instead of diff-diff / Datacenter location

  I want to manage the server vCenter 5.5, with 7 data center and each data center with 2 * 5.1 Esxi servers and each server Esxi with amendments of VM, all data centers-> server Esxi in diff-diff place and managed in one main place, all Esxi datacenter servers / VM in a field.

  vCenter Server - worm 5.5

  Data Center 1

  ESXi Server1 - 5.1

  VM1-> vm10

  ESXi Server2 - 5.1

  VM1-> vm10

  Data Center 2

  ESXi Server3 - 5.1

  VM1-> vm10

  Server ESXi 4-5.1

  VM1-> vm10

  .

  .

  ..

  7 data center

  ESXi Serverx - 5.1

  VM1-> vm10

  ESXi - 5.1 servers

  VM1-> vm10

  I would like to give access to database role on all esxi servers

  (1) each location access and manage esxi servers / VMS than by its user admin - own data center / Esxi servers / VMs

  (2) is not access any other server Esxi / VM - no access to the other data centers / Esxi servers / VMs

  (3) a super user access and manage all the server vCenter / Esxi Server / VM

  Kindly give best solution , requirements to implement highest point of reference.

  Thanking you in advance.

  Anand

  (1) each location access & manage esxi servers / VMS than by its user admin - own data center / Esxi servers / VMs

  Select your data center to host & cluster inventory, go to the Manage tab, under you will find authorization tab, where you should add authorization with spread to children, by selecting the account user/group and appropriate role (create custom roles if necessary).

  (2) is not access any other server Esxi / VM - no access to the other data centers / Esxi servers / VMs

  Suppose that the user is given with permission only on Dataceter1 in your inventory, that account has no default on any other data centers, so when permissions that the user will be able to see these inventory items where he or she has permission.

  (3) a super user access and manage all the server vCenter / Esxi Server / VM

  Select your vCenter Server server in host & cluster inventory, go to the Manage tab, under you will find tab permission , then you must add the permission with spread to children, by selecting the account Super user/group and appropriate role.

• ESXi/ESX host disconnects vcenter Server 60 seconds after the connection

  Hello guys,.

  I recently made some changes to my VMware Lab.

  I'm under vCenter 5.1 with several hosts of ESXi 5.1.  My vCenter ran on one server ESXi 5.1 until I recently migrated there in a window of Windows 8 running VMware Workstation 9.   The vCenter is running normally and I am able to add hosts in stock, but they disconnect after approximately 60 to 90 seconds.  I believe that this issue is that the heart beats that are sent by the host do not reach the vCenter (port 902), I think that it is similar to the issue discussed in the following KB:http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1029919

  Here are my questions:

  1. the article describes download wireshark and run scripts.  Is there an easier away from do?  I'm literally just checking this single port of the ESXi host, there is no equivalent for telnet from an ESXi host?

  2 VMware Workstation 9 block ports or run its own firewall any?  Since this vCenter worked perfectly when running on the host ESXi 5.1 we know this isn't a firewall on the virtual computer problem, I have also checked the Windows 8 machine running VMware workstation and have verified that the windows firewall is disabled.  Windows firewall is not the issue. 

  Thank you

  Duncan.

  Just a quick question. A fact change of IP address of the server vCenter with migration of VMware Workstation? Maybe http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1008030 is related to the question!

  André