Process of moving from vCenter Server

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• problems to install the latest plugin from vcenter server 5.0.0.149 on the vco 4.1.1 build 733.

  I have problems to install the latest plugin from vcenter server 5.0.0.149 on the generation of vco 4.1.1 733.

  If I go to the plugins tab I see vCenter Server 5.0.0.149 Installation OK

  I configured a host esx to vCenter Server tab, but as soon as I click on 'Apply' it starts to load forever.

  I tried to restart the server vco and vco configuration services, but the problem remains unchanged. In the server.log I couldn't find anything relevant, but it is still attatched

  Hello!

  Try increasing the memory for the configurator web-tool, as described in the release notes:

  http://www.VMware.com/support/Orchestrator/doc/vCenter-server-plugin-50-release-notes.html

  See you soon,.

  Joerg

• Moved from vCenter 4.0 Db to new MS SQL server - event task Cleanup job

  Last week, we have moved our vCenter 4.0 Db to a new MS SQL Server and instance. I just stopped by VMware, our DBA moved the Pb services, and I've updated the ODBC settings, restarted the services and everything worked FINE.

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  Below the jobs were provided on:

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  If the old DB server is always available, you can move tasks SQL Agent Jobs, too.  If this isn't the case, you probably need to re-create.

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/1004382

• VMDK moving from one server to another

  We have a server ESXi free vSphere 4 a third device that uses of 200 GB of hard drive space.  We must move from this server to another server ESXi 4 only 130 GB of free space.  So my question is how to move and how reduce us it?

  We have a company of vSphere 4.1 license, so we have converter but that would work in this case since niether the source or destination servers are allowed?

  Hello

  You can use stand-alone Vmware converter to migrate the virtual machine to an ESXi host to another host ESXi. During this process,.

  You can play with the size of vmdk. You can go to advance tab and increase or decrease the size of vmdk, add another vmdk and move the partition to an another vmdk etc...

  I hope this helps.

  Kind regards

  Sumit

• Migrate from vCenter Server again HW with Cisco 1000v in environment

  I have a cluster 13 hosts ESXi 4.1 using a cisco 1kv currently and you want to move the vcenter server to a new host.  I anticipate using the same database as the existing host and IP.  Having the 1kv cisco in the environment will prevent simply connecting me the new instance of an existing database (after powering down the first instance) or it will create no additional steps in the process?

  As long as you manage the server vCenter and db, you should be fine.  You will encounter problems if you change these, like the 1KV, is ultimately always a dvSwitch, associated with the server vcenter himself.  Thus, while you plan to move to new hardware, your vCenter is still considered to be the old vcenter, otherwise, you will encounter problems.

  Hope that makes sense.

  -KjB

• We get an error when I try to collect data from vCenter Server. But the Collection of Cluster works!

  Hello

  I m getting a strange errormessage when he tries to load my vCenter Server inventory.

  I have configured my vCenter Server as the endpoint server and I was able to load the Clusters. When I klick collection of data in a Cluster (Cluster of EQL 1) I can load all the data and the State is 'successful', but when I try to load the inventory FRO the vCenter Server (to get the models) im getting this error message:

  The treatment [inventory], error details error: illegal managed object reference type, folder.

  The same schows Agent logs:

  [26.08.2014 16:48:16] [Info]: start: treatment Workitem ID [2e38598e-4385-4b2d-bc88-fd2b773d1f98] [inventory]

  [26.08.2014 16:48:16] [Debug]: [[inventory]] [inventory] VirtualMachine.Admin.Hostname = vCenter

  [26.08.2014 16:48:16] [Debug]: [[inventory]] VirtualMachine.Admin.ParentIdentity = [inventory]

  [26.08.2014 16:48:16] [Debug]: [[inventory]] [inventory] VirtualMachine.ManagementEndpoint.Name = vCenter

  [26.08.2014 16:48:16] [Debug]: [[inventory]] VirtualMachine.ManagementEndpoint.Identity = [inventory]

  [26.08.2014 16:48:16] [Debug]: [[inventory]] [inventory] VirtualMachine.ManagementEndpoint.Endpoint0 = vCenter

  [26.08.2014 16:48:16] [Debug]: [[inventory]] [inventory] VirtualMachine.Admin.Name = inventory

  [26.08.2014 16:48:16] [Error]: <? XML version = "1.0" encoding = "utf-16"? >

  < Boolean > false < / Boolean >

  Error parsing [inventory], details of the error:

  System.ArgumentException: Illegal managed object reference type, folder.

  at DynamicOps.Vrm.Agent.vSphere.VSphereGetHostsRequest.ExecuteImpl)

  at DynamicOps.Vrm.Agent.vSphere.VSphereHypervisorServiceProvider.GetHosts (ManagementEndpoint managementEndpoint)

  to DynamicOps.Vrm.Agent.Collector'3.get_Hosts)

  to DynamicOps.Vrm.Agent.Collector'3.CollectManagementEndpoints)

  to DynamicOps.Vrm.Agent.CollectInventory'3.Collect)

  to DynamicOps.Vrm.Agent.BaseHypervisorAgent'3.EnumerateHypervisorResources (collector collector 3, WorkItem workItem, PropertyBagHelper propertyBagHelper)

  to DynamicOps.Vrm.Agent.BaseHypervisorAgent'3.ProcessWorkitem (WorkItem workItem, task of the chain, PropertyBagHelper propertyBag)

  to DynamicOps.Vrm.Agent.vSphere.VSphereAgentService.ProcessWorkitem (WorkItem workItem, task of the chain, PropertyBagHelper propertyBag)

  to DynamicOps.Vrm.Agent.BaseAgent.ProcessWorkitem (WorkItem workItem)

  I hope that someone had an idea, im out of ideas.

  THX Steven

  There is no data for the endpoint collection... And I'm not entirely sure of how you added the vCenter object it... y at - it a calculation object named "vCenter? To answer your specific questions about the models, however, they must be stored on a cluster that is part of the tissue group for data collection to pick them up... They are not considered as a global entity (as a resource calculation). Add models to one of the clusters and then to collect data on it, and you should be fine.

• Migrate from vCenter Server 5.1 again cluster

  I have my server vCenter Server (v5.1) VM on a former cluster of servers ESXi 4.1/5.0. I only have vSwitches on each of these hosts. I now have a new 5.1 ESXi hosts managed by this same vCenter Server cluster. However, this new cluster has a with completely different dvSwitch VLAN is configured. I have already created several new VM in this new cluster with the new VLAN / port groups.

  I would spend my vCenter Server the old the new cluster and I can't understand how to do this since I can't access my dvSwitch when adding my vCenter Server VM to a new host.

  Any ideas?

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  BM

  Is not possible. For a migration live to work, you need the source networks and applications available in both environments.

  I just create a new server vCenter in the 5.1 environment and migrate new hosts to the new vCenter server.

• Upgrade from vCenter Server 4 to vCenter 5 problems

  I am trying to improve our server vCenter for ESXi 4.1 5. I ran the pre-upgrade and he reported no problems. After you have started the server vCenter 5 install received a message that it could not solve the COMPLETE computer domain name. I was connected under my auto (domain administrators) and could ping a domain FULL of my laptop. Is this an error message to the stop.

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  I recently came across the error "could not resolve field FULL of computer name", and which has proved to be a wrong PTR record in the reverse lookup zone. If there is an incorrect or missing PTR record, which could lead to this error.

  You can consult the VMware Virtual Center Server service on your existing installation of vCenter to see which account is used on the tab log now? If it is not currently using the Local System account, you may need to use the account specified on the screen during the upgrade. If now it uses the Local System account, I don't know what to tell you on this subject.

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• Service component of VMware Manager fails to start in vCenter Server 6 Update 2

  Hello

  A brief idea of my test environment:

  VCenter servers:

  VC1 - recorded at the psc1 in Site1

  VC2 - recorded at psc2 in Site2

  External Services platform controllers:

  psc1 - Site1

  PSC2 - Site2

  SSO domain: vsphere.local

  I upgraded from vCenter Server 5.5 update 3d to vCenter Server 6.0 Update 2. VCenter 5.5 servers had integrated / embedded of SSO and all services running on the same machine and were in modes related before the upgrade and I have them removed modes related before the upgrade. They have been upgraded to vCenter Server 6.0 with Embedded PSC and they entered automatically improved Linked Mode (ELM).

  After the previous step, I deployed the PSC external psc1 respectively 2 and psc2 mode of replication with vc1 and vc2 in the same site Site1 and Site2. I migrated then boarded two PSC vCenter servers to their respective partners external PSC of replication by running the command cmsso-util reconfigure - repoint-PSC "psc1/psc2" - administrator user name - domain name "vsphere.local" - passwd "Hasło_Administratora." This operation ended successfully and my vCenter have been reconfigured as vCenter Server with external CFP.

  After that, I followed article KB VMware 2127057 (agreements ofdetermination of replication and the State with the service controller 6.0 platform (2127057) |) The VMware KB) do psc1 and psc2 external replication of the PSC 2 partners either by running the command vdcrepadmin-f createagreement-2--h psc2.clifford.local h psc1.clifford.local u Administrator w 'Hasło_Administratora '. I ran this command psc2. Also, this operation succeeded, and when I ask the State of replication of the psc1 of replication partners and psc2, there is nothing wrong. However, after restarting my vSphere Infrastructure, I see that vc1, psc1 and psc2 have all their services started successfully.

  VC2 services seem to be failing, especially the service component manager of VMware which is required for many other services start. The VMware HTTP Reverse Proxy service starts properly and I have no IIS role / feature installed on my machine. The error message that occurs when you try to manually start the service is also attached as a file Error2.JPG in the discussion. The Windows event log error is as deeply as the file Error3.JPG in the discussion.

  Please let me know how to solve this problem as soon as possible.

  Well, I found a solution myself.

  In fact, after I created the external PSC 2 psc1 and psc2 partners of replication of the vc1 and vc2 in Site1 and Site2 respectively, I had to immediately follow section KB VMware 2127057 in order to create a replication agreement between the 2 external to the PSC psc1 and before psc2 I reconfigured and show the vCenter servers vc1 and vc2 of on-Board of the PSC outside the PSC following the VMware Documentation (Center of) VSphere documentation 6.0).

  That's all.

  Thanks to all for looking into it.

• VCenter Server 6 requires 2CPU

  Hi all

  I was in the process of upgrading our Vcenter Server 5.5 for Windows which is a virtual machine to the latest version of January of Vcenter Server 6.0 for Windows.

  I went through the installation program and once I accepted the EULA a pop up displays "VMware vCenter Server detected 1 processor (s), 2 processors are required for the selected deployment type. It is not a choice for the type of deployment start with. Everything is installed in the same VM.

  The virtual machine is already at version 10 of VM level. This means that I can't change the settings of the processor in Vsphere Client. The only choice is to change hardware parameters in the Web Client. But when the Vcenter server is down for maintenance of the web client is declining too. The only choice would be to directly connect to the ESXi server and change the parameter directly. However, I can't use the Vsphere Client.

  Have I any other option to change the virtual machine hardware settings?

  What exactly is the requirement, 2 CPU or 2 cores per Socket?

  Thank you

  Edy

  The possibility to change the hardware version 10 virtual machines with the vSphere client was added in to vSphere 5.5 Update 2, so if you download the update client 2 5.5 you will be able to use it.

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• vCenter Server displays the error message: unable to connect to the host

  vCenter Server displays the error message: unable to connect to the host

  Symptoms

  • vCenter Server cannot connect to a host when you perform operations such as:

  •

  o Storage vMotion

  o cold migration

  o cloning a virtual machine

  o the model deployment

  • Newspapers vpxd that contains an entry similar to:

  [2009-06-04 19:27:16.326 error "App" 4444] [VpxdInvtHost] IP address change for 10.223.122.143 to 10.223.127.197 unhandled, verification of the SSL certificate is not enabled.

  • You see errors similar to:

  Unable to connect to the host o

  o [2009-06-04 19:27:09.952 'Libs' 3902384 WARNING] [NFC ERROR] NfcNewAuthdConnectionEx: unable to connect to peer (numRetries = 2). Error: Unable to connect to the host 10.223.122.143: connection timed out

  • vCenter Server shows the VMS as being disconnected then connected.

  Hello

  Resolution

  Cause

  This problem can occur if an ESX host's IP address is changed while being managed by vCenter Server.

  Check the cause

  To check the cause of the problem:

  1. Log in as root to the ESX host using a SSH client.
  1. In the file etc/opt/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.cfg, find the IP address of the host. The entry looks like:

     
     10.21.48.121
     

     Note: for more information about editing the files, see installation in VMware ESX configuration files (1017022).

  Troubleshooting

  If the IP address is incorrect, perform the following steps in order. If the operation does not resolve the problem, continue to the next step. Don't skip a step.

  1. Disconnect and then reconnect the host:
  1. Right click on the ESX host in vCenter Server and click Disconnect.
  1. Reconnect the ESX host in vCenter Server.
  1. Restart the VirtualCenter agent on the ESX host:
  1. Stop the service of vpxa with the command:

     # service vmware-vpxa stop

  1. Open the /etc/opt/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.cfg file in a text editor and correct the IP address of the ESX host.
  1. Start the service of vpxa with the command:

     # service vmware-vpxa start

     Note: for VMware ESXi, you may have to restart all the management agents. For more information, see restart the agents on an ESX or ESXi Server (1003490) management .

  1. Rebuild the VirtualCenter agent on the ESX host configuration file:

     Attention: this step removes all the Statistics counters historical host and the virtual machine. If VMware ESX host is running in virtual machines that starts in a permitted CVS environment, you maybe won't be able to add the host without stopping the virtual machines first.

  1. Right click on the ESX host in vCenter Server and click Disconnect.
  1. Remove the ESX host disconnected from vCenter Server.
  1. Backup the file vpxa.cfg with the command:

     # mv /etc/opt/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.cfg /etc/opt/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.oldcfg

  1. Add the ESX host disconnected to the server vCenter inventory.
  1. Run the following command to view the contents of /etc/opt/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.cfg and confirm that the host IP address is correct:

     # cat /etc/opt/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.cfg

• 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.

• Scheduled tasks are stored in a file that can be copied easily from one server to another?

  We have a multitude of scheduled tasks.  When moving from one server to another, we currently re-enter manually the tasks.  There are problems which the least is my strike capability.  The tasks are saved in a XML or any other file type that I could just copy from one server to the other instead of re-entering?

  Thank you!

  The file is \cfusion.ear\cfusion.war\WEB-INF\cfusion\lib\neo-cron.xml

  See also: http://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/purpose-location-xml-configuration-files.html

• What is the process to move the VCenter SQL DB from one server to another?

  I read the threads for the displacement of vCenter Server and it's local database from one server to another. My situation is a little different.

  VirtualCenter Server 2.5 build 174768 has it's SQL database on another server.  We're going to retire that SQL server only and move just the DB to a new SQL Server - current vCenter server will not be affected.

  I'm trying to figure out how knowledge current vCenter once used SQL server (DCMNMSSQL02) DB is now on the server DCMSQL07 - which all on stays of DB.

  Hello.

  You must update the DSN on the server vCenter.  See the article kb 7960893 for more information.

  Good luck!

• vCenter server from unit 5.5 after the migration from one host to another host

  Hello

  
  

  I had to migrate our VCenter Server Appliance VM (5.5 x) that uses the database into another ESXi host.

  Once the VM has moved successfully from one host to another, after the virtual machine restarts, I'm not able to connect to it.

  I get the following error: Client is not authenticated to the Service of the inventory of VMware - https://web-vcenter1:10443

  I searched and followed many articles KB including KB 2037952 with no luck. I refreshed the

  SSL certificates, etc. and ideas.

  
  

  Thank you

  Shiva
  

  Hi Ryan,

  I fixed all my issues in upgrading the VCSA to the latest version. Version 5.5.0 Build 2414847

  Other treatments VCSA had already been upgraded to this version and it worked very well.

  Thanks for help with ideas.

  PS: You were right - I log in as root and not as an administrator and this is why I did not see the SSO pages.

  -Shiva