Process of upgrading 3.5 host with vCenter server Virtual

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• How to add additional sas drive to an existing IBM midsize V3700 and do like being active in all hosts with vcenter server devices

  Hello team,

  In our infra we have 8 node of the flex IBM x 240 and 1 IBM midsize V3700 host as storage device. In this 19 storage hard drives busy with 600 GB 10 k 6 GB SAS drive and 5 locations are still, that storage is divided into 2 for test and Production. Now we expect for resizing the activity so that we plan to add more 5 hdd storage, can someone guide me how do it properly without any problem.  If I add the HARD drive storage how to initialize and map to the existng storage. If someone has done this before please guide me to continue.

  What you have to do is create a new disk (mdisk) group and add to your existing (mdiskgrp), to make task record the following:

  1. click on internal disks and then bind o pools:

  

  2. click on configure storage:

  

  3. on the storage configuration wizard, you can select use recommended Configuration or select a Configuration different, but the most important is to select your existing disk group RAID level:

  

  4. then select the Expand existing Pool:

  

  Once the capacity of the new disk has been added to your existing pool, you can create new volumes to expand your existing volumes (LUNS UAT or logic of PRODUCTION unit number).

  Let me know if you need additional assistance.

• 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.

• 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 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' 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 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)?

• VCenter Server virtual to the different host

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  I think I should stop Vcenter and then remove it manually from one host and importing it into another host in the cluster, but I don't know how to do this.

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  Jim

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• No VRM server registered with vCenter Server for the site 'Live '.

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  The ECP is connected to the vCenter server.

  I get this error message: failed to create the protection group. No VRM server registered with vCenter Server for the site 'Live '.

  Screenshot attached, no one knows what is happening here?

  

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• How to customize a VM-W2K3 with vCenter Server 4.0.0 running in a VM W2K8

  Hello

  I am trying to clone and customize a VM-W2K3 with vCenter Server 4.0.0 running in a VM W2K8.

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  Okay, but where exactly do I have to copy the sysprep files, as there is no such directory

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• VCenter server virtual installation vs. physical

  Could Hello everyone, you give me advice on how to implement Vcenter server in Vsphere 4.1? Physical or virtual Vcenter server installation? Thanks for your help

  I used vCenter virtualized servers in environments of production for a couple of years now... I did first minus 3.5 and did in 4.0 and 4.1 with no problems at all... Performance of the vCenter Server (in production environments) has never been a problem due to using enterprise grade, powerful host servers storage and put them in place properly (all the environment too)...

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  I think you're really too complicate the coast network of things too... Think of it this way... Your host servers are intellectual property will 10.1.1.x, if you place the vCenter Server on the same IP range (a single system more on this beach)... You place your VM on the IP range, they are too (can be the same, may be different) linking the port of Machine Group virtual host NIC to physical switch ports correctly. Depending on your storage/SAN, you plug these host ports to correct physical switch ports...

  Do not plan things for how things are going to interconnects. That being said, it is not a surgery of the brain here... I advise you intend having redundancy at the physical level of switch NIC and host for all connections... As two NIC for the management of the network, x 2 NIC / ports for traffic of the VM port group (depending on the size of the cluster/County of VM, you will need to have enough connections to support the claim), x 2 NIC / ports for SAN connectivity, etc... This is why I generally 8-10 NIC / ports in each host I've implemented (production level hosts)... This includes (in general) the four s Integrated NIC, so adding a pair of dual-port, or a quad (always class Intel server NIC is there), or a combination, to each host.

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  VMware VCP4

  Review the allocation of points for "useful" or "right" answers.

• Problem with VCenter server on VM - how to upgrade the host

  Hello.

  I have VM on VCenter.

  I can't update the host with patches critical host because he can not enter maintenance mode.

  Is it possible to do this?

  Thank you

  Best practices so that a VC Server VM on a host of multi with SAN storage environment must be available for the use of compatible hardware for VMotion or VCA VMotion.  If you do not have an environment that allow VCA to then I would say that the best practice is to have the VC server on a physical server - it can even be installed on XP.

• Manage ESX 5.5 host with VCenter

  Hey!

  I encountered problems when trying to add 5.5 ESX host to my VCenter server.

  It's my last rows on my log file:

  MEM > 2014 - 07 - 06T 19: 41:08.140 + 03:00 [08376 error "HttpConnectionPool-000001' '] [ConnectComplete] connection failed for < cs p:000000000a97e2e0, TCP:172.16.13.93:443 >; CNX: (null), error: class Vmacore::Ssl:SSLVerifyException(SSL_Exception:_Verification_parameters:)

  MEM >-> PeerThumbprint: 26:39:8E:C8:61:70:C5:19:EB:C0:D0:B8:9E:55:9 A: 55:93:EB:82:86

  MEM >-> ExpectedThumbprint:

  MEM >-> ExpectedPeerName: 172.16.13.93

  MEM >-> the remote host certificate has these problems:

  MEM >->

  MEM >-> * the host certificate chain is incomplete.

  MEM >->

  MEM >-> * hostname does not match the name of the subject in the certificate.

  MEM >->

  MEM >-> * unable to get local issuer certificate)

  Thanks for the help!

  (1) see the vcenter and esxi version, you cannot add higer version esxi on low vcenters version. and also 2) check the dns resolution on the two esxi as well vcenter.  (try adding with the IP address of the host). If it is not the case, check the logs of Vpxa

• moving my SQL Server to another host (with vcenter database)

  Hi all

  I am in progress to improve my environment at ESX4.0. Now I have to move my only SQL server VM to the new host, who is already on ESX4.0 level. My only SQL server hosts the vCenter as database. I don't have a vMotion.

  To move my SQL vm, I need to turn it off and then migrate my ESX 4.0 host. The problem: when the SQL Server is disabled, I lose connectivity to the vCenter server and therefore cannot migrate the virtual computer to another host.

  Is there a way to fix this, or is my only option to move the virtual machine in question off vCenter SQL database?

  The physical files of the VM for SQL server on an iSCSI box and will not change the location of the data store.

  Thank you

  Edy

  Open the browser of data store, right-click right the VM's vmx file and choose "add to the inventory.

  André

• 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.