The upgrade of the VCenter 2.5.2 update 4 vCenter 4.0

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• The vCenter 5.5 to 6.0 upgrade, which can be bad...?

  Hello

  I am trying to upgrade our server vCenter version 5.5 to 6.0, but this is a boxing match, and so far the vCenter Server won I'm afraid...

  The problem is that I get an error when you install saying: "unable to install the servie collector syslog", and list a few files, then an error saying "Installtion of the component VCSServiceManager failed with error 1603" code.

  Our implementation: Windows server 2008 R2, all services of vcenter, including sql is on the same server. Only a vcenter server as well.

  I have read a lot about this kind of problem and tested a few things, but have not yet found any solution.

  Things I have tryied:

  • The time is the same on the vcenter server as on the rest of the field.
  • Windows install the value automatic and started
  • The ODBC can communicate with sql and leak white spaceat the end of the name
  • An IPv4 address is set and no IP address conflict.
  • The user to make the upgrade a sysadmin on the database.
  • Tryied with a fully patched Server
  • TCP/IP and named pipes are enabled in the configuration of sql

  What can we check? What could be the problem here?

  Thanks in advance! See attachment on the error

  Problem is now solved.

  Read today that vmware has released a new version, the vcenter 6.0 Update 1, build 3040890. After a score tie to install that instead of build 2656757 it worked like a charm. No error and no warings, everything rolls.

• Upgrading to ESX 3.5 host to ESXi 4.1 where the VCenter is installed on the guest system

  Hello

  I try to find measures to upgrade to ESX 3.5 host to ESXi 4.1 where the vCenter Server 4.1 is installed on the system of comments on this host.

  Any suggestions are welcome.

  Thank you

  Georgi

  Should I move the virtual machines from the first RAID at one of the others? Whipe then come out the scores and perform ESXi 4.1 installation?

  Yes, it's a way to do this.

  Unfortunately, the ESXi 4.1 installation wipe the disk to complete installation (or logical volume) as you have experienced. Assuming that "logical partitions VMFS" you mentioned are logical volumes actually created in the RAID configuration (presented as individual of the operating system disks), you can migrate the virtual machine that is currently stored on data store of the installation disk to a data store on one of the other logical disks and then install ESXi.

  André

• The vCenter Agent to 4.1 upgrade

  Good afternoon!

  I just built a 64-bit VM to host my server vCenter Server 4.1.  I install the vCenter server software and installation is indicating that it needs to update the vCenter Agent on all hosts.  If I choose Auto and allow installation to upgrade the agents (4.0), this will affect my VM production environment?  This should be done in a maintenance window or it will cause the end of production of VM?  Thank you for your help.

  No this will not affect production, the vCenter agent will pass on your ESX(I) hosts.  However, you can see the guests enter a State of disconnection/not responding during this time, which is normal.  I prefer the value my conservative DRS (5 stars) because sometimes during the upgrade many DRS events are generated as your inventory appears to be in a disconnected state.  Once all your guests and you can return to a State connected in vCenter you can enable DRS back to what it was before.

• ESXi 5.5 build 2456374 is unable to reconnect to the vcenter after reboot

  Hello

  Have been hitting my head against it for the past few weeks. A host that has worked very well to a previous 5.5 build fails to reconnect to the vcenter after reboot once upgraded to build the 2456374. This also happens to the newly built guest. When a reconnection is started manually, it produces up to 80% (data of the host processing), then dies with a "general system error: internal error. I tried to remove the vpxa account, resetting the config network via the console, Cup NIC of the vswitch, removal of additional interfaces vkernel. The network via the console configuration reset allows me to reconfigure the net and tie vcenter and complete the host host configuration. However, as soon as I restart the host, is no longer, it reconnects to vcenter and I'm back where I started.

  Unfortunately, this is not a 100% event. If I rebuild a host enough times, one of the new buildings will finally works correctly.

  any ideas on how to solve this problem would be appreciated.

  Elmārs

  QUESTION REOLVED!

  Ok. so that was the easy part. Open a folder with vmware to identify the cause for this. After much digging, friction, pull hair, we found a clue in the hostd.log on the ESXi host.

  2015-04 - T 02, 04: 49:05.481Z [23381 B 70 error 'Hostsvc.NetworkProvider' user opID=HB-host-185064@917-1d029f4d-d2 = vpxuser] an error occurred during extraction of stack instance configuration: incompatible value of ccalgo for the Netstack instance: defaultTcpipStack.

  In my network performance test I did recently, I have significantly improved network iSCSI performance from the cubes NewReno network congestion control algorithm. For each of these hosts, as part of the installation procedure I now set the control algorithm of congestion on cube through the web interface. Finally, it is a little bug with that VMware believed fixed. Is not.

  To confirm doubling you encounter this problem, connect to the host (ssh or remote cli) and run the following command:

  list of esxcli ip network netstack

  You should get a message saying that there is an inconsistency in the netstack configuration.

  To fix, run the following command:

  esxcli network ip put netstack defaultTcpipStack cubic n - c

  the netstack from above list command should now display detailed information and will now be able to connect to vcenter.

  If I understand correctly, an article will be published on this in the near future.

• Question on the vCenter database works

  I'm trying to find out what the vCenter database consists of making it grow. Also is there a good way to monitor growth, so you don't need more space if you are using SQL Express?

  I deployed an OVA the other day and he watered vCenter because there was no room so he could do his thing. We were on SQL SERVER 2005 Express with the 4 GB limit and upgraded to SQL Express 2008 R2 with a limit of 10 GB to get going again. We do not want to do it again and I'm getting an idea of how the functions of data base and forcing it to fill up. We do not want to go with an external database at this point either.

  Hello

  Do you have a third party monitoring tool, which keep of querying data from the vCenter server. This can result in significant events. Also utility backup too can generate significant events to develop the database. .

  Concerning

  Mohammed

• ESX host disconnect the vcenter

  Hi, I have ESX host running over the past decades, I configured vCenter 4 try to manage the ESX host, when I add the host first time I have this message, I continued to try 2 times it is the same but 3 times is connected but just after 10 seconds, he cut himself, I connect to new but even disconnect problem happens again.

  I'm using hostname set in the local host, firewall file network all allow the connetion, the windows firewall is turn off, any idea?

  vCenter Server 4.0 Build 208111

  vSphere Client 4.0 Build 208111

  ESX 4.1.0 260247

  Hello

  Welcome to the communities.

  The vCenter server must be upgraded to be able to manage ESX to vCenter 4.1 / i 4.1 hosts.

  http://PartnerWeb.VMware.com/comp_guide2/SIM/interop_matrix.php

• How to configure the agent to monitor performance only the vcenter vmware and esx, not need to monitor virtual machines

  How to configure the agent to monitor performance only the vcenter vmware and esx, not need to monitor virtual machines

  This is not possible with the way in which we collect information.

• ESXi hosts are disconnected from the vCenter (5.5)

  Hi all

  We have a little problem with our vCenter.

  We have two hosts that are connected to the vCenter, unfortunately, they are listed as disconnected.

  It seems that the problem are the SSL certificates on ESXi hosts that are no longer valid.

  If I replace the old certificates with new ones, that I have to restart the ESXi host, am I right?

  If so, that's the problem.

  We do not use any what automatic vMotion and as long as the hosts are not connected to the vCenter I can't manually, move right?

  Is it possible to connect hosts to vCenter without SSL?

  Sorry for my bad English, I'm not a native speaker.

  See you soon,.

  Johannes

  You need to replace the ESXi host SSL certificates.

  See the Docs for the replacement of ESXi Cert below.

  ttp://www.BlueBox-Web.com/2013/04/18/replace-ESXi-certificate/

  Documentation Centre of vSphere 5.5

  I had regenerate the ESXi 5.5 SSL certificates, which I did without any stop to virtual machines.

  Certificate replacement process can change based on the esxi version.

  According to the Doc, vSphere 6.0 Documentation Centre ESXi6 host must be rebooted to replace certificates.

  Anyway, in current state disconnected, you can try to regenerate the self signed SSL certs, restart management agents and try to reconnect host in vCenter.

  Thank you

  Hentzien

• vCenter install fails when you try to install the vcenter Server to the node of the PSC in HA mode

  Hi all

  We have two controllers on duty platform build in HA mode. We are trying to install the vCenter server and we get the error message below.

  VCSCAValidateRemoteSSO: Unable to retrieve the remote SSO version: 12029

  2016-03-30 17:07:16.656 + 11:00 | vcsInstUtil-2656758 | I: PitCA_MessageBox: Displays the message: "Setup VMware vCenter Server could not verify that the distance vCenter Single Sign-On Server is version 6.0.0 or later. Check if the Server Single Sign-On remote vCenter is accessible and is version 6.0.0 or later. »

  Has anyone in the community runs vcenter server 6 HA with PSC inspectors sitting behind the f5 load balancer? Please share your thoughts if you have seen a similar problem.

  Thank you.

  Hi all

  We are able to go beyond the question of the installation. We did the capture of packets on both ends and discover that the reset was issued the installer by the licensing vCenter service running on the PSC.

  We have also created firewall rules more 18 altogether since the server vcenter for our f5 load balancing program, then 6 VIP of the F5 on the two controllers on duty Platform.

  I hope this helps other people who sought to install PSC in HA mode.

• ESXi host running 6 VCSA disconnected from the vCenter

  Hi guys,.

  I have a weird problem with my vCenter build 6. Single cluster of ESXi hosts. Running VCSA 6.0 and 6.0 ESXI. Making a storage of the vCenter vMotion initially got stuck at 77% and the ESXi host running the disconnected from vCenter vCenter. But I can connect directly to the ESXi host with vsphere client and see the vCenter VM works perfectly well. If I try to manually connect host ESXi and vCenter, I get the error "Failed to contact the host specified") both are in the same subnet and VLAN. I can migrate to other virtual machines without problem. I even restarted the host and yet I am not able to connect to vCenter. The host connects to vCenter if I reboot vCenter, but after a few minutes, disconnects again (even if no task does run on this topic.) I have no HA or DRS enabled at this point that I build this new environment and only presented a single LUN as a store of test data to the cluster.

  Any ideas?

  OK, I think I fixed that or have at least a work around. So the underlying question was hiding ID mode/CPU EVC. I'm under the cluster to a level of EVC to reduce until I have migrate workloads from old environment and I think that this created a problem for the unit vCenter. To resolve this problem, I turned off the unit, directly connected to the ESXi host that had the camera running, edited the virtual machine and reset the masking of CPUID. Also, I've hidden the flag NX/XD of the guest. It's temporary (I hope) as once I increase the EVC to the Haswell, I will expose the NX/XD comments and test. For the moment, it is of the workaround I did. It may be of some use to someone.

• Cloning of the vCenter

  I realize that my question may seem strange.

  Before udating a vCenter I want to test in a lab environment, just to see what is happening and to get answers to any questions.

  So my idea is cloning the current vCenter, reconfigure the cloned vCenterso that it is not connect with any node ESXi, turn the cloned vCenter and launch the update of the Conference on disarmament.

  Once familiar with the procedure I'll fill it out on the real vCenter.

  Is there a problem to consider before attempting to clone my vCenter?

  Can I cause any problem to my vSphere infrastructure while attempring to clone the vCenter?

  Should I rather restore from a backup?

  Concerning

  Marius

  You can make the clone of the vCenter, but when isolate you it, it will connect to the database in the case of external vCenter service will not start.

  You can update the vCenter server but how you will test the vCenter update?

  Kind regards

  Vijay.NB

• Cannot connect to the vcenter until 10 minutes after the vcenter server computer starts

  I get the unable to connect to remote server message in vsphere client when I try to connect the server vcenter. However if I wait more than 10 minutes, I can properly connect to the vcenter server.

  Is there something wrong with it?

  And I wonder if the competent services to process the requests of connection on the vcenter server are not started immediately from the start?

  Where is installed your database? On the same box of vCenter server? If so, change the other boot option that delayed may not work because your vCenter will try to start before the database is online.

• Is there a way to get the list of hosts and its groups of belonging to the vCenter folder level in 5.5 web vsphere client plugin development?

  Hello

  I need to get the list of all hosts and its groups of belonging to the vcenter folder level.

  1. I created a view giving the extension point: vsphere.core.folder.monitorViews.

  2. After this step, I wrote the constraint as in my class of mediator,

  var ListConstraint:Constraint =

  QuerySpecUtil.createConstraintForRelationship ( _contextObject, 'childEntity');

  I was expecting a list of all child entities such as hosts, dc, cluster... But I have only the immediate child object which is only the Datacenter as my result.

  Is it possible to get all hosts and vCenter folder level Clusters because I need the entire list to vCenter (highest level).

  Other info:
  

  Object file has only two properties:

  1 childEntity - list of entities

  2 childType in-kind folder ('Virtual Machine', 'Data center'...)

  Is it possible to write a constraint specifying which list of childEntities I need using childType in.

  Example: Make Me childEntities that has a 'Host' and 'Cluster' childType but childType in doesn't have these two types.

  In addition, at this level, I could see the 'Associated objects' tab which has all the information I need, such as Clusters and Cluster tab hosts and host tab respectively.

  So, I think its possible to get this list to vCenter folder level.

  I have attached a screenshot representing the need. Kindly ignore the Conventions of naming in there since I edited the example comes with the sdk program.

  
  

  Query:

  1. How can I get the host and Cluster (table of relationship) list to vCenter folder level or even at the level of the vise.global.view?

  2. once I get this list, is it possible for me to manipulate that list and send the new list to IU?

  3. is there another way to do the same thing without the help of model classes and mediator?
  

  
  

  Pointers to this will be very useful.
  

  It is not possible to obtain all hosts a folder specific vCenter from a single query Data Manager.  You need to get the list of centers of data first and then get a list of data center hosts.

  It is best to make these repeated requests to the java level and return only the list that you want to the user interface.

  You can get all the objects in the host of the system with a simple query using a constraint with targetType = 'HostSystem', but you will need to eliminate those from other vCenter servers.  See how this chassis example queries all hosts the Java later in the getHosts() method: samples/chassis-app/chassisRackVSphere-service/src/main/java/com/vmware/samples/chassisRackVSphere/ChassisRackVSphereDataAdapter.java

  Another option is to use the vSphere Web Services SDK to browse vCenter. See the vSphere management forum for help on these APIs.  See this plugin of the sample using this SDK

  samples/vsphereviews/vsphere-wssdk-provider/src/main/java/com/vmware/samples/wssdkprovider/VmDataProviderImpl.java

• Move the vCenter to another cluster... How?

  We rotate the camera 5.5.0 vcenter and need to move from a cluster with ESX 4.1.0 hosts in a cluster hosts ESXi 5.5.0.  Two clusters are in the same data center, but no space for common storage.

  We have migrated all the old cluster to the new VM using vMotion.  It is now time for the vCenter himself.

  How should I go about this?  Some downtime for vCenter is probably inevitable.

  Thank you... Lyle

  With the help of Support, here's what I did:

  -a clone of the vCenter VM for the cluster target & storage, but do not start the new virtual machine

  -change the properties for the new virtual machine so its MAC address is the same as the old VM

  -stop vCenter with its interface web admin

  -with vSphere client connected to the source host, stop the guest OS (suse) of the former VM

  -with customer vSpere connected to the destination host, turning on the new virtual machine

  Thanks to all for the comments... Lyle