the vCenter database upgrade

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• 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

• vCenter database upgrade of SQL express

  When I first installed my vSpere environment that I chose to use the built in SQL Express, thinking that I have never out expand it. This is not a production environment, but must always be available to our developers. It turns out that I passed 50 VMs & I want to convert the database to a 'real' version of MSSQL. I can't find any documentation that talks about this, so I guess I'll need to back up my existing database and restore it into the new database.

  If there is no information out there that I missed, please point me to it. Any idea is welcome. Thank you

  Hello - see if http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1028601 help.

• Leaving the vCenter, database SQL 2008 R2 to SQL 2012 R2

  Hi guys,.

  I have a project to move our of vCenter company database in SQL 2008 R2 Cluster at our new farm of R2 SQL 2012, is it as simple as:

  1. backup of database

  2 restore database in SQL 2012 R2

  3. set up new DSN (SQL Native 11 for 2012 R2?) pointing to vCenter server

  OR is there more to him because of the differences between SQL 2008 R2 and SQL 2012 R2?

  PL, refer following links: -.

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=7960893

  or even more plus easy & accurate steps are here:-

  Migration of database SQL Server of VMware vCenter. vDestination: you & #039; Re almost there

• Interrogate the vCenter Database...

  Maybe it's a little out of the box, but no one knows how to query the DB vCenter and return the 'attributes' within the 'Annotations '?

  There are custom fields added in the annotations, but they do not come to the top when I query the DB. The, a specific field is called "Client;". If I put something in the "Notes" section then the data in the SQL query, but nothing of our fields added.

  Here is a query based on the view if you want to try...

  Select * from VPXV_VMS

  Any ideas?

  Thank you

  Try a left join. If I remember correctly, that should give you all VM of table v, then only the info form f that are equal to the table v table

• The upgrade to vCenter Server to vCenter Server 5.1 5.1 update 1 when the SQL database is remote and vCenter Server Heartbeat is installed

  Hi guys,.

  I'm in the middle of an upgrade to vSphere 5.1 5.1 vSphere update 1. I have vCenter protected by HB and SQL on a separate computer (also protected by HB) I also run Syslog, Update Manager and Proxy authentication on vCenter.

  I've successfully upgraded HB on all 4 nodes (2 x vCenter & 2 x SQL) and started the upgrade components on the secondary according to the •vCenter Server Heartbeat 6.5 server and vCenter Update 1 Installation on Windows Server 2008 when the secondary server is virtual (PDF) http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vcenter-server-heartbeat-65-u1-installation-windows-2008-virtual-guide.pdf

  I got to step 3.c

  3. change the primary/active server role:

  a launch of the vCenter Server Heartbeat wizard configure server and click the tab of the Machine to change the server role for the current server (primary) to the active State and click Finish.

  b using the Service Control Manager, start the Server Heartbeat of VMware vCenter service.

  c using the vCenter Server Heartbeat Console, check that all the status icons on the server: summary page are green indicating that the boot process is completed and protected from all the services are started.

  d using the Service Control Manager, stop the service Server Heartbeat of VMware vCenter.

  As the vCenter service does not start, I'm stuck at this point. As far as I'm concerned, the error is quite logical. I've updated vCenter using the secondary server, and then I'm trying to connect (according to the guide) with another version that breaks down.

  If I continue with the services stop and launch the installer SSO, it is trying to perform an uninstall!

  Did I miss something in this upgrade?

  Concerning

  
  Ciaran

  Hi guys, VMware have finally updated the documentation to reflect the right way forward: https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/heartbeat_pubs.html U1 6.5 Select from the menu drop-down and you'll see the last date of update for each of the documentation is now 10/10/2013. The guide States now specifically to restore the vCenter database before proceeding with any other measure, this is copied below for convenience: "the upgrade of the main server of the upgrade process further guess upgrading the secondary server completed successfully. Procedure 1 before continuing the upgrade process, perform a restore of the database of vCenter Server, Single Sign-On database, VMware Update Manager database and SSL certificates that were backed up in step 4 on the secondary server. regards Ciaran

• Migration of VCenter 4.0 to 4.1 on the new server - database upgrade problem

  Hello

  I am trying to migrate from a 32-bit W2K3 vCenter Server 4.0 to 4.1 running on a new server W2K8 R2.

  The servers have different hostnames and IP addresses.

  The datamigration tool ran on the existing server and registered the relevant question of config. I run it on the new server, and he acknowledges that there is data on migration and launch the installation program. This will go through the first steps and connects successfully to the db SQL 2005 (which is on a separate machine) via the DSN. Then, it generates an error:

  "vCenter server does not support the upgrade of database version 2.5u5 or below." Please upgrade the database to a supported version and try again".

  Thus, the vCenter database is in an old 'format '?

  How can I update manually?

  Thank you very much

  P

  Welcome to the community.

  VCenter 4.0 DB is different from 2.5, for its strange.

  Check the DSN configuration if you point to the correct DB.

  André

• vCenter Agent upgrade during the upgrade from 5.0 to 5.1

  I was hoping someone can answer a question for me please about the upgrade to vCenter Agent

  By choosing the vCenter Agent upgrade, automatic choice would require guests be restarted? I guess that the answer is no, but here your audit. I have attached a screenshot for you to see.

  What is best practice, automatic or manual. I have 1 datacenter, 3 groups. 1 cluster 5.0 other 2 clusters 4.1

  

  Auto choice would require guests be restarted?

  reset is not necessary...

  If you choose the manual option you must goto each host and then re - connect the host so that the agent, VPXA gets upgraded and connected to vCenter

• placement of vCenter database

  Scenario: SRV1 is a virtual machine that has installed vcenter.  The vCenter database (SQL) is on VM SRV2.  Now I want to get SRV2, do little maintenance, change the configuration of the VM, etc..  Is it possible if the SQL database is offline?  A cluster or something similar would be necessary in this case?

  If stop you the SRV2 for maintenance the vCenter isn't available, but you can still connect directly to the ESXi host where SRV2 and make the virtual machine configuration changes... The SRV2 vmx10 hardware version, you should can the vSphere Client 5.5 02 update to be able to change the settings for the virtual machine.

• vCenter database operations?

  VCops5 requires its own database outside the vCenter database? Ive went through the documentation and it looks like a must be configured. However, I saw install messages/videos where no configuration database is performed. I just assumed it simply collected vCenter DB information and doesn't have its own.

  Please correct me if Im wrong (most likely).

  Thank you all!

  Joe

  vCops uses a separate DB (FSDB). This DB is already set up when you install the version of vCops TIME. If you install the stand alone vCops, you need to configure a SQL or Oracle back-end server. Please see the Installation and Configuration Guide for more information.

• vCenter database disk space

  Hello

  We have vcenter database (SQL 2005) on a computer separate virtual as the vcenter server. Vcenter database drive currently has 1.5 GB of available space.

  What is the best way to ensure that we are not running out of disk space on the unit containing the vcenter database?

  Thank you

  assuming that your DB is not on the system (c) partition, but rather on a separate data partition, you can use Windows diskpart to extend the volume without interruption to the BONE.

  Can we assume that the VM SQL has different HARD drives that are presented to each volume in the operating system?  If so, you can increase the size of the HARD drive in the vSphere Client, then run diskpart in the volume in the operating system.

  Also, see the bottom of discussion for some good advice on preserving the health of your VCDB

  Database Microsoft SQL Server recommended recovery mode

• Should I put my VCenter database on a server with other databases

  My sysadmin is reinstall VCenter and would put the VCenter database on the db server that has all other company databases (ERP, promotion, etc.). I am not convinced that it's a good idea and I was wondering if there would be a return important success caused by this addition.

  swasheck wrote:

  So from the outside you're saying that the DB server must be dedicated to the vCenter database?

  No, you're just adding another DB instance with your SQL Server.  Why would the VCDB be treated differently.  There is no need to build a SQL Server set for the instance a DB, especially if you already have an existing DB server.

• upgrade windows vcenter 5.1 with oracle external to the appliance database virtual 6

  Hey people,

  We have a Windows external Vcenter 5.1 with an oracle database server. We would like to upgrade to an appliance Vcenter virtual v6 with an external oracle database. I was not able to find much info on this since most posts and blogs are based or sql.

  Is it as simple as deploying a new installation of a Vcenter virtuall device v6 and then connect it with our database current oracle and move virtual machines and turn from the old Server 5.1?

  GR,

  Michiel

  Welcome to the community,

  You can not skip vcenter windows 5.1 with oracle external to the appliance database virtual 6. You can improve windows vcenter 5.1 with oracle database external to vCenter windows 6.0 with external oracle database.

  From now officially VMware does not support migration from Windows to vCSA. But it is adventure, you can explore more

  https://labs.VMware.com/flings/VCs-to-VCVA-converter

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• VCenter V5 upgrade and the SQL database

  Hello

  I just read the whole procedure to upgrade the Vcenter server, but I can't find an answer to my question.

  I'm trying to upgrade Vcenter 4.1-5, the virtual machine is Win2008 64 SP2, is the database of VC on a VM Win2003 SP 2 with SQL 2005.

  This upgrade of SQL DB is supported?

  I have to upgrade my SQL VC DB to SQL 2008?

  Please let me know?

  I ran an upgrade and is not, I have not found the reason why and came back by restoring the DB VC and re install the Vcenter server.

  Thank you in advance.

  could be vCenter certificates or some other problem with vCenter, so it is difficult to say without seeing for myself.

  I would like to give VM Ware support a call...

• 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.