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• vCenter 4.1 vSphere Essentials Hosts Management Standard?

  Hi all

  I'm looking at the deployment of some remote site vSphere hosts and I was wondering if I can use the vSphere Essentials licenses and use our standard server vCenter 4.1 central to manage?

  Thank you

  Chris.

  I think that this will not work. Even if it did, you would violate VMware EULA.

  of http://www.vmware.com/download/eula/esx_esxi_eula.html

  For these editions, the host server must be managed by the VMware vCenter Server that comes with these editions, and this same VMware vCenter server cannot be used to manage other hosts from server not included with these editions.

  André

• Long distance vMotion, vCenter on 6.0, hosts on 5.5

  Has anyone tried this and is this still possible? We are in the middle of all our sites with a new architecture VMware 6.0 refreshing and a big reason is that we want to use vMotion long distance to migrate workloads as we slowly consolidate form 3 to 1 data centers. So far, we have deployed a device VCSA 6.0 and 2 MCS in 2 data centers. We have not yet upgraded 5.5 still hosts.

  I'm not request anyone to test this in their environment or to do our work for us, since we are in the middle of the project and the work that I type, looking for feedback as I'm sure that someone else has tried this scenario in the wild before and well that my google-fu did not surface this answer again. I'm just curious to know if you need to upgrade your managed host of esxi 5.5 computers. 6.0 to perform the vMotion improved long-distance over WAN using link lniked mode OR if the vCenters being on 6.0, added in the same domain SSO and improved bound mode is enough. We would be able to ignore the upgrade about 25 guests because we have not deployed yet VUM so fingers crossed.

  Thanks to anyone who can provide comment to my first question of communities.

  You move between vCenter also? If so, the hosts of ESXi and vCenter must be at version 6.0. See the requirements on the cross vCenter vMotion: Cross vCenter Server VMware vSphere 6.0 vMotion requirements (2106952). VMware KB

  To enable the migration through the server vCenter instances, your environment must meet these requirements:

  • The source and destination and ESXi hosts vCenter server instances must be running version 6.0 or later.

  Anyway, you can upgrade one host in each vCenter and use this host to start the migration.

• DRS Rule for Host affinity check names of datatore that they match to the hosts

  DRSRules - list of host affinity rules

  Host affinity rules

  Cluster	Activated	Name	Solidarity	VM	Host of the rule	Running
  Cluster-SA1	True	Cluster2-SA1-VMsHosts	Fake	SMV - SA1	SA1	sa1_host3
  Cluster-SB2	True	CLUSTER1-SB2-VMsHosts	Fake	SMV - SB2	SB2	sb2_host2

  This module of vCheck will show me if one of my virtual machines are not running according to the rules, but I want to look deeper.

  DRS Rule for Host affinity check names of datatore that they match to the hosts

  Our guests all start with three characters make the difference between SiteA1 and SiteB1, that is sa1host1 sa1host2... sa1host9 and sb2host1, sb2host2, sb2host9, etc.

  Our warehouses are the names "sa1_exch01", "sa1_sql_01", sa1_data_01"for all data stores that are found on the Site1.  While the warehouses of data named 'sb2_exch01', 'sb2_sql_01', sb2_data_01' for all data stores that are found on the Site2.

  Can help you with a script that will check all virtual machines on the hosts on Site1 and report those who have warehouses of data does begin with 'sa1' and similarly all virtual machines on the hosts on the Site2 but give report of those who have warehouses of data that do not begin with "sb2.

  See you soon

  KC

  Try something like this

  $vms = Get-View -ViewType VirtualMachine -Property Name,Datastore,"Runtime.Host"
  
  foreach($vm in $vms){    $esx = Get-View $vm.Runtime.Host -Property Name    $ds = Get-View $vm.Datastore -Property Name    if($ds | where {$_.Name.Substring(0,3) -notmatch $esx.Name.Substring(0,3)}){        $vm | Select Name,            @{N="Site";E={if($esx.Name.Substring(0,3) -eq "sa1"){"SiteA1"}else{"SiteB1"}}},            @{N="Host";E={$esx.Name.Split('.')[0]}},            @{N="DS";E={[string]::Join(',',($ds | %{$_.Name}))}}    }}
  

  It should list all the virtual machines that do not follow the rule.

• Vcenter move to another host

  Hello

  looking for a counsellor on move my vm to host 5.1 vcenter to a new host 5.5.

  do I have to turn off all the prior vm or do I have to do a migration of the vcenter?

  Thank you

  an other options use vmware converter and do a v2v for vm on vsphere 5.1 in the old storage to vsphere 5.5 in the new storage.

  Shutdown vc on vsphere 5.1 and power on vc on vsphere 5.5.

• From vCenter on a different host then power off

  Hello

  I 4 4.1 esx hosts managed with 1 VC running on 1 of these hosts.

  I upgraded this environment with 4 new guests esx 4.1 (more memory etc.), but the cpu options are not the same, so I can't vmotion guests who are running on it. I have to turn off all the customers and restart just on new hosts. I can handle this with VC, but how I can restart the VC, I have to turn off the comments and normally I could migratie, but since this is the Victoria Cross itself, I'm confused how to on this subject properly, any suggestions?

  It power off.

  go to the command of the host line

  Register VM

  power on

  http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2011/11/16/ESXi-commandline-work/

• Virtualize vCenter and patching ESX hosts

  I have a host two cluster HA with VSphere Essentials Plus, so no vMotion. (I know... good budget restrictions). It's a whole new infrastructure, so I only have a VM... my vCenter server running on host 1 (config) supported in a small size like mine environment

  I use VUM patch my ESX host that requires that the guests of had no VM and be in maintenance mode.

  The problem: How can I migrate my virtual vCenter server to my other host in order to set the host mode of maintenance and patch 1 (requires a vCenter runs).

  My thought: two guests can see the LUNS for the vCenter server. I think I can go into host 1, power off the virtual machine and then remove from the inventory. Then, I'm going to host 2, browse the store of data LUN and ADD it to its inventory. Is this correct? If so, what file in the data store can I connect to the host (vmx, vmdk, etc.)

  Thank you.

  pageda79 wrote:

  My thought: two guests can see the LUNS for the vCenter server. I think I can go into host 1, power off the virtual machine and then remove from the inventory. Then, I'm going to host 2, browse the store of data LUN and ADD it to its inventory. Is this correct? If so, what file in the data store can I connect to the host (vmx, vmdk, etc.)

  Yes, it will work, but you will need to attach the base to a host at a time line.  You would add to inventory the .vmx

  Or use the command line

  http://www.VMware.com/PDF/vSphere4/R40/vsp_40_esxupdate.PDF

  http://www.VMware.com/PDF/vSphere4/r40_u1/vsp_40_u1_vcli.PDF

• iSCSI storage presented to the hosts managed by different vCenter Server - questions?

  I currently have three hosts (esxi 5.0) that are managed by vcenter server 5.5 U2. The hosts are attached to iSCSI LUNS (data warehouses) 10.

  I'm migrating to esxi 6.0 U2. For this, there are three new hosts have esxi 6.0 installed and managed by vcenter server 6.0 U2 U2.

  The plan is to detach/remove 5.0 5.5 U2 vcenter esxi hosts. Then import it into vcenter 6.0 U2 (a new cluster will be created). Once imported, uninstall the 5.5 vcenter u2. Then turn off the resident VMs imported esxi 5 hosts and move them to 6.0 esxi hosts.

  My query is regarding regarding storage.

  At present, three new guests see all storage the old 5.0 esxi hosts to see (guests are not in the cluster. "I'm still trying to put things up). That's because the new hosts were deposited to the same group on the side iSCSI initiator storage. Now things, data warehouses are visible by the hosts with esxi 5.0 (managed by vcenter 5.5 u2) and also the esxi hosts 6.0 (managed by vcenter 6.0 u2). The only VMs residing in esxi environment 6 is vcenter 6.0 u2 and update manager 6.0 u2. These are in a data store that is not any other virtual machines.

  That's no problem during the migration? I have not created a cluster for the esxi 6.0 hosts yet and plan to do after obtaining your entries.

  Thank you!

  No problem whatsoever, regardless whether if you do or that you add no vSphere 6 hosts in a HA cluster.

  If you temporarily enable EVC on the vSphere hosts 6, once all hosts are connected to the same vCenter you can VMotion all VMs to new hosts even without any stop. Clear CVS once the migration is complete.

• vCenter on an ESX host that it manages...

  vCenter is on its own server outside the farm of ESX servers, or is it a good idea to put it on one of the virtual machines on an ESX host, that he himself is the management?

  For example, if we have set up a HA cluster, which includes the vCenter vm... and the ESX host fails at the hardware level, another host will turn upward from vCenter virtual machine?

  Virtualize vCenter is a common configuration and supported. No problems with the DRS and HA.

  André

• hosts mixed esx 3.5 and older new vsphere with vcenter 4.1 esx hosts. Need advice please.

  Hello, I have an existing the vcenter server install managing two esx 3.5 hosts. The vcenter is version 2.5.0.x. I want to manage my new hosts of vsphere 4.1 esxi through the vcenter. I would check that if I improve my vcenter 2.5.0 for the last version vcenter Server required for the 4.1 that I will be able to manage my old esx 3.5 hosts? Will be an upgrade inplace vcenter 2.5.0.x support now the license server in place or I will have to manually install this after? Thanks for any info. Doug Dorbuck

  You can mange ESX 3.x host with vCenter 4.x - you can't manage ESX 4.x, vCenter 2.x hosts

  I think that in a place of upgrade will keep the license server - otherwise you will need to reinstall the server-licensing

• Error during installation of the agent on the monitored host Manager

  Hi all

  All in SOLARCOSY a manager of the agent in the host control, we are faced with this problem. Please could someone help me on this ASAP.

  Please find the attached screenshot.

  Kind regards

  Shiva G

  Please check this article, he talks about a similar error start agents, the solution may be the same

  https://support.quest.com/SolutionDetail.aspx?ID=SOL116611&PR=Foglight

  • Title

    Cannot start agents on Windows FglAM: no memory buffer space available JVM_Bind

  • Description

    Agents installed on an Agent Manager of windows may not start. The following errors appear in the journal of FglAM:

    2013-11-22 14:16:17.270 ERROR [start Thread] com.quest.glue.core.Glue - cannot start
    java.net.SocketException: no available buffer space (maximum number of connections reached?): JVM_Bind

    2013-11-22 14:16:17.270 ERROR [start Thread] com.quest.glue.core.Glue - an unexpected error has occurred which may cause undesired behavior. You can contact Quest Software customer support if you see this error again: could not stop the native Launcher
    java.lang.NullPointerException

  • Cause

    The number of ephemeral TCP ports by default is 5000. Sometimes, this number can be less if the server has too many active client connections through which ephemeral TCP ports are all used to the top and in this case no more can be allocated to a new client connection request.

  • Resolution

    Resolution

    The solution is to open the registry editor and look for the registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters and add a new entry, as shown below:

    Value name: MaxUserPort
    Value type: DWORD
    Value data: 65534

    Workaround

    Restart the Agent Manager Foglight

  • More information

    Ref: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196271

• vCenter 6 web gui - host isolation response

  Hello

  I was looking at the option of isolation of host and then noticed that he not there no "leave it on" option on vcenter 6 web gui (version 6.0.0 2656761). However, "leave it on" option is still available on the client. As you can see from the screenshots, I chose the option "leave on" on the heavy and used customer "turn off and restart the virtual machines ' option on web gui.

  I really appreciate if someone provides the details to clarify my confusion because I'm not sure what settings will apply in case of isolation of the host.

  
  

  Thank you

  AFAIK the "leave it powered on" in c# client is now called as "Disabled" in the Web Client, which means nothing do, don't react not if the host gets isolated.

  You say that you set the value "leave powered we" in c# client and then when you check the settings for the cluster in the Web Client, it displays "Power Off and restart VM?

  If so, no refreshing or reconnect to the web client result by displaying "Disabled" in the web client?

  I hope this helps.

• vCenter 5.5: Web services management service could be started or ended unexpectedly

  Hello

  in our vcenter costs installed 5.5 (on Windows 2012r2), we are not able to start VMware VirtualCenter Management Web services, we have a lot of messages in the system log:

  "The service of VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices ended unexpectedly.  He did this 874 times.  The following corrective action will be taken in 60000 milliseconds: restart the service. »

  We only found KB articles for vcenter 4.x or 5.1, many said look if any other process is using port 8080, we checked it... no other process using this port

  Any suggestions?

  OK, found the problem: it isn't Port 8080, it is the port 8009 that causes the problem. We had installed qlogic HBA Software (QConvergeConsole), which has installed its own tomcat server. It blocks the port 8009.

  found in wrapper.log

• vCenter 5.5 u1 - host profile number - IPv4 routes did not

  No matter what I do, I can't understand why some hosts have this problem and others don't.

  I saw this question in 5.1, and saw that it is fixed in this version, however, I got 5.5 and can't get rid of him.

  I've demolished networks and rebuilt them, and it comes back every time.

  Anyone has any idea how this happens in a vCenter 5.5?

  Okay, so here's why it (and does) happen.

  I typoed IP addresses in the 3rd byte on a couple of my vKernel interfaces.

  Check yours - they must have typo in them... right?  (seriously, go get...  C A R E F U L L Y)

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  I have two interfaces to separate iSCSI vKernel, each limit to two separate vSwitches and each vSwitch with NIC physical 1

  (I do it for multiple paths (I use alternating with a value of e/s to 1 request per channel before changing to improve speed))

  In any case, I have also several vSAN vKernel cards as well for the same reason.

  ALL of these cards have separate subnets.

  I got the 3rd byte of wrong when I typed the IP address on a host computer in two separate groups.

  A single IP address is an iSCSI interface

  The other was a vSAN interface.

  It's why hosts compliance would flip to a host in accordance and others out or all others IN compliance and this one to be out.

  This same type of error in two separate groups on two types of interfaces vKernel it crazy almost IMPOSSIBLE to spot.

  All flipping him made it difficult to diagnose, because it all seemed related.

  Once I corrected the problems and updated my profile of the reference host (Yes, you need to do), then all this past compliance.

• vCenter licenses for each host?

  I have myself in the hell of the license, vCenter license standard by the vCenter host or managed ESXi?

  Hello

  you buy 1 license per server vCenter vCenter and can manage up to 1000 guests with a single esxi Server vCenter

  Concerning