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• VCenter and host ESX upgrade details

  Hello

  When I run vmware - v on my esx host. I see the output as VMware ESX 4.0.0 build-208167 and my vcenter Server 4.0.0 208111 watch and I want to VC\ESX 4.0 Update 2. When I check the upgrades for ESX 4.0.0 build-208167, shows me the build under ESXi (Embedded and installable) and not under ESX. A little confused but is that correct? The latest version is also "Build number: 660575. Can I directly go here? What is the process?

  Please notify

  1. so my hosts are now on the ESX update and version number, by following your steps would take them to ESXi last updated and build number which is simply the next last update of level and the patch level. What is the correct interpretation? We call this an update or upgrade?

  > the steps I mentioned will bring the level of the last update, IE ESX 4.0 to ESX 4.0 host update4... Do NOT ESXi.

  2. What is the right approach to find the last bet to day and the patch level, given my example so that I don't have to bother you guys again in the future.

  > Keep track of VMware patch portal http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/download.portal

  Select the product ESX and version 4.0.0 and do a Search. It will list on the latest patches and updates released. You can check with the dates or numbers of patch.

  3. According to the steps you provided, do I just download the Update Pack and patch at one of the warehouses of data that is submitted to these hosts and then run the command of esxupdate course after first having the server in maintenance mode?

  > Yes

  4. is there a separate procedure for updating the vCenter Server also?

  > For vCenter, you need to download setup vCetner for 4.0 update 4 and run the installer.

  Please go through vSphere 4.0 Upgrade guide for details.

• The version reported different between VCenter and host information

  Hi all.  It's me puzzled for a while.  I have hosts ESX a dozen, only this abnormality.  All have been installed with vSphere v4.  VCenter, however, has been upgraded from an existing installation of VI3.5.  If you PuTTY in the host, do a 'vmware - v", he gives an account of VMWare ESX 4.0.0 build-164009.  VCenter still shows as VMWare ESX 3.5.0 build 176894.

  Does anyone know what I have to do to fix this?

  You are running the original version of vCenter Server 4.0?

  If so, please take a look at the release notes for vCenter Server 4.0 Update 1

  of http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc40_u1_rel_notes.html

  vCenter displays an incorrect version of the ESX host after restarting the vCenter service

  If you restart the server vCenter service once you upgrade the host ESX, vCenter may display an incorrect version of the ESX host.

  This issue is fixed in this version.

  Maybe that applies to your question.

  André

• New Vcenter server and host add

  Hello, we are planning to create a new server Vcenter.  Had a bunch of weird issues with Vcenter.  Vcenter 5.1 on Windows running.  have not decided if we will use the VCenter, or create a new virtual machine from Windows to Vcenter again but I don't think that will count for my question.

  My plan is to turn off HA and DRS on the old server Vcenter, then remove a host from the old server Vcenter, and then add this host on the new Vcenter server.  Then just repeat the process for each host.

  My question is, should I turn off any virtual machine running on the hosts before removing the old server vcenter?

  If I remember correctly you have not, the virtual machine must remain in place and running, no connectivity should be lost and users should not not the difference.  We plan to do this off-peak hours, but there are always a couple of vm that are used 24/7.  It would be therefore rather not have to stop first.

  Thank you

  Hi defrogger

  Yes, it's the right way to migrate a new vCenter ESX Server.

  Disable HA/DRS and then disconnect the ESXi, vCenter server and plug them into the new vCenter.

  By disabling the DRS, you will lose the Resource Pools. So its maybe you assign only manual DRS.

  Another thing that many people forget are the options of the virtual machine on the cluster options. they have been set up again on the new cluster.

  BTW. There is a guide of vmware:

  VMware KB: Move a managed ESX ESXi host to a vCenter Server to a different Server vCenter

• Try to use the converter to push a VMX and VMDK existing in the environment file. Have you tried the Converter 4.3 and 5.0, continues to crash or delay. A 5.1 with ESXI 5.1 vCenter server hosts going conversion.

  Try to use the converter to push a VMX and VMDK existing in the environment file. Have you tried the Converter 4.3 and 5.0, continues to crash or delay. A 5.1 with ESXI 5.1 vCenter server hosts going conversion.

  Take a look at this article. You can try Converter standalone 5.0.1 or 5.1 beta.

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/2033315

• Different results of the property 'configManager.snmpSystem' of HostSystem executing vCenter and when run directly from host

  We are seeing different results for the property of the HostSystem 'configManager. snmpSystem' from vCenter and when you access from host.

  I think that the result should be no different. Is this another known issue or am I missing something here?

  To confirm this behavior, we tried to show the property to the host through the Explorer managed objects (MOB) and also by the VMware Remote CLI scripts. Join the results of the CLI script that was running on our test systems.

  Best regards

  Damodar

  Greetings, I just wanted you guys to know this problem that you are experiencing is a known problem with VMware and our engineers groups are working on it.    Sorry for the inconvenience to you.

• VCenter and VMWare essential Kits

  Hello

  I have 3 ESXI 5.5 servers in place and another 9 servers ESXI 5.5 in a second location. All servers have two processors and 128 GB or less RAM.

  Can I buy 4 essential Kits of VMWare and install four separate vcenter instances? Am I allowed to use multiple VMware Essentials Kits in one place?

  Is it possible to install one instance of VCenter for all ESXI 5.5 servers 12 with these licenses or do I need to buy a different set of licenses?

  Thank you

  Can I buy 4 essential Kits of VMWare and install four separate vcenter instances? Am I allowed to use multiple VMware Essentials Kits in one place?

  Unless I'm missing something, you can have how many Kits Essentials desired by site/branch, the limitation is that each vCenter Essentials kit can manage only the 03 (three) hosts.

  Is it possible to install one instance of VCenter for all ESXI 5.5 servers 12 with these licenses or do I need to buy a different set of licenses?

  No, each Kit Essentials can manage only the 03 (three) VMware ESXi ESX. To manage hosts more 03, you will need the Standard vCenter and vSphere ESXi Standard, Enterprise or Enterprise Plus.

  Anyway, there are still other options if you don't want to license more advanced, like Standard vCenter and vSphere, ESXi Standard/Enterprise, see: how your vSphere VMware 5.5 retail and management offices (ROBO) - VMware-Blog of SMB - VMware license items

• Two servers vCenter and shared storage

  Hi all

  Is it possible to have two vCenter environment, vCenter 5.1 and 5.5 vCenter and each vcenter has two esxi hosts to vCenter 5.1 a 5.1 host esxi and vCenter 5.5 has esxi hosts.

  All four hosts to access the same shared storage (SAN).

  VCenter hosts different access to the shared storage will damage the virtual machines on storage?

  Thank you...

  Essentially access a data store from multiple hosts that are running different versions. However, in the case of these hosts are not managed by the same server vCenter Server, it is your responsibility to ensure that guests will not access the same VMs (records) system and maximum supported are not outdated storage vMotion tasks, for example simultaneous for a data store...

  Also don't forget that functions like the control of storage i/o may not work as expected.

  André

• vCenter and SQL server Virtual Hardware Upgrade stuck

  vSphere 5.5

  I updated all my hardware vm to version 10. Everything went a lot except for vCenter and the VM of MSSQL. They both say the upgrade (successful), but I am unable to vmotion the vms anywhere because of the following error:

  A general error occurred:

  The destination host is not compatible with the version of the material to which the virtual machine is scheduled to be upgraded. In order to proceed with the operation, regular virtual computer compatibility update must be disabled.

  I did the following:

  -stop the two virtual machines

  -restart of the host

  -removed from the inventory of the host and added to another

  The following screenshot shows the message of success on both virtual machines, and it will not go a way. It is not present on any of my other virtual machines

  Any ideas on how to solve this problem?

  Thanks for sharing the update.

  Could he please check if below lines exist in the respective vmx files of virtual machine.

  virtualHW.scheduledUpgrade.state = 'done '.

  virtualHW.scheduledUpgrade.when = "safe".

  If so, power off of the respective virtual machine, make a backup of the vmx file and remove these lines from the active file, after which I am convinced that this issue should not be considered.

• VCenter Server 5.1 SSL certificate update - error

  Hi all

  We set up a new Windows 2008 R2 server as a vCenter Server 5.1

  Now, I try to install the new certificates for all parts of vCenter (server, inventory, web client service,...) with the Windows certification authority.

  I'm stuck at the update server certificate SSL vCenter with the 'Certificate SSL Automation Tool'.

  This is part 5. in this guide (5. the cmd screen shot):

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 2041600 #updatestepsplanner

  All credentials are correct, but I still get the same error (vc-update - ssl.log):

  [26.04.2013 - 10:42:54, 99]: copy the new certificates and keys 'C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\SSL. '... »
  [26.04.2013 - 10:42:55: 00]: creating the PKCS certificate file...
  Could not reload vCenter SSL certificates
  [26.04.2013 - 10:42:56: 22]: ""cannot reload the server vCenter SSL certificates. " The certificate could not be unique. » »
  [26.04.2013 - 10:42:56, 24]: new certificates and keys deleting...
  [26.04.2013 - 10:42:56: 25]: restoration of the certificates and the original keys...
  1 Datei () kopiert.
  1 Datei () kopiert.
  1 Datei () kopiert.
  [26.04.2013 - 10:42:56: 25]: attempt to restore...
  Could not reload vCenter SSL certificates
  [26.04.2013 - 10:42:57, 08]: ""cannot reload the server vCenter SSL certificates. " The certificate could not be unique. » »
  [26.04.2013 - 10:42:57: 10]: new certificates and keys deleting...
  [26.04.2013 - 10:42:57: 10]: restoration of the certificates and the original keys...
  1 Datei () kopiert.
  1 Datei () kopiert.
  1 Datei () kopiert.
  [10: 42:57, 13 - 26.04.2013]: failure of the update of the certificate of vCenter.
  
  
  So I tried the manual way, as it is mentioned in this guide:
  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC & docType = kc & docTypeID = DT_KB_1_1 & externalId = 2035005

  I'm stuck here too, get a 'result of Method Invocation: vpx.fault.SecurityConfigFault ' after ""Invoke method ': "

  1. Go to https://localhost/mob/?moid=vpxd-securitymanager & vmodl = 1 on the server vCenter Server and load the certificates for the configuration using the managed object browser.
  2. Click continue if you are prompted with a warning on this certificate.
  3. Enter a vCenter Server administrator user name and password when prompted.
  4. Click reloadSslCertificate.
  5. Click the calling method. If successful, the window displays this message: result of Invocation of method: Sub.

  
  

  I tried to fix this, but there is not really a solution for this:

  http://communities.VMware.com/thread/429035

  so, I need help with this question

  SOLVED!

  Steps to follow:

  1. stop the vCenter service

  2. search for your ID in LS_ServiceID.prop in the folder C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter

  3. copy this ID (e.g. {C4672589-9258-42B1-90E2-1EF268BBD402}: 5 )

  4. change your vpxd.cfg in the same folder and replace

  vCenterService

  with

  your ID

  5. start vCenter Service

  Then, the SSL automation tool works!

  You need to undo changes.

• Automatically start vCenter and vms

  Hello

  We have Windows Server 2008 R2 running vCenter 4.1 connected to host computers running ESXi 4.0 Update 1.  Every time we restart the server, the vmware vCenter and vmware vCenter Webservices services start up, they are set to start.  They need to be on the delayed start?  I check the event logs to see what is happening.  Is there a log of vmware that I could look at?

  In addition, we want to implement our virtual machines as the domain controller starts automatically, but I can't find a way to do.

  Thank you

  Mike

  Thank you very much, we are using SQL Express despite 2 virtual machines running SQL Server 2008 :-)  I'm going to the delay value and see.

  If it does not help there are some registry entries, you can make

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/1007669

  In addition, we vSphere Essentials.  How can I know that if it is configured for high availability and where I see these priorities?

  Essentials does not come with HA.  You can configure your options of start/stop for your guests by going to the configuration of the host tab: start/stop of the VM - properties (upper right corner)

• Disconnection of the VCenter ESX host

  Hi, I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem.  I have an installation of VMWare VCenter and 4.1 ESX servers.  Periodically, one of my ESX hosts will lose just login to the VCenter server and I need to re-add.  The host still pings, does not actually lose network connectivity or I receive an alert.  I've been searching newspapers with no luck yet.  Any help would be appreciated.

  Thank you

  good things!  Glad to see you go it is resolved

• locations of vCenter and database?

  This I can (or what is the best practice) put vcenter and sql database in a single site (site A).

  and in another place (geographically) the hosts and guests (site B)?

  My question is about the work of sql, do you think it will work very well, or performance will degrade and will be slow and Ahmed?

  Thanks to you all.

  As written, you need enough bandwith Announces low latency (to avoid the disconnection of the hosts).

  But is possible, and for "small" remote or branch office is usual.

  André

• The best way to solve this problem (internal vCenter, ESX host external)

  The issue is that we have our virtual Center and our production ESX hosts on our internal network. We have another site of emergency in a remote network, but welcomed a public address with a firewall in front of her.  When I add the host of my vCenter she adds in fact very well and works for 1 minute, then disconnects. This is because the heartbeat may not respond to the virtual Center.  The emergency server will be 3 VMS host, 1 e-mail box, 1 website and 1 backup domain controller.  I only know the basics of networking, so I don't know what would be the best idea of tests.

  I will apply to network engineers after that I know that would work well.

  I should create a nat device for the server vCenter and which will resolve the heart beat question

  I should have a set up reverse proxy, then change the esx host and change the internal address of the vCenter to the public address with proxy reverse?

  Should I make the address pool which esx host has (about 10 external and public addresses) available to route between our internal VLAN?

  Y at - it a sugguestion different with a better description would you recommend to solve this problem and better my future goals with the 3 virtual machines, that I intend to host on this server.

  Any advice is welcome.

  Thank you

  Is it possible to Site 2 Site VPN? If Yes, then it would be much less complicated. Put ESX in DMZ with public IPs is not a good idea in terms of security.

  iDLE-jAM | SC 2, SC 3 & VCP 4

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• No update since vCenter and ESXi 4.1

  Hi all

  I've updated vCenter and all my ESXi hosts to version 4.1 about two months ago. However, there are has still no updates listed in vCenter Update Manager

  Are there really no update?

  I have to manually edit something else? Repositories?

  There are these two planning standard for Christiane and updates non-critical host, however, I can't edit them. Both contain only updates for ESX400-...)

  Thanks in advance!

  no update as of yet for 4.1

  http://www.VMware.com/patch/download/

  You can register for updates here

  http://info.VMware.com/content/subscription