vCenter Server 5.5 requires a reboot

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• Upgrade SQL Express to vCenter server

  Hello

  In one of our environment vSphere 4.1, we have SQL SERVER 2005 Express edition. We need to upgrade to SQL 2008 R2 Express exdition.

  After SQL guys, below must be performed;

  1) take backup of database,

  2) uninstall of SQL SERVER 2005 Express

  3) install SQL 2008 R2 Express

  4) restore the SQL 2008 R2 Express database

  Above activity will take approximately 2 hours.
  

  
  

  I want to know what will be the impact on the current server vCenter and the guests/vms.

  
  

  Thank you

  Mihir
  

  Hello

  your VM would work fine and your hosts will also be fine. But you will lose access to your vCenter server. The Impact will not be on the vCenter server and may require a downtime.

  Thank you
  Avinash

• vCenter Server virtual redundancy

  Is this a good FT using choice for virtual vCenter server redundancy?

  No.... vCenter Server 4.0 require 2 vCPU (expecially if you also have a local database).

  FT 1.0 can work only with single vCPU VM.

  André

• VCenter server restart - can I just it reboot?

  My SAN works somehow, but I can't access my client vsphere vcenter server through.the.  I get the error: an unknown connection error has occurred, (the request has failed because of a logon failure.  Also, I can not connect via veeam.  Everything else seems to work fine.  VCenter is a virtual machine in my SAN environment.  Can - I just restart the vcenter Server?  Or should I stop all the rest down before doing this?

  Thanks in advance for the help.

  Welcome to the community,

  the virtual machines running on the host computers are not vcenter Server, and at least that actions such as migration, backups or other things are underway which require vCenter Server, you should have no problem restarting it.

  André

• VCenter Server 6 requires 2CPU

  Hi all

  I was in the process of upgrading our Vcenter Server 5.5 for Windows which is a virtual machine to the latest version of January of Vcenter Server 6.0 for Windows.

  I went through the installation program and once I accepted the EULA a pop up displays "VMware vCenter Server detected 1 processor (s), 2 processors are required for the selected deployment type. It is not a choice for the type of deployment start with. Everything is installed in the same VM.

  The virtual machine is already at version 10 of VM level. This means that I can't change the settings of the processor in Vsphere Client. The only choice is to change hardware parameters in the Web Client. But when the Vcenter server is down for maintenance of the web client is declining too. The only choice would be to directly connect to the ESXi server and change the parameter directly. However, I can't use the Vsphere Client.

  Have I any other option to change the virtual machine hardware settings?

  What exactly is the requirement, 2 CPU or 2 cores per Socket?

  Thank you

  Edy

  The possibility to change the hardware version 10 virtual machines with the vSphere client was added in to vSphere 5.5 Update 2, so if you download the update client 2 5.5 you will be able to use it.

  Alternatively you could use VMware Workstation to connect to the ESXi host when vCenter is out of service and modify the virtual machine, or use PowerCLI, take a look at edition vCenter VM parameters with Hardware Version 10 | Pelicano computer services

• on AD and DNS requirement in vCenter server installation

  Hello, I am facing installation stuffs now. It's about installation vCenter server 5.5 under windows.

  I'm just in my lab. He went well when I installed vCenter server device and I can do the remaining animals vSphere.

  But this time I must try to use vCenter in windows. I'm stuck in the 'server URL search"in installing vCenter.

  Is it OK to install the vCenter without AD and DNS server as I do now. If this isn't the case, pls guide me.

  You must at least COMPLETE your vCenter server field cannot be resolved and if you do not have DNS server in your lab, try to configure the host files... and on the announcement, if you do not have Active Directory domain or the vCenter Server belongs to a workgroup, not all features are available.

  To see a list of the software requirements and best practices for installing vCenter Server, check this KB: article: installation vCenter Server 5.5 recommended (2052334)

• What are the requirements for vCenter Server 5?

  What are the requirements for vCenter Server 5?  Specifically, I'm looking at the vCenter Server Appliance but it is set to 8 GB of RAM.  I hope to run it on a lab at home that has only 8 GB etc. total RAM.

  The system requirements are here - http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-50-installation-setup-guide.pdf

• Requirements of ports for vCenter Server 5.1 - SysLog Collector

  Hi all

  Has anyone installed a SysLog collector?

  My book of vmware by Lowe mentions little on the ports for it.

  During the installation of the server, he gave me a list of ports.

  I accepted all the flaws, except that I changed the ports http to 81 and 8081 because IIS is installed (vmware docs say to use one port other than 80, if IIS is already installed)

  Now, during the installation of the SysLog collector it asks which http port I use.

  The vmware docs nothing mentioned on the syslog http port is my book. The vmware for TCP docs show that.

  ESXi Syslog Collector

  8001

  TCP

  ESXi

  vCenter Server

  Network syslog server

  Just use port 81 as the http port I have set up for vcenter server? The web interface won't connect through this port? There will be a conflict?

  I used netstat and port 82 is not used. Should I use?

  The other settings works ok?

  There is no firewall involved; vCenter server and the VMs system will reside on the same site

  Thanks in advance

  port 81, that is according to the third screenshot! 8081 is for Tomcat!

• 'replace' vCenter Server requirements?

  I built our initial 4.x hastily vCenter server, now I need/want to replace.

  As far as I know, I can stop the 'old' vCenter VM, put in place the 'new' vCenter VM with the same IP and name, then re - build the data center, HA cluster, etc..

  I know vpxa.conf store the IP address of the vCenter.

  Another thing I would like to know/do?

  Note: 3 hosts, < 20 virtual machines, internal SQL data base.

  Thank you, Tom

  you get a dialog box when you attempt to add the ESX host, something being managed by different vCenter, but you can click OK to add it again.

  Do not forget to re - build trees of permission and everything that is specific to vCenter.

  Kind regards

  Jonathan

  B.SC., RHCT, VMware vExpert 2009

  NOTE: If your question or problem has been resolved, please mark this thread as answered and awarded points accordingly.

• Want to take the certification VCP6-VTC, but I finished the 5.5 ESXi and vCenter Server 5.5

  Hello

  2 years ago I had the training for 5.5 ESXi and vCenter Server 5.5 - I wonder if that would satisfy the requirement and allows me to pass the exam VCP6-VTC?  Or should I stick with the VTC VCDP5 only?

  Have you taken after school.

  5.5 vSphere install, configure and manage.

  If so, please attend vSphere: what's new [5.5 to 6.0]

  It is a 2 day course that will allow you to take the exam VCP6-VTC.

  Otherwise, take VCP550 review and upgrade to VCP6-VTC in taking 2V0 - 621D.

  Pleaes see following URLs too.

  http://myLearn.VMware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=12457&UI=www_cert&TRK=profile_certification_title

  VCP6-VTC Certification

• Service component of VMware Manager fails to start in vCenter Server 6 Update 2

  Hello

  A brief idea of my test environment:

  VCenter servers:

  VC1 - recorded at the psc1 in Site1

  VC2 - recorded at psc2 in Site2

  External Services platform controllers:

  psc1 - Site1

  PSC2 - Site2

  SSO domain: vsphere.local

  I upgraded from vCenter Server 5.5 update 3d to vCenter Server 6.0 Update 2. VCenter 5.5 servers had integrated / embedded of SSO and all services running on the same machine and were in modes related before the upgrade and I have them removed modes related before the upgrade. They have been upgraded to vCenter Server 6.0 with Embedded PSC and they entered automatically improved Linked Mode (ELM).

  After the previous step, I deployed the PSC external psc1 respectively 2 and psc2 mode of replication with vc1 and vc2 in the same site Site1 and Site2. I migrated then boarded two PSC vCenter servers to their respective partners external PSC of replication by running the command cmsso-util reconfigure - repoint-PSC "psc1/psc2" - administrator user name - domain name "vsphere.local" - passwd "Hasło_Administratora." This operation ended successfully and my vCenter have been reconfigured as vCenter Server with external CFP.

  After that, I followed article KB VMware 2127057 (agreements ofdetermination of replication and the State with the service controller 6.0 platform (2127057) |) The VMware KB) do psc1 and psc2 external replication of the PSC 2 partners either by running the command vdcrepadmin-f createagreement-2--h psc2.clifford.local h psc1.clifford.local u Administrator w 'Hasło_Administratora '. I ran this command psc2. Also, this operation succeeded, and when I ask the State of replication of the psc1 of replication partners and psc2, there is nothing wrong. However, after restarting my vSphere Infrastructure, I see that vc1, psc1 and psc2 have all their services started successfully.

  VC2 services seem to be failing, especially the service component manager of VMware which is required for many other services start. The VMware HTTP Reverse Proxy service starts properly and I have no IIS role / feature installed on my machine. The error message that occurs when you try to manually start the service is also attached as a file Error2.JPG in the discussion. The Windows event log error is as deeply as the file Error3.JPG in the discussion.

  Please let me know how to solve this problem as soon as possible.

  Well, I found a solution myself.

  In fact, after I created the external PSC 2 psc1 and psc2 partners of replication of the vc1 and vc2 in Site1 and Site2 respectively, I had to immediately follow section KB VMware 2127057 in order to create a replication agreement between the 2 external to the PSC psc1 and before psc2 I reconfigured and show the vCenter servers vc1 and vc2 of on-Board of the PSC outside the PSC following the VMware Documentation (Center of) VSphere documentation 6.0).

  That's all.

  Thanks to all for looking into it.

• Do I really need 2 Windows servers to run vCenter Server Ess. ?

  I used free ESXi on the host only for a year or two and now decided it's time to become a paying user perform a VMware. That's why I bought VMware vSphere Essentials Kit.

  Installing ESXi on a new host went well past, but after having tried installing vCenter Server Essentials, it seems that if I need to buy 2 Windows servers just to run it-1 Windows for the vCenter Server Server Essentials and a another server Windows because vCenter Server Essentials installs on a domain controller. Is this really true? Would be quite a blow for a small business that does not use Windows servers...

  Hello

  go to the download page for vSphere. You can download the vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA).

  It is a pre-installed virtual machine that runs on SLES, so no windows license is required.

  Tim

• Do need me a separate license for VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat for a remote SQL Server database?

  Do need me a separate license for VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat for a remote SQL Server database?

  Only a single vCenter Server Heartbeat license is necessary to protect the components of the vCenter Server installed remotely, including SQL Server. A single license is also used for several UNIQUE for vCenter Server services protected authentication servers. A license is required per instance of vCenter Server.

• ESXi server (5.1) level access &amp; manage by ROLE in centeral vCenter server (5.5) instead of diff-diff / Datacenter location

  I want to manage the server vCenter 5.5, with 7 data center and each data center with 2 * 5.1 Esxi servers and each server Esxi with amendments of VM, all data centers-> server Esxi in diff-diff place and managed in one main place, all Esxi datacenter servers / VM in a field.

  vCenter Server - worm 5.5

  Data Center 1

  ESXi Server1 - 5.1

  VM1-> vm10

  ESXi Server2 - 5.1

  VM1-> vm10

  Data Center 2

  ESXi Server3 - 5.1

  VM1-> vm10

  Server ESXi 4-5.1

  VM1-> vm10

  .

  .

  ..

  7 data center

  ESXi Serverx - 5.1

  VM1-> vm10

  ESXi - 5.1 servers

  VM1-> vm10

  I would like to give access to database role on all esxi servers

  (1) each location access and manage esxi servers / VMS than by its user admin - own data center / Esxi servers / VMs

  (2) is not access any other server Esxi / VM - no access to the other data centers / Esxi servers / VMs

  (3) a super user access and manage all the server vCenter / Esxi Server / VM

  Kindly give best solution , requirements to implement highest point of reference.

  Thanking you in advance.

  Anand

  (1) each location access & manage esxi servers / VMS than by its user admin - own data center / Esxi servers / VMs

  Select your data center to host & cluster inventory, go to the Manage tab, under you will find authorization tab, where you should add authorization with spread to children, by selecting the account user/group and appropriate role (create custom roles if necessary).

  (2) is not access any other server Esxi / VM - no access to the other data centers / Esxi servers / VMs

  Suppose that the user is given with permission only on Dataceter1 in your inventory, that account has no default on any other data centers, so when permissions that the user will be able to see these inventory items where he or she has permission.

  (3) a super user access and manage all the server vCenter / Esxi Server / VM

  Select your vCenter Server server in host & cluster inventory, go to the Manage tab, under you will find tab permission , then you must add the permission with spread to children, by selecting the account Super user/group and appropriate role.

• VCenter Server licenses

  Hello

  I need assistance with licensing Vmware. We have about 50 guests in our infrastructure. I would like to manage them all under a Vcenter Server. These are individual hosts so we do not use some advanced features such as HA and FT, vMotion, DRS etc. At present we have license of vSphere Essentials 5 for vSphere and vCenter Server 5 license for Vcenter Essentials.

  Can someone tell me which can satisfy the above requirement?

  Hi and welcome to communities,

  you need 1 vCenter Server Standard license, which allows you to manage up to 1000 guests.

  For your ESXi hosts, you will need Standard license or superior (Enterprise, Enterprise PLUS)

  You can compare the editions of license here: http://www.vmware.com/de/products/vsphere/compare

  But since you do not use the cool features (you should) Standard license for the guests will be the cheapest.

  Tim