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• vCenter Server 4 as virtual machine by vSphere, ESX4 host

  Hello

  I would like to ask if anyone has tried to do.

  I create a virtual machine to run my vCenter Server 4 under a new brand, vSphere, ESX4, armed with other VM.

  My question is, can I use vCenter Server 4 and the same vSphere, ESX4 host where the vCenter Server 4 is be managed host?  Is this possible.

  I did this, but in the ESX and vcenter 4 installation guide his page 16 of the document makes it clear that: "the vCenter Server system is a physical machine or the virtual machine with access to a database taken in charge. The vCenter Server system must meet specific requirements. Also, make sure that the vSphere Client machines meet the hardware requirements. »

  Here is the link to the document: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_40_esx_vc_installation_guide.pdf

  But if you plan to do that you have to ensure three points (shown in this link: http://www.vladan.fr/three-main-reasons-to-run-virtual-center-server-as-a-virtual-machine/):

  1. Disable DRS (level of automation of change!) for your VirtualCenter VM and make sure the document where the VirtualCenter Server (my suggestion would be the first area of ESX)

  2. Enable HA for the VirtualCenter server and set the boot at high priority

  3. Make sure the VirtualCenter server gets sufficient resources by defining actions

  There is also another useful post that describes the advantages of the virtual centre running as a virtual machine:

  http://www.vmwareinfo.com/2009/01/VMware-VirtualCenter-as-virtual-machine.html

• where activate script of post-installation on an ESX4 host

  Hello

  You used to be able to modify the struts - config.xml to allow scripted installation configuration to work, but even the script link is not there on the Web page of the hosts. Anyone know if the script file is formed in another location that the .xml file above is there any more.

  Thank you

  Dan

  This feature has been removed from ESX 4, take a look at the release notes: http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_esx40_vc40_rel_notes.html

  VMware Web Access kickstart script Builder is not supported

  For installation ESX scripted, the generator script VMware Web Access is not available in vSphere 4.0.

  Solution: You can use the startup script that is automatically generated after an interactive installation. After the first interactive installation of ESX, the installer creates a script /root/ks.cfg in the ESX filesystem. This text reflects the choices you made in the interactive installation. For a complete list of the commands supported and a sample script, see the ESX and vCenter Server Installation Guide.

  You can use the 3.5 ESX kickstart, but know there are some obsolete commands, so I recommend to check the documentation. This is an excellent point of departure for cofiguring kickstart for ESX 4 by Mike Laspina: http://blog.laspina.ca/ubiquitous/automating-vsphere-esx4-host-installations

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• vCenter on ESX4 guest

  I have installed the version of vcenter 4.0.0 (win2003x64bit) as a guest ESX4

  What I can I vmotion the vcenter to another host?

  and what happens if the host has a faulure of material?

  If you have a HA Cluster, vcenter would be in the event of hardware failure started on another host.

• How to rename an esx4 host

  I wanted to know if it is really as simple as go to configuration-> dns and routing-> change name and restart rename an esx4 host.

  Should disconnect us the vc host before doing so?  We need editing and other files in the console, etc.?

  Thanks in advance!

  Hello

  Please have alook at article to rename the ESX host: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1010821

  I would rather that you re install because it lasts longer.

  Concerning

• ESX4 host sees 3.5 data stores, but sees no clients in the data store

  This is my first post and I'm having a little trouble finding my way in discussion forums to find answers, please bear with me.

  The problem is I had

  a system of ESX 3.5 - U2 with a data store external vmfs with VMs 5 or more. I have

  installed ESX4 on 2 new servers and offers external storage (FC SAN) of the

  ESX4 host, detached from the host of 3.5. Guests can see the vmfs LUNS, and I can't

  Browse data warehouses and see virtual machines. 4.0 hosts see data warehouses, but

  No 4.0 host sees one of the virtual machines. Any ideas?

  I guess that you can browse and see the vm on the data store files. Therefore, you must select the .vmx file, right click and "add to the inventory.

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• Migrate to vSphere/ESX4 host of the no routed private network to the public network mgmt mgmt

  Hello

  I'm looking for advice on the best method to move guests to U2 ESX4.0 of a private network that is not routed on one vlan routed public. It is complicated by the requirement to keep all the VMs on the server farm running with no downtime / failure. Is this possible?

  Our farm config is:

  1 x VM VC4 (32 bit) with two network adapters:

  -1st NETWORK adapter connected to the vlan routed public (193.x.x.x)

  -2nd NETWORK card that is connected to the private network not routed for mgmt/service console all ESX hosts. (10.0.0.x)

  -Files local host on the vCenter server for DNS resolution of the ESX hosts on private non-routed network mgmt

  10 + ESX 4.0 U2, console svc host 1, console svc 2 and all about vmotion network private not routed.

  -The local Hosts file on each ESX host facilitates DNS on the network of mgmt ESX host.

  * We intend to keep the vmotion/vmkernel on the private vlan not routed

  Here are the steps that I have written so far:

  1 Vmotion all VMs off ESX host and switch to Maintenance Mode

  2. unplug and remove host ESX VC

  3. use VMware KB Article: 1022078 to change the address on the service console

  4 update the hosts file on the VC and all ESX hosts with this ESX host's new public address

  5 re - add a host to the CR

  Q: I would be then able to vmotion between virtual private machines NET ESX host on this new net public ESX host?

  All suggestions welcome.

  Hello

  To be honest, I have not fallen on this article before, except to say that a number of occasions I've reviewed or renamed hosts. When I do, it always works.

  I usually restart the agents with the order you suggest just to feel safe.

• 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

• VCenter converter error "host key < ip > cannot be found."

  Hello friends, how are you?

  I'm trying to convert a physical machine with Redhat 3 have the latest version of VMware vCenter Converter (5.5.3)

  On the machine with Redhat, I have disabled firewall, IP address as name solves well and are in the same network as the host.

  At one point, after target partition and format the disk on the server, I get the following error in the log:

  FAILURE: A general system error occurred:

  Network error. 192.168.0.142 host key cannot be recovered. (code 2 back)

  Can someone help me?

  Thank you very much!

  Solved friends, was a mine very stupid mistake!

  He put a different vm to support mask of the subnet of the vCenter.

  Everything solved!

• alarm appear in vcenter on my host

  Hello

  I installed vcenter 5.5 u 2 and bot of my guests is construction 5.5 2143827, but now when I add my esxi hosts to come together for one of my hosts appear attachaed error and I have worked on it to resolve alarm reset sensor and... updated but show memory error now, how can solve my error and how understanding this alarm is really important. ILO, shows no error on this message

  and when I connect directly to my esxi host does not show this error

  What should I do?

  Thank you.

  to resolve this problem first I have to update my esxi 5.5 to this generation vesrion 2143827 and then reset the sensor sensor and update

  Finally, the problem will be resolved

  Thank you for all the

• Isolate the vCenter and management host ESXi5.1 of LAN traffic

  I would add two Dell switches to an existing installation, create a private management network (192.168.x.x subnet) containing the hosts and vCenter server, so that the management traffic is isolated and in no way dependent on connectivity LAN... for now that the vCenter server and the hosts are on the local network using public IP addresses.

  Is this possible with vCenter as vCenter that one IP can be configured and how should we switch be configured to allow access to vCenter from the local network via the web and customer management interface vSphere.

  Thank you very much

  Gary

  Facing your audience of LAN?  I think it depends a little bit of what looks like your LAN.  I don't think - you need not NAT your management network.  If you simply use public IPs rather than private to your internal LAN, the answer is no.  I have a client who does this same thing using 191.x.x.x for its internal network.  You try to access your network over the Internet?  It would be a different matter, and I recommend that to consult a competent network engineer.

  In short, just because you go to a public IP address range a private range of IP addresses does not mean you need to NAT.  You see NAT several times when these IP address ranges are used because they are intended.  For example, a company has a single public IP address assigned.  It uses private in its local network IP addresses.  For devices that must leave the LAN and access the Internet, you would NAT because everyone has to share this single public IP.

  Without knowing a little more, I think you'd be fine with the standard range or switching (inter - VLAN routing layer 3).

  All the best,

  Mike

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• Standalone update ESX4 host

  I have a single host ESX 4, I would like to upgrade to ESXi 5.

  The host is not managed using vCenter.

  I just shut down all virtual machines, put the host in maintenance mode, use the ISO 5 ESX directly upgrade the host, then browse the host and download the new vSphere client?

  Welcome to the community - that's pretty much all - have you seen the upgrade guide in Section 7, there are discussions of the upgrade to ESXi hosts--including using ISO - http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-55-upgrade-guide.pdf

• Can I share a store of data between vcenter and a host of non-vcenter ESXI?

  Is it dangerous to grant access to the free ESXI 'edition' host licensed to an iSCSI LUN that is used by a VCENTER environment, if ESXI versions match? Can the free edition store and run virtual machines, located in the same VMFS data store that contains the virtual used by VCENTER environment computer?

  This will work. You can however ensure that vCenter Server and the free hosting service do not attempt to access the same virtual machines at the same time (although file locking should avoid problems). Don't forget the storage features as control e/s may not be able to function properly in such a case, because the free hosts are not under its control.

  André

• vCenter Server and host of version mismatch

  I have a version 5.0.0 vCenter Server (build 455964)

  I have 5 ESX host, and each of them is a different version-

  Host01 - 4.1.0 (build 348481)

  Host02 - 5.0.0 (build 469512)

  Host03 - 5.0.0 (build 469512)

  Host04 - 4.0.0 (build 208167)

  Host05 - 5.1.0 (build 799733)

  I am trying to add these ESX hosts to vCenter inventory, and I get all sorts of errors.

  This version will cause problems? Is it possible to add a vCenter server 5.0.x 4.x and 5.1.x hosts?

  Thank you.

  Support 5.1 ESXi, you go to vCenter 5.1.  vCenter is backward compatible with ESXi 5/4, but there are a few versions not supported (i.e. ESXi 4.1 with vCenter 5.0).

  See the matrix of compatibility for a complete list - http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php.

• Best place for installing VCenter with a host

  Where is the best Traghetti for me installing vCenter when we only have a single host server? I installed version track on a virtual machine, but this doesn't seem to be the safest way to do it. If I lose this virtual machine or the host, I won't have access to the administration. If it was installede on a separate server?

  Welcome to the community - by using vCenter to manage a single ESXi host is an exaggeration, since you can manage the ESXi host directly connecting you by using the vSphere client. Given that you can manage the ESXi host directly, it can run on a VM.

  You build your environment and add more hosts and implement VMware HA you will continue to be able to run vCenter in a virtual machine, because vCenetr is only used to configure HA and is not required for the failover of the HA.