Does the VSA work with vCenter 6.5?
During setup of the VSA, when I attempt to enable Proactive Support (clicking the link for "Proceed to configure log gathering and collection settings"), I get an error message from vcenter: Cannot...
View ArticlevCenter 6.5 with Exteranl PSC (on windows) migration to new hardware (on...
I'm looking for some information on the best steps for migrating both vcenter and the external psc from old hardware to new hardware. Both on physical servers. No version upgrade is occurring. Most...
View ArticleESXi Host loses a LAN card - vmotion possible ?
We had a ESXi Host lose a LAN card and the VM's that use that network didn't vmotion to another host. It is possible for this to occur or is that one limitation for HA?
View ArticleSnapshot Automation
I am looking for a tool that would allow me to create server snapshots and then upon a schedule delete the snapshots. The main reason is that when I patch servers, I need to snapshot them, patch and...
View ArticleForcing the vdisk type for a given datastore
I need to create a new VMFS datastore and to force *all* the VMs created, copied or migrated to such datastore to use thick disks (even if the original vdisks are thin).Is there any property or setting...
View ArticleUpdate IP address of a vm through vRO
I am trying to update the IP address of a VM through vRO. When I attempt to use the function updateVCACEntity I get a Java null pointer error. Here is the action I am using to update the IP address:...
View ArticleUsing ovftool to import VMs during kickstart fails
Using kickstart to automate ESXi host installation. All commands in the ks.cfg file are executed and the host installs successfully. However the commands specified in the ks.cfg file for importing VMs...
View ArticlePowerCLI Script to get ESXi Network/Storage Firmware and Driver Version
Hi Admin, Found this script which gets me firmware and driver info. -------$vmhosts = Get-Cluster "clust01" | get-vmHost $report = @() foreach( $ESXHost in $vmhosts) { $HWModel = get-vmHost $ESXHost...
View ArticleAdd 2nd NIC as independent port on vSwitch on ESXi 6.7
Hi, I have a motherboard - Supermicro - with lots of NIC's. Currently, I have one of my VM's connected to a vSwitch, which has a physical adapter assigned to it. However, I want to connect a computer...
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Error when adding vCenter
Has anyone seen the error below when trying to add a vCenter to the skyline collector I am using the full sso configI have quite a few vcenter's in my collector and this is the first time I have seen...
View ArticleDevice/Credential Guard Problem.
I am using VMware® Workstation 15 Pro and everytime I try to use it I always get this error msg. : VMware Workstation and Device/Credential Guard are not compatible. VMware Workstation can be run after...
View ArticleCannot Export/Import OVF file in VCSA 6.7 to 6.7
It can't be this hard. I've spent the time to create two server 2016 VMs that I've applied all system updates, mitigated Security STIGs and passed security scans, but I can't Export/Import the OVF...
View ArticleHow to Create Template From VM?
Hello everyone. I'm trying to review how to create a template in VCSA 6.7 from a VM and it didn't work. I've reviewed the process and have done it in ESXi 5.5, but when I attempted this in VCSA it...
View ArticleContent Library Automation Push and Pull
I currently have a packer process that builds a Windows template in vCenter and converts it to a template. Is there a way to copy that template to content library using powercli or API calls?
View ArticleRe IP all Windows VM's through vCenter login
Hi Experts, We have a requirement here to re IP all our VM's as we are moving to a new data center.While trying to do so, I found a very good script from vmnomad.blogspot.com which I later customized...
View ArticleClone to Template in Library with API or PowerCLI?
Looking for a way to Clone an existing Template to a template in content library. Currently I have a packer process that builds a server in vCenter and converts it to a template. I want to move that...
View ArticleRebuilding VMDK descriptor file
Let me start by saying I am not experienced with VMware beyond the workstation application. I only use it for very simple VMs for testing/self education. I have a personal file server that I had two...
View Article10.14.6 supplemental update hangs VMWare fusion after restart/reboot
vProfessional Version 11.1.0 (13668589) Hi after installation of the 10.14.6 supplemental update and the VM reboot it hangs on the Apple Logo anyone else ?
View ArticleMigrating from Nutanix AHV to VMware ESXi
We got a client currently running on Nutanix AHV with roughly 200VMs and need to migrate them to ESXi on non-Nutanix hardware. initially, I was thinking of HCX but I believe HCX only supports KVM to...
View ArticleVPN work around!
I have used VirtualBox and I know I can perform this function there, however i am unhappy with virtual box in general. So i will lay out what I am trying to do. I am a Developer/Consultant, sometimes I...
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